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A suburban area located in eastern Queens, specifically Queens Village is extremely diverse and has a lot of people who traffic in and out of it or have lived there for many years.  These people come primarily from Central and South America, the Caribbean and Asian countries specifically China, Korea, Japan, and India.

It will be interesting to see the different changes that have developed over time within the neighborhood. The floods of people in a particular area have caused an influence in the neighborhoods. Small businesses in the Queens Village neighborhood consist of local delis, laundry mats, Chinese cuisine,  hair salons and nail salons. Recently, there has been an increase in nail salons relocating or going out of business. I’m curious to find out why. As far as the food cuisines are concerned, it wasn’t until recently that stores catering to people’s culture started popping up. What sort of conflicts do these food places face and whom or what are their competition and clientele.

With the availability of as many sources in this case Queens stores whether it be for groceries, beauty supplies, or take out businesses they all have to compete daily for customers. A specific area that comes to mind is known as the Fran hill shopping mall. It consists of several stores that specialize in food, a pharmacy, mom and pop shops, a McDonald’s, a pizza place, laundry mat, a supermarket. Etc. How do they survive on a daily basis with their other surroundings? In regards, to residents having an advantage with everything being walking distance.

Queen’s village has a publication called the Queens Courier which can now be accessed online. It features stories for events, the community, crime, and opinion pieces on various topics. It will be interesting to get involved with them to some extent to learn more about what’s going on in the Village.