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Corona is a
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in the
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of
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in
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. It borders
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and
Flushing Meadows–Corona Park Flushing Meadows–Corona Park, often referred to as Flushing Meadows Park, or simply Flushing Meadows, is a public park in the northern part of Queens, New York City. It is bounded by I-678 (Van Wyck Expressway) on the east, Grand Central Par ...
to the east, Jackson Heights to the west, Forest Hills and
Rego Park Rego Park is a neighborhood in the borough of Queens in New York City. Rego Park is bordered to the north by Elmhurst and Corona, to the east and south by Forest Hills, and to the west by Middle Village. Rego Park's boundaries include Queens ...
to the south, Elmhurst to the southwest, and
East Elmhurst East Elmhurst is a residential neighborhood in the northwest section of the New York City borough of Queens. It is bounded to the south by Jackson Heights and Corona, to the north and east by Bowery Bay, and to the west by Woodside and Ditmars ...
to the north. Corona's main thoroughfares include Corona Avenue,
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,
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,
Junction Boulevard Junction Boulevard, originally Junction Avenue, is a two-mile north-south route that runs through the neighborhoods of Jackson Heights, Corona, Elmhurst, and Rego Park in Queens, New York City. It continues as 94th Street in East Elmhurst and a ...
, and 108th Street. Corona has a
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population with a
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majority, and is the site of historic
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and
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communities. After World War II, the majority of the neighborhood's residents were mostly
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,
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and of other European ancestries. Corona also has a significant
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population. Corona is mostly part of Queens Community District 4. The section north of Roosevelt Avenue, known as North Corona, is the northern section of Corona and is in Community District 3. Corona is patrolled by the 110th and 115th Precincts of the
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.


History

The area was originally known as West Flushing, but various theories have arisen for its etymology. One theory is that it was renamed by music producer Benjamin W. Hitchcock, a developer who renamed the area in 1872 and sold off land for residential development. Another theory is that real estate developer Thomas Waite Howard, who became the first postmaster in 1872, petitioned to have the post office name changed to Corona in 1870, suggesting that it was the "crown of Queens County." A third theory is that the name Corona derives from the
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used as an emblem by the Crown Building Company, which is said to have developed the area. The Italian immigrants who moved into the new housing stock referred to the neighborhood by the
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or Spanish word for "crown", or ''corona''. Corona was a late 19th-century
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in the northeastern corner of the old Town of Newtown.
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speculators from New York started the community in 1854, the same year that the
New York and Flushing Railroad The Flushing and North Side Railroad was a former railroad on Long Island built by Conrad Poppenhusen as a replacement for the former New York and Flushing Railroad. The railroad was established in 1868, was merged with the Central Railroad of Lo ...
began service to the area largely to serve a newly opened race course. It was at the Fashion Race Course in 1858 that the first games of
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to charge admission took place. The games, which took place between the All Stars of
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and the All Stars of
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, are commonly believed to be the first all star baseball games and in essence the birthplace of professional baseball. A trophy baseball from this tournament sold in 2005 for nearly $500,000. During the second half of the 1940s through the 1960s, many legendary African American musicians, civil rights leaders and athletes moved to the neighborhood. In the last half of the 20th century, Corona saw dramatic
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s. In the 1950s, what was predominantly an Italian American and African American neighborhood began to give way to an influx of Dominicans. In the late 1990s, Corona saw a new wave of
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from
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. The area north of Roosevelt Avenue contained the heart of the historic African American community. The intersection of 108th Street and Corona Avenue is the historic center of the Italian American community, sometimes referred to as Corona Heights. The majority Hispanic community now consists of Dominicans,
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,
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,
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,
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, and
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. There are also
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s (
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, Indians,
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,
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, and
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) as well as
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s and
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.


