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Jackson Heights, New York City — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Jackson Heights is a neighbourhood of Queens whose kitchens run from Indian and Thai to Peruvian and Argentine.
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Where to stay in Jackson Heights
Where the beds are, and what that means for the visit.
Travellers who stay in Jackson Heights come for the restaurants above all, a run of kitchens serving Indian, Thai, Korean, Mexican, Peruvian, Italian and Argentine food within a few blocks of one another. Queens is the setting. Woodside and Elmhurst adjoin, and Corona lies beyond them.
The rest of New York City sits a short ride off, which is how most visitors arrive and where many choose to sleep instead.
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Jackson Heights
Apartment streets in Queens where the Reformed Church of Newtown and Our Lady of Fatima Roman Catholic Church stand among the restaurants. Lodging is scarce in this area; reserve in advance.Find hotels in Jackson Heightsthe side of Jackson Heights nearest the Winfield Reformed ChurchWoodside
The Woodside blocks gathered around the Winfield Reformed Church, a walk from the Jackson Heights restaurant streets. Lodging is scarce in this area; reserve in advance.Find hotels in Woodsidequieter blocks between Jackson Heights and CoronaElmhurst
The Elmhurst stretch running on toward Corona, close enough to walk back to the Jackson Heights kitchens. Few places to stay nearby — book ahead.Find hotels in ElmhurstHotel links are affiliate links: booking through them may earn us a commission, at no extra cost to you. It never affects how places are ranked. How this works
About Jackson Heights
What are the main landmarks in Jackson Heights?
Three churches carry the heritage listings. The Reformed Church of Newtown and the Winfield Reformed Church keep two Reformed congregations on the ground, while Our Lady of Fatima Roman Catholic Church serves another in the same corner of Queens. The real draw is what comes to the table.
Restaurants along the neighbourhood's streets cover Indian, Thai, Korean, Mexican, Peruvian, Italian and Argentine cooking, drawing New Yorkers out from the rest of the city.
What is the history of Jackson Heights?
Older parish names survive here. The Reformed Church of Newtown and the Winfield Reformed Church both carry names that are not the neighbourhood's own, while Our Lady of Fatima Roman Catholic Church stands a short way off in the same stretch of Queens. Woodside, Elmhurst and Corona are usually treated with it as one area.
What has made the name known beyond New York City is the eating: kitchens cooking Peruvian, Mexican, Korean and Indian food within a few streets.
Where is Jackson Heights?
Jackson Heights lies in Queens, a borough of New York City, with Woodside on one side and Elmhurst and Corona on the other.
Common questions
What is the best area to stay in Jackson Heights?
Jackson Heights: the eating blocks that run from Indian to Argentine kitchens. Woodside: the side of Jackson Heights nearest the Winfield Reformed Church. Elmhurst: quieter blocks between Jackson Heights and Corona.
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Updated October 2026