
Hitchcock, a developer who renamed the area in 1872 and sold off land for residential development. One theory is that it was renamed by music producer Benjamin W. The area was originally known as West Flushing, but various theories have arisen for its etymology.

After World War II, the majority of the neighborhood's residents were mostly Italian, German, Irish and of other European ancestries.


Corona's main thoroughfares include Corona Avenue, Roosevelt Avenue, Northern Boulevard, Junction Boulevard, and 108th Street.Ĭorona has a multicultural population with a Latino majority, and is the site of historic African American and Italian American communities. It is bordered by Flushing and Flushing Meadows–Corona Park to the east, Jackson Heights to the west, Forest Hills and Rego Park to the south, Elmhurst to the southwest, and East Elmhurst to the north. Corona is a neighborhood in the borough of Queens in New York City.