Structures

Dorie Miller Residential Cooperative, built in 1952, comprises six buildings, containing 300 apartments, with 1,300 rooms in total. The cooperative is named after Doris "Dorie" Miller, a U.S. Naval hero at
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and the first African American recipient of the
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. Among its original residents were jazz greats
Nat Adderley Nathaniel Carlyle Adderley (November 25, 1931 – January 2, 2000) was an American jazz trumpeter. He was the younger brother of saxophonist Julian "Cannonball" Adderley, whom he supported and played with for many years. Adderley's composition " ...
&
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; Kenneth and Corien Drew, publishers of Queens' first African-American newspaper, ''The Corona East Elmhurst News'', Thelma E. Harris founder of Aburi Press and prominent Queens Judge Henry A, Slaughter. Corona was also the childhood home of
Marie Maynard Daly Marie Maynard Daly (April 16, 1921October 28, 2003) was an American biochemist. She was the first African-American to receive a Ph.D. from Columbia University and the first African-American woman in the United States to earn a Ph.D. in chemistry. ...
, the first African American woman to earn a Ph.D. in chemistry. The
Louis Armstrong House The Louis Armstrong House is a historic house museum at 34-56 107th Street in the Corona neighborhood of Queens in New York City. and   It was the home of Louis Armstrong and his wife Lucille Wilson from 1943 until his death in 1971. Luc ...
attracts visitors to the neighborhood and preserves the legacy of musician
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, one of Corona's most prominent historical residents. It was designated a
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in 1976.The Lemon Ice King of Corona, an ices shop, is located at 52nd Avenue, Corona Avenue, and 108th Street. Founded in 1944 by Peter Benfaremo, it is a neighborhood point of interest. The shop attracts international tourists due to having been featured in the opening credits of the TV show ''
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''. Corona used to have three
kettle pond A kettle (also known as a kettle lake, kettle hole, or pothole) is a depression/hole in an outwash plain formed by retreating glaciers or draining floodwaters. The kettles are formed as a result of blocks of dead ice left behind by retreating gla ...
s. One of them, Linden Pond, was located a block south of 103rd Street–Corona Plaza station and was the centerpiece of Park of the Americas, located near the original center of Corona. The pond had become a public health hazard by the early 20th century, and was renovated in 1912; it was removed altogether when the park was renovated in 1947. The second was Shady Lake, located at what is now the intersection of 53rd Avenue, Corona Avenue, and 108th Street. The pond, originally used to harvest ice, was drained in the 20th century; the Lemon Ice King of Corona and William F. Moore Park are now located near the site. A third, Backus Lake at 98th Street and 31st Avenue, was also considered a nuisance by the 1900s, and was drained in 1917.


Corona Plaza

Corona Plaza, located at Roosevelt Avenue and National Street, was previously an underutilized lot and truck route that was transformed over the course of several years into a pedestrian
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for community programming and inclusive living. In the latter half of the 20th century, the area that is now Corona Plaza was a lot that connected the street to a row of mainly immigrant-owned businesses. The neighborhood of Corona had an overflow of immigrants who struggled to find employment which exacerbated illegal trading, much of which would occur through the use of trucks that could park in this unofficial lot. By the early 21st century, Corona Plaza was gradually given more attention and became a community space for the ethnically diverse population of Corona. In 2005, the nearby
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began applying for permits to temporarily close off the streets that allowed vehicle access to the plaza and hosted public events (typically art based) that the residents of the community could attend. Seeing the lot's future potential, the Queens Museum partnered with the Queens Economic Development Corporation (QEDC) to develop plans to reuse the space. The partners saw this as an opportunity for grassroots, art-led engagement that would unite residents. The two groups' individual intentions both contributed to the creation of the permanent plaza: the QEDC supports developing local businesses while the Queens Museum creates a stronger presence in the neighborhood for its arts programs, The space was first transformed in 2012 as a temporary plaza with chairs and tables that prohibited through traffic. It was later made permanent by the Department of Design and Construction, which filled in the lot with concrete, added built-in seating and a performance space, new pedestrian lighting, and plants to reinforce the liveliness. Later added was a drinking fountain, WalkNYC wayfinding signs, bike racks to serve commuters, an automatic pay toilet, and more furniture. Maintenance and technical assistance (including daily cleaning) services for the plaza are funded by the
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(NYCDOT), which has also partnered with the Queens Museum to bring programming to the newly transformed space. The plaza was fully implemented in early 2018 at a cost of around $5.6 million. Corona Plaza is recognized by
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circles as a project that has created a new community space.


Demographics

According to the 2010 Census, the total population of Corona was about 110,000. Corona is overwhelmingly Hispanic with all other demographics (Asian, non-Hispanic black, and non-Hispanic white) being definitively below the borough average. Corona is divided into two neighborhood tabulation areas, Corona (south of Roosevelt Avenue) and North Corona (north of Roosevelt Avenue), which collectively comprise the population of the greater neighborhood.


