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Citizens Queens 10K Continues NYRR's Impact in the "World's Borough"

Citizens Queens 10K Continues NYRR's Impact in the "World's Borough"

Jun 10, 2025

Close up of runner on the Citizens Queens 10K course

The race is the third event in the 2025 NYRR Five-Borough Series, and this is the second year Citizens, the Official Bank of NYRR, is the title sponsor.

The Citizens Queens 10K takes place in Flushing Meadows Corona Park, the borough’s largest park, with a course giving runners views of the Unisphere, Citi Field, and the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center.

In addition to the adult 10K, 1,000 kids ages 2 to 18 will participate in free dashes and races as part of the Flushing Meadows Kids Run, one of more than 20 free Rising New York Road Runners youth events the nonprofit hosts during the year.

Good luck to all the runners taking on the race on June 14! If you're not signed up to run, come out to cheer and enjoy the amazing borough of Queens.

NYRR’s Impact in Queens

Open Run at Baisley Pond Park in Queens.
NYRR Open Run participants at Baisley Pond Park in Queens.

Queens, “The World’s Borough,” is one of the most linguistically and ethnically diverse places on the planet. According to a recent U.S. Census, 47% of the population of Queens was born outside the United States and Queens residents speak up to 130 languages.

NYRR has a big impact throughout the borough:

Nearly 8,000 NYRR members reside in Queens.
More than 35,000 kids from Queens participate in our free Rising New York Road Runners youth program across 126 sites.
Every week NYRR Open Runs in five Queens parks (Astoria Park, Baisley Pond Park, Cunningham Park. Flushing Meadows Corona Park, and Crocheron Park) serve about 1,000 runners.
More than 100 older adults at two sites in Queens participate in NYRR Striders, a free walking and fitness program.
Over 190 Queens residents participate in NYRR races through NYRR Race Free, a program that provides race fee assistance and training to those who financially qualify to make running more accessible.
Approximately 120 Queens runners join NYRR Group Training workouts in Astoria Park twice a week for coaching, camaraderie, and the inspiration that comes from running with others.
Of the more than 250 clubs that engage with NYRR, about 25 are based in Queens. Visit our clubs page and filter for Queens in the Locations tab to find an amazing selection of clubs.