New York City Criminal Court - Queens County Branch
Queens Criminal Court
125-01 Queens Boulevard
Kew Gardens, New York 11415
New York City is comprised of 5 boroughs (counties): Brooklyn (Kings county), Queens (Queens county), Manhattan (New York county), The Bronx (Bronx county), and Staten Island (Richmond county). One of the original 12 counties of the Province of New York, Queens is largest borough in area and second most populous of the five boroughs of New York City, next to Brooklyn. It is the only one of the 5 boroughs where the original neighborhoods remain identified with the Postal Service. (ie: Kew Gardens, Long Island City, Flushing, etc.), whereas for instance, the areas in Brooklyn (i.e. Bushwick, Williamsburg, Canarsie, Brooklyn Heights, etc.) are listed as Brooklyn, NY.
Queens District Attorney, of course, prosecutes in Queens Criminal Court.
Criminal Cases. This Queens courthouse does handle Civil, and Family Court cases as well.