Queens

New York City

Introduction: Queens (Queens County), on Long Island east of Brooklyn, is geographically the largest borough, the most ethnically diverse county in the United States, as well as the most ethnically diverse urban area in the world.Historically a collection of small towns and villages founded by the Dutch, the borough has since developed both commercial and residential prominence. Queens is the site of Citi Field, the home of the New York Mets, and hosts the annual U.S. Open tennis tournament. Additionally, two of the three busiest airports serving the New York metropolitan area, LaGuardia Airport and John F. Kennedy International Airport, are located in Queens. (The third is Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, New Jersey.)

All of the outer boroughs have their ethnic elements, but Queens is the most diverse of all of them. With neighborhoods like Astoria (Greek and Italian), Sunnyside (Turkish and Romanian), Jackson Heights (Hispanic and Indian) and countless others, Queens is the quiet borough "for everyone else." It's not as glamorous as Manhattan or as brutal as the Bronx or as populous as Brooklyn, but its character comes from its unique cultural blend. In the nights to come, many Kindred will probably find themselves establishing havens in Queens, whether out of affordability or a chance to claim some of the overlooked but worthwhile domains in the borough.

Arenas

• -- Arthur Ashe Stadium -- Arthur Ashe Stadium is a tennis stadium located in the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center located within Flushing Meadows-Corona Park. {Flushing}

• -- Louis Armstrong Stadium -- Louis Armstrong Stadium is a tennis stadium of the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center and one of the venues of the U.S. Open, the last of each year's four Grand Slam tournaments. {Flushing}

• -- USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center -- The USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center is an American stadium located in the Flushing Meadows–Corona Park in Willets Point, and has been the home of the US Open Grand Slam tennis tournament played every year in August and September. {Flushing}

• -- Citi Field -- Citi Field is a stadium completed in 2009, it is the home baseball park of Major League Baseball's New York Mets. {Flushing}

• -- World Ice Arena {Flushing}

• -- Field 8 {Flushing}

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• -- Forest Hills Stadium -- Built in 1923 & renovated in 2013, this storied stadium plays host to diverse musical acts. {Forest Hills}

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• -- Belson Stadium -- Belson Stadium is a soccer-specific stadium located along Utopia Parkway in Jamaica, Queens, New York on the Queens campus of St. John's University. St. John's University's outdoor soccer field, home of the Red Storm, seating 2,100 in bleachers. {Jamaica}

• -- Jack Kaiser Stadium -- Jack Kaiser Stadium, originally known as The Ballpark at St. Johns, is a baseball stadium in the Fresh Meadows neighborhood of New York City. Home to the St. John's University Red Storm, this baseball stadium seats 3,500 fans.{Jamaica}

Bars and Clubs

• -- Hush Cafe Lounge and Garden -- Hookah Bar, hours 3:00 pm – 2:00 am. Just south of 71st on Grand Avenue. {Masbeth}
• -- Rouge Gentlemen's Club -- Hours 7:00 pm – 4:00 am. Just north of Atlantic Paratransit. {Masbeth}
• -- Rigby's Speakeasy {Fresh Pond}

Cemeteries

• -- Calvary

Criminal Organizations

Chinese American Gangs

• -- Flying Dragons
• -- Ghost Shadows

Eastern European Mafya

• -- Dragon Bratva -- The servants of Oleg Selivanov
• -- The Greenpoint Crew -- Polish {Green Point, Brooklyn / Maspeth}
• -- Velentzas crime family -- Greek {Astoria}

Italian Mafia: The Five Families {Ozone Park, Howard Beach, Ridgewood, Richmond Hill}

• -- Bonanno
• -- Colombo
• -- Gambino
• -- Genovese
• -- Luchese

Irish Mafia

• -- The Westies

Japanese Yakuza

• -- Takashi Kita -- Oyabun of New York
• -- Kichirou Matsushita -- Kobun foot-soldier
• -- Saburo -- Street Samurai & Assasin for hire.

