Talk:Jackson Heights, Queens

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Since when has Jackson Heights been a gay village? I know they have a growing gay population, but the area certainly does not cater specifically to the gay community. Darkcore 02:07, 16 Dec 2004 (UTC)

I have removed the line in the trivia page about the gay population of Jackson Heights because it's unverifiable. aliceinlampyland 10:25, 6 May 2006 (UTC).

Ok, who ever erased most of the information about the Latin American population and KEPT the Asian Amercian and European American information in the beginning, is making him/herself look like a racist. Don't do that. Bootleg42 00:22, 20 May 2006 (UTC)

im sorry that wasent my true intention it was a mistake when i was editing the section i will post it up as soon as i can ........also i greatly disagree with who ever wrote the youth section saying that they call the travelers park "da park" and then go to the 7 eleven & the fact that someone wrote that most of the youth here listen to "hip hop " and "reggaeton" and rock is not as accepted or whatever the person who wrote this said . Also it was mentioned that the Jackson Heights youth go outside to "tag it up" on the streets. This is not true and its completely unverifiable .

Also i would like to add that jackson heights does NOT consist mainly of lower class residents since the Median Household Income is $45,889 this maybe be the case for neighborhoods such as corona but it is not the case of Jackson Heights and it most certainly isnt the case of the Jackson Heights Historical District where most of the residents are middle to middle upper class .....OK so next check your demographics before placeing unaccurate information up ....Forest Hills/Kew Gardens Median HH Income is $53,704 this not much of a drastic difference and somehow you say that Jackson Heights is mainly lower and middle.

I have added a new line concerning the gay community to the trivia page, which is completely verifiable. I have no knowledge of DarkCore's relationship to Jackson Heights but my great grand parents, grand parents and mother have resided in Jackson Heights since the 30's and I have been a resident of Jackson Heights since 1983. Jackson Heights does not have a "growing" gay population it has an enormous gay population, and has had one since the '70's. While Jackson Heights does not cater exclusively to the gay community it is the center of gay life for any gay man whose primary language is spanish. For very long time, from the '80's to the early 90's there were as many as 11 gay bars in walking distance, all located on Roosevelt Avenue or adjacent streets. Aside from Christopher Street in the Village or Provincetown, MA or Castro Street in San Francisco, you could not find such a concentration of gay establishments within blocks of each other anywhere in the United States or Canada.--Casement 06:10, 6 August 2006 (UTC)

??? Would it be appropriate to add a section listing, and perhaps describing, the historic garden apartments in the Jackson Heights landmark district (building names, dates, architects, distinguishing attributes, ect.)? Daniel Karatzas' published history of the neighborhood provides useful information, but there is currently no comprehensive source online.Curiosus 05:43, 2 September 2006 (UTC)

if someone added a section like the one suggested above that would be great not only this but more pictures of the historical distric would be perfect.

Distance from midtown

I changed the entry in the first paragraph where it said Jackson Heights is "12.2 miles(19.8 km) northeast of midtown. Via google maps I calculated at 6.8 mile (10.9 km) walking distance from Jackson Heights east (not northeast) to midtown. Don't know if this is an approved method of verifying distance between two neighborhoods, but this distance is definitely much more accurate than what what in there before. If someone knows a better way to provide evidence of where Jackson Heights is in relation to midtown, please feel free to change what I did. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.201.133.35 (talk) 19:56, 30 March 2016 (UTC)

Population & map

In this article, it would be nice to have an official (heck, even an estimated) total population of the neighborhood; a rough idea of its size (either in acres or city blocks); and some sort of map showing its relationship to other parts of Queens or where it fits in NYC Jolomo 15:29, 6 April 2007 (UTC)

Jackson Heights needs a Starbucks and a Barnes & Noble ,theres too much retail space to be filled . Hopefully it will be filled by a occupant that is worth it unlike those cheap clothing stores & cell phone stores that line 82nd st.

Diversity

How can Jackson Heights and Elmhurst both be "the most ethnically diverse neighborhood/community in the world"?

Also, the music in Jackson HTS is not "Pakistani and Bengali" it's HINDI lol. Get that right.

