{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Voices of Jackson Heights","title":"When the Street Becomes a Stadium with Juan Baretto","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":123,"description":"Some neighborhoods gather indoors.Jackson Heights gathers outside.\nIn this episode, Juan talks about the moments when the streets themselves become the meeting place. When fútbol spills out onto Northern Boulevard, traffic pauses, and strangers celebrate side by side. He also reflects on quieter rituals like Sunday mornings at the farmers market, where food, culture, and community overlap in everyday ways.\nThis episode is shared in Spanish.The full English translation appears below.\nHello, good morning. My name is Juan Barreto. I am one of the residents of this wonderful community of Jackson Heights. I’ve lived here for about 15 years, and over time I’ve experienced many different things.\nOne of them is that the community here is largely a Latino community that offers many services to everyone. There are many cultural events from countries across Central America and South America, and the broader U.S. community also comes together to live and share these traditions. Events like Día de las Velitas, alboradas, special holidays like Christmas - moments when some streets are closed so people can watch matches and follow fútbol 100%.\nMy favorite places depend on when the streets are closed - usually along Northern Boulevard between certain blocks - where everyone gathers when there are Colombia matches, Ecuador matches, or other important games. The whole community comes together to celebrate, to share, to laugh, to jump with joy.\nThat’s what makes it special: everyone comes together. When the light is red, everyone gathers; when it turns green, cars pass. But then the fútbol brings everyone back together again - as if the street itself were a stadium.\nAnother wonderful thing is Sundays at the farmers market, where all the residents come to taste and share different experiences - not just food, but the people themselves, many with small businesses trying to move forward.\nSo we invite you to be part of this community in Jackson Heights, to enjoy this community - this...","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}