What are the Top 5 languages that are spoken in Queens and their sources of media that they use to remain connected

with their ethnic background?

By: Erick Ramos

Queens Community House Project:

North 2010 Queens

South 2010 Queens Map

Queens County, New York

Estimate Margin of Error

Total : 2,080,379 +/-87

Speak only English : 909,576 +/-6,379

Spanish or Spanish Creole :

497,828 +/-2,631

Chinese : 168,589 +/-4,482

Korean : 57,258 +/-3,024

Russian : 35,029 +/-1,976

Source: (Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program) LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME BY ABILITY TO SPEAK ENGLISH FOR THE POPULATION 5 YEARS AND OVERUniverse: Population 5 years and over2007-2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates

English Speaking Residents in Queens Top Choice of Newspaper:

• The New York Times and nationally distributed newspaper. With a solid subscriber base in the New York metro area, the Times delivers a local customer base effectively.

• With a Circulation of: 746,127 from Monday-Friday and on Saturday 729,989 in New York

• Newspaper serving the New York metropolitan area. Features news, sports, businesses, archives, and local links.

• With a Print and Digital circulation of: 516,165 from Monday-Friday , 460,427 on Saturday, and 644,879 on Sunday

Spanish Speaking Residents in Queens Top Choice of Newspaper:

•Articles are written and published in Spanish. It is a full color tabloid newspaper. La Voz Hispana serves a largely Dominican and Puerto Rican readership.•With a Circulation of 66,400 every Thursday

• The oldest Spanish-language daily newspaper in America and the #1 read newspaper in New York. It's also the longest running Hispanic media organizations in the United States.• With a Circulation of 63,000 Monday-Friday, 46,000Saturday, and 40,000 Sunday

Chinese Speaking Residents in Queens Top Choice of Newspaper:

•The Chinese Press is a Chinese language daily newspaper printed and distributed New York City and other locations as well. Coverage is on China's politics, economy, culture and social development.•With a Circulation of 70,000 Daily

•China's national English-language newspaper group that is in Beijing but is also printed in eight U.S. cities including New York City•With a Circulation of 15,000 every Friday

Korean Speaking Residents in Queens Top Choice of Newspaper:

•Offers the necessary information that keeps Korean people connected with everything that is going on in Korea •With a Circulation of 58,000 every day

Russian Speaking Residents in Queens Top Choice of Newspaper:

•The Russian Bazaar is a nationally distributed newspaper in the US. It has been in published since 1996. Cover price is 25 cents. •It is available in the tri-state area and 22 other states in the US•With a Circulation of 60,000 every Thursday

References: http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcp/pdf/lucds/queensprofile.pdf http://www.urbanresearchmaps.org/plurality/blockmaps.h

tm http://www.nytimes.com/ http://www.nydailynews.com http://www.eldiariony.com/ http://www.lavozhispanany.com/ http://www.chinapress.com.my/ http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/index.html http://www.koreadaily.com/index.html?branch=NY http://russian-bazaar.com/ru/contact.htm