I apologize for sharing my point of view. If I’m not mistake since the creation of this forum, if not most past users have essentially complained about Jackson Heights not being clean! Too loud!!! Not enough book stores!!! Not enough big box stores!!! We don’t want it to be Austin street!! Those mannequins!!! 74th street is a dump!!! The carts!!! The gangs!!! The parks!!! I’m sure it can go on. But all these issues have essentially been addressed not over night but gradually. So I applaud you for killing the “CHARM!” in the neighborhood. As we make sure to conserve the garden apartment aspect of it, but gradually strip it of its ethnic cultures. THE RENT IS TOO DAMN HIGH!
It’s a form of colonizing but on a smaller scale. Cheers to you!
Watching a group of men slowly poison and destroy themselves on a street corner is an odd definition of "charm".
Well I hope you have found it in your heart and extended help to them. Or at least them know how you’ve felt. At this rate sounds like we’re talking about an exhibit.
The address of one Spanish speaking AA is 38-21 99th St. They will find sponsors there.
Help is available. From experts.
Colonization exactly. Well don’t sweat it it’ll be taken care of eventually. Just like everything else you’ve vented about since 2015. Cheers to change!
Alcoholism is a disease. Just like cancer. If they had cancer, then they should go to Elmhurst hospital. To the experts. Folks who are not experts in alcoholism or cancer...should leave the treatment of diseases to the experts.
Colonization is irrelevant to this fact. And you are mixing the two incorrectly.
Let me know when you run office.
And I wish you well on your journey learning that attempting to be a provocateur... is simply a way of avoiding facing hard truths.
That you’ve been complaining about the state of JH since 2015?
That instead of helping just venting on the local forum about how much the drunk Latin men in front of a post office has been grinding your gears since you landed in our neighborhood? But lack compassion?
If you have enough time to respond to my messages you have enough time to leave you’re co-op apt and help another human life.
I’ll be looking forward to your next post “Bring back the golf course to Jackson Heights!”
Now I seriously bid ya farewell I’ll be back in a few years thanks for the affirmation! 
1. How do you know when Alphabet Person landed in Jackson Heights? Or are you making an assumption based on their history of posting on this forum?
2. Why do you assume that people who have a problem with the men who congregate and drink themselves into oblivion daily, urinate and defecate on the sidewalk, make lewd comments to women and young girls, and occasionally expose themselves have a problem with these behaviors simply because these men are Latino? Have you entertained the possibility that these behaviors have serious implications for public health and safety, and that these behaviors are generally not tolerated in most societies?
3. Why do you assume that the people who have a problem with the the fact that there are at least three of these groups of men between 78th Street and Junction are "colonizers," which by the way, is a not so veiled euphemism?
4. Considering No. 3, why do you assume that members Latin American and South Asian community do not have a problem with the presence of these men? How do you square this assumption with the fact that yesterday I saw one of these men start following a woman, who then started yelling at him in Spanish, drawing the attention of others on the street who also started yelling at the man in Spanish, one of whom I know quite well and has lived in this neighborhood for a long time?
Look, I agree with you that the infiltration of national chains, and rising rents are a big problem for the neighborhood, but your logic on this particular issue is seriously flawed.
To the person who asked what we should do, our elected officials are basically useless, but call them anyway. Also, make reports to 311.
