Jackson Heights, Queens is New York City’s Most Diverse Neighborhood

Jackson Heights, Queens (James Andrews/Dreamstime)

Jackson Heights, Queens is one of New York City’s most diverse neighborhoods. It’s where many immigrants start their American life in New York City. Wherever you are from, there is a good chance you can find a restaurant, block, or an entire street that feels like home in Jackson Heights, Queens.

Latin Culture in Jackson Heights

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Things To Do in Jackson Heights

One of the best things to do is just walk around the streets.

The 82nd Street Partnership promotes culture in Jackson Heights. 82ndstreet.org

Latin Food in Jackson Heights

  • El Chivito D’Oro is an Uruguayan restaurant. 🇺🇾
  • La Cabaña Argentinian Steak is an Argentine parilla (steakhouse). 🇦🇷
  • La Nueva Bakery is a Colombian restaurant and bakery. 🇨🇴
  • La Pequeña Colombia is a Colombian restaurant. 🇨🇴
  • La Pollera Colorada II is a Colombian restaurant. 🇨🇴
  • Pollos Mario is a Colombian chicken chain that is popular take-out on soccer game days. 🇨🇴

Latin Parades in Jackson Heights

About Jackson Heights

“In Jackson Heights” is Frederick Wiseman’s 2015 documentary about our communities.

The neighborhood was named for John C. Jackson, one of the original Queens colonizer families.

Jackson Heights is one of the places in New York City where many of us can find the sights, sounds and smells of our birth countries. If you haven’t been “home” in a long time, a visit to the neighborhood may very well bring tears to your eyes, because it feels like home for people from many nations.

  • The main business district is 37th Avenue from 72nd St to Junction Blvd.
  • Little India is around 74th St. 🇮🇳
  • Little Pakistan is around 73rd St. 🇵🇰
  • Little Bangladesh is around 73rd St. 🇧🇩
  • Little Colombia is on 37th Avenue around 77th St. 🇨🇴
  • Little Mexico is on Roosevelt Avenue from 74th to 108th St. 🇲🇽
  • Little Tibet is the second capital of the Tibetan exile world.
  • The Jackson Heights Historic District is from 76th St to 88th St, between 34th Avenue and Roosevelt Avenue.

Government

  • New York City Council Districts 21, 22 and 25
  • Queens Community District 3 works with the Queens Borough President.
  • U.S. Congressional District New York 14

Visit Jackson Heights

Grand Central Pkwy
68th St | Jackson Heights | 94th St
Roosevelt Avenue

Subways

(7) is the main subway to and from Manhattan. It runs along Roosevelt Avenue and stops at:

  • 74th St – Broadway
  • 82nd St – Jackson Heights
  • 90th St – Elmhurst Ave
  • Junction Blvd

(E), (F)(M) cross the neighborhood’s southwest corner.

  • 65th St
  • Jackson Heights – Roosevelt Ave