“The World’s Borough,” as Queens is dubbed, serves not just as a microcosm of humanity but also illustrates how connected we are as a global population
It’s a place where meals come well-seasoned, spicy hot, meaty, or vegetarian. Where a symphony of languages, more than 300 of them, blend in with diverse rhythms of music. Where places of worship accommodate a variety of religions. Where families, close and far, cling to each other for survival. eloquently writes in today’s feature on Queens, New York, the main thoroughfare of Roosevelt Avenue “is a pulsing artery of commerce and life.” .
“That’s because what happens on these streets has ripple effects near and far, sometimes as far as on the other side of the globe,” Salama writes, “and what happens on the other side of the globe also certainly influences who ends up here.”