A typical residential street in Jackson Heights.

Jackson Heights is a neighborhood in north-western portion of the borough of Queens in New York City, USA. The neighborhood is part of Queens Community Board 3.^[1] Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 533 pixel Image in higher resolution (1800 × 1200 pixel, file size: 1. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 533 pixel Image in higher resolution (1800 × 1200 pixel, file size: 1. ... A neighbourhood or neighborhood (see spelling differences) is a geographically localised community located within a larger city or suburb. ... The Five Boroughs redirects here. ... For other uses, see Queens (disambiguation) and Queen. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... The Queens Community Board 3 is a local government in New York City, encompassing the neighborhoods of Jackson Heights, East Elmhurst and North Corona, in the borough of Queens. ...

Jackson Heights is an urban melting pot with many ethnic populations, but mainly consists of Latin Americans, multi-generational European, and Asian Americans. It is one of the most diverse neighborhoods in the United States and the entire world. The Hispanic American population consists of a various mix of Latinos from many Latin American countries, mainly Ecuador, Colombia (67,000 population), Bolivia, Mexico, Argentina and Uruguay.There is also a large population of Europeans of multi-generational Italian, Jewish, Polish, Irish, and Russian descent. The Asian American community includes immigrants from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, China, Korea, and the Philippines. Queens' Little India is located around the intersection of Roosevelt Avenue and 74th Street, near Broadway (distinct from Broadway in Manhattan). Hispanics in the United States, or Hispanic Americans, are American citizens or residents of Hispanic ethnicity who identify themselves as having Hispanic Cultural heritage. ... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ... The word Jew ( Hebrew: יהודי) is used in a wide number of ways, but generally refers to a follower of the Jewish faith, a child of a Jewish mother, or someone of Jewish descent with a connection to Jewish culture or ethnicity and often a combination... An Asian American is a person of Asian ancestry or origin who was born in or is an immigrant to the United States. ... This article is about the Korean peninsula and civilization. ... A view of Broadway in 1909 Broadway, as the name implies, is a wide avenue in New York City. ... For other uses, see Manhattan (disambiguation). ...

Geography and Transportation

Jackson Heights

Jackson Heights is also where the IRT Flushing Line (7 <7>) train meets the IND Queens Boulevard Line (E F G R V) and numerous bus routes at the 74th Street-Broadway transportation hub, which has recently received a $100+ million renovation [1]. The community is bounded by Northern Boulevard to the north, the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway to the west, Roosevelt Avenue to the south, and Junction Boulevard to the east. East Elmhurst, the area immediately to the north, from Northern Boulevard to the Grand Central Parkway, though not part of the original development, is sometimes regarded as a northward extension of the neighborhood. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1024 × 768 pixel, file size: 747 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1024 × 768 pixel, file size: 747 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Services that use the IRT Flushing Line through midtown have been colored purple since 1979. ... Main Street to Times Square An R36 7 local northbound at 33rd Street–Rawson Street. ... Main Street to Times Square An R36 7 local northbound at 33rd Street–Rawson Street. ... The Queens Boulevard Line is a fully underground line of the New York City Subway, as part of the IND division. ... The E Eighth Avenue Local is a service of the New York City Subway. ... The F Sixth Avenue Local and V Sixth Avenue Local are two services of the New York City Subway. ... The G Brooklyn-Queens Crosstown Local is a service of the New York City Subway. ... Current and former R services The R Broadway Local is a service of the New York City Subway. ... The F Sixth Avenue Local and V Sixth Avenue Local are two services of the New York City Subway. ... 74th Street–Broadway is a local stop on the IRT Flushing Line. ... This page meets Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ... New York State Route 25A is a New York State highway and the main East-West route for most of the North Shore of Long Island, New York running from the Queens-Midtown Tunnel at its Western terminus to Calverton at its Eastern end. ... On the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway (I-278). ... The Grand Central Parkway is a parkway that stretches from the Triborough Bridge in New York City to Nassau County in Long Island. ...

The Jackson Heights name comes from Jackson Avenue, the former name for Northern Boulevard (the Jackson Avenue name is retained by this major road in a short stretch between Queensboro Plaza and the Queens Midtown Tunnel approaches, in the Long Island City neighborhood). The Queens Midtown Tunnel is a toll road in New York City. ... Long Island City, New York, often abbreviated L.I.C., is an area in the borough of Queens in New York City. ...

