{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Voices of Jackson Heights","title":"Running Through the Neighborhood with Raphaël","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":97,"description":"Some neighborhoods are easier to understand when you move through them.\nIn this episode, Raphaël talks about Jackson Heights in motion. Running after work. Weekend routines. A stretch of avenue where, in just a few minutes, you pass games, conversations, music, dogs, bikes, and people from everywhere.\nWhat starts as a running group slowly reveals something bigger about how this neighborhood works, and who it makes room for.\nThis episode is shared in French.The full English translation appears below.\n\nHi, my name is Raphaël. I am originally from Nice, France, and I have been living in Jackson Heights for more than three years.\nOne of the things I appreciate most about the neighborhood is the pedestrian space along 34th Avenue, especially for running with the Queens Distance group in the evenings after work or on weekends. There are dozens of people who run together regularly several times a week, and sometimes there are activities afterward like pizza, hockey, or going to a bar.\nThe group reflects the neighborhood very well. There are people of many different nationalities, all ages, and all kinds of professions. Everyone is very friendly and inclusive, and you feel welcome immediately.\nEven just moving along 34th Avenue is interesting. In only a few minutes, you see so many different things.\nThere are people playing cricket. There is soccer. There is basketball. Many people are walking their dogs. There are bikes, scooters, and skateboards. There are even people practicing traditional dances from South America and Central America.\nEven for New York, I think it is quite rare to find this much diversity across just two or three kilometers.\nAnd that is what makes the neighborhood truly unique and enjoyable.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/j60CGeL7RJlzfbZy2TLIdL_H6uy50eyMBWC14ZVAJlk/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS85MDFi/NTZlN2QxNDRjZTBj/OTlmMmI3YmY5NWYy/NTAwNy5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}