Multicultural LGBTQ+ community finds home in Jackson Heights
With its rainbow of languages and foods, to explore Jackson Heights is to travel the world.
Elle McLogan is CBS News New York's reporter covering the borough of Queens. As a multimedia journalist, she researches, shoots, reports, and edits her own stories.
She joined CBS New York in September 2017 as a digital reporter for The Dig with Elle McLogan, a series unearthing gems in local food and culture, which she created, hosted, shot, produced, and edited. Past episodes can be found at http://CBSNewYork.com/TheDig.
In 2021, Elle won an Emmy Award in the category of Lifestyle - Short Form Content and a Folio Award in the Arts & Culture Feature category. In 2018, she was named Outstanding Social Media Personality by the New York State Broadcasters Association.
Born in Manhattan and raised on Long Island, Elle moved to North Carolina to attend Davidson College. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree with Phi Beta Kappa and magna cum laude honors.
After graduation, Elle moved to China. She spent four years working in Shanghai as a writer and host for television programs and documentaries with a focus on food and culture.
If you have a tip for Elle, you can email her at queenstip@cbs.com.
With its rainbow of languages and foods, to explore Jackson Heights is to travel the world.
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