Jackson Heights Life

So much money spent in remodeling.  And alas, so many design blunders.

The large copper framed windows outside are attractive... but the ones facing 79th Street look straight into the back of the messy counter with the cash register.  Instead of enticing shoppers into the store....we see the back of the cashier's legs and assorted unappealing paraphernalia stored under the counter.

Did no-one envision the outcome before spending thousands and thousands of dollars?

What's disappointing is that for the same amount money spent, it could've been a great store...instead of a mediocre one.  It's kinda like the shop owners don't "shop" around...to get style ideas from stores who have done it right...

I suppose that's the difference between very successful merchants....and ones who just don't really get it.

This article is interesting concerning the legality of airplane noise.

http://airportnoiselaw.org/damages.html

My guess is that after attempting politeness...which was prevalent in the Town Hall Meeting concerning airplane noise...the only message authorities will heed is legal action.

A question.  Hasn't that always been the story of subway expansion...for over 100 years now?

They built the subway...and then development exploded to where it went. 

Folks, isn't our very own Jackson Heights a prime example of that?...According to Daniel Karatzas' book on Jackson Heights...that's exactly what happened here...(and everywhere else in NYC, no doubt)

A new fried chicken (and everything else) place has opened on 37th Ave...in a prime location...near the 76th street corner.

Rarely have I seen more clashing colors... and an aesthetically discordant decor. Mirror tiles, loud shades of red and a multitude of signs screaming...

It hurts a person's eyes going into that joint...

No idea what the food is like.  Won't be able to enter again until I wear my dark sunglasses...

A question...aren't there all these tax breaks/deductibles when an investor makes a loss on his/her apartment investment?  So it is always a win/win situation for the investor?

My suggestion...is that like Wholefoods...they should set up a section of the store with cafe tables etc...so that folks can eat in on the premises...They would make money that way...as there are no easy-going spaces like that...in Jax Hts.

Bushwick has an excellent similar Brooklyn Natural Store...near the Montrose/Morgan stop off the L train....similar size to this Jax Hts store...The Brooklyn one does it very well...you buy organic stuff...and if u want... you eat in there...(or not)...

The owners should check out that Bushwick store...

I believe that's the clear way they'd make this store work.

Hmmm...you may be correct dssjh...

The transaction appears to have been a touch too abrupt...to be completely legitimate...