Rego Park, Queens

Rego Park is a neighborhood in central Queens in New York City, USA. It is bordered to the north by Elmhurst and Corona, the east and south by Forest Hills and the west by Middle Village.

History

The name Rego Park dates back to the construction company Real Good Construction Company, which founded Rego Park in the 20s. Until then there was only farmland. English and Dutch farmers settled in the area in 1653 and built on rye, oats and various vegetables. End of the 19th century, the original settlers were replaced by Chinese farmers who leased the land and there cultivated their own crops, which they sold at markets in Chinatown.

The district Rego Park

The roads in Rego Park are semicircular created and named with melodious, aristocratic name. The roughly triangular area of ​​Rego Park is bordered by three major avenues: Queens, Woodhaven and Yellowstone Boulevard. In the residential neighborhood of single-family homes and apartment buildings to alternate. Between Woodhaven and Queens Boulevard is the large shopping mall opened in 1972, Queens Center, which was renovated and enlarged in 2005.

The King of Queens

For tourists Rego Park is less interesting, but the district is known in Germany by the television series The King of Queens, who plays there. Produced and shot but it was mostly in Los Angeles.

Mouse

The graphic novel mouse by Art Spiegelman is partly set in Rego Park, where the artist grew up.