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Mongo
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"Queens is next and Jamaica is doomed. *swipe*"


  

          

Mapping 10 Buildings That Could Totally Transform Jamaica

http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2014/12/17/mapping_10_buildings_that_could_totally_transform_jamaica.php

The southeast Queens neighborhood of Jamaica is notorious for its high rate of foreclosure and low rate of economic development, but despite the neighborhood's failure to realize a 2007 rezoning due to the recession, new residential and commercial developments are now popping up en masse across the enclave. Exactly why so much new development is happening can't be contributed to a single factor, but in June the Journal speculated that a combination of the neighborhood's concentration of municipal structures, schools, and affordability are behind its revival. Although we take to mapping the new residential structures coming to the 'hood, it's also seeing a sprinkling of hotels and department stores, too.

  

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i'm already in the burbs i kinda wanted to move back to NYC
Dec 18th 2014
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Queens is next, but there's a lot of gentrifiable Queens before Jamaica
Dec 18th 2014
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next? we're right now :(
Dec 18th 2014
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I peeped this a while ago
Dec 18th 2014
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i noticed the last time i was there
Dec 18th 2014
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Sheeiit. Ive been kicking that idea in the back of my head for a minute
Dec 18th 2014
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Plus it always smells like bum
Dec 18th 2014
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lol wat?
Dec 18th 2014
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      Buses suck. But Id be hoping to avoid that
Dec 18th 2014
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           ah if you build it they will come mentality, got it
Dec 18th 2014
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           i'm telling you they build an outlet mall
Dec 18th 2014
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                EFF BOTH OF Y'ALL
Dec 18th 2014
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           I ride the rail every morning from southeast queens into Dwntwn BK.
Dec 18th 2014
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                ^^^ too good to suffer with the locals
Dec 18th 2014
14
                lol
Dec 18th 2014
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                I'm coming from LI to BK every day. Before I would take the rail
Dec 18th 2014
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I just got confirmation via Twitter from the Flushing Chamber of Commerc...
Dec 18th 2014
12
welcome to my personal hell
Dec 18th 2014
15
it's too late for Flushing
Dec 18th 2014
23
Lumbersexuals drinking craft beer in Hollis next year.
Dec 18th 2014
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      Putting their shitty art over the JMJ mural
Dec 18th 2014
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      WHERE'S JA
Dec 18th 2014
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           Korn 1 didn't die for this, Flushing
Dec 18th 2014
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      Excellent RE: Lumbersexuals
Dec 18th 2014
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I would strongly consider queens if my commute time wasnt doubled
Dec 18th 2014
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lol wat?
Dec 18th 2014
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      i have relatively low levels of FOMO so.....yeah
Dec 18th 2014
24
speaking of Jamaica...
Dec 18th 2014
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SHAstayhighalways
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1. "i'm already in the burbs i kinda wanted to move back to NYC"
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but now i think i want to run far far away from new york and city life.
i can't deal anymore.

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John Forte
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Thu Dec-18-14 11:48 AM

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2. "Queens is next, but there's a lot of gentrifiable Queens before Jamaica"
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BabySoulRebel
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4. "next? we're right now :("
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here for dis.

  

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BabySoulRebel
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3. "I peeped this a while ago"
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Started when the AirTran opened
Really (re)building up the Ave as a major shopping district but with national retailers now (Gap Company Store, Home Depot, etc)
City Rib on Parsons brings in the growing professional class in the area (right down the block from the courthouses and a few blocks up from the Federal building)

PLUS
lots of new homeowners moving east
from what I hear tons of Dominicans are repopulating South Jamaica
Cambria Heights has been suffering lots of problems due to proposed rezoning that would split it half and give prime real estate to the Jewish sect that only moved out there because their leader was buried there. They've been a growing thorn in the sides of the mainly West Indian/African American homeowners that preceeded them these past few years.

here for dis.

  

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lfresh
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Thu Dec-18-14 12:02 PM

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5. "i noticed the last time i was there"
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Thu Dec-18-14 12:02 PM by lfresh

  

          

new stores


i did think they should put an outlet mall there

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BigReg
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Thu Dec-18-14 12:03 PM

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6. "Sheeiit. Ive been kicking that idea in the back of my head for a minute"
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While the E train ain't great for a morning commute (seems rush hour doubles the time the train takes to get from A to B) it's got fantastic public transportation.

  

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T Reynolds
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Thu Dec-18-14 12:09 PM

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7. "Plus it always smells like bum"
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>While the E train ain't great for a morning commute (seems
>rush hour doubles the time the train takes to get from A to B)
>it's got fantastic public transportation.

  

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BabySoulRebel
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8. "lol wat?"
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Parsons/Archer is HORRIBLE
has been and still is
the vans are more dependable than the buses themselves

here for dis.

