Welcome to New York City, Your City

A Presentation by Morgan A. Jones for the Cross-Cultural Internship Program (CCIP) June 9, 2011 Flushing YMCA

Personal Experience
Born and raised in Brooklyn, NY Majored in Chinese Language and Culture in College Attended Grad School in China Lived and worked in China

for a total of six years

Married in China moved

back to the US two years ago

Professional Experience
Interned at various city agencies Worked part-time in College and

in Grad school
First full-time job held in China First full-time job in the USA at the Flushing YMCA Currently Queens Borough Director at the Mayors Community

Affairs Unit (CAU)

About New York City

Also known as the Big Apple a horse-racing reference popularized in the

1920s

Five Boroughs of NYC (Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan, Bronx, Staten Island) are

home to 8,175,133 residents

Popular globally for many tourism hotspots such as Times Square, Empire State

Building, Central Park and Rockefeller Center

The nations leading economic capital

New York City History

First inhabited in 1524 by Lenape Native Americans, settled by the

Dutch in D h i 1624 and called N A d ll d New Amsterdam d

In 1664 city was surrendered to the English and called New York 1664, NewYork

after the English Duke of York and Albany

Queens officially founded in 1683 and named after Queens

Consort and Portuguese princess who married King Charles II of England, England Catherine of Braganza
City was under British rule until Americas independence in 1776 y p

All About Queens

Second most populated borough after Brooklyn with 2,230,722 residents Largest borough in New York City with a total land mass of

178.28 sq mi (461.7 km2)

One of the most diverse areas of New York City and the United States with

nearly 50% of the population being foreign-born

Asians make up for 22% of Queens population

City Government and You

Mayor Michael Bloomberg

Mayor of New York City since 2002, and the 13th richest person in the United States with a net worth of $18.1 billion in 2011. Founder and 88% owner of Bloomberg L.P., a financial news and information services media company. company

City Government and You

Queens Borough President Helen Marshall

Queens Borough President since 2002 and first African American A i woman elected as Q l t d Queens B Borough P id t h President

City Government and You

City Council of New York City

New York City Council is the law-making body of the City of New York NewYork comprised of 51 members from 51 different Council Districts throughout the five boroughs. 14 Members represent Queens. p

How Can I Be Involved in New York City Government? G t?

Visit New York Citys official website: www.nyc.gov.

Find out more about tourism spots in NYC at from NYC & Co. at www.nycgo.com. Volunteer opportunities? Check out NYC Service at www.nycservice.org. Follow the Mayor on Twitter at www.twitter.com/nycmayorsoffice.

Whats Cool To Do In Queens?

Meet the Mets! http://newyork.mets.mlb.com/ Experience Queens Culture at Flushing Town Hall.

http://www.flushingtownhall.org/ h // fl h h ll /
C l b t fi art in Long Island Citys PS1 htt // 1 Celebrate fine t i L I l d Cit PS1. http://ps1.org/ / Go to the Beach! Rockaway Beach!

http://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/rockawaybeach

Whats Cool To Do In Queens?

Become a foodie and eat, eat, eat! Volunteer at the YMCA.

H How do I get around? NYCMTA! www.mta.info d d f

Contact Info
Morgan A. Jones Queens Borough Director Mayors Community Affairs Unit (212) 788-7448 mjones1@cityhall.nyc.gov @

Q&A

THANK YOU!