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I just feel bad for people that seem to be suffering from the lack of "upscale" options in JH, and see a bistro or nice gym as the way out of their suffering. Why live some place you don't like that much? JH is going to change at a glacial pace...few of the things on this list are likely to happen in the next 5-10 years if at all.
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NYCPero': Perhaps you are responding to ljr's use of the word upscale, but I am pretty sure falafel, pizza, cucumbers, cream cheese, and English tea are not upscale foods.
Upper JH is saturated with rice and beans. Lower JH, rice and spice. Roosevelt for instance is tacos from say 70th to its crossing Northern.
What we are seeing are what entrepreneurs are comfortable selling. Don't underestimate or overgeneralize Hispanic tastes or desires. Yes, they do enjoy comfort foods from home, yet when I was shopping with my friend we had to go out of our way so that she could by matzo flour. She is from Argentina and barely speaks English; her husband is the same, and Jewish. Even without asking, I'm positive she would love to have a Jewish deli near her home...to pick up a matzo ball soup for him and make her life a little bit easier.
What happened to diversity?