Sanadihii la soo dhaafay, dadka booqdaha ah ee NYC iyo dadka maxalliga ahi waxay u egtahay inay kaliya u sahlanaanayaan Queens haddii ay soo booqanayeen saaxiibo ku noolaa xaafadda, ama laga yaabo in ay qabsadeen ciyaaraha Mets ama ciyaaraha US Open . Xaqiiqdii, haddii aad waydiisatay qof ka socda socdaalka NYC ee u sharraxaya Queens, waxay ku jawaabi lahaayeen: "Miyuusan ahayn meesha aan ku wado marinka garoonka ilaa Manhattan?"
Waa hagaag, waqtiyo isbeddelay. Labada degan ee degmooyinka dariska ah ee New York iyo martida magaalooyinka ayaa hadda si joogta ah loogu naqshadeeyey Queens iyada oo ay ku soo bandhigtay muuqaalkii qowmiyadeed ee qowmiyadeed, dhaqanno dhaqameed, bulshada farshaxanka sii kordhaysa, iyo dhacdooyinka gaarka ah.
Xaafadaha sida Long Island City iyo Astoria ayaa si aad ah ugu koray muuqaalkooda iyo muuqaalnimadooda iyaga oo u dhow inay u dhowaadaan Manhattan, oo kaliya inta lagu gudajiro Webiga Bariga. Si kastaba ha noqotee, ku soo celiya dadka soo booqda xaafadda ayaa laga yaabaa in ay raadinayaan dhul aan ka yarayn. Wakiilada guryaha iyo kuwa horumariya waxay jecel yihiin in ay soo saaraan "cusub" iyo "aan la ogeyn" si loo kordhiyo qiimaha guryaha waayeelka ah ama inay iibiyaan gaas cusub. Si kastaba ha ahaatee, raadiyaha NYC oo raadinaya in uu helo xaafad farxad iyo aqoon ah ayaa laga yaabaa in uu yeesho ajandeeyn badan oo aan waxba galabsan marka uu raadinayo dhulal cusub si loo baadho. Sidaa daraadeed, si aan caqli-gal ahayn iyo u-qancin, halkan waa laba "kor iyo hoosba" (hadda) xaafadaha booqanaya Queens.
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Jackson Heights
Mid ka mid ah dharka xayawaanka ugu wayn ee NYC - oo qaybo ka mid ah xaafadaha lagu magacaabo "Little India" ama "Himalayan Heights," ayaa uga mahadceliyay taageerayaasheeda Hindiya, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Tibetan, Bhutanese iyo Nepalese - Jackson Heights muddo dheer Raashin leh raashin halis u ah cunnooyinka jinsiyadeed ee asalka ah. Dhab ahaantii, rubuc ka mid ah ayaa si wacan u soo jiidanaya waxyaabo macquul ah oo laga helayo culimada, haddii aad ku wareejiso jimicsiga Jackson Caanka ah ee Hindiya, ama raadso momos iyo takhasusyo kale oo Himalaya ah oo dhibco sida Himalayan Yak. Waxaa jira waxyaabo badan oo ka mid ah jadeecada kale ee Aasiya iyo koonfurta maraykanka ee wacaya Jackson Heights, sidoo kale waxaad yeelan kartaa dhadhanka dhadhanka dhaqankooda, iyo sidoo kale, haddii ay bacbeynayso pisco dhadhanka Peruvian barafka Amaru, ama jaqsiinaya Qiimaha Kuuriyada Kuuriya ee la shiilay ee UFO (Digaagga aan la aqoonsanayn).
Laakiin sanadihii ugu dambeeyay, xaafaddan waayeelka ah waxay heshay farsamo cusub oo aad u ballaaran oo ka baxsan jikadeeda, iyada oo munaasabado cusub oo deganayaasha ah iyo marti-gelin ay isku dhafan yihiin isku xirka weyn ee waweyn ee xaafadda (waa 30 daqiiqo oo kaliya oo ka yimid Grand Central oo ku yaalla tareenka sare ee 7 ) iyo quruxda quruxda badan (oo soo jeedinaysa hanti la iibsan karo NYC oo ah qiimo jaban oo loogu talagalay kuwa doonaya inay iibsadaan). Qaar ka mid ah guryahaas waxay ku dhacaan degaanka Jackson Heights Historic District, oo ka soo jeeda dhinaca bari ee dariiqa 76th dhinaca dhanka galbeedka ee 88th Street, iyo Roosevelt Avenue ilaa Northern Boulevard. Beerta qorshaysan ee "guryaha beerta" 1920s, "waxay soo gashaa xayiraad ka dib dhismayaasha dhismaha horay loo qorsheeyey, oo ku dhowaad dhammaanba meelaha ay wadaagaan beerta gaarka loo leeyahay - waa raaxo in si fudud loo dhex maro xaafadda oo sharfanaayo naqshadeeda iyo habka wanaagsan ee nolosha NYC.
