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[edit] Queen's?
Was it ever proper to use an apostrophe in the name Queens? It seems like it was named that was, as a possessive, along with Kings County. -- 68.47.81.141 21:18, 14 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] most ethnically diverse county
the page on NYC says that Brooklyn takes this honor. one of these two pages is incorrect.—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 4.129.79.253 (talk • contribs).
Brooklyn and Queens have alot of diverse groups. I lived in Brooklyn and now I live in Queens and from experience, I would say that Queens is more diverse.
[edit] largest sikh population?
does this person have any evidence to back up this claim "Richmond Hill, in the south, has the largest population of Indian Sikhs outside of India; ". it would make a lot more sense for a part of england to have the largest sikh population outside of india. i would believe areas of fiji, or dubai, or toronto to have that before richmond hill.
--Well I do know that Richmod Hill has the largest Sikh temple outside of India. As for the numbers of people, it would be inaccurate to compare a single neighborhood of NYC to the whole city of Toronto or the whole island of Fiji. --Jleon 14:12, 13 March 2006 (UTC)
You don't read very well do you? I wrote areas of Fiji, Dubai, and Toronto. Also, I am not debating whether or not Richmond Hill does or not, I am asking for evidence of that claim, which clearly you have not presented. So why did you even bother responding? I don't know what your standards are, but simply "knowing that Richmond Hill has the largest population outside of India" just doesn't cut it in the encyclopedia world, that's why people cite their sources. You do know what citations are?
-- Richmond Hill also has a large Carribean-Indian population, particularly from Guyana. These people form a community that is distinct from that of the Indians coming directly from India. This population may actually be more notable in Richmond Hill than the Sikhs.—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 208.131.51.27 (talk • contribs).
definitely more sikhs in neighbourhoods of london, or birmingham. there are probably more sikhs in some of these neighbourhoods than the entire queens. even manchester has a curry mile which i doubt richmond hill does.
lol the numbers are definitely way off. the uk has 20% of usa's population but 5 times as many sikhs. canada has 1/10 of usa's population but double the amount of sikhs. someone definitely needs to change the sikh sentence in the article. just off the top of my head, id say the area of 49th and main in vancouver probably has 2 times as many sikhs as richmond hill. http://www.adherents.com/largecom/com_sikh.html
[edit] John Jay Coll. is not in Queens
As far as I know, John Jay College of Criminal Justice is in Manhattan, and not in Queens. The John Jay article says as much. This should be deleted.—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 208.131.51.27 (talk • contribs).
[edit] Crime
Is the crime rate in Queens really that high? I've read somewhere that Queens has one of the lowest crimes rates in NYC.—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 69.115.212.184 (talk • contribs).
It depends where you live. There are safe places in Queens like Fresh Meadows, Rego Park, etc. There are also dangerous places like Jamaica. But I would say that Brooklyn has a higher crime rate than QUeens does.
The crime stats for Queens are no different than the other 4 boroughs. The anonymous user added this link:
http://www.fedstats.gov/mapstats/crime/county/36081.html
But in looking at the other 4 boroughs, the crimes per population ratio is exactly the same:
http://www.fedstats.gov/mapstats/crime/county/36047.html
http://www.fedstats.gov/mapstats/crime/county/36005.html
http://www.fedstats.gov/mapstats/crime/county/36061.html
http://www.fedstats.gov/mapstats/crime/county/36085.html
I suspect this is "Bkbkbkbk" trying to "roughen-up" Queens again. Dialt0ne 06:44, 11 February 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Removed section
I removed the section titled "Crime" as it was completely uncited and appeared to be original research. WP:V/WP:OR --Wildnox 23:29, 27 September 2006 (UTC)
The user that added it, Bkbkbkbk has been attempting to add this OR to Queens and College Point, Queens for some time now. Can he be locked out of editing pages he abuses often? -- Dialt0ne 13:10, 28 September 2006 (UTC)
- Specific pages, no. But he can be, and currently is, blocked. --Wildnox 00:12, 29 September 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Uuuh.
I'm not registered in the English Wikipedia, so I'd be glad if someone took care of it - "they like to lick dogs"? It's at the end of the second paragraph. Quite hilarious, I admit, but still...
[edit] Wow.
It disappeared 2 seconds after I posted my comment. Wow.
[edit] Court System
While a lesser organization exists at the county level, the court "system" itself is truly organized at the State level in New York, with all employees of the courts technically state employees. Can anyone with a more intimate knowledge of the courts fix this?
That depends on what you mean by lesser. There are 2 court systems. State Supreme Court and County Criminal Court. More defendants are processed by Criminal Court then Supreme Court. Don't see anything wrong with
- Each of the city's five counties (coterminous with each borough) has its own criminal court system and District Attorney, the chief public prosecutor who is directly elected by popular vote.
[edit] Removed population table
The article used to have a table of borough population since 1900. What has happened to it??? Dogru144 17:13, 17 March 2007 (UTC)