The picture at the right shows Corona in the vast majority of the picture. A small portion of Jackson Heights can be seen on the far left side, with East Elmhurst directly above it.

History

Most of the neighborhood is a National Register Historic District and about half is a designated New York City Historic District by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. It is comprised of large Garden apartment buildings (the term was invented for buildings in Jackson Heights) and many groupings of private homes. It was a planned development laid out by Edward A. MacDougall's Queensboro Corporation beginning about 1917, and following the arrival of the No. 7 elevated line between Manhattan and Flushing. The community was initially planned as a place for middle to upper-middle income workers from Manhattan to raise their families. The Jackson Heights New York City Historic District ranges from parts of 88th Street through the early 70s. The Jackson Heights New York State and National Register Districts range from parts of 91st Street through part of 69th Street. A former golf course located between 76th and 78th Streets and 34th and 37th Avenues was built upon during the 1940s. The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission is the New York City agency charged with administering New Yorks Landmarks Preservation Law. ... Ebenezer Howards 3 magnets diagram which addressed the question Where will the people go?, the choices being Town, Country or Town-Country The garden city movement is an approach to urban planning that was founded in 1898 by Ebenezer Howard in England. ...

Jackson Heights is among the first garden city communities built in the United States, as part of the international Garden city movement at the turn of the last century. There are more private parks (historically called gardens by the residents) within walking distance of each other than in any other city in America. They are tucked in the mid-blocks, mostly hidden from view by the buildings surrounding them. Several approach the size of Gramercy Park in Manhattan, and one is slightly larger. As befits private parks, unless given an invitation, the key to gain entry is to own a co-op around its perimeter. The basis for the private ownership of the parks of Jackson Heights is derived from its founding principle; as a privately-owned little garden city, built largely under the oversight of one person. The private gardens help make the historic part of the neighborhood highly desirable. Ebenezer Howards 3 magnets diagram which addressed the question Where will the people go?, the choices being Town, Country or Town-Country The garden city movement is an approach to urban planning that was founded in 1898 by Ebenezer Howard in England. ... Gramercy Park (sometimes misspelled as Grammercy) is a small, fenced-in private park in the Gramercy neighborhood of the New York City borough of Manhattan, accessible only to residents of certain townhouses in the area who have keys to the park. ... For other uses, see Manhattan (disambiguation). ...

The Historic District of Jackson Heights is also the more affluent part of Jackson Heights.

Education

Jackson Heights has a wide array of school choices within walking distance ( one of the largest in the country). Students attend P.S. 69 or P.S. 212or several other primary schools. Middle schools in the neighborhood include I.S. 145 and I.S. 230. There is also a well-regarded public Charter School (The Renaissance Charter School) as well as various private schools such as the well-known prep school (the Garden School) and parochial schools such as St Joan of Arc, Our Lady of Fatima, and Blessed Sacrament School. Hebrew School is also offered at The Jewish Center of Jackson Heights.

Even though most of the children from Kindergarten to Grade 8 stay in the wide array of schools in the neighborhood for elementary school , The majority of students in Jackson Heights go to high schools through out the five boroughs primarily in Manhattan & Queens. From public high schools — such as Stuyvesant High School , Academy of American Studies, Townsend Harris High School at Queens College, & Bronx High School of Science — to private high schools, such as Archbishop Molloy High School, Xavier High School, Regis High School, Trinity School, Dominican Academy and St. Francis Preparatory School. Stuyvesant High School, commonly referred to as Stuy, is a New York City public high school that specializes in mathematics and science. ... The Academy of American Studies is a selective public high school in Long Island City, Queens, New York, which was founded in 1996 by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History With roughly 620 students according to Insideschools. ... Townsend Harris High School is a public magnet high school for the humanities in the borough of Queens in New York City. ... Queens College, Queens College or Queens College is the name of more than one institution, see: Queens College, Cambridge Queens College, Charlotte Queens College, Hong Kong Queens College, London Queens College, New York Queens College, Nassau The Queens College, Oxford Queens College was the... The Bronx High School of Science, commonly called Bronx Science, Bronx Sci, or just Science, is a specialized New York City public high school located in the Bedford Park section of the Bronx, with no tuition charges and admission by exam (reportedly taken by more than 20,000 students). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Xavier High School is an all-boys Jesuit university-preparatory high school located in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. ... Regis High School is an all-scholarship, Jesuit, college preparatory school for young Catholic men. ... Trinity School labore et virtute (labor and virtue) Trinity School is a private, co-educational day school for grades K-12 located in New York City, USA, and a member of the Ivy Preparatory School League. ... Dominican Academy is a Catholic preparatory school for girls. ... St. ...