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Woodside
Boqolaal sano ka hor, Woodside wuxuu ahaa meel aan la jeclayn, oo loo yaqaan 'Wolf Swamp.' "Tan iyo markaas (oo laga dhigo in laga hadlo siyaasadda), geedkii dhabta ahaa wuu dillaacay, meelkuna wuxuu ku koray beeraha, ugu dambeynna , dad badan, ka hor inta aanad ubaxsanayn xaafad degaan ah. Maanta xaafaddan waxaa si haboon u adeegaya xeelado badan oo ka mid ah gaadiidka dadweynaha ee NYC (oo ay ku jiraan khadadyo dhowr ah iyo jidka Long Island Rail Road), halka, baabuur, BQE iyo Long Island Expressway ayaa si sahlan loo heli karo. Noocyada kala duwan ee gaadiidka, iyo guryo macquul ah, Woodside - sida deegaanada kale ee reer galbeedka ah ee qadiimka ah - waxay noqdeen qalab loogu talogalay dhalinyaro ku-meel-gaadhka ah oo isweydaarsi ah oo raadinaya inay hirgeliyaan xididada NYC, ama dadka cusub ee doonaya inay raadsadaan raaxada iyo aqoonta jaaliyadaha hore ee hadda jira kuwaas oo ku hadla afkooda iyo la wadaagaan dhaqankooda.
Isagoo ka hadlaya dadka soogalootiga ah, Woodside marwalba wuxuu qabay mid ka mid ah bulshooyinka Irish ugu weyn ee dhamaan Queens, wali waxa uu leeyahay jawi muhiim ah oo ka mid ah qaybo ka mid ah xaafadda. On Roosevelt Avenue, Donovan's Pub jecel yahay mid ka mid ah kuwa ugu caansan magaalooyinka iyo dareenkooda Irish, sida Saints & Dambiilayaasha iyo Cuckoo Nest. Dhanka isgoyska Woodside Avenue iyo 60th Street, waxaad ka heli doontaa Sean Og, oo ah hudheel qurux badan oo Irish ah oo u eg in loo duuliyay Ireland oo lagu dajiyay Queens.
Haddii aad jeceshahay cuntada Thai, u raadso sida ugu dhaqsaha badan ee loogu talagalay Woodrow's SriPraPhai. Waxa bilowday cunnooyin yaryar oo yaryar oo bixiya suurtagal aan suurtogal ahayn in la cuno suugo sax ah oo Thai ah, waxay hadda kor u qaadday meel aad u ballaadhan oo lagu barbardhigo sumcaddeeda, oo ay ku jirto gadaal qadarin ah (taas oo xilli-dugsiyeedka furan). Cuntadooda ayaa ah mid caan ah - waxaa fiican in la tijaabiyo meel ka baxsan jajabka.
Inta u dhaxaysa 63rd Street iyo 71st Street ee Roosevelt Avenue, waxaad kaloo ku kulmi doontaa wadnaha "Little Manila", oo ku yaala maqaayado Filipino ah iyo dukaamo si ay ugu adeegaan bulshadooda yar. Haddii aad raadineysid cuntooyinka Filipino, oo ay ku jiraan dhadhanka aan macaanka lahayn ee macmacaanka dhadhanka ah, waxaad sameysaa qaybahaas: Krystal's Café iyo Pastry Shop waa meel fiican oo bilaw ah.
Marka laga reebo dad badan oo qowmiyadaha qowmiyadaha, baararka, iyo dukaamada Woodside qiimeynaya qiimaha, waxaa jira waxqabadyo ballaadhan oo ballaadhan oo cusub, sidoo kale, sida Project Life Centre, oo leh hadaf u ah bixinta waaya-aragnimada iyo waxbarashadda ku saabsan samaqabka ee bulshada oo dhan. Inkasta oo ay diiradda saarayso haweenka, oo ah maskax ahaanshaha, waxay martigeliyaan "Arbacada Mensday," sidoo kale, oo soo dhaweynaya ka qaybgalka iyo xubinnimada ragga, iyo sidoo kale.
Dhanka kale Topaz Arts, waxay bixisaa bandhig iyo bandhig farshaxanka farshaxanka badan; waa mid ka mid ah kuwa ugu horreeya ee furan xaafadda, waxa laga yaabo inay noqoto meel sii kordhaysa oo loogu talagalay fanaaniinta NYC iyo farshaxanka farshaxanka.
Si fudud u dhig, Woodside waa mid firfircoon, waa saxsanaan, waxayna sugeysaa inaad booqato. Francis Ford Coppola, Agaasime caan ah oo ka mid ah Godfather , mar hore ayuu ku noolaa xaafadda, sida James Caan, oo ciyaaray 'Sonny'. Xaaladdan oo kale, booqashada Woodside waa "dalab aanad diidi karin!"