Streetwise Queens Map - Laminated City Street Map of Queens, New York - Folding Pocket Size Travel Map With Subway » (Revised and Laminated Map)

2008 UPDATED Streetwise Queens Map - Laminated City Street Map of Queens, New York - Folding pocket size travel map with integrated subway stations & LIRR stops

This map covers the following areas:
Main Queens Map 1:41,000
Queens Area Map 1:200,000
JFK Airport Map 1:83,000
Rockaways Map 1:41,000
Rockaways Extention Map 1:41,000

Queens is the largest of the five boroughs of Manhattan in terms of land mass and is one of the largest cities in America. A wonderful assemblage of international cultures mix and flow here resulting in not only a population diversity worthy of the United Nations, but a dining diversity that means you could have a delicious ethnic dinner every night for weeks without repeating cuisines. Indian, Greek, Southeast Asian, Russian, Italian, Korean, Czech, Jamaican and German are only some of the nationalities represented in just over 100 square miles.

There’s plenty to do in Queens for all tastes. Art aficionados will appreciate the cutting edge performances, installations and exhibits at PS 1, an affiliate of the Museum of Modern Art in Manhattan. Isamu Noguchi envisioned creating a museum and sculpture garden out of former factory buildings. Recently renovated, it is an oasis of modern simplicity. The Museum of the Moving Image has exhibitions as well as screenings from their expansive collection, the largest in the country. If it’s about film or TV, you’ll find it here.

The 1964 World's Fair has left behind mementos that may seem more George Jetson than Beaver Cleaver. The Unisphere and three New York State Pavilion observation towers, still standing on the old fairgrounds that have now become Flushing Meadows-CoronaPark, are now used as locations for TV and movies (Men in Black for one) and as visible landmarks along the Long Island Expressway. Considered the Central Park of Queens, the 1,255 acres have plenty of activities to keep you entertained: the Queens Museum of Art, a large fresh water lake, par-3 golf course, petting zoo, softball diamonds, barbeque pits, the Hall of Science and miles of paths to stroll are just some of the highlights.

Music has always played a big part here. Among the jazz greats who have called Queens home are Louis Armstrong, John Coltrane, Ella Fitzgerald and Count Bassie. More current musicians or groups include the rapper 50 Cent, Run DMC and the Ramones.

And then there are the Mets. It’s difficult to say anything, beyond the fact that the Mets have celebrated their 40th anniversary at Shea Stadium, without entering into a passionate debate about who is the better half of the famed subway series. Let’s leave it by saying that New York is lucky to have two teams that are worthy of such loyalty.

You can experience the entire Queens borough plus parts of Brooklyn with the STREETWISE® map of Queens. The main Queens map, with a detailed up-to-date subway overlay, will help you navigate your way through all Queens' neighborhoods: Astoria, Flushing, Elmhurst, Douglaston, Kew Gardens, Howard Beach, Jamaica, Rockaways, to name a few. Manhattanites will want this map if only because it will help you to navigate to the two main airports, La Guardia, and JFK International.

A complete index of streets, points of interest, education, culture, transportation and parks is clearly listed on the STREETWISE® Queens Map.

Our pocket size map of Queens is also laminated for durability and accordion folding for effortless use. The STREETWISE® Queens map is one of many detailed and easy-to-read city street maps designed and published by STREETWISE®. Buy your STREETWISE® Queens map today and you too can navigate Queens, New York like a native. For a larger selection of our detailed travel maps simply type STREETWISE MAPS into the Barnes & Noble search bar.

About STREETWISE® Maps

STREETWISE® is the first map to be designed with modern graphics and is the originator of the laminated, accordion-fold map format. We've set the standard that every map company has imitated but never duplicated. Our mission is to make you feel comfortable, to make you feel safe in a place where you've never been before and to enable you to experience a familiar place more fully.

The company was founded in 1984 by Michael Brown, who had been in international publishing for many years, setting up subsidiaries for textbook publishers. In the 1970's, Brown traveled extensively throughout Africa, India, the Middle East and Southeast Asia. Brown would take a large paper map, cut out the city center, folded it up and slip it into his pocket, thus preventing him from looking like a tourist in areas where discretion is the better part of travel. This was his tool for surviving.

After many years on the road, Brown settled back in New York and decided to start his own business, based on the adaptations he had made to maps in his travels. His goal was to give someone the ability to navigate easily in unfamiliar terrain.

He started with a new map format: the accordion fold. Such a simple idea, but at the time it was revolutionary. No more struggling to fold an awkward, oversized paper map. This new format would enable the user to blend in like a native, instead of stick out like a tourist. Brown then added lamination to ensure that the map would be a lasting tool.

More important than the format was the design of the map itself. It had to be a map that not only succeeded above and beyond any map he had used, but was esthetically appealing as well. The look of it had to be as striking as the functionality. Color was introduced in a way that was never seen before in a map - vivid purple for water, soothing gray for the background of street grids, gold to highlight elements of the map. Clarity, conciseness and convenience in a very stylish package.

Building the business was a 24 hour job. Brown sold the maps during the day, zipping around Manhattan making deliveries on his Harley Davidson. At night he packed the orders and did the design work. More titles were added, each title requiring months of research and design.

Today, STREETWISE® produces over 130 titles for major destinations, regions and countries throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, Australia, Europe, the United Kingdom and Asia. We have grown from the back of a motorcycle to selling millions of maps around the world.

Yet each title is still painstakingly researched and updated. STREETWISE® is one of the only, if not THE only map company that conducts research by walking or driving an area to ensure accuracy. After all, what good is the map if what you hold in your hands doesn't match what you see on the street sign? This lengthy fact checking results in superior accuracy; in effect, we've done the work, now you have the adventure.

In the end, it's not about the map, it's about getting out and finding your own authentic experience wherever you go. It's about being in a city or a region and discovering things that you never thought you would find. You can do this if you have confidence and you have confidence if you have a great map. STREETWISE® is the great map that you need.

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