Corona

Based on data from the
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, the population of Corona south of Roosevelt Avenue was 57,658, a change of 5,576 (9.7%) from the 52,082 counted in
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. Covering an area of , the neighborhood had a population density of .Table PL-P5 NTA: Total Population and Persons Per Acre - New York City Neighborhood Tabulation Areas*, 2010
Population Division -
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Department of City Planning, February 2012. Accessed June 16, 2016.
The racial makeup of the neighborhood was 8.4% (4,851)
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, 13.6% (7,845)
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, 0.2% (130) Native American, 12.7% (7,346)
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, 0% (9)
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, 0.5% (280) from
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, and 1.3% (723) from two or more races.
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or
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of any race were 63.3% (36,474) of the population.Table PL-P3A NTA: Total Population by Mutually Exclusive Race and Hispanic Origin - New York City Neighborhood Tabulation Areas*, 2010
Population Division -
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Department of City Planning, March 29, 2011. Accessed June 14, 2016.
The entirety of Community Board 4, which comprises Corona and Elmhurst, had 135,972 inhabitants as of NYC Health's 2018 Community Health Profile, with an average life expectancy of 85.4 years. This is higher than the median life expectancy of 81.2 for all New York City neighborhoods. Most inhabitants are middle-aged adults and youth: 17% are between the ages of 0–17, 39% between 25 and 44, and 24% between 45 and 64. The ratio of college-aged and elderly residents was lower, at 8% and 12% respectively. As of 2017, the median
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in Community Board 4 was $51,992. In 2018, an estimated 27% of Corona and Elmhurst residents lived in poverty, compared to 19% in all of Queens and 20% in all of New York City. One in fourteen residents (7%) were unemployed, compared to 8% in Queens and 9% in New York City. Rent burden, or the percentage of residents who have difficulty paying their rent, is 62% in Corona and Elmhurst, higher than the boroughwide and citywide rates of 53% and 51% respectively. Based on this calculation, , Corona and Elmhurst are considered to be high-income relative to the rest of the city and not
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. As according to the 2020 census data from
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, Corona had 51,500 Hispanic residents, there were between 10,000 and 19,999 Asian residents, and 5,000 to 9,000 Black residents, meanwhile the White residents were less than 5000.


North Corona

Based on data from the 2010 United States Census, the population of North Corona was 52,037, a change of 4,881 (9.4%) from the 47,156 counted in 2000. Covering an area of , the neighborhood had a population density of . The racial makeup of the neighborhood was 1.8% (929) White, 4.9% (2,566) African American, 0.1% (67) Native American, 6.9% (3,597) Asian, 0% (5) Pacific Islander, 0.7% (351) from other races, and 0.5% (259) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 85.1% (44,263) of the population. The 2020 census data from
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showed North Corona having between 30,000 and 39,999 Hispanic residents, meanwhile each the White, Black, and Asian residents were all each less than 5000 residents.


Police and crime

Corona is patrolled by the 110th and 115th Precincts of the
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, located at 94-41 43rd Avenue and 92-15 Northern Boulevard respectively. The 110th Precinct ranked 15th safest out of 69 patrol areas for per-capita crime in 2010. , with a non-fatal assault rate of 34 per 100,000 people, Corona's rate of
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s per capita is less than that of the city as a whole. The incarceration rate of 227 per 100,000 people is lower than that of the city as a whole. The 110th Precinct has a lower crime rate than in the 1990s, with crimes across all categories having decreased by 83.2% between 1990 and 2020. The precinct reported 4 murders, 29 rapes, 270 robberies, 359 felony assaults, 196 burglaries, 485 grand larcenies, and 138 grand larcenies auto in 2020.


