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Lmao what is the definition of gritty in your book ?
You walk on 8th above 34th and see gritty... Basically drab old and depressing... A lot of the building stock in that area is certainly gritty.... Luckily they are starting to tear down the older buildings for newer and more brighter construction...
You walk on 8th above 34th and see gritty... Basically drab old and depressing... A lot of the building stock in that area is certainly gritty.... Luckily they are starting to tear down the older buildings for newer and more brighter construction...
I can't believe you prefer the new buildings going up to the old ones.
You walk on 8th above 34th and see gritty... Basically drab old and depressing... A lot of the building stock in that area is certainly gritty.... Luckily they are starting to tear down the older buildings for newer and more brighter construction...
Above 34th and 8th is no more gritty than 6th Avenue above 34th and 6th. I'm there regularly. You do hae older office buildings, but they aren't decaying. You have major businesses like Starbucks, Staples, McDonalds, etc in the area. Its not gritty at all.
Above 34th and 8th is no more gritty than 6th Avenue above 34th and 6th. I'm there regularly. You do hae older office buildings, but they aren't decaying. You have major businesses like Starbucks, Staples, McDonalds, etc in the area. Its not gritty at all.
You mean as in recently with the addition of new buildings or what because I would disagree with that. 8th has generally been seedier... More XXX shops and people trying to hustle...
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I can't believe you prefer the new buildings going up to the old ones.
Not necessarily, but they are better than the old drab buildings in some cases...
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Grovesnor....no...Corona Queens could be called gritty....not 8th avenue above 34th street...
From 36th up to 42nd and 8th is certainly gritty and dirty. Lots of action going on with people hustling too... Shall we go for a stroll via Google maps??
Lmao what is the definition of gritty in your book ?
For eight avenue, well there's a bunch of strip clubs and XXX video shops. And a fraction of the people there look, umm, less than genteel. And in general grimmier with cheap stores. But I can't find any of the p0rn shops on streetview. Used to walk on 8th avenue by midtown regularly 5-10 years ago. Not really sketchy (maybe at 2 am) but noticeably different than 7th or 6th. Apparently a lot are gone:
From 36th up to 42nd and 8th is certainly gritty and dirty. Lots of action going on with people hustling too... Shall we go for a stroll via Google maps??
I tried... couldn't find anything. Would be interested if you could find something.
You walk on 8th above 34th and see gritty... Basically drab old and depressing... A lot of the building stock in that area is certainly gritty.... Luckily they are starting to tear down the older buildings for newer and more brighter construction...
Well...I guess we don't have the same perception of whats gritty...
Back in 2011, I heard someone say that 23rd street between 8th and 9th Avenues is bad. I looked up the area on Google street view and it looks alright to me, but since appearances can be deceiving I thought I would ask here if the area is truly bad or not.
It wasn't bad back in 2011 and it isn't bad now.
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For eight avenue, well there's a bunch of strip clubs and XXX video shops. And a fraction of the people there look, umm, less than genteel. And in general grimmier with cheap stores. But I can't find any of the p0rn shops on streetview. Used to walk on 8th avenue by midtown regularly 5-10 years ago. Not really sketchy (maybe at 2 am) but noticeably different than 7th or 6th. Apparently a lot are gone:
Midtown is missing its p0rn district. What kinda center city district is this now?!
This is exactly how I remember 8th Avenue and in fact I was over there recently... Didn't see any XXX shops, but it still felt grimmy to me...
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