A Different New York

Discovering the World in Jackson Heights, Queens

If you’ve seen the skyline from a Central Park bench, taken selfies in Times Square, and climbed the Empire State Building, you’ve done New York. Or at least, the version of it most tourists are shown. But beyond the island of Manhattan lies a different city—one less polished, more personal, and arguably more quintessentially New York. Nowhere is this truer than in Jackson Heights, Queens—a neighborhood that doesn’t just offer a window into world cultures but throws open the doors and invites you to dinner.