Fun Fact #8
Jan 25th, 2010 | By admin | Category: Fun FactsQueens residents were born in over 100 nations, which make Queens the most diverse place in the world.
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Fun Fact #7
Jan 25th, 2010 | By admin | Category: Fun FactsThe population of Queens, NY is 2,229,379.
Fun Fact #6
Jan 25th, 2010 | By admin | Category: Fun FactsIn 1856, residents voted to change the name from Brushville to Queens Village.
Fun Fact #5
Jan 25th, 2010 | By admin | Category: Fun FactsQueens Village was founded as Little Plains in the 1640s.
Fun Fact #4
Jan 25th, 2010 | By admin | Category: Fun FactsBellaire is the largest section of Queens Village.
Fun Fact #3
Jan 25th, 2010 | By admin | Category: Fun FactsNotable Hollis residents include the rap group Run DMC, Art Buchwald, Daymond John, Rev. Al Sharpton and Stephen A. Smith.
Fun Fact #2
Jan 25th, 2010 | By admin | Category: Fun Facts, UncategorizedHollis was part of the Battle of Long Island during the American Revolutionary War when Brig. Gen. Nathaniel Woodhull was captured at a tavern on what is now Jamaica Avenue.
Fun Fact #1
Jan 25th, 2010 | By admin | Category: Fun FactsHollis was originally settled by the Dutch homesteaders in the 17th century.
