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The Lexicon Blog


One Topping, Many Opinions
Pineapple pizza---a rebellion against the traditional flatbread brought by Italian immigrants. Jackson Heights is home to a huge...


Chocolate That Drives You Crazy
When we first stepped into Maharaja Sweet, an Indian sweet shop open for nearly 25 years, we weren’t expecting to find a dense pastry...


Hilsa in the Heights: Bangladeshi Eating in Queens
On the corner of 37th Ave and 73rd Street in Jackson Heights, Queens, one might notice an abundance of brightly colored carts, each...
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