Jackson Heights Insider

Hey neighbor, Jackson Heights is fully in summer mode. On Sunday, the Peruvian Parade filled 37th avenue with music, dancing, and plenty of red and white, kicking off the neighborhood’s Latin American parade season in style. Photo credit: Ramy Mahmoud The soundtrack continued at Travers Park, where the Queens Jazz Trail opened with a concert…

Hey neighbor, We had another Jackson Heights Insider dinner club on Tuesday, and it was a good one. Neighbors were spread out across Black Thai, Uncle Peter’s, Cafe Salamanca, Pio Pio, and Queensboro, where everyone came together afterward. If you haven’t joined one yet, here’s how it works. You get paired with a small table…

Hey neighbor, It is going to be a scorcher this week, with temperatures expected to climb close to 100 degrees on Friday. So please take it easy out there! Drink water, check on neighbors, and maybe do not choose this week to prove you can carry six grocery bags home from Food Bazaar in one…

Hey neighbor, Today is Primary Election Day, which means Jackson Heights gets to do one of its favorite things. Have strong opinions, then go vote on them. Polls are open from 6am to 9pm, and if you are on line at 9pm, you can still vote. You can check your polling place and see a…

Hey neighbor, Well, what a week! The Knicks won the NBA championship and had the whole city yelling at TVs. Jackson Heights got to enjoy some of the fun outside with impromptu watch parties and plenty of orange and blue energy. Then the World Cup kicked off, and Gio Reyna scored the final goal for…

Hey neighbor, What a week to be in Jackson Heights. Queens Pride brought music, flags, dancing, and thousands of people to 37th Avenue on Sunday. The mayor stopped by too, proving that even City Hall knows where the party is. Now the neighborhood is trading rainbow flags for orange and blue. The Knicks lead the…

Hey neighbor, There’s a lot cooking in Jackson Heights this week, in some cases literally. First, thank you to everyone who came out to dinner club last week. We had groups at Arepa Lady, Red Chilli, Kitchen 79, and Baht, then wrapped things up with a meetup at Espresso 77. It was great seeing old…

Hey neighbor, Big week on 34th Avenue. First, there’s a giant soccer ball art installation on the Open Street, just in time for World Cup fever to start creeping into the neighborhood. It’s hard to miss, and honestly, it might be the only soccer ball in Queens that nobody is allowed to kick. Speaking of…

Hey neighbor, Travers Park is having a moment. The trees are lush, the grass is bright, and the whole place looks like it is trying to convince us that the heat is charming. Photo credit: Luis Flash Ariel Zayas And honestly, it almost works. On a scorching day, a shady bench in Travers feels less…

Hey neighbor, Jackson Heights made it all the way to Japanese public TV this week. Our local tree volunteers were featured, which means the neighborhood’s trees are now officially more internationally famous than most of us. We also had three local restaurants land on The New York Times’ 100 best NYC restaurants for 2026. Kabab…