Flushing has the hustle and bustle, and frankly the crowdedness of cities such as Hong Kong.
It makes many Chinese immigrants feel right at home. So say the residents who recently talked to NY1.
Amenities favored by many Asian immigrants are nearby.
“Everything easy,” said one resident. “You don’t have to walk so far away.”
That’s much different from the 80s when you had to search far and wide for even Asian groceries.
You can read about how this transformation came about in NY1.
(an earlier version of this story misspelled Flushing)