{"id":17190,"date":"2023-04-28T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-28T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.renthop.com\/content-manager\/?p=17190"},"modified":"2023-04-28T15:01:16","modified_gmt":"2023-04-28T19:01:16","slug":"jackson-heights-nyc-neighborhood-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.renthop.com\/blog\/jackson-heights-nyc-neighborhood-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Jackson Heights Neighborhood Guide: A Diverse and Welcoming Area"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n
Welcome to Jackson Heights<\/a>, one of the most diverse neighborhoods in the city! Jackson Heights is a peaceful residential community<\/a> just south of LaGuardia Airport and East Elmhurst. This neighborhood is home to a number of diverse communities and hosts the annual Queens Pride parade, cementing it as one of the most welcoming areas in the city.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Jackson Heights is a unique area. As late as 1900, the area was marshland known as Trains Meadow<\/a>. By this time, Queens had officially become part of Greater New York City and was expanding rapidly. The area forever changed in 1909 when the Queensboro Corporation purchased 325 acres of the Marshland.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n The area was to become a planned community, even coining the term \u201cgarden apartment<\/a>\u201d to describe the homes that were being built there. The community was soon full of wealthy New Yorkers seeking to escape Manhattan. The neighborhood was a haven for the rich for several decades. In the 1960s, the neighborhood saw a transformation. The rich citizens of the city left the neighborhood, making space for immigrant communities, artists, and working-class citizens. Today, Jackson Heights is a calm residential neighborhood with a lot to offer.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nHistory of Jackson Heights<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Shopping in Jackson Heights<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n