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Jackson Heights is a neighborhood in northern Queens, New York. The area currently has a large immigrant population, notably from India and Bangladesh, and a large Hispanic community. "Little India" is located around the intersection of Roosevelt Avenue and Broadway (not the famous Broadway of Manhattan), which is also where the Flushing Line ('7') meets the Queens Boulevard Line ('E', 'F', 'V', 'G', and 'R'). Much of the neighborhood is a designated Historical District, comprising large Garden Apartment buildings. It was a planned development of the Queensboro Corporation laid out in the 1920's following the arrival of the Flushing elevated train.
The community consists mostly of middle-income to upscale apartments. Many residents commute to nearby Manhattan. The main thoroughfare is bustling 37th Avenue. Jackson Heights is a melting pot with heavy Indian, Jewish, Korean, Polish, and other minority populations. It also contains the largest gay and lesbian community outside of Manhattan. Most students attend P.S.69Q for primary school. The community is home to many old churches and temples. A former golf course located between 76th and 78th Streets, and 34th and 37th Avenues was built over in the late 1940's.
Colombian broadcaster RCN has its American headquarters there.
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