By: Drew Liszt and Nessa Preis The best beverages aren't always on a map. It takes a special partnership and two welcoming hearts to attract customers. (Picture on left is from GoogleMaps, picture on the right is a full picture of the E Smoke andConvenience shop and Juice and Bubbles in the bottom corner- the one with the OPEN sign.Photographed by Nessa Preis.) The two cooks in the kitchen laughed and conversed fluidly together. They speak to and command each other in Spanish

We rode the subway to Jackson Heights expecting buttery, spicy, and milky tea but found iced coffee waiting for us with open arms. The plan was simple: sample Tibetan butter tea and sip cardamom-heavy chai. But the 85-degree heat had other plans—and so did those who live there. While bubble tea was, of course, popular, a fun-loving woman and weed-smoking man pointed us  in the direction of coffee shops.  Jackson Heights is home to every form of liquid; tapioca balls in strawb

Pineapple pizza---a rebellion against the traditional flatbread brought by Italian immigrants.     Jackson Heights is home to a huge number of different cultures including Latin American, Bangladeshi and East Asian. What better way to explore its cultural mashup than with one of the most polarizing foods on the planet: pineapple pizza. Three student journalists set out with a fresh pie from Due Fratelli ($27.05) and a simple mission: talk to strangers about pineapple pizza a