The neighborhoods along the 7 train (New York Subway)

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The neighborhoods along the 7 train (New York Subway)

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Queens is the most diverse borough in New York. And the route that the 7 train takes alone runs along communities that speak over 300 languages (at least according to NatGeo). Whether it's 300 or not, there's no denying that the 7 train runs through the most diverse street in New York City. In this video discover the Queens neighborhoods that is serviced by the 7 train.
Queens neighborhoods:
- Flushing
- Flushing Meadows Corona Park
- Corona
- Jackson Heights
- Elmhurst
- Woodside
- Sunnyside
- Long Island City (LIC)
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@UrbanCaffeine Жыл бұрын

I realize there are multiple languages spoken in China. I said "Chinese" as shorthand to mean Mandarin and Cantonese.

@edong_edits Жыл бұрын

DEFINITELY GO TO Bang Restaurant in Flushing! It s along Kissena Blvd! Some other places to note is East Buffet (upper and lower levels along Maple Ave. and Main St.) and Grandma's Dim Sum (in Skyview Mall along College Pt Blvd.)

@trien30 Жыл бұрын

I'm an English/Mandarin/Cantonese speaking person of Chinese descent born in Vietnam eating lumpia and Chinese spring rolls as I watch this video. Thanks, Thea.

@UrbanCaffeine Жыл бұрын

You sound like an authentic Queens resident!

@edong_edits Жыл бұрын

@@UrbanCaffeine Yep!

@Urban_Man Жыл бұрын

Something worth to note:when the line was built, the land along the 7 was very rural, but it was still being built. People at the time were able to look far into the future, and vision the future growth and population of what was at the time middle of no where. This is unlikely to happen now(and we barely have any subway extensions now in NYC)

@pjrt_tv Жыл бұрын

I have a neighbor who told me a story I found hilarious. She's from Romania (old Hungary parts) and told me how, back in the 90s, her family came to visit her in Forest Hills, Queens. One day while she had to run some errands, her family decided to go for a walk without telling her. When she came back, they were missing. This was before everyone had cellphones so she had no idea what happened to then. She was freaking out, they were in a new city, they could get lost, etc. Eventually they came back and she told them that they can't just go out walking in a city they don't know without telling her. One of her parents responded with "oh no, it's ok. We were in a very safe area. There were a lot of tourists". They were walking around Forest Hills/Rego Park. They heard all the different languages and assumed that means it must be a tourist area! 😂

@UrbanCaffeine Жыл бұрын

Lol. That's too funny! Thanks for sharing.

@thatotherguy3348 7 ай бұрын

an ambitious goal, but you should make a video like this on every line in the system! this is my favorite video that you’ve made by far, maybe because I’ve never been to queens and really want to go, but I think this is a super interesting way of doing a neighborhood overview in New York.

@ChasMusic Жыл бұрын

Also there's a Thai town in Elmhurst. Yes, Queens is a national treasure! Wish I could visit more often.

@gabrielrussell5531 Жыл бұрын

I love riding my bike along the 7 and visiting the various ethnic markets.

@tfp_4215 Жыл бұрын

"The International Express" Quite the fitting name for the 7 train. You could go from South Asia to East Asia to South-East Asia to South America and more in one shot!

@blaziken23 Жыл бұрын

Hi I'm new on US and New York as an international student from Bangladesh. I'd like to add one thing, the area around 73rd St Roosevelt Avenue/Jackson Heights is now filled with Bengali people and stores from Bangladesh. When you get out of 74th St Roosevelt Avenue/Jackson Heights subway, you'll see a lot of shops and food places from Bangladesh across the street. Recently 73rd St has been named Little Bangladesh. If you want to try some delicious food from Bangladesh, you must visit the place! Honestly whenever I feel homesick and I miss my home, I just go to Jackson Heights and just be in the crowd. Feels really great and really grateful for that! Also love your channel and content! I'm also been crazy about New York Subway and it's craziness and history haha. And you're channel has been so fun. Amazing content!

@jasonschwartz8507 Жыл бұрын

NYC has a severe housing shortage. Every single one of those towers going up in LIC is critical for the housing supply. Without a robust increase in the housing supply NYC will continue on its path to becoming a place where only the very rich and very poor live. Without tall buildings the diversity of NYC is in jeopardy and even midrise/low-rise buildings along the 7 train line will become unaffordable.

@UrbanCaffeine Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your thoughts! This could be a great video topic.

@play150 9 ай бұрын

Amen

@now2307 Жыл бұрын

I lived in NYC until 2005. Looks like ‘much water has flown under the bridge and beyond. LIC is a surprise. I would love to visit NY one day to see all the developments.

@ommy7672 Жыл бұрын

Come!!!