Mexican Gangs

• -- Caballeros

Outlaw Motorcycle Clubs

• -- Condemned Few

Vietnamese Street Gangs

• -- The Green Nails -- {East Flushing}

Citizens of the City

• -- Dumpster Dave -- A dumpster diving, bum drunk {Queens}
• -- Lookus Nathans -- Local Pimp {Queens}
• -- Trick -- A young 'blond' prostitute {Queens}
• -- Darwin Russel -- Coroner's assistant (one step blood-bound to Torsten Metz) {Queens}
• -- Finnian Dunn + Shevon Dunn -- Irish Brewer {Queens}
• -- Toni Young -- All Night RN {Queens}

Hospitals

• -- Saint Mary Hospital-Children -- {Bayside}
• -- Floating Hospital Incorporated -- {Long Island City}
• -- Cohens Children's Medical Center of New York -- {Flushing}
• -- Flushing Hospital Medical Center -- {Flushing}
• -- New York Hospital of Queens -- {Flushing}
• -- Lumia Lisa-IPRT Hillside Hospital -- {Hollis}
• -- Wyckoff Hospital -- {Brooklyn}

Maps

Museums

• -- MoMA PS1 (Long Island City)

Neighborhoods

• -- Astoria - Queens
• -- Bayside - Queens
• -- Bellerose - Queens
• -- Corona - Queens
• -- Elmhurst - Queens
• -- Floral Park - Queens
• -- Flushing - Queens
• -- Forest Hills - Queens
• -- Fresh Meadows - Queens
• -- Fresh Pond - Queens
• -- Glendale - Queens
• -- Hillcrest - Queens
• -- Hollis Hills - Queens
• -- Howard Beach - Queens
• -- Jackson Heights - Queens
• -- Jamaica - Queens
• -- Jamaica Estates - Queens
• -- Jamaica Hills - Queens
• -- Kew Gardens - Queens
• -- Kew Gardens Hills - Queens
• -- Little Neck - Queens
• -- Long Island City - Queens
• -- Maspeth - Queens
• -- Middle Village - Queens
• -- Ozone Park - Queens
• -- Rego Park - Queens
• -- Richmond Hill - Queens
• -- Ridgewood - Queens
• -- Rockaway Beach - Queens
• -- Sunnyside - Queens
• -- Woodside - Queens
• -- Whitestone - Queens
• -- The Hole, New York City -- The Hole is a small neighborhood in New York City on the border between Brooklyn and Queens.

Transportation

• -- John F. Kennedy International Airport

The Vampires of Queens (Officially: 13 -- Actually: 20+)

Giovanni {5}

• -- Donatello Giovanni -- Head of Giovanni Operations in New York. {Astoria - Queens}
• -- Gaetano Giovanni -- Giovanni Enforcer and Donatello's Bodyguard. {Astoria - Queens}
• -- Mordecai Rothstein -- Jewish Mobster and the wealthiest Giovanni in NYC. {[[]]}
• -- Tu Li Weng -- Giovanni Crime-Lord of China Town. {Flushing - Queens}
• -- Bez Dunsirn -- Undead Soccer Hooligan.

Other Kindred {9}

• -- Torsten Metz -- Free-wheeling Brujah Entrepreneur. {Middle Village - Queens}
• -- Captain John Politz -- Gangrel Spec Ops soldier -- {Maspeth - Queens}
• -- Korinna -- A City Gangrel and John's guide on the Path of the Grey Hunter. {Queens}
• -- Terrence Rigby -- Owner and proprietor of Rigby's Speakeasy. {Fresh Pond - Queens}
• -- Adrian Cruz -- Comic-book Illustrator Extraordinaire. {Jackson Heights - Queens}
• -- Sun Yang -- The Wise Frog of Clan Assamite. {Flushing - Queens}
• -- The Family of Celestial Happiness -- A Korean coterie of religious Malkavians. {Flushing - Queens}

Websites

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Queens_neighborhoods
http://forgotten-ny.com/2014/04/the-names-of-the-neighborhoods-of-queens-part-1/

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