Jackson Heights Life

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Yeah my neighbors complain when I fart too and damn it sure SUX.

Add that to my list.  I'll come up w/ the rest later.  hehehe.













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Great thread.  My wife and I also emigrated from Williamsburg. There are things I love about both nabes
Here is my take on the topic:
Williamsburg vs JH   
McCarren Park vs Flushing Meadows CP      Advantage JH
Restaurants with "ambiance"      Advantage WB
Restaurants with great food      Advantage JH
Bars and pubs      Advantage WB
Bedford Ave vs 37th Ave:       
 I)annoying double parked cars       Advantage WB
II)annoying double parked hipsters      Advantage JH
III)Wine and cheese      Advantage WB
IV) Baked goods and butchers      Advantage JH
Junky used clothing stores vs junky new clothing stores      tie (both suck)
Brooklyn Brewery vs …..??      Advantage WB
Architecture      Advantage JH
Arts and galleries      Advantage WB
Greenery, trees and flowers      Advantage JH
People stealing trees and flowers      Advantage WB

Don't get me wrong, I like McCarren Park, but it is small & crowded, and apart from the new track, it is in tough shape.  The view from the new WB waterfront park is great, but half of it is a concrete slab and the other half is overgrown and rocky.  FMCP, while not walking distance is a quick bike ride away and there is so much to do, with the pool, the zoo, the tennis courts, mini golf etc.

GREAT TOPIC

COOL
The guys who sell $1 books on the street
Gay bars and gay parade and gay festival where a Catholic church had a table inviting you to attend.  That's tolerance!
Lots of cheap fruit
Independent pharmacies
Colombian food, bakeries, and coffee
Reasonable rent
Great transport
Trees and plants
Those Islamic vendors with the colorful polyester prayer rugs and shiny copies of the Koran
Lots of statues of lions

SUCK
That dirty, smelly corner behind the supermarket where people redeem their huge bags of cans and bottles
No parks with grass
No outdoor restaurants
The only gym is kind of skanky (but real cheap)
Brick row houses converted to rooming houses with ridiculously neglected front yards full of junk and debris
Those guys on Roosevelt who say "Chicas, Chicas", oh dear.
Bed Bugs
Too many stores that sell lots of junk
Rat traps right in front of the apartment buildings.  Oh sure, I'd move in there!  Get some cats!
That filthy train station at 74th + Roosevelt.  What could be a nice gateway to the neighborhood is disgusting and dirty.  Can someone please clean the bird poop off the turnstiles?  Can you please sweep the 2 inches of dust and dirt off the ledges by the stairwell?  Seriously!

Interesting thread...here's my 20 cents worth!

10 Best - in no particular order:
1 Bang for the buck
2 #7, E, F, V, G, R
3 Pio Pio
4 La Neuva
5 Access to LGA
6 Neighbors
7 Pre-war architecture
8 Trees
9 Diversity!
10 Lots of friendly dogs and dog owners

10 Worst
1 No bookstore
2 No restaurants with outdoor spaces
3 Litter and the people who create it
4 Cars that honk at nothing!
5 No decent movie theatre
6 Too many cheap clothing/phone stores
7 Dog poop and the owners who leave it
8 Illegal multi-family eyesores
9 Flyers
10 Lack of public space

Yes. That would be the one.  
I have seen it on occasion and even ridden it once.

I'd agree we don't have enough, but there are definitely some.  Check out our outdoor dining thread for some options.

Unfortunately, most of that list refers to Astoria   Where is our JH outdoor seating?