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Jackson Heights (Queens) tour


The most interesting neighborhood in Queens: enormous ethnic mix (Indian, Nepalese, Colombian, Mexican), a planned community of garden apartments, bustling (and more) shopping streets.

This tour is a work in progress. Please stay tuned for more info.

Jackson Heights is a cousin of sorts to Sunnyside: both were planned communities in western Queens, though the latter stressed individual houses, while Jackson Heights contains stunning garden apartments.

Jackson Heights is much larger and contains multitudes, including the center of Queens' LGBT life. Parts of it are gentrifying/gentrified, while others are not. The neighborhood was memorialized in Frederick Wiseman's fascinating 2017 documentary, Jackson Heights, which highlighted "one of the world's most diverse communities."

It's also the home of the annual Queens "Momo Crawl," in which attendees can taste--and rate--momos (dumplings) from a variety of Tibetan, Nepalese, and Indian restaurants, food stalls, and food trucks. Yes, Jackson Heights has dueling momo food trucks.

There are some excellent tours available that focus on food in Jackson Heights, given the diverse opportunities. And occasionally there's a tour that focuses on the neighborhood's history and architecture. My tour attempts to bridge the two, including optional food stops, aiming to give visitors a deeper understanding of a large and complex neighborhood. (I don't count myself as a food expert, and don't offer food tours per se, but you can't ignore food--snacks or baked goods, at least--in Jackson Heights.)


Distance from Midtown Manhattan: 15-20 minutes via subway

Basic tour length: 2.5 hours (see fees)

Starting place: 74th Street/Broadway (E/F/R/M/7) 

Ending place: Varies, possible 82nd Street on 7 train

Highlights: History, architecture, parks, public institutions, ethnic diversity, food

Before/after/during tour: Eat!

Potential tour extensions with me: Sunnyside or Long Island City, both relatively nearby on the 7 train.
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  • Brooklyn tours
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      • Fort Greene & Clinton Hill tour
      • DUMBO, Fulton Ferry, Vinegar Hill tour
      • Park Slope tour
      • Brooklyn Bridge (and more) tour
      • Atlantic Avenue & Downtown Brooklyn
      • Cobble Hill/Carroll Gardens tour
      • Red Hook tour
    • Williamsburg & north Brooklyn >
      • Williamsburg tour
      • Greenpoint tour
      • Bushwick and East Williamsburg tour
    • Central Brooklyn >
      • Bedford-Stuyvesant tour
      • Crown Heights tour
      • (Not Just) Victorian Flatbush tour
    • Coney Island and southern Brooklyn >
      • Coney Island Webinar, Virtual Tour, & Resources
      • Coney Island (& Brighton Beach) tour
      • Sunset Park tour
      • Bensonhurst tour
      • Bay Ridge tour
    • Jewish, food, and Xmas lights tours >
      • Jewish Neighborhood Tours
      • Food, dessert, ice cream tours
      • Dyker Heights Christmas Lights tour
    • Moving to Brooklyn/layover tours >
      • Moving to/Studying in/Retiring in Brooklyn
      • Airport/Cruise/Layover tours in Brooklyn
    • Atlantic Yards/Pacific Park/Barclays Center
  • Beyond Brooklyn
    • Jackson Heights tour
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    • Sunnyside & LIC East
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