Jackson Heights
Jackson Heights is a neighborhood in the northwestern part of the borough of Queens in New York City.
Jackson Heights is neighbored by North Corona to the east, Elmhurst to the south, Woodside to the west, and today northern Astoria (Ditmars-Steinway) to the northwest, and East Elmhurst to the north and northeast. Jackson Heights has an ethnically diverse community, with half the population having been foreign-born since the 2000s. The New York Times has called it "the most culturally diverse neighborhood in New York, if not on the planet." According to the 2010 United States census, the neighborhood has a population of 108,152.
Getting around Jackson Heights the local way
- Get inThe East River Ferry makes stops in both north and south Williamsburg.
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