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Offline elmonk

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Jackson Heights featured in Today's New York Times
« on: May 20, 2015, 09:27:28 AM »
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Offline Superclam

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Re: Jackson Heights featured in Today's New York Times
« Reply #1 on: May 20, 2015, 09:55:29 AM »
The semi-annual "Jackson Heights is the next biggest thing" article.

One of the people quoted lives in my building.
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Offline StevenGrey

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Re: Jackson Heights featured in Today's New York Times
« Reply #2 on: May 20, 2015, 11:11:25 AM »
Semi-annual? I thought we got featured quarterly! Though I am not sure it's a good thing... NYC Finance seems to think 12 to 17% annual property tax hikes are acceptable now.
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Re: Jackson Heights featured in Today's New York Times
« Reply #3 on: May 20, 2015, 12:47:32 PM »
"Jackson Heights is the next big thing" YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWWNNN.
In the standard-issue diversity paragraph, they could at least have mentioned Tibetans & Nepalis as another big presence. Drive-by reporters always use the store signs as a proxy for the actual population, leading to an over-emphasis on Indian residents.
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Re: Jackson Heights featured in Today's New York Times
« Reply #4 on: May 20, 2015, 01:58:17 PM »
Interestingly enough, I remember a link on here to a 1992 Times article that pretty much said exactly what this one did, just with lower prices.
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Re: Jackson Heights featured in Today's New York Times
« Reply #5 on: May 20, 2015, 03:25:03 PM »
there were a lot of stories like this one in 1995-1996, when we were first looking in the neighborhood. i remember holding my breath and hoping the prices would hold.
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Re: Jackson Heights featured in Today's New York Times
« Reply #6 on: May 20, 2015, 03:39:20 PM »
The demographic of the neighborhood is changing, although some people refuse to acknowledge it. So it is the next big thing.
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Offline Lilybell

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Re: Jackson Heights featured in Today's New York Times
« Reply #7 on: May 20, 2015, 04:18:34 PM »
In what way are the demographics changing?  (just curious)
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Re: Jackson Heights featured in Today's New York Times
« Reply #8 on: May 20, 2015, 04:26:19 PM »
Lazily written article.  So sick of "din" and "low slung" to describe the area.  The photos do not do the beautiful areas of our neighborhood justice. 
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Re: Jackson Heights featured in Today's New York Times
« Reply #9 on: May 20, 2015, 05:01:35 PM »
article really pushing the south american and indian vibe, there are much nicer areas that could have been shown.
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Re: Jackson Heights featured in Today's New York Times
« Reply #10 on: May 20, 2015, 05:18:23 PM »
Quote from: Lilybell on May 20, 2015, 04:18:34 PM
In what way are the demographics changing?  (just curious)

It's becoming wealthier.
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Re: Jackson Heights featured in Today's New York Times
« Reply #11 on: May 20, 2015, 05:21:54 PM »
Which is not to say it's becoming wealthy, as in 1 percent.

 Just people with higher incomes than before. More white collar, professional.  It really is.
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Re: Jackson Heights featured in Today's New York Times
« Reply #12 on: May 20, 2015, 05:24:40 PM »
What a clip job.

Any one of us could have written a better article.

I agree with "yawn".
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Re: Jackson Heights featured in Today's New York Times
« Reply #13 on: May 20, 2015, 05:38:20 PM »
How would you describe Jackson Heights to an audience of New York Times readers?
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Re: Jackson Heights featured in Today's New York Times
« Reply #14 on: May 20, 2015, 06:30:39 PM »
The main picture represents the JH i know on a day to day basis... but they chose to make the rest of the pictures look 3rd world with the under the tracks roose ave pictures and the filthy lil india which I tend to avoid.
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