I have lived in Jackson Heights my entire life. I used to buy my comic books at Discount Books on 77th and my albums at Numbers Records and Tapes on the corner of 78th. Such a great place to grow up. I have watched so many of my classmates, neighbors,friends, brothers and sisters migrate to Long Island. While I am happy for them, I would never leave my neighborhood. I live and work in Jackson Heights. Our children have gone to local schools in Jackson Heights and, along with my regular job, I have 25 years experience in the bar business. Like all of us, I have seen bar/restaurants come and go, all with the best intentions, hopes and aspirations. Anyway....I dropped my maiden comment on this site a couple of days ago about having a television at the bar... just as a curiosity. I wanted to see who would pounce on something as abhorrent as a television in a restaurant. Many of you took it upon yourselves to basically tell the owners "no way". I suppose some people don't want a television in the place because they would rather sit across from each other and stare at their phones. A true neighborhood bar/restaurant requires a community fabric. Not a niche market. Remember, the Queensboro will be open 7 days a week, hopefully busy everyday. Television or not, I will be there frequently, and I have told hundreds of people how awesome the place is going to be and how great the owners are. Although some of you may not like crowds, these guys WANT the place crowded. I personally would love to walk into the place as a regular and say "hi" to the staff, the bar crowd , the bus boys, the dishwashers, the owners and the diners. That is the fiber in our neighborhood fabric... And everyone in this neighborhood I have spoken to agrees with me. For those who think a television turns the place into something less than, you are misguided. It doesn't turn the place into a sports bar. And it certainly doesn't turn the place into some of the more "low quality establishments" along NB. Perhaps Swims with Two Wolves, or whatever, on 37th, will be more your cup of tea if and when it ever comes to fruition. But in all honesty, I look forward to meeting everyone at the bar. All of us together, as a community. I will be the guy with a Coors Light in front of me, 15 friends around me and the Met game on above me on the 52 inch, or I will be having dinner with my family. The place looks unbelievable and I wish Dudley, Michael and all the others involved, the best of luck. See you when the doors open.
