Richmond Hill In Queens, NY Walking Tour

Original Film Date: Tuesday November 5th, 2024 (Election Day)

I walked around Richmond Hill in Queens, NY on Election Day. Richmond Hill is a pretty diverse melting pot neighborhood with a large Indian population, including Indo-Guyanese people, Trinidadians, Latinos (from Colombia, Mexico, countries in Central America, Ecuador, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic etc.), some Chinese people, some Jamaicans, on the north side (Jamaica Avenue) with Pakistanis, some Italian-Americans, Irish Americans, some Polish people who lived there for a few decades, a few Orthodox Jews, and a few Bukhara Jews from Uzbekistan. Richmond Hill is bordered with Ozone Park, Kew Gardens, Jamaica, Forest Park, and Woodhaven.

Living in Richmond Hill offers residents an urban-type suburban mix and it's a melting pot filled with a diverse amount of ethnic groups living in the neighborhood. The neighborhood is home to many historic homes from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, including Victorian, Colonial, and Tudor styles. The early history dates to the mid 1800s with many European families moving in, such as those of Italian, Irish, Scottish, English, German, Dutch, and surprisingly Danish descent living here. In the early 1900s to 1970s, Richmond Hill was predominantly European with a majority of Italians, some Irish-descent people, some Poles, Orthodox Jews, and a few Greeks. During the mid 1970s, the neighborhood changed differently with many Hispanics from Mexico, Central America, and Puerto Rico moving in. From the 1980s to present day 2024, the ethnic demographics shifted to an unique enclave of Indian and Caribbean immigrants from Guyana and Trinidad. Most of the Guyanese and Trinidadians are of Indian descent, and some are of African descents. Other Caribbean residents came from Jamaica, several more from Puerto Rico, and Dominican Republic. There are also some immigrants from Suriname (next to Guyana) that have businesses there. Although, not much Surinamese people live in this part of Queens or anywhere else in New York. They have fun festivals taking place every year celebrating Guyanese culture, Trinidadian culture, and Latin American culture. For the Surinamese residents, they celebrate Suriname Day at Roy Wilkins Park in South Jamaica, Queens every year.

Background song: Martin Garrix & Sentinel - Hurricane (With Burn Out) [Remake]