Community

Many residents commute to nearby Manhattan, ten to fifteen minutes away by express subway. The main retail thoroughfare is on 37th Avenue, with more retail on 82nd and 74th Streets on the block between 37th and Roosevelt Avenues. Roosevelt Avenue is also lined with various retail stores. The majority of 35th and 34th Avenues and most side streets between 37th Avenue and Northern Boulevard are zoned residential. For other uses, see Manhattan (disambiguation). ... New York State Route 25A is a New York State highway and the main East-West route for most of the North Shore of Long Island, New York running from the Queens-Midtown Tunnel at its Western terminus to Calverton at its Eastern end. ...

The community is home to various houses of worship from a wide array of religions.

The Jackson Heights Historic District has the largest density of sidewalk trees and greenery in New York City along its lush residential streets.

The prices of private homes, co-ops, & condos within Jackson Heights have risen rapidly in recent years, especially within the Historic Districts.

Jackson Heights is mainly composed of private homes, co-op buildings, and rentals, with a small number of condominiums. Rentals in the Jackson Heights Historic District range from about the low $1,000s to the high $1,000s depending on size. Co-ops and condos range from $150,000s for studios to $700,000 and up for "classic seven" apartments. Houses range from $550,000 to the low $1,000,000s.

Jackson Heights is known for its wide array of multi-cultural restaurants and establishments.

There is a greenmarket every Sunday morning during summer at Travers Park, as well as various family-oriented spring & summer concerts. Travers Park is a small community park and playground in Jackson Heights, Queens, New York. ...

The first and only gallery is named Y Gallery located on 85th st and Northern Blvd, the space was created by community activist, Agusto Yayiko. www.ygallerynewyork.com

A film and food festival called The 7 International Arts Express festival that occurs every fall in locations throughout the neighborhood.

The second annual Jackson Heights Film and Food Festival is held September 28, 29, 30th 2007. www.jhfff.org

Colombian broadcaster RCN TV has its US-American headquarters in the neighborhood, reflecting the large Colombian population in the area. RCN Televisión is a Colombian national television network. ...

The Jackson Heights Beautification Group is a community-based 501(C)3 nonprofit group with about 500 members. There is no paid staff. Volunteers organize concerts in Travers Park and an annual children's Halloween parade, clean graffiti, plant flowers all along 37th Avenue, and otherwise work to continue to improve the community.

The Western Jackson Heights Alliance is a newer organization focusing on community issues west of 82nd Street. Traffic congestion, noise, sanitation and overdevelopment concerns prompted residents to form the group in 2006. The group has been successful in drawing attention to the lack of city planning and the absence of local leadership in dealing with these urgent 'quality of life' issues. The Alliance is committed to bringing city agencies, business interests, non-profit organizations and elected officials together to form and enact a coherent plan for Jackson Heights' future survival. Will Sweeney, a founding member, has emerged as a possible candidate in the 2009 City Council race.

Other organizations include The Jackson Heights Garden City Society & El Grupo de Accion.

Jackson Heights has followed the general patterns of New York City when it comes to crime. After spikes in the 1980s into the 1990s, crime has declined significantly. According to New York City CompStat statistics, measured crime has declined more than 70% in the last 13 years (1993 to 2006). As of August 2006, the two-year decline was 11% and the one-year decline was 8%. CompStat - or COMPSTAT - (short for COMPuter STATistics or COMParative STATistics) is the name given to the New York City Police Departments accountability process. ...

During the height of New York City's drug violence, crusading anti-crime journalist Manuel de Dios Unanue, the former editor of El Diario-La Prensa, was murdered while having dinner in an Elmhurst restaurant adjacent to Jackson Heights. Testimony at the trial of his murderer indicated that a Colombian drug lord had put out a $20,000 contract on de Dios. Today, a small park and street in the neighborhood bears Unanue's name in his memory. El Diario la Prensa is the largest and oldest Spanish-language daily newspaper in New York City and the oldest in the United States. ...