Fire safety

Corona is served by two
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(FDNY) fire stations: * Engine Co. 324/Satellite 4/Division 14 – 108-01 Horace Harding Expressway * Engine Co. 289/Ladder Co. 138 – 97-28 43rd Avenue


Health

,
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s are less common in Corona and Elmhurst than in other places citywide, but births to teenage mothers are more common. In Corona and Elmhurst, there were 83 preterm births per 1,000 live births (compared to 87 per 1,000 citywide), and 25.8 births to teenage mothers per 1,000 live births (compared to 19.3 per 1,000 citywide). Corona and Elmhurst have a high population of residents who are
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. In 2018, this population of uninsured residents was estimated to be 25%, which is higher than the citywide rate of 12%. The concentration of fine particulate matter, the deadliest type of
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, in Corona and Elmhurst is , slightly higher than the city average. Fifteen percent of Corona and Elmhurst residents are smokers, which is equal to the city average of 14% of residents being smokers. In Corona and Elmhurst, 20% of residents are
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, 9% are
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, and 23% have
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—compared to the citywide averages of 20%, 14%, and 24% respectively. In addition, 24% of children are obese, compared to the citywide average of 20%. Eighty-eight percent of residents eat some fruits and vegetables every day, which is about the same as the city's average of 87%. In 2018, 68% of residents described their health as "good," "very good," or "excellent," lower than the city's average of 78%. For every supermarket in Corona and Elmhurst, there are 16 bodegas. The
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is located in Elmhurst.


Incidents

In 2020, the neighborhoods of Corona,
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, Elmhurst, and Jackson Heights were most affected by the
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. , these communities, with a cumulative 303,494 residents, had recorded 12,954 COVID-19 cases and 1,178 deaths. COVID-19 cases in ZIP Codes 11368 and 11369 were the highest of any ZIP Code in New York City.


Post office and ZIP Code

Corona is covered by ZIP Code 11368. The
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operates two post offices in Corona: the Corona A Station at 103-28 Roosevelt Avenue and the Elmhurst Station at 59-01 Junction Boulevard.


Religion

There are many churches representing diverse denominations. Antioch Baptist Church at 103rd Street and Northern Boulevard is a prominent African American congregation dating to 1936 with a membership of 700. Saint Leo Catholic Church, established in 1903 in what was once Sycamore Avenue and Elm Street, is a Roman Catholic church located at 104 Street and 49th Avenue in South Corona. In North Corona there is Our Lady of Sorrows Roman Catholic Church at 104th Street and 37th Avenue was built in 1899 largely out of red brick with a nearby convent of the same period. Today it conducts most of its masses in Spanish and attracts large weekend crowds. On January 4, 2015, the church burned; it was rebuilt in 2017. The Congregation Tifereth Israel was listed on the
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in 2002.


Education

Corona and Elmhurst generally have a lower ratio of college-educated residents than the rest of the city . While 28% of residents age 25 and older have a college education or higher, 30% have less than a high school education and 42% are high school graduates or have some college education. By contrast, 39% of Queens residents and 43% of city residents have a college education or higher. The percentage of Corona and Elmhurst students excelling in math rose from 36% in 2000 to 66% in 2011, and reading achievement rose from 42% to 49% during the same time period. Corona and Elmhurst's rate of elementary school student absenteeism is less than the rest of New York City. In Corona and Elmhurst, 11% of elementary school students missed twenty or more days per
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, lower than the citywide average of 20%. Additionally, 81% of high school students in Corona and Elmhurst graduate on time, more than the citywide average of 75%.


Schools

The following public elementary schools are located in Corona and serves grades K-5 unless otherwise indicated: * PS 14 Fairview * PS 16 the Nancy Debenedittis School * PS 19 Marino Jeantet * PS 28 Thomas Emanuel Early Childhood Center (grades PK-2) * PS 92 Harry T Stewart Sr (grades PK-5) * PS 143 Louis Armstrong * Pioneer Academy The following public middle and high schools are located in Corona: * IS 61 Leonardo da Vinci (grades 6–8) * High School for Arts and Business (grades 9–12) * Corona Arts & Sciences Academy (grades 6–8)


Library

The
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contains three branches in Corona: * The Corona branch, located at 38-23 104th Street * The Langston Hughes branch, located at 100-01 Northern Boulevard * The LeFrak City branch, located at 98-30 57th Avenue


