Stepping Off the Subway Into the World with Francesco
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Stepping Off the Subway Into the World with Francesco
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Some neighborhoods feel like destinations.
Jackson Heights feels like an arrival.
In this episode, Francesco Biascheri, visiting from Bologna, describes the first moment he stepped off the subway in Jackson Heights and felt as if he had landed in another country. Or several of them.
Through colors, smells, languages, and food, Francesco reflects on what makes this neighborhood endlessly surprising, especially for visitors who think New York begins and ends in Manhattan.
This episode is in Italian.
An English translation is included below.
Hi, my name is Francesco. I’m Italian and I’m from Bologna.The first time I saw Jackson Heights was when I got off the subway at one stop, and immediately I felt transported to India, or maybe Nepal. The colors, the smells, the people, the clothing. It felt less like stepping off the subway and more like stepping off an airplane.
Every time my wife Valentina and I come back to New York, we like to visit Jackson Heights because within just a few blocks, everything changes. The language you hear changes. The smells change. The words, the food, the colors.
In the end, it feels incredibly rich. Maybe it’s a bit predictable for an Italian to always talk about food, but honestly one of the best things to do in Jackson Heights is to go and taste cuisines from all over the world.
There’s a place I love called Angel. It’s tiny, really tiny, just four tables, and it serves authentic Indian food that feels like a dream. And there are so many other gems like this.
So if you come to New York, don’t stay only in Manhattan. Come take a walk through Jackson Heights.