In Jackson Heights In Jackson Heights In Jackson Heights is a 2015 documentary film about the communities of Jackson Heights, Queens, New York City directed by Frederick Wiseman. The film received widespread critical acclaim and is widely regarded as one of the best documentary films released in the 21st century. In 2017, the film was considered the thirteenth "Best Film of the 21st Century So Far" by "The New York Times". The film documents events in Jackson Heights including "a Muslim school, a Jewish center, a meeting of gay and transgender people, a City Council office and the local headquarters of Make the
Jackson Heights, Queens attention. A 1978 article in "New York Magazine" stated that 27 people were killed in Jackson Heights in the three years preceding. Most of the original neighborhood, comprising the garden city apartment buildings, was made a National Register Historic District and a New York State Historic Register District. The Jackson Heights New York State and National Register Districts range from 93rd Street through 69th Street between Northern Boulevard and Roosevelt Avenue. Some property fronting on Northern Boulevard and Roosevelt Avenue, as well as some "cut-outs", are not inside the Register Districts. The national historic district called the Jackson Heights Historic