  

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BigReg
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9. "Buses suck. But Id be hoping to avoid that"
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Thu Dec-18-14 12:35 PM by BigReg

  

          

since the LIRR gets you to prime BK in under 8 minutes, and Manhattan in 15.

and the E is a solid train...as long as you aren't going to work, lol.

Don't get me wrong, the station are still pretty crappy as far as maintenance, etc are concerned. But when me and my blond wife + mullato kids move there with our prius I am sure we can apply pressure to get those services NYC easy avoid providing before.

>Parsons/Archer is HORRIBLE
>has been and still is
>the vans are more dependable than the buses themselves

  

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BabySoulRebel
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10. "ah if you build it they will come mentality, got it"
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>since the LIRR gets you to prime BK in under 8 minutes, and
>Manhattan in 15.
>
>and the E is a solid train...as long as you aren't going to
>work, lol.
>
>Don't get me wrong, the station are still pretty crappy as far
>as maintenance, etc are concerned. But when me and my blond
>wife + mullato kids move there with our prius I am sure we can
>apply pressure to get those services NYC easy avoid providing
>before.
>
>>Parsons/Archer is HORRIBLE
>>has been and still is
>>the vans are more dependable than the buses themselves
>

AND NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

here for dis.

  

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lfresh
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13. "i'm telling you they build an outlet mall"
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>>since the LIRR gets you to prime BK in under 8 minutes, and
>>Manhattan in 15.
>>
>>and the E is a solid train...as long as you aren't going to
>>work, lol.
>>
>>Don't get me wrong, the station are still pretty crappy as
>far
>>as maintenance, etc are concerned. But when me and my blond
>>wife + mullato kids move there with our prius I am sure we
>can
>>apply pressure to get those services NYC easy avoid
>providing
>>before.
>>
>>>Parsons/Archer is HORRIBLE
>>>has been and still is
>>>the vans are more dependable than the buses themselves
>>
>
>AND
>NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

and the game will STEP UP
i'd move there with my white husband
and quadroon lisa bonet/drake looking kids
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17. "EFF BOTH OF Y'ALL"
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that would be the death knell
there's already mad seediness in that area by JFK
Resort World brought money but it's not bringing in enough to make that a cornerstone for an argument for that area

here for dis.

  

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11. "I ride the rail every morning from southeast queens into Dwntwn BK."
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In 25 minutes or less, i'm home before 5pm. The ticket expense is a bit much but well worth it.

  

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14. "^^^ too good to suffer with the locals"
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ICU

here for dis.

  

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26. "lol"
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27. "I'm coming from LI to BK every day. Before I would take the rail"
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to Jamaica then take the subway to BK. Well that absolutely sucks. I brought a montly and now take the rail all the way and back. Much less stress.

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12. "I just got confirmation via Twitter from the Flushing Chamber of Commerc..."
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that both Nike and Forever 21 will be opening at SkyView Center next spring.
We got a Nordstrom Rack in September.
I just saw my first hipster homeless in about 4 months on my walk home from the train on Main Street 2 nights ago.

The writing is on the wall, ladies and gentlemen.

From the bottom of my heart I wanna send an extra special FUCK YOU ALL VERY MUCH to whoever it was that started this "Queens is next" movement.

here for dis.

  

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15. "welcome to my personal hell"
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heres your frapacappumochacchino
and complementary raise in rent and everything else
but your streets will be safe!and the subways will run smoothly!!

meanwhile
BUY PROPERTY
NOW
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23. "it's too late for Flushing "
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with all the nouveau Chinese wealth came the ridiculous asking prices.

here for dis.

  

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16. "Lumbersexuals drinking craft beer in Hollis next year."
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18. "Putting their shitty art over the JMJ mural"
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OH NOEZ

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19. "WHERE'S JA"
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28. "Korn 1 didn't die for this, Flushing"
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21. "Excellent RE: Lumbersexuals"
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20. "I would strongly consider queens if my commute time wasnt doubled"
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sticking it out with brooklyn

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22. "lol wat?"
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If you're working in downtown Manhattan then yeah I'd agree
but the hood where we did brunch (Long Island City) is pretty popping now plus superclose to Midtown. I would make the jump if I didn't have a rent-stabilized apartment where I'm at and had better credit to boot.

here for dis.

  

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24. "i have relatively low levels of FOMO so.....yeah"
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>If you're working in downtown Manhattan then yeah I'd agree
>but the hood where we did brunch (Long Island City) is pretty
>popping now plus superclose to Midtown. I would make the jump
>if I didn't have a rent-stabilized apartment where I'm at and
>had better credit to boot.

eh, im also new so, time will tell where i end up

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25. "speaking of Jamaica..."
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http://board.okayplayer.com/okp.php?az=show_topic&forum=4&topic_id=12679731&mesg_id=12679731&page=

here for dis.

  

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