And it's not referred to as "Little Pakistan". It is and was always referred to as "Little India". Who wrote this article? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mujjuman (talk • contribs) 22:09, 13 April 2011 (UTC)

And whatever it is called, there's way more people from Bangladesh than India in JH these days. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.201.133.35 (talk) 15:16, 19 April 2016 (UTC)

Starbucks

Can anyone verify the Starbucks opening? I've heard rumors, but no one has been able to confirm. What's the source? Worldwidedeborah 16:28, 21 July 2007 (UTC)

Verification

Hardly think it's worthy of a mention on the page. Since when is a Starbucks in a neighborhood anything but common? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.90.183.97 (talk) 05:07, 13 June 2008 (UTC)

The area of 72nd to 76th street between Broadway and 37th Ave is overrun with out of district shoppers who have no respect for the area. They double park constantly and litter the area without regard —Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.127.241.2 (talk) 07:44, 2 September 2008 (UTC)

Picture

Why does that second picture say Jackson Heights when its CLEARLY a picture of Corona. The picture shows 114th to about Junction boulevard. Im removing the picture. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 151.202.97.179 (talk) 00:28, 16 October 2009 (UTC)

Foundation of Jackson Heights

Edward Bernays, in his book Propaganda (1928) pgs 56-57 cites the creation of Jackson Heights as an important example of his new idea (at the time) of the new concept of Public Relations. This then is an important part of the its history which is missing from the page. Curiously the prior pages describe another project, to include music rooms in new homes in order to stimulate demand for pianos. It would be interesting to know if this was also played out in Jackson Heights.

210.48.92.9 (talk) 05:26, 22 November 2009 (UTC)Paul Nash - webscool@ihug.co.nz

Namesake

Does anyone know who Jackson Heights was named after? Racingstripes (talk) 11:02, 5 November 2010 (UTC)

According to the Jackson Heights Beautification Group

An article in the January 1924 issue of Queens Borough Magazine on the origin of the names of Queens neighborhoods indicated that Jackson Heights was named for John Jackson, the president of the Hunters Point and Flushing Turnpike Company (which operated the Jackson Avenue trolley). The word "Heights" was no doubt added because the parcel of land rose above adjacent acreage, and because it was seen as adding some well-needed cachet. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 206.208.180.240 (talk) 20:36, 28 October 2011 (UTC)

Eagle Theater

This was the "Earle" until it became a Bollywood theater. (My dad used to take me there to see Tom & Jerry cartoons long before it became a porn theater.) Kostaki mou (talk) 16:57, 27 January 2016 (UTC)

More on movie theaters

The Jackson Heights Theater was originally named the Colony. There was a fifth theater, the Boulevard, on Northern Boulevard and 83rd. I believe this is also now a food court. I will check on this. Kostaki mou (talk) 23:51, 28 January 2016 (UTC)

It was on 83rd Street, not 82nd, as I originally stated. It is now a Latin-American restaurant under the same name. Kostaki mou (talk) 15:49, 1 February 2016 (UTC)

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The Jackson Heights name comes from John C. Jackson, is part of the original queens families and is head of the transportation development in the borough of the development 1859. The Jackson Avenue name is retained by this major road in a short stretch between Queens Plaza and Queens–Midtown Tunnel in Long Island City.^[5] The name "heights" showed that the place was originally meant to be exclusive.^[6]Another name jackson height goes by is “trains meadow” because of the lack of trains in the area. The present-day 7 train, just 20 minutes from Manhattan—came in 1917. Four things that affected Jackson Heights population; The 1965 Immigration Reform Act, which allowed working-class immigrants to be with their families in the U.S.;^[54 The 1968 Fair Housing Act, which upheld fair housing;^[54 In 1990, Julio Rivera, a gay man, was stabbed to death, which gave way to the Gay and Lesbian Anti-Violence Project.^[55] In the 1970s,The Latino demographics caused controversy, when many drug cartels were selling drugs, while some media sources placed culpability on the wire transfer stores along Roosevelt Avenue as vestiges of the drug-selling, these stores were actually useful to the community.^[56] Little India was also controversial. Although Indians are a minority in Jackson Heights, a vibrant commercial area developed on 74th Street in the 1990s,^[56] and by 1993, it was the largest Asian Indian shopping area in the country.^[48]

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