Flushing Meadows–Corona Park

==<span class="anchor" id="In popular culture"></span>In media==
The fictional "Valley of Ashes" in [[F. Scott Fitzgerald]]'s novel ''[[The Great Gatsby]]'' (1925) is said to have been inspired by the site of Flushing Meadows–Corona Park when it was still a dump, as well as by nearby [[Willets Point, Queens|Willets Point]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.wnyc.org/story/216534-blog-mayor-valley-ashes-great-gatsby-was-inspired-willets-point/ |title=Mayor: Valley of Ashes in 'Great Gatsby' Was Inspired by Willets Point |date=June 14, 2012 |work=WNYC |access-date=December 11, 2013 |archive-date=April 7, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210407074007/https://www.wnyc.org/story/216534-blog-mayor-valley-ashes-great-gatsby-was-inspired-willets-point/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In the movie ''[[Men in Black (1997 film)|Men in Black]]'' (1997), the saucer-shaped restaurants atop the observation towers of the New York State Pavilion were portrayed as real alien UFOs used as a display to disguise its appearance to the public. Edgar the bug attempts to use one to escape Earth, but not before being shot down by the agents (destroying the Unisphere in the process), after which it attempts to climb aboard the second ship but is stopped by Jay, who tricks it into coming back down.<ref name="Curbed-MIB-WF">{{cite web | last=Rosenberg | first=Zoe | title=New York State Pavilion preservation effort gets funding infusion | website=Curbed NY | date=April 28, 2017 | url=https://ny.curbed.com/2017/4/28/15468644/new-york-state-pavilion-preservation-nyc | access-date=November 2, 2017 | archive-date=April 7, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210407074020/https://ny.curbed.com/2017/4/28/15468644/new-york-state-pavilion-preservation-nyc | url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="NYDaily-MIB3">{{cite news|last1=Hirshon|first1=Nicholas|title='Men in Black III' crews turn the clock back to the 1960s in Queens|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/queens/men-black-iii-crews-turn-clock-back-1960s-queens-article-1.130642|access-date=April 18, 2017|work=[[New York Daily News]]|date=June 7, 2011|archive-date=April 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210407074054/https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/queens/men-black-iii-crews-turn-clock-back-1960s-queens-article-1.130642|url-status=live}}</ref> Scenes for the film ''[[Men in Black 3]]'' (2012) were also filmed at Flushing Meadows.<ref name="NYDaily-MIB3" /> That film features a scene that recreates [[Shea Stadium]], demolished in 2009, during the [[1969 World Series]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Men In Black 3 – Compositing Shea Stadium|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Wt_xuMft4A| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211117/9Wt_xuMft4A| archive-date=November 17, 2021 | url-status=live|website=[[YouTube]]|publisher=[[Sony Pictures Imageworks]]|access-date=April 18, 2017|date=February 26, 2015}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

The intro to the long-running 1990s sitcom ''[[The King of Queens]]'' was partly shot in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park.<ref>{{Cite web|title='The King of Queens' 2|url=https://www.qchron.com/editions/queenswide/the-king-of-queens-2/image_0722793c-154c-548e-8f82-7b5d22855d52.html|date=June 24, 2015|access-date=June 23, 2021|website=Queens Chronicle|language=en|archive-date=June 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624205749/https://www.qchron.com/editions/queenswide/the-king-of-queens-2/image_0722793c-154c-548e-8f82-7b5d22855d52.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2001, during the [[The Amazing Race 1|first season]] of ''[[The Amazing Race (American TV series)|The Amazing Race]]'', the Unisphere at Flushing Meadows Park served as the Finish Line. In 2014, it served as a stop on the first leg of [[The Amazing Race 25|Season 25]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Burrell|first1=Jackie|title='Amazing Race' recap: Pearly whites, pen-swiping and pirates|url=http://www.mercurynews.com/2014/09/29/amazing-race-recap-pearly-whites-pen-swiping-and-pirates/|access-date=April 18, 2017|work=[[The Mercury News]]|date=September 29, 2014|archive-date=April 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210407074052/https://www.mercurynews.com/2014/09/29/amazing-race-recap-pearly-whites-pen-swiping-and-pirates/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In the [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]], the [[Stark Expo]]—first featured in ''[[Iron Man 2]]'' (2010)—takes place at the Flushing Meadows–Corona Park and appears in multiple films in the series, including ''[[Captain America: The First Avenger]]'' (2011) and briefly in ''[[Spider-Man: Homecoming]]'' (2017).<ref>{{cite web | last=Pereira | first=Ivan | title=Movie 'Iron Man 2' features expo in Flushing Meadows | website=QNS.com | date=April 14, 2010 | url=https://qns.com/story/2010/04/14/movie-iron-man-2-features-expo-in-flushing-meadows/ | access-date=March 9, 2019 | archive-date=December 31, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191231091557/https://qns.com/story/2010/04/14/movie-iron-man-2-features-expo-in-flushing-meadows/ | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last=Hirshon | first=Nicholas | title=Relics from 1964 World's Fair in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park revived in 'Iron Man 2' | website=nydailynews.com | date=May 7, 2010 | url=https://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/relics-1964-world-fair-flushing-meadows-corona-park-revived-iron-man-2-article-1.446801 | access-date=March 9, 2019 | archive-date=December 31, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191231091558/https://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/relics-1964-world-fair-flushing-meadows-corona-park-revived-iron-man-2-article-1.446801 | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite book | last=O'Sullivan | first=M. | title=Marvel Cinematic Universe Guidebook: The Avengers Initiative | publisher=Marvel Entertainment | year=2017 | isbn=978-1-302-49692-0 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=w6YKDgAAQBAJ&pg=PT59 | access-date=March 9, 2019 | page=59 | archive-date=July 23, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230723000559/https://books.google.com/books?id=w6YKDgAAQBAJ&pg=PT59 | url-status=live }}</ref>

In early 2018, musician [[Paul Simon]] announced that he would perform his final live concert at Flushing Meadows–Corona Park on September 22, 2018. Simon had grown up near the neighborhood and had visited the park frequently.<ref>{{cite web | last=Aswad | first=Jem | title=Paul Simon to Stage 'Unique' Farewell Concert at Queens' Flushing Meadows Corona Park | website=Variety | date=June 20, 2018 | url=https://variety.com/2018/biz/news/paul-simon-to-stage-farewell-concert-at-queens-flushing-meadows-corona-park-1202851949/ | access-date=July 23, 2018 | archive-date=October 9, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211009045828/https://variety.com/2018/biz/news/paul-simon-to-stage-farewell-concert-at-queens-flushing-meadows-corona-park-1202851949/ | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last=Davenport | first=Emily | title=Paul Simon to conclude his 'Farewell Tour' at Flushing Meadows Corona Park in September | website=QNS.com | date=June 20, 2018 | url=https://qns.com/story/2018/06/20/paul-simon-conclude-farewell-tour-flushing-meadows-corona-park-september/ | access-date=July 23, 2018 | archive-date=April 23, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200423014841/https://qns.com/story/2018/06/20/paul-simon-conclude-farewell-tour-flushing-meadows-corona-park-september/ | url-status=live }}</ref>