Use these questions to think more about how you would describe your community...
  - Where do people in your community gather or socialize?
  - How and where does your community access services (healthcare, transportation, educational services, etc.)?

Examples of activities and services: Shopping areas, schools and universities, libraries, parks, lakes, rivers, places of worship, healthcare services, public transport, local nonprofit organizations, etc.

Your response: Rego Center features various department stores, such as Burlington, Ikea, TJ Maxx, and Marshall’s, as well as supermarkets and wholesale stores, such as Aldi and Costco. A few blocks down is Queens Center Mall, which has a wide variety of shops, including but not limited to Express, the Apple Store, Sephora, Gap, Victoria’s Secret, and Foot Locker. Queens Center Mall and Rego Center are hubs for activity within the community; not only do they provide residents with resources such as food, clothing, and groceries, but these are also the main areas in which people of the community and neighborhood gather to socialize.

Use these questions to think more about how you would describe your community...
  - What are the cultural bonds in your community?
  - If your community has a shared history, what is it?

Examples of cultural or historical interests: Religious groups, ethnic groups, languages, age groups, immigration status, historic or arts districts, etc.

Your response: This community is largely comprised of white and Asian residents. The Jewish community in commercial Rego Park is particularly prominent, though there is a church within the community as well.

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  - Where are residents employed?
  - If there are environmental concerns in your community, what are they?

Examples of economic or environmental interests: Tourism industry, agricultural workers, mining town, manufacturing center, polluted natural resource, unemployment problem, etc.

Your response: The residents of this neighborhood typically work white collar office jobs. Since the 63rd Drive-Rego Park and Woodhaven Boulevard subway stations are so conveniently located, residents who typically work office jobs in Manhattan are able to commute back and forth with ease, typically with no transfers.

Use these questions to think more about how you would describe your community...
  - What should politicians and/or map drawers know about your community?
  - What are the needs of your community?
  - Is there anything else you want to tell us about your community?

Examples of needs or concerns: Keep community in the same district or separate into multiple districts, shared policy concerns, need for a social service, relationship to other nearby communities, issues with current district lines

Your response: What makes commercial Rego Park so unique may be its lack of needs and concerns. This is a fairly affluent community comprised of middle class and upper middle class individuals. The residents of commercial Rego Park have access to an abundance of resources.