Black Heritage Reference Center of Queens County

Corona also houses one of the most extensive collections of African American art and literature in the Langston Hughes Community Library and Cultural Center, which serves Queens with reference and circulating collections, totaling approximately 30,000 volumes of materials written about or relating to black culture. The Black Heritage Reference Center of Queens County includes books, periodicals, theses and dissertations, VHS videos, cassettes and CDs, photographs, posters, prints, paintings, and sculpture. Cultural arts programs are scheduled through the center. Meeting space is available to community organizations by application. Special features of the Center include: * The Schomburg Clippings File, an extensive microfiche collection of periodicals, magazine clippings, typescripts, broadsides, pamphlets, programs, book reviews, menus and ephemera of all kinds. * The UMI Thesis and Dissertation Collection consists of more than 1,000 volumes of doctoral and master dissertations concerning the African and African-American diasporas. * The Adele Cohen Music Collection contains most of America's foremost black publications on microfilm. The papers cover 15 states beginning in 1893, and are updated each year with current issues. * The Black Heritage Video Collection documents the history and culture of Africans and African-Americans on tape, and in all subject areas including literature, biography, social science, fine arts.


Transportation

The
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's
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() runs through the neighborhood with stops at Mets–Willets Point, 111th Street, 103rd Street–Corona Plaza, and
Junction Boulevard Junction Boulevard, originally Junction Avenue, is a two-mile north-south route that runs through the neighborhoods of Jackson Heights, Corona, Elmhurst, and Rego Park in Queens, New York City. It continues as 94th Street in East Elmhurst and a ...
. The buses also serve the neighborhood.


