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Desi Senior Center

The Desi Senior Center is India Home’s weekday senior center in Jamaica, Queens.

Open Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday. See the hours below.
Call (718) 739-3182Directions
The entrance of a brick building with a covered porch and glass doors, numbered 178-36.
178-36 Wexford Terrace, where India Home moved its offices in 2017.

A day at the center

  • Saturday, 10:30 am – 12:30 pm: Digital Literacy Program for Seniors (free 15-week course)
  • Sunday, 11 am – 2 pm: Retired Professionals Group (meet and greet, then lunch)

Getting here

Take any one of these. Each route is shown with its stop nearest the center.

Subway

  • F trainnearest stop: Jamaica–179 St station3 min walk

Bus

  • Q3Q43 busesnearest stop: Hillside Av / 179 Pl3 min walk
  • Q1Q2Q17Q76 busesnearest stop: Hillside Av / 179 St3 min walk
  • Q36Q82QM68 express busesnearest stop: Hillside Av / Midland Pkwy3 min walk
  • Q77 busnearest stop: Hillside Av / 178 St3 min walk
  • n6 busnearest stop: 178 St / Hillside4 min walk
  • n22n24 busesnearest stop: 182 St / Hillside7 min walk

Transit details from MTA and NICE Bus, checked November 9, 2026. Walking times are estimates.

Other India Home centers

  • Ozone Park

    Tuesday 9 am – 2 pmShree Sundar Gopal Mandir
    97-53 104th Street, Ozone Park, NY 11416

  • Flushing

    Wednesday 9 am – 2 pmHindu Center
    45-52 Kissena Boulevard, Flushing, NY 11355

  • Elmhurst

    Monday 9 am – 2 pm; Thursday 9 am – 2 pmSatya Narayan Mandir
    75-15 Woodside Avenue, Queens, NY 11373

  • Jamaica Estates

    Friday 9 am – 2 pmMain office
    178-36 Wexford Terrace, Suite 2B, Jamaica, NY 11432

  • Hicksville

    Tuesday 10 am – 3 pm; Friday 10 am – 3 pmHoly Trinity Episcopal Church
    130 Jerusalem Avenue, Hicksville, NY 11801

  • Jamaica Market

    Smart Food Pantry
    90-40 160th Street, Jamaica, NY 11432

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