Living next to a 7 train station, Binder naming the 7 train the “Orient Express” caught my attention. Flushing, today, is inhabited by a majority of Chinese and Korean descent. Due to immigration, the 7 train serves as a link between Manhattan and many neighborhoods. 82nd street is a primarily Latino and Mexican neighborhood. 74th street is home to Little India. 69th street boasts a whole block of Filipino restaurants and stores. A quick transfer to the N or Q train at Queens Plaza takes commuters to Astoria, a primarily Greek neighborhood. The 7 train is a great way to experience a vast amount of ethnicities, varying from stop to stop.
Outside of Chinatown and Flushing, many Chinese people settled in various neighborhoods. Two such neighborhoods are Elmhurst, Queens and, as Binder states, the Sunset Park- Bay Ridge district of Brooklyn. Elmhurst is slowly becoming another Chinese-focused area. Thai, Vietnamese and Korean people live in Elmhurst as well, providing the neighborhood I live in a cultural diffusion and mash-up of various ethnicities and influences.
