Jackson Heights: The neighbourhood that epitomises New York
BBCJackson Heights: The neighbourhood that epitomises New York Richard Levine/Alamy Jackson Heights: The neighbourhood that epitomises New York Travellers may go to Central Park or Times Square to see New York City, but there's no better place to feel the city's DNA and understand how it started than here. "To me, Jackson Heights feels like the ideal version of New York City – it's what the city can be," said Esthi Zipori, who is originally from Israel and moved to the neighbourhood seven years ago. Sebastian Modak In one section of the neighbourhood, Little Colombia runs right into Little India There's a kind of poetic justice to Jackson Heights becoming a place that celebrates diversity. Sebastian Modak International food carts supplement the neighbourhood's global restaurant scene For chef Esneider Arevalo, Jackson Heights was the obvious place to begin the food-focussed walking tour that he offers through Culinary Backstreets.
