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 of about five neighbors, share a meal, and see where the conversation goes. No speeches, no awkward networking, just good food and the very Jackson Heights experience of...
8 days ago • 4 min read
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 trip. Meanwhile, Jackson Heights has a new local celebrity. A painted cow has appeared on 34th Avenue and 89th Street, bringing a little color and charm to the neighborhood. Honestly, she may already be...
15 days ago • 4 min read
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 sample ballot by plugging in your address here. Meanwhile, the World Cup is in full swing, and our little corner of Queens is already showing why it is called the World’s Borough. The Jackson Heights opening game...
22 days ago • 4 min read
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 the USMNT. Very fitting for us, since Gio already has a giant mural right here in Jackson Heights. Not every neighborhood gets to say, “Oh yes, the guy who scored in the World Cup is on that wall by...
29 days ago • 5 min read
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 NBA Finals 2-1 and are just two wins from the championship with games 4 and 5 on Wednesday and Saturday. It feels especially fitting that star player Jalen Brunson is already watching...
about 1 month ago • 4 min read
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 friends, new faces, and the beautiful local tradition of everyone having strong opinions about where to eat next. The next dinner is June 30, and you can sign up here! The idea is simple: small...
about 1 month ago • 4 min read
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 the World Cup, NYC is giving people a chance to enter a daily draw for $50 tickets at regnyctix.com. The draw opens at 10am each day until Saturday, and tickets go very fast, so this is one of...
about 2 months ago • 5 min read
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 like a bench and more like prime neighborhood real estate. In transportation news, the city is proposing a dedicated bus lane on Broadway between 69th Street and Roosevelt Avenue for the Q70...
about 2 months ago • 5 min read
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 King, Birria-Landia, and Nepali Bhanchha Ghar all made the cut. Not bad for a neighborhood where you can casually eat your way across multiple continents before you...
2 months ago • 5 min read