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Published on 9/5/08
Own This City
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1 Atlantic Ave: South Conduit Blvd to Cleveland St, Brooklyn
Brooklynites returning from JFK are greeted by death.
2 Broadway: 26th St to 28th St
By day: skeevy storefronts. By night: nada.
3 Steinway St: 30th Ave and Broadway, Astoria, Queens
Lovely: dirty sidewalks and wall-to-wall chains.
4 Tenth Ave: 34th St to 42nd St
Drive. Through. McDonald’s.
5 Hillside Ave: 175th St to 185th St, Jamaica Estates, Queens
End-of-the-earth nothingness.
Rosie
Thu, Oct 11, 07, at 11:53am
I strongly object to #3. 30th Ave and Broadway in Astoria are the opposite of wall to wall chains, but a mix of individually owned groceries, restaurants, creperies and cafes, bars, dentist and lawyer's offices, local banks, etc. And if you're looking for something dirty - hit the B/D/F/V subway platforms in the LES