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Old April 7th, 2004, 10:30 PM
ant
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This is exactly the kind of thing I am looking for! I've spent several weeks
in Manhatten, and there's more to NY than that. Since JFK is in the middle
of another district, it seems logical to try and see a bit of that.


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There are many reasons to visit the boroughs of Queens and Brooklyn --
Queens may have the lock on ethnic diversity, and Jackson Heights is
a good example. The NY Times recently ran an article on the ethnic
diversity of shops and restaurants along Coney Island Avenue in
Brooklyn. As discussed earlier, Flushing has become a second
Chinatown, and there is a smaller one in Brooklyn as well.
Bensonhurst, in Brooklyn is Italian, Borough Park, Orthodox Jewish
There is a Middle Eastern influence to Atlantic Avenue in downtown
Brooklyn.. The same area has a plethora of funky antique shops
to poke around in. My own area of Queens, Astoria, has a sizeable
Greek flavor.

As a New Yorker who no longer feels compelled to visit the standard
tourist sites or areas, I spend many days exploring these boroughs.
I am interested in finding good and cheap ethnic restaurants and just
enjoy the entire experience. Based on that NY Times article on Coney
Island Avenue, I plan to ride the B68 bus down that Avenue one day
soon, getting off when something interesting appears. The article
also mentioned a bookstore with "millions of volumes" new and used,
and I'm on the lookout for used books, always.



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Old April 7th, 2004, 10:33 PM
Miguel Cruz
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ant wrote:
This is exactly the kind of thing I am looking for! I've spent several weeks
in Manhatten, and there's more to NY than that. Since JFK is in the middle
of another district, it seems logical to try and see a bit of that.


Just be aware that Queens is a very big place (much of it quite boring,
despite the existence of some fascinating areas and great eats) and is not
nearly as well served by transit as Manhattan is. So you'll spend a little
more time getting around.

miguel
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Old April 12th, 2004, 09:47 AM
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On Mon, 05 Apr 2004 10:44:42 GMT, Miguel Cruz wrote:

Pan wrote:


I don't think the Fulton Mall is very interesting at all. I work near
there and seldom feel any reason to go there. If someone did want to
go there, the stop to get off the A train would be Jay St., though.


I think that's precisely because you wortrk near there and it's old hat
toyou.


Not so much old hat (when I first walked down that street, it was only
mildly interesting to me, in the first place) but kind of shabby and
uninteresting in terms of what I saw for sale.

I've brought Europeans and Australians there and some of them have
called it one of the highlights of their experience precisely because it is
quite different to what they're accustomed to.


In what way? I'm interested to know how it's special compared to some
less shabby places in other parts of New York, too.

Why does everyone seem so sour on the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens as a
pleasant place to while away a few hours??


Boring? You can find botanical gardens anywhere.


You can find shops anywhere, too.

I hope you enjoyed your Easter. Are you back in the U.S.?

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Old April 12th, 2004, 03:38 PM
Miguel Cruz
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Pan wrote:
Miguel Cruz wrote:
I've brought Europeans and Australians there and some of them have
called it one of the highlights of their experience precisely because it is
quite different to what they're accustomed to.


In what way? I'm interested to know how it's special compared to some
less shabby places in other parts of New York, too.


Everyone's black, which is interesting to many people who've only seen such
things in the movies. The music is brash and loud, the clothing and styles
are very different from what you'd see in most of Manhattan, and it's
intensely vibrant.

I hope you enjoyed your Easter.


You too.

Are you back in the U.S.?


Yup, but only for a little longer - Came up with an opportunity to live in
Malaysia for a while, which should be an interesting home base. Soon I'll be
a REAL Malaysian restaurant snob instead of the amateurish one I play now.

miguel
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