Notable residents

Notable current and former residents of Corona include: *
Cannonball Adderley Julian Edwin "Cannonball" Adderley (September 15, 1928August 8, 1975) was an American jazz alto saxophonist of the hard bop era of the 1950s and 1960s. Adderley is perhaps best remembered for the 1966 soul jazz single "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy", whi ...
(1928–1975), jazz alto saxophonistBerman, Eleanor
"The jazz of Queens encompasses music royalty"
''
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'', January 1, 2006. Accessed October 1, 2009. "Mr. Knight shows the brick building that was the studio of Dizzie Gillespie, where other Corona residents like Cannonball Adderley used to come and jam....When the trolley tour proceeds, Mr. Knight points out the nearby Dorie Miller Houses, a co-op apartment complex in Corona where Clark Terry and Cannonball and Nat Adderley lived and where saxophonist Jimmy Heath still resides."
*
Nat Adderley Nathaniel Carlyle Adderley (November 25, 1931 – January 2, 2000) was an American jazz trumpeter. He was the younger brother of saxophonist Julian "Cannonball" Adderley, whom he supported and played with for many years. Adderley's composition " ...
(1931–2000), jazz cornet and trumpet player *
Louis Armstrong Louis Daniel Armstrong (August 4, 1901 – July 6, 1971), nicknamed "Satchmo", "Satch", and "Pops", was an American trumpeter and vocalist. He was among the most influential figures in jazz. His career spanned five decades and several era ...
(1901–1971), jazz trumpeter, whose house is now a museum *
The Beatnuts The Beatnuts are an American hip hop group and production duo from New York City. Its current members are JuJu and Psycho Les. JuJu (born Jerry Tineo on December 14, 1968) is a Dominican American from Corona and Psycho Les (born Lester Fernande ...
, hip-hop artists * Dr. Calvin O. Butts, III, Pastor of the
Abyssinian Baptist Church The Abyssinian Baptist Church is a Baptist megachurch located at 132 West 138th Street between Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard and Lenox Avenue in the Harlem neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, affiliated with the National Baptist Conv ...
* Maurice E. Connolly (1881–1935), Queens Borough President from 1911 to 1928 *
Marie Maynard Daly Marie Maynard Daly (April 16, 1921October 28, 2003) was an American biochemist. She was the first African-American to receive a Ph.D. from Columbia University and the first African-American woman in the United States to earn a Ph.D. in chemistry. ...
(1921–2003), first
African American African Americans (also referred to as Black Americans and Afro-Americans) are an ethnic group consisting of Americans with partial or total ancestry from sub-Saharan Africa. The term "African American" generally denotes descendants of ens ...
woman in the United States to earn a Ph.D. in
chemistry Chemistry is the science, scientific study of the properties and behavior of matter. It is a natural science that covers the Chemical element, elements that make up matter to the chemical compound, compounds made of atoms, molecules and ions ...
* Peter T. Farrell (c. 1901 – 1992), judge who presided over the trial of bank robber
Willie Sutton William Francis Sutton Jr. (June 30, 1901 – November 2, 1980) was an American bank robber. During his forty-year robbery career he stole an estimated $2 million, and he eventually spent more than half of his adult life in prison and escape ...
*
Arnold Friedman Arnold Friedman (February 23, 1879 – December 29, 1946) was an American Modernist painter. Life He was born in Corona, Queens, worked for the Federal Art Project and studied at the Art Students League of New York under the tutelage o ...
(1874–1946) American Modernist painter. *
Dizzy Gillespie John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie (; October 21, 1917 – January 6, 1993) was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, composer, educator and singer. He was a trumpet virtuoso and improviser, building on the virtuosic style of Roy Eldridge but addi ...
(1917–1993), jazz trumpeter *
Jimmy Heath James Edward Heath (October 25, 1926 – January 19, 2020), nicknamed Little Bird, was an American jazz saxophonist, composer, arranger, and big band A big band or jazz orchestra is a type of musical ensemble of jazz music that usually co ...
(1926–2020), jazz saxophonistHolloway, Lynette
"House of Satch Gets New Gig"
''
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'', February 10, 1996. Accessed October 1, 2009. "The Armstrongs embraced Corona, selected partly because of its proximity to other jazz musicians who lived nearby, including Dizzy Gillespie, Jimmy Heath said Phoebe Jacobs, executive vice president of the Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation."
*
Crockett Johnson Crockett Johnson (October 20, 1906 – July 11, 1975) was the pen name of the American cartoonist and children's book illustrator David Johnson Leisk. He is best known for the comic strip ''Barnaby'' (1942–1952) and the ''Harold'' series of book ...
(1906–1975), cartoonist and author of children's books, lived in Corona from 1912 to 1924. *
Kool G Rap Nathaniel Thomas Wilson (born July 20, 1968), better known by his stage name Kool G Rap (or simply G Rap), is an American rapper from Queens, New York City. He began his career in the mid-1980s as one half of the group Kool G Rap & DJ Polo and as ...
(born 1968), rapper. * Kwamé, rapper/producer aka Kwamé Holland * Estée Lauder (1906–2004), founder of the cosmetics company that bears her name * Johnny LoBianco (1915–2001), boxing referee *
Frankie Lymon Franklin Joseph Lymon (September 30, 1942 – February 27, 1968) was an American rock and roll/rhythm and blues singer and songwriter, best known as the boy soprano lead singer of the New York City-based early rock and roll doo-wop group Th ...
(1942-1968), jazz musician *
Madonna Madonna Louise Ciccone (; ; born August 16, 1958) is an American singer-songwriter and actress. Widely dubbed the " Queen of Pop", Madonna has been noted for her continual reinvention and versatility in music production, songwriting, a ...
(born 1958), singer lived here from 1979 to 1980 as a member of the band Breakfast Club *
Frankie Manning Frank Manning (May 26, 1914 – April 27, 2009) was an American dancer, instructor, and choreographer. Manning is considered one of the founders of Lindy Hop, an energetic form of the jazz dance style known as swing. Biography Manning was b ...
(1914–2009), popularized the
Lindy Hop The Lindy Hop is an American dance which was born in the Black communities of Harlem, New York City, in 1928 and has evolved since then. It was very popular during the swing era of the late 1930s and early 1940s. Lindy is a fusion of many danc ...
* Helen Marshall, Queens Borough President (2002–2013) *
Omar Minaya Omar Teodoro Antonio Minaya y Sánchez (born November 10, 1958) is a Dominican baseball executive. He was the special assistant to the general manager of the New York Mets of Major League Baseball. He previously served as general manager for the ...
(born 1958), Former General Manager of the
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and
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*
Bob Moses Robert Moses (1888–1981) was an American city planner. Robert Moses may also refer to: * Bob Moses (activist) (1935–2021), American educator and civil rights activist * Bob Moses, American football player in the 1962 Cotton Bowl Classic * Bob M ...
, a legendary figure in the civil rights movement of the 1960s, and later founder of the Algebra Project, lived at 108-63 Ditmars Boulevard in Corona *
Donna Murphy Donna Murphy (born March 7, 1959) is an American actress, best known for her work in musical theater. A five-time Tony Award nominee, she has twice won the Tony for Best Actress in a Musical: for her role as Fosca in '' Passion'' (1994–1995 ...
, actress and singer, born in Corona *
Noreaga Victor James Santiago Jr. (born September 6, 1977), better known by his stage names Noreaga and later N.O.R.E., is an American rapper. Born and raised in Queens, New York, Santiago first rose to prominence as one half of the East Coast hip hop d ...
, hip-hop musician * Edarem, Edward Muscare, a.k.a. Uncle Ed or Edarem (1932–2012), radio announcer, television personality, and YouTube star, lived in Queens until 1945 * Kid 'n Play, hip-hop musician duo * Carlos D. Ramirez (1946–1999), publisher of ''El Diario La Prensa'' * Martin Scorsese (born 1942), American film director, screenwriter, producer, actor, and film historian who spent part of his childhood in Corona before moving to Little Italy, Manhattan * Charlie Shavers (1920–1971), jazz musician * Styles P (born 1974), hip-hop musician of The L.O.X. * Cecil Taylor (1929-2018), jazz musician * Clark Terry (1920-2015), swing trumpeter * Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848 – 1933) had his glass factory and studio in Corona from 1893. * Jim Valvano (1946–1993), basketball coach * V.I.C. (rapper), V.I.C. (born 1987), hip-hop musician