Public school children from the Northridge Co-ops in Jackson Heights were the first in the city to be bused to a school out of the district, as part of the New York City busing experiment of the mid-1960s. This caused a great deal of turmoil within the neighborhood and the city itself, and became part of a heated national debate during the civil rights era, covered by the national media such as Time, etc. Time (whose trademark is capitalized TIME) is a weekly American newsmagazine, similar to Newsweek and U.S. News & World Report. ...

Jackson Heights is the second largest LGBT community in New York City.^[2]

Youth

With the great diversity of this neighborhood, the young people in Jackson Heights come from a wide array of backgrounds. Travers Park is the main local playground. It has a wide variety of sports, including basketball, tennis, baseball, and handball. Travers Park is a small community park and playground in Jackson Heights, Queens, New York. ...

Notable residents

• Reflective of the tremendous diversity of the neighborhood, actors Lucy Liu, John Leguizamo, Susan Sarandon, Kevin Dobson, and Carroll O'Connor grew up in Jackson Heights, as did comedian Don Rickles, writer/director Peter Hoffman, film critic Jami Bernard, playwright John Guare and musician Gene Simmons of the rock group Kiss.
• Charles Chaplin had an apartment in the building The Towers in Historical Jackson Heights
• Scrabble was invented by resident Alfred Mosher Butts in 1938, and perfected at Community Methodist Church. (A commemorative street sign at the corner of 35th Ave and 81st St, where the church still stands, was erected by the city in 2004.)
• Alfred Eisenstaedt, photographer, lived in Jackson Heights for many years.^[3]
• American short story writers Sandra Cisneros and Michael Gonsalves lived in Jackson Heights for most of their formative years.
• Jackson Heights was the home of former assistant secretary of defense (1954-1957) Robert Tripp Ross, now deceased.
• Actress Paula Garcés lives in an apartment in Jackson Heights.
• Famous basketball player, Avi Roy now resides on 83 st.
• Rapper Juju of The Beatnuts is from Jackson Heights, with Psycho Les hailing from nearby Corona, Queens

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Use as a film location

• Major portions of the Academy Award nominated¹ film 'Maria Full of Grace' (2004) were filmed on location in Jackson Heights. Minor portions of the movie Random Hearts (1999) were filmed in Jackson Heights on 35th avenue between 76th and 77th street.

• Much of the Alfred Hitchcock film, The Wrong Man, takes place within a few blocks of the intersection of Broadway and 74th Street. The former Victor Moore Arcade and the connecting subway station, were prominently featured in the movie. The arcade was demolished and rebuilt from 1998 to 2005 and is now known as the Victor A. Moore Bus Terminal. It was named after Jackson Heights resident, Victor Moore, who was a famous Broadway and film actor from the era of silent film to the 1950s.

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Trivia

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• Jackson Heights was an important place during the Great American Boycott of 2006. On that day, 37th Avenue between 83rd and 79th streets was filled with protesters cheering "si se puede!".

• Colombian broadcaster RCN has its American headquarters there.

• Jackson Heights is the site of the annual Queens Gay Pride Parade, which is held on 37th Avenue, (a lavender line is painted down the center of the avenue for the event,) on the first Sunday in June of every year. There is a street festival held on 37th Road, off Roosevelt Avenue, following the parade and lasts all day.

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References

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External links

• http://jacksonheightsnyc.blogspot.com
• http://www.jhbg.org
• http://www.wjha.org
• http://groups.yahoo.com/group/jhcommunity
• http://www.ygallerynewyork.com/
• http://www.jhfff.org
• http://www.jacksonheightsnyc.com
• http://www.mpcproperties.com
• http://www.beaudoinrealtor.com
• http://www.seveninternationalartsexpress.org
• http://queens.about.com/od/photogalleries/ss/jh_coops.htm
• http://newyork.citysearch.com/feature/37418/history.html
• http://www.communitygreens.org/ExistingGreens/jacksonheights/jacksonheights.htm
• http://www.nyc.gov/html/nextstopnyc/html/neighborhoods/jackson_heights_main.shtml

Sources

• Jackson, Kenneth (1995). Encyclopedia of New York City. Yale University Press. 
• Roleke, John. Scrabble Avenue: Scrabble Invented in Jackson Heights. About.com.
• Jackson Heights Indian community guide