Jackson Heights is home to a growing Nepali community

… which spans just three blocks from 83rd to 86th streets is home to immigrants from 51 countries who speak 21 different … restaurants and stores have taken root particularly in the lively hub outside the Roosevelt Avenue74th Street 7 train … textiles and rugs gives visitors a brief but beautiful introduction to the Nepali aesthetic Besides being a place …

By Marjorie Cohen |October 19, 2017 - 9:00AM
Woodside's Little Manila offers a piece of the Philippines in Queens

… Filipinos in their late 70s sitting over a leisurely and classically Filipino breakfast of longsilog Filipino sausage …

By Marjorie Cohen |April 13, 2017 - 8:59AM