Jackson Heights Community Resources

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Jackson Heights Community Groups and Resources

Government Agencies & Public Officials

• New York City Government Information or dial 311
• Metropolitan Transportation Authority Information or dial 511
• Queens Community Board 3
• NYPD 115th Precinct
• NYC Council Member Julissa Ferreras (21st Council District)
• NYC Council Member Daniel Dromm (25th Council District)
• NYC Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer (26th Council District)
• Queens Borough President Helen Marshall
• NYS Assembly Member Michael G. DenDekker (34th AD)
• NYS Assembly Member Jeffrion L. Aubry (35th AD)
• NYS Assembly Member Aravella Simotas (36th AD)
• NYS Assembly Member Francisco P. Moya (39th AD)
• NYS Senator Michael Gianaris (12th SD)
• NYS Senator Jose R. Peralta (13th SD)
• NYS Senator Toby Ann Stavisky (16th SD)
• U.S. Congressman Joseph Crowley (14th CD)
• U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand
• U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer

Community Organizations in and around Jackson Heights

Neighborhood Information

• JacksonHeights.nyc Community Portal
• Jackson Heights Wiki

Neighborhood Improvement

• Jackson Heights Beautification Group (Facebook), including...
  
  • Friends of Travers Park (Facebook)
  • Garden Club
  • Green Agenda for Jackson Heights (Facebook)
  • Jackson Heights Canine Recreation Wonderland (JHCREW)
• JH Green Alliance (Facebook)
• Make Queens Safer (Facebook)
• Transportation Alternatives - Queens Committee

Arts Groups and Venues

• Astoria Performing Arts Center
• Astoria Symphony Orchestra
• Black Spectrum Theatre Company
• Chocolate Factory Theatre
• Empire Drive-In
• Firefly Puppets
• Flushing Council on Culture and the Arts / Flushing Town Hall
• Folk Music Society of NY
• Hibridos Collective
• The Holocenter
• Jackson Heights Art Club
• Jackson Heights Cinema
• Jackson Heights Poetry Festival
• Jackson Reperatory Theater
• Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning
• LIC Cultural Alliance
• Momentos de...
• Queens Art Express
• Queens Council on the Arts
• Queens New Music Festival
• Queens Symphony Orchestra
• Queens Theatre in the Park
• Queens World Film Festival
• Terraza 7 Train Cafe
• Thalia Spanish Theatre
• Theatre 167

Museums

• Louis Armstrong House Museum
• MoMA P.S. 1
• Museum of the Moving Image
• New York Hall of Science
• Noguchi Museum
• Queens Museum

Politics and Social Justice

• Adhikaar
• Andolan
• Asian Americans for Equality
• DRUM - Desis Rising up and Moving
• Immigrant Movement International
• Make the Road New York
• New Visions Democratic Club
• Nodutdol
• Queens Congregations United for Action / Faith in New York
• Ugnayan Youth for Justice and Social Change

Community Services, Enrichment, and Empowerment

• American Family Community Services
• Center for the Integration and Advancement of New Americans (CIANA)
• Chhaya Community Development Corporation
• Chinese Community Center of Flushing
• The Communisphere Project
• Dominico-American Society of Queens
• Edhi Foundation
• Hamilton Madison House
• Jackson Heights-Elmhurst Kehillah
• Kiwanis Club of Jackson Heights
• Korean-American Community Empowerment Council
• Latin Women in Action
• Neighborhood Housing Services of Northern Queens
• New Immigrant Community Empowerment
• Queens Community House
• Queens Family Justice Center
• Queens Library - Jackson Heights Branch
• Queens Pride House / Queens Lesbian & Gay Community Center
• Queens Pride Lions Club
• South Asian Youth Action
• United Spinal Association
• Voces Latinas, Inc.

Cultural Exchange

• Ayazamana Ecuadorian Cultural Center
• Centro Civico Colombiano
• Ecuadorian Civic Committee of New York
• Hellenic Cultural Center (Astoria)
• Hispanic and Latino Cultural Center of New York
• Jackson Heights Bangladesh Club
• Langston Hughes Community Library and Cultural Center
• Latin American Cultural Center of Queens (Kew Gardens)
• Latin American Intercultural Alliance
• New York Irish Center (Long Island City)
• Pachimama Peruvian Arts
• Rajkumari Cultural Center (Richmond Hill)
• Turkish Cultural Center of Queens (Sunnyside)

Business and Economic Development

• 82nd Street Business Improvement District
• Jackson Heights-Corona Business Improvement District (Proposed)
• Grameen America
• Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Queens
• Jackson Heights Bangladeshi Business Association
• Queens Business Outreach Center
• Queens Chamber of Commerce
• Queens Economic Development Corporation
• Queens Tech / Coalition for Queens

Food

• Farm Spot
• Jackson Heights Greenmarket
• Queens Foodie Blogs

Religious Organizations / Houses of Worship

• Catholic Universalist Church of Jackson Heights
• Community United Methodist Church
• Congregation Kehillat Tikvah
• Ethical Humanist Society of Queens
• Jewish Center of Jackson Heights
• Masjid Darul Furqan
• Muhammadi Community Center of Jackson Heights
• Our Lady of Fatima Parish
• Saint Jacobus Lutheran Church
• Saint Joan of Arc Parish
• Saint Mark's Episcopal Church
• Satya Narayan Mandir
• Seventh-Day Adventist Churches
• Young Israel of Jackson Heights

Suggestions of websites for congregations of any faith in the Jackson Heights area are welcome.

Blogs and Websites Featuring Jackson Heights and Nearby Communities

• About Queens
• Astorians - Our sister site
• Brownstoner Queens
• Flushing Exceptionalism
• Jackson Heights 11372
• Jackson Heights Gardens - Real Estate blog
• Jackson Heights Life - That's us! Follow us on Facebook and Twitter!
• JHFamilies - A discussion group for parents and caregivers
• Jeffrey Tastes - Adventures from our neighborhood culinary ambassador
• Community Communicado - Arts in Jackson Heights
• Kew Gardens Blog
• LICNYC
• LIQCity
• Queens Buzz
• Queens Love
• Queens Mamas
• Queens Politics
• Sugar Club Webboard: Thai community classifieds
• Sunnyside Post
• We Heart Astoria
• WQueens7

Photos of Jackson Heights

• "Jackson Heights" on Flickr
• Queenspix
• Jackson Heights Herald
• Vintage and Recent photos at Jackson Heights Properties
• NYPL Digital Library

Also see JHBG's list of  community links

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