my list:
1. a really fantastic grocery store - clean, inviting, and with great offerings. While Met is a step up from the C-Town near me, in which there are birds living on the rafters, it isn't quite as appetizing as I wish it were.
2. a pub with good beers on tap, nice atmosphere, and a good burger wouldn't hurt, either
3. yes to the bookstore
4. nice brunch so I can stop pretending that Jahn's is anything other than a greasy spoon with old-time, day-glo orange character
5. more green space, and yes, I know Flushing meadows is out there, but it is out there, and not easy to get to
6. ditto to the Mediterranean restaurant (and yeah, I like Plaka, but it isn't close - at least not to me)
7. a clothing store that didn't sell hoochie shirts
8. a good pizza place. I am hopeful about the pizza/fresh pasta place going in on Baxter street, which technically is Elmhurst, but still only a 5 min walk for me. The guy told me there will be no freezers there and that they will be only using fresh mozz on their pizzas.
9. a place to buy some quality home things (other than the candles and soaps at Inner Peace)
10. a cellphone store
just kidding on #10