@CaradhrasAiguo49 Жыл бұрын

Great concept of a video! I wondered where the "22.7 miles" for Line 7's length comes from. Maybe it's all revenue (both local tracks & the express 3rd track east of Queensboro Plaza) track included? The "as the crow flies" distance from 34th Street Hudson Yards to Flushing Main Street is about 9.0 miles, so the "curve" in LIC would add no more than 1 mile to the Route Length (counting all tracks for the services only once)

@richshort8120 8 ай бұрын

I remember the brand new blue gray subway cars to the 1964-1965 World's Fair and Shea Stadium. The subway fare was 15 cents I was 8 years old way back them

@philpots48 Жыл бұрын

I left LIC in 1998, there was only one tall building, the CitiCorp building. Now it's Skyscraper City.

@Chris-zi1we 7 ай бұрын

My favorite story about the 7 is the time I was walking to get some food on main st in flushing, and a kid came out of the subway with his dad and went "wow dad we're in china!!". His dad looked so embarrassed but it was really funny and pretty much sums up how different this part of queens is compared to almost anywhere else in the country. Queens has some of the coolest and most underrated neighborhoods and anyone visiting NYC should 100% check it out. Also dim sum garden by the flushing lirr 10/10

@robertw.previdi5450 5 ай бұрын

Great video. As a Queens kid, I will always love my hometown. For more, read the fantastic book; International Express, by Stephane Tonnelat and William Kornblum published in 2017 about the diversity along the line, and also City of Gods by Scott Hanson who writes about all the churches in Flushing. The diversity is wonderful. I worked for NYCTransit for 14 years and the Flushing #7 line is the best-run, most frequent line in the city.

@nyc_shots Жыл бұрын

The 7 train hits different 😆

@tomtrask_YT Жыл бұрын

It's refreshing to hear somebody as bright and bubbly as you, UrbanCaffeine. And you like trains too!!

@beatleplayer1011 2 ай бұрын

For restaurants I’ll give my favorite in each neighborhood along the 7, but there are so so so many 1. Flushing - Shanghai you garden (there are so many options lol - spicy palace is good, also flower and dessert is a little pricey but good) 2. East corona - Juquila is an absurdly good Mexican restaurant, highly recommend their mole oaxaqueño - for dessert maybe try Punto Ecuatoriano 3. Elmhurst - urubamba is great for Peruvian food, also great northern Thai food like Ayada and Khao Kang has good Thai desserts 4. Jackson heights - personally my favorite neighborhood esp cause of the open street, there’re the Fuschka food trucks, theres Phayul for Himalayan food - also good momos - like just do a whole Momo run when you get off the 74th st station there are 90 million options (my favorite is Nepali Bhanchha Ghat) 5. Woodside - little Manila, Renee’s is great 6. Sunny side - Rincón melania for Ecuadorian but there are many 7. Long Island city - tbh I consider this more Manhattan/brooklyn nowadays but that isn’t bad! And yes 10 years ago it was SO different but I don’t have a top recommendation… except Terry and yaki the food truck SO GOOD

@spunkyb5249 Жыл бұрын

Cool video. I love the 7! I live in Upstate, and when I come down to the City, I keep my hotel costs down by staying in Flushing and riding the 7 across to Manhattan. I love to stop along the way to eat at all the delicious restaurants, and like you said, Flushing Meadows Park is a delightful charm. I love it all!

@supreme1572 3 ай бұрын

It's easier to stay in Jersey City and riding the Path train. It's only 1 or 2 stops to the former world trade center.

@wtaenyc Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for sharing this information about NYC and the 7 train specifically. 🫶🫡

@aqua2poweros699 6 ай бұрын

WTAE WASSUP!! I LOVE YOUR VIDEOS!!!

@ruzzelladrian907 Жыл бұрын

I heard french a few times while I was at the laundromat in Elmhurst. Though most of Queens speak spanish, I hear Thai in Woodside. Though it’s no surprise that I hear bisaya while at a laundromat located in front of Jollibee. And the laundromat is owned by a cantonese speaking family. My favorite is going to the east end of the 7 Train, and I’m transported to Little Taiwan. West end of the 7 Train is also nice, as it’s the new shiny neighborhood of Hudson Yards and the very calming elevated garden walkway of the High Line. When I’m at Court Square or Queensboro Plaza, it’s transplants from other states. I have noticed more korean speakers getting on or off the two stations.

@imreallyagoat 6 ай бұрын

As a New Yorker that was born and raised in Queens, the 7 train has always be convenient for me

@AmbroseChamberpot Жыл бұрын

National Geographic is probably playing around with the fact that the 7 train passes the United Nations building about a block away

@putsomehotsauceonmyburrito3407 6 ай бұрын

As lifelong Northern Queens resident , i would say the most diverse areas are L.I.C , Sunnyside and Woodside. From 61st to Willets Point the dominant culture is for the most part Hispanic with a couple of flavors added onto it (around 69th and around 74th) , and then well, 99% Chinese in Flushing.

@davidsixtwo Жыл бұрын

It's off the beaten path, but for lunch, we like Cafe Bliss in Sunnyside.

