I moved here for the awesome transport options to Manhattan and elsewhere.
And learned to love the neighborhood.
Cool, hopefully with continued respect.
I moved here solely to oppressively homogenize the neighborhood by putting it into a white yuppie blender so it tastes just like pablum, seasoned with POC tears, a juice to remind you of the blandest of suburbs.
I appreciate your honesty.
talk about begging the question. if you actually read the threads involved over the last 10 years, there are a wide range of nuanced responses to "why we want quality food in a good atmosphere" while not wanting to turn this into a goddamn lillywhite mall.
when you ask in good faith, good faith answers will be given. meanwhile, troll better, jo3.
I read the nuance a little differently. Often I see people asking for things like 'atmosphere' and 'ambiance' which just reads like 'i want something like the neighborhood in brooklyn i moved from' aka what I like to call gentrification
(also lol that the person starting this thread registered on JHlife in dec 2017 to sell a " vintage danish mid-century teak hutch."),
Curious to know what this observation is meant to suggest?
I really don't understand why jo3 is attacking the Queensboro. Perhaps he is a competitor and is losing business to the Queensboro?
I actually apologize for including the Queensboro in this thread, as a) it's been misconstrued that i'm using it as a scapegoat for what I think is problem on this message board and b) i don't even want it to fail, I just wish I enjoyed what I ate when I ate it.
I ate there one night after a school day and it was packed. It's clear the place will likely succeed due to teachers needing a drink after school, and people in the neighborhood valuing things like 'atmosphere' and 'ambiance'
A competitor I am not, I don't even think one (a competitor) exists in the neighborhood, another reason the restaurant will likely succeed. Regardless, i'll move on from them.
hoping I can impart my point of view in hopes to enlighten.
I don't seek enlightenment from you, Master jo3boxer, but thanks!
I used to think you were sane, you made some clear points in the past, but eventually your posts started to focus on minutiae, unnecessarily, and you've outed yourself as bored and petty.
Pardon me for not stating this in my initial post, but I have zero interest in your 'input', positive or negative.
It's obvious from the tone of the original post that this was not a sincere question. It's troll-bait.
I moved here because I love pharmacies and dollar stores.
Call it what you want, but I'm still genuinely interested.
What I see is a lot of people with enough privilege and entitlement to come to a neighborhood and strive to make it what they want, as opposed to coming to a neighborhood and respecting it for what it is.
What I see is a lot of people who saw the value in the land and not in the people that existed here before you. And so you bemoan the restaurants pre-existing for not having 'ambiance' and 'atmosphere' and having 'too much flavor' (this is not an exaggeration) and when you patronize restaurants NOT like this I don't think you understand the future repercussions (displacement, further gentrification, etc.)
What I see is people moving to the neighborhood and expecting it to be a one stop shop, asking for things that already exist a stones throw away.
And so what I am I interested in is knowing where you came from, where you existed before Jackson Heights and why our point of views differ. Your posts will enlighten me, and mine yours. You might not be asking for it, and that's the best thing about message boards: the ability to opt out.
It's easier to write this post off as 'troll bait' instead of just answering the question and providing your point of view. Sometimes I think that might be because the answers to the question is tough for even yourselves to swallow.
dssjh - if you're looking for a fine dining experience, I highly recommend ADDICTIVE 87.
I don't, I recommend going to any other gentrified neighborhoods and patronizing their fine dining. The food, drink and service at Addictive strikes me as sophomoric. They mean well, that was discernible, but I left unimpressed and unlikely to ever return. Regardless of that fact and opinion, I wish them well and I'm sure they will continue to succeed.
Thank you for the laugh! Couldn't agree more.
Everyone wishes there was something better than a Pharmacy or a Dollar Store, but all i'm asking is that you consider WHO is opening these businesses and WHY. I don't think anyone grows up hoping to one day own a dollar store. I do think they do what they might know is safe, risking a lot in investment, in hopes of providing for their families and themselves.
My parents moved to the neighborhood in 1976, so as a kid, I didn’t have much say in their decision to settle here, but I'm glad they did. As you may know, there’s been significant change over the years in terms of the ethnic diversity we know of in Jackson Heights and its neighboring communities. I think it’s unfair to characterize The Queensboro as some form of threat to the neighborhood as we know it. What’s wrong with enjoying brunch locally? As a Latina, I get to enjoy a great share of my national cuisine here, but there are times I’ve had to travel outside of Jackson Heights to find the type of meals served at The Queensboro. I’m glad the owners chose Jackson Heights, and I’m happy to support their business. That's the beauty of our neighborhood, we have choices, and now even more so.
Again, I apologize for including The Queensboro in this post. It was supposed to be a general POV of what I read between the lines on this board and the focus people have on the restaurant shows I did a disservice to my post by mentioning it.
With that being said, I assure you, you are the minority (on this board, not on the neighborhood). Being able to dually patronize both minority and majority businesses in the neighborhood is a luxury you should embrace. I don't think a lot of message board goers have the same point of view.