In popular culture

* Books about Corona's history and present include Roger Sanjek's ''The Future of Us All'' and Steven Gregory's ''Black Corona''. * Chapter 6 of Andrew Morton (writer), Andrew Morton's biography ''Madonna'' describes American pop singer
Madonna Madonna Louise Ciccone (; ; born August 16, 1958) is an American singer-songwriter and actress. Widely dubbed the " Queen of Pop", Madonna has been noted for her continual reinvention and versatility in music production, songwriting, a ...
's brief stint as a Corona resident in the late 1970s and early 80s. * F. Scott Fitzgerald referred to the Flushing Meadows-Corona Park dumps as the "valley of ashes" in his novel ''The Great Gatsby''. * Paul Simon referred to a fictional character as "Rosie, the queen of Corona" in his 1972 song ''Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard''. * Lemon Ice King of Corona appears in the opening credits of the TV show ''
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''. * Archie Bunker of ''All in the Family'', at fictional 704 Hauser Street.Sam Roberts (newspaper journalist), Roberts, Sam
"The Cranky Spirit Of Archie Bunker Haunts This House"
''
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'', December 19, 1993. Accessed August 9, 2018. "Mr. Lear, who only occasionally passes through Queens on his way to or from the city's airports, wasn't much help in identifying Archie's old neighborhood, but Sean Dwyer, director of development at Mr. Lear's production company, Act III Communications, unequivocally ruled out Glendale, Ridgewood, Woodside, Maspeth, Astoria and several other candidates and pinpointed the likely locale as Corona. 'I talked to a schoolteacher and one of the writers, whose mother lives in Corona,' Mr. Dwyer said. 'It used to be white middle class. Now it's racially mixed: white, Jewish, black, Indian, Latinos. Number 704 Hauser Street is in Corona.'"


See also

Chinatowns: * Avenue U#Chinatown, Chinatown, Avenue U (唐人街, U大道) * Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, Chinatown, Bensonhurst (唐人街, 本森社区) * Chinatown, Brooklyn, Chinatown, Brooklyn (布鲁克林華埠) * Chinatown, Flushing, Chinatown, Flushing (法拉盛華埠) * Chinatown, Manhattan, Chinatown, Manhattan (紐約華埠) * Chinese Americans in New York City * Elmhurst, Queens#Chinatown, Elmhurst (唐人街, 艾姆赫斯特), Chinatown, Elmhurst (唐人街, 艾姆赫斯特) * Flushing, Queens * Little Fuzhou, Little Fuzhou (小福州) * Mott Street, Little Hong Kong/Guangdong (小香港/廣東) * Sunset Park, Brooklyn * Whitestone, Queens, Whitestone, Queens (白石) Other articles: * Corona Yard *
Flushing Meadows–Corona Park Flushing Meadows–Corona Park, often referred to as Flushing Meadows Park, or simply Flushing Meadows, is a public park in the northern part of Queens, New York City. It is bounded by I-678 (Van Wyck Expressway) on the east, Grand Central Par ...
* Willets Point, Queens


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External links

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