@michel4rthur 11 ай бұрын

What I like about the 7 is that it's the only line in IRT to operate in Queens with 11 car sets, and that it's the only line to serve next to a BMT line at a whole station, being Queensboro Plaza.

@phantastik3389 Жыл бұрын

Queens is cool. I lived in Laurelton. Which is way on the other side though. You'll find all kinds of people living there and mostly West Indian restaurants. If you're into curry goat and oxtail, check out the area. They're only 4 of them but they are all great!

@starriumm Жыл бұрын

I honestly took that train 4 times today before watching this lol I took it from end to end twice

@adawkins5678 Жыл бұрын

Love this video! Sunnyside resident here 🤗

@Transitfan7890 Жыл бұрын

7 train has 11 Cars

@endtoempire Жыл бұрын

the international express 🚈🗽

@adventureswithcarl123 Жыл бұрын

I don't live in NYC but last time I visited ...some guy that I was walking by in Penn Station randomly asked me if I knew Yiddish! Very informative vlog! Thanks for sharing beautiful lady😘😘😘xox

@JimAllen-Persona Жыл бұрын

Corona Park: Robert Moses' legacy 😂😤🤬 But that's an issue for another video

@MTAFan585 Жыл бұрын

The entire borough of Queens has different cultures of food and restaurants around different neighborhoods. Although I don’t live in Queens but I do take the 7 train sometimes to Flushing-Main Street or get off at Mets-Willest Point when I catch a Mets game. There’s a lot of interesting things that I know about Chinatown and of course my neighborhood used to be mostly Italian but time after time it started to become Bensonhurst Chinatown. I think they are very talented and inspiring people who I had a friend like years ago who was Chinese and Italian. Queens has like Greek culture in Astoria and the list continues. As of having an Italian/Polish heritage I wanna doing many researches on cultural history of any family ancestors.

@kdms9754 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for this making useful videos mam ❤

@user-en1ov4jr3w 5 ай бұрын

What about Forest Hills, Kew Gardens, Bayside, Douglaston and Little Neck? These are solidly middle-upper middle and even upper class areas. (This is in reference to your comment on "the rest of Queens.") Not to mention Jamaica Estates.

@Eli-pj8xm Жыл бұрын

Ah, the 7 train. The International Express.

@cartographer1977 Жыл бұрын

Loved this video! ❤

@brayanbarreramtaproductions 4 ай бұрын

7 Train Is My Favorite Line Espacilly I Go To Flushing

@jetfan925 Жыл бұрын

6:26 you put up a flag of Egypt twice 😂.

@russellmancillas4464 Жыл бұрын

Yes, I like trains, that's why I like your channel, and I am in California

@tubz 11 ай бұрын

great video! would you mind adding metric units to your content? 😊 the rest of the world would appreciate it

@d4nn7b Жыл бұрын

Looks like NYC has an interesting mix of cultures and neighbourhoods in each portion of the city. However, in London it is more dispersed and doesn’t really stand out that much. Still multiple languages are spoken here too.

@liamwilcox641 Жыл бұрын

What I've heard is that Manhattan is the Taishanese Chinatown, Flushing is the Mandarin Chinatown, Sunset Park is the Fuzhounese Chinatown, and Bensonhurst is the Cantonese Chinatown

@play150 9 ай бұрын

I love the beautiful glass high rises and their density, don't relate to all the dislike from urbanists

@straighft Жыл бұрын

I love LIC and this is a perfect example of how gentrification could be good :p

@eltronics Жыл бұрын

Diversity is the new University!👌🎓

@ultra10yt26 Жыл бұрын

Go to cute cat cafe near Fresh Pond Rd on the M train. It’s not the 7, but they’re connected!

@SuntaX10 Жыл бұрын

You forgot Rego Park with Ukrainian and Russian community!

@dx42 Жыл бұрын

"Just below over?"

@dd0t7 Жыл бұрын

You should do one of these for the (2)

@schen5425 Жыл бұрын

Huh?

@charlesstice1180 Жыл бұрын

Hi! Coming to NY in August. In some of your metro card videos, you mention the payment system being revamped and that the metro card could change in 2023. Has that happened yet? THANK YOU for the vids! #subwaysuperhero

@UrbanCaffeine Жыл бұрын

No, it hasn't. You can use a MetroCard or pay directly with a credit card or phone.

@Taco.muncher69 Жыл бұрын

As an English speaking Mexican I have lived in the east part of the 7 line towards flushing and I love eating Chinese food sun hing 8916 Northern Blvd, Jackson Heights, NY 11372

@chrissahar2014 Жыл бұрын

I disagree the main languages spoken in the US it is two - English and Spanish.

@martincruz8319 Жыл бұрын

...And if one happens to be taking the 7 Train to Flushing on the way to a Mets baseball game, be prepared to hear big league conversations in Spanish and Japanese as well as English, French (français) and a whole lot of 300-way trash talking about tennis. 🤣😂