Kasintz
It’s amazing how in Jackson Heights diversity is completely taken to another level. The Jews, Ecuadorians, Colombians, Indians, Bengalis, Filipinos, Peruvians, Koreans, Hondurans, Dominicans and Chinese all cohabit this one relatively small piece of land and still manage to create a huge community together. Although Latinos and Asians are now the dominant immigrants found there, a white population also remains. Although these different cultures are able to lead life together without any major disputes, the Black community seems to have remained well away from all these other ethnicities. The Chinese have spilled out from Flushing into Jackson Heights but the Blacks do not consider settling or spilling into Jackson Heights despite the fact that they have two neighboring communities. Not only are the Blacks wary of intruding but the different ethnicities settled in Jackson Heights are also wary of wandering into the Blacks territory.
“In Jackson Heights, Movers Respect Turf Rules” 2010-2012
Although the movers in Jackson Heights are competitive and possessive of their turf they are not enemies. They do not appreciate any other movers to move in to their part of the market but they do not actually fight. In fact, when they find out about a fellow mover, colleague, who is having some sort of trouble they immediately band together and try to help in whatever way that they can. This can be visiting a colleague at hospital, raising money for a family or just offering blatant support.
Maslin, Sarah Nir. “In Jackson Heights, Movers Respect Turf Rules.” The New York Times. 25 Mar, 2012.
“Living In/Jackson Heights, Queens; A Neighborhood Traveled in Dozens of Languages” (2000-2010)
Jackson Heights is so diverse in terms of varying ethnicities that “some people call it a utopia of diversity.” The fact that such diversity are existing all together causes a rise in the real estate market prices. It is compared to Manhattan with a thriving real estate market. Real estate firms are realizing that the properties in Jackson Heights are potentially very profitable and so they are entering the same market by opening up business and branching out into Jackson Heights.
Jackson, Nancy Beth. “Living In/Jackson Heights, Queens; A Neighborhood Traveled in Dozens of Languages.” The New York Times. 17 July, 2005.
“Tuberculosis Case Leads City’s Health Dept. to Test Students at Queens School”
A seventh-grade girl who was reported to have the disease, tuberculosis caused much concern at her school. The officials notified all the parents and all the students suspected to have been in contact with her had to be tested in case they had been exposed to the bacteria. This caused the officials to find that at least nine other students had the same disease. Their cases were not , however, related to the girl’s case. It was presumed that they contracted the bacteria from their homeland, as they were all students who came from countries that have a high rate of tuberculosis.
Archibold, Randy C. “Tuberculosis Case Leads City’s Health Dept. to Test Students at Queens School.” The New York Times. 5 Feb, 1998.
