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___MASK67___ ( L . I . C .) is the westernmost residential and commercial neighborhood ___MASK40___ the New York City borough ___MASK40___ ___MASK86___ . L . I . C . is noted for its rapid and ongoing residential growth and gentrification , its waterfront parks , and its thriving arts community . L . I . C . has among the highest concentration ___MASK40___ art galleries , art institutions , and studio space ___MASK40___ any neighborhood in New York City . It is bordered by Astoria to the north ; the East River to the west ; Hazen Street , 49th Street , and New Calvary Cemetery in Sunnyside to the east ; and Newtown Creek  which separates ___MASK86___ from Greenpoint , Brooklyn  to the south . It originally was the seat ___MASK40___ government ___MASK40___ Newtown Township , and remains the largest neighborhood in ___MASK86___ . The area is part ___MASK40___ ___MASK86___ Community Board 1 , located north ___MASK40___ the Queensboro Bridge and ___MASK86___ Plaza ; it is also ___MASK40___ ___MASK86___ Community Board 2 to the south . The ___MASK17___ City Subway is a rapid transit system owned by the City ___MASK40___ ___MASK17___ and leased to the ___MASK17___ City Transit Authority , a subsidiary agency ___MASK40___ the state - run Metropolitan Transportation Authority ( MTA ). Opened in 1904 , the ___MASK17___ City Subway is one ___MASK40___ the world ' s oldest public transit systems , one ___MASK40___ the world ' s ___MASK10___ used metro systems , and the metro system with the ___MASK10___ stations . It offers service 24 hours per day and every day ___MASK40___ the year . Rapid transit , also known as heavy rail , metro , subway , tube , or underground , is a type ___MASK40___ high - capacity public transport generally found in urban areas . Unlike buses or trams , rapid transit systems are electric railways that operate on an exclusive right - ___MASK40___ - way , which cannot be accessed by pedestrians or other vehicles ___MASK40___ any sort , and which is often grade separated in tunnels or on elevated railways . Broadway is a local station on the BMT Astoria Line . It is served by the N train at all times , and by additional Q train on weekdays . The Astoria Line is a rapid transit line ___MASK40___ the BMT Division ___MASK40___ the New York City Subway , serving the ___MASK86___ neighborhood ___MASK40___ Astoria . It runs south from Ditmars Boulevard in Astoria to 39th Avenue in Long Island City above 31st Street . It then turns west and serves Queensboro Plaza over ___MASK86___ Plaza . ___MASK86___ is the easternmost and largest in area of the five boroughs of New York City . It is geographically adjacent to the borough of Brooklyn at the southwestern end of Long Island , and to Nassau County further east on Long Island ; in addition , ___MASK86___ shares water borders with the boroughs of Manhattan and the Bronx . Coterminous with ___MASK86___ County since 1899 , the borough of ___MASK86___ is the second - largest in population ( after Brooklyn ), with a census - estimated 2 , 339 , 150 residents in 2015 , approximately 48 % of them foreign - born . ___MASK86___ County also is the second - most populous county in the U . S . state of New York , behind the neighboring borough of Brooklyn , which is coterminous with Kings County . ___MASK86___ is the fourth - most densely populated county among New York City ' s boroughs , as well as in the United States . If each of New York City ' s boroughs were an independent city , ___MASK86___ also would be the nation ' s fourth most populous city , after Los Angeles , Chicago , and Brooklyn . ___MASK86___ is the most ethnically diverse urban area in the world .