Jackson Heights is a neighborhood located in Queens, just a short (30 minute) trip from Manhattan.  It was developed in the first half of the 20th century by Queensboro Corporation, leading to a monotone layout of apartment buildings.  What it lacks in some architecture (some buildings are beautiful, however) it more than makes up for it in cultural diversity, and in turn, food diversity.  You can go down one block, and get columbian cheese donuts, or walk down another and do your food shopping at an Indian/Middle Eastern based supermarket.  Not to mention dumplings from every nationality as well.  The eclectic mix of people came from all over, but mainly from South Asia and Latin America.  Recently, Jackson Heights was the only neighborhood from Queens to be listed on the gentrifying neighborhoods study.  Hopefully this doesn’t deeply affect the diversity this Queens neighborhood holds.