Queens

The Queens, on Long Island in eastern New York state, is the largest and the second most peopled of the five borough of New York City, with an area of 178.28 square miles (461.7 km²). It's located in the east of the city, in the north of Brooklyn, and in the east of the island of Manhattan. The borough of Queens coterminous with Queens County. It is primarily a residential suburb with many commuters into Manhattan. Queens is internationally known as home to two of New York's three major airports, JFK and LaGuardia. The borough is also home to several sports events such as the US Open Grand Slam tennis tournament, played every year in the USTA National Tennis Center, and the games of the New York Mets, one of the two main baseball teams of the city.