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4 unusual facts about Jackson Heights


Carlos Betances Ramírez

On October 28, 1952, Betances led his men in the victorious Battle of Jackson Heights.

Jackson Heights

Jackson Heights, Queens, an area within the Queens section of New York City

Karina Brez

She immigrated from the Ukraine in 1989, moving to Jackson Heights, New York, and later years to Palm Beach, Florida.

Lynne Serpe

She was the Green Party candidate in the 2009 New York City Council race for New York’s 22nd District, which includes Astoria, Long Island City and parts of Jackson Heights, and finished second in that race.


Ivan Lafayette

Ivan C. Lafayette (born July 28, 1930) represented the 34th District in the New York State Assembly, which comprises portions of Jackson Heights, Corona and Elmhurst.


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The Thoughts of Emerlist Davjack

"Rondo" includes a short excerpt from Johann Sebastian Bach's Toccata & Fugue in D Minor, as well as an extended quote and re-harmonization of the Dave Brubeck Quartet's "Blue Rondo a la Turk." "The Cry of Eugene", which was later re-recorded by Jackson's group Jackson Heights, refers to "Harlequin & Columbine".