November 08, 2006
Finds Evidence of Significant
Underrepresentation of Large Black and Latino-Owned Businesses in
Queens
The Ronald H. Brown Center for Civil Rights and Economic
Development at St. John's University’s School of Law has
issued a comprehensive report entitled: “The Q-626 Report: A study
analyzing the diversity of the 626 Largest Businesses, and the 105
Largest Minority Businesses, in Queens.” The Report examines
the diversity of the Queens business community.
The Q-626 Report had the following key findings:
- 46% of the population of Queens is foreign born
- 54% of the Queens’ population speaks a language other than
English at home
- Black and Latino labor participation in Queens is higher than
Whites and Asians
- In Queens, Blacks on average have higher family incomes than
Whites
- 46.6% of businesses in Queens are minority-owned
- Minority businesses in Queens generate over $7 billion in
aggregate sales
- 105 largest minority businesses have aggregate sales of $2
billion
- 82% of the 105 largest minority-owned businesses are located in
the following five neighborhoods: Jamaica, Flushing, Long Island
City, Maspeth and Woodside
- 82% of the 105 largest minority-owned businesses are Asian
owned
- Only four Black-owned and nine Latino-owned businesses could be
identified in the 105 largest minority-owned businesses
In summary, despite the recent Census data that heralded Blacks
living in Queens as having higher incomes than Whites, the Q-626
Report shows that Black-owned and Latino-owned businesses are
significantly underrepresented among the largest businesses in
Queens. This report will be published in an upcoming issue of the
St. John’s Law Review. For an advance copy of the report,
click on the link below:
For more information, please contact Leonard M.
Baynes, Professor of Law and Director of The Ronald H. Brown
Center for Civil Rights and Economic Development at (718) 990-6600
or baynesl@stjohns.edu.