Walk in NYC # 18, the best of Flushing and Corona

Walk in NYC # 18, the best of Flushing and Corona, combines the experience of Asia with that of 1960s America and end in a Hispanic neighborhood, all of that mainly off the beaten track.

It's a 5-mile self-guided unusual walk that can be divided into 2 parts of about 3 miles each (as it is longer if you do it in two parts!): 

• the first one, in Flushing, will focus on the New Chinatown, some temples and a botanical garden.
• the second, at Corona, will focus on Flushing Meadows Park, two museums and a zoo.

🍧There is an excerpt of it below to give you an idea of what ​​it is.

💚Otherwise, it is available in full for a few $ on Payhip/ImagesVoyagesImpressions in a PDF file that you'll be able to download on your phone.

✨NB: 

• You can read much more about the general content and philosophy of these walks on the home page and see some comments there too.
• The excerpt is the beginning of the description (a bit truncated here), after the full map and the useful info about highlights, metros, buses, bikes, restrooms, and so on🚖.
• The letters correspond to points indicated on the map, so you always know where you are along the trail or where you're heading.

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Walk in Flushing and Corona: full tour or 1st part

A: Your walk starts at ... Station on Line 7 and once on Roosevelt Ave, you’ll know right away why the place is called the new Chinatown, The Asian alphabets are not all the same but they’re still incomprehensible unless you know the language they refer to.
 
The ... Mall, almost in front of you, has a basement filled with dozens of fast-food restaurants with menus that are also indecipherable but it’s your chance to be adventurous!

On the 1st floor, you’ll find shops, also local. A little further, a large market of fresh produces.

Once out, take Main St. on your left and the impressions of being in an Asian capital will get stronger: lots of activity, noise, colors in this place which seems to grow bigger and bigger year after year.

B: Continue on ... Blvd on your left and you will soon be in front of the Free Synagogue of Flushing.
 
To find its entrance, turn right a bit further, on Sanford Ave, then enter the colonial house on your right.
 
Someone will surely be available for you but if you want to be sure, call ahead and make an appointment.
 
The interior is impressive, renovated thanks to the sale of the school in front of which you have just passed, and your guide will know a lot about its history and the history of Flushing in general.

You will learn that the inhabitants of Flushing did not want to become Protestants when that what the Dutch wanted in the 17th century. They passed an ordinance authorizing all religions, hence the abundance of churches and temples in the city, even though the neighborhood was predominantly Jewish for a long time.

Once out of the synagogue, take ... on the left to ... on the right.

C: You are now in quiet streets and in the vicinity of the ... of North America, you’ll begin to see many Indians.
 
You won’t miss the temple on your left, imposing and somewhat incongruous if you didn’t expect it.
 
Its main entrance with columns and deities is on ... Ave, but to visit it, the entrance is on ... St.

(The rest is in the pdf...)

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NB: In case you haven't seen it already, the map showing you where all these walks are is on the Walk in NYC page, as well as links to some walks’ bundles offers and suggestions for your first visit.