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Flushing is nothing less than a satellite Chinese city. It's not Hong Kong. It's Beijing. And like Beijing, it's a total cesspool of filthy, disgusting streets and restaurants. There are brothels on every corner. English is a 4th language, forget about 1st. They ruined the iconic RKO movie theatre. About 50% of the population are illegal aliens. There are now thousands of little old poor Asian ladies that have floundered into nearby neighborhoods collecting bottles from people's houses at 3am in the morning. And, worst of all, they view any non-Asian as a FOREIGNER. Let me get this straight...these illegal aliens view AMERICANS AS FOREIGNERS?
What I find interesting, and a tell tale sign, is that most Asian AMERICANS who grew up in the area couldn't wait to get the hell out of dodge. The biggest reason I would hear is that the FOBs are the most racist people on the planet, which I believe to be true. If you are a white American, black or Hispanic, they really don't want you in their stores or restaurants. I've seen it with my own eyes.
It’s be great to have more transit in the area, especially a 7 extension or a LIRR branch line of Port Washington to cross the sound into the Bronx. It’d also be good to decommission LaGuardia.
It’s be great to have more transit in the area, especially a 7 extension or a LIRR branch line of Port Washington to cross the sound into the Bronx. It’d also be good to decommission LaGuardia.
SBS is not the same as a rail connection. There’s certainly enough density to warrant extensions.
LaGuardia is sort of a mixed blessing. Those height restrictions probably promote a horizontal spread, but it also means larger, taller units and greater density won’t come with it. You might be trying to allude to the idea that being able to get to the airport is a great asset, but that’s pretty minor. After all, Flushing’s path towards popularity with East Asians in the way it did had very little to do with proximity to the airport.
Being close to airport, flushing does get a lot of hotels which provide source of revenue for business .
Why connection to Bronx is important? I don’t get it
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SBS is not the same as a rail connection. There’s certainly enough density to warrant extensions.
LaGuardia is sort of a mixed blessing. Those height restrictions probably promote a horizontal spread, but it also means larger, taller units and greater density won’t come with it. You might be trying to allude to the idea that being able to get to the airport is a great asset, but that’s pretty minor. After all, Flushing’s path towards popularity with East Asians in the way it did had very little to do with proximity to the airport.
Being close to airport, flushing does get a lot of hotels which provide source of revenue for business .
Why connection to Bronx is important? I don’t get it
A few reasons. One is to help contain housing prices by having a cheaper outlet. Another is that Flushing beinf a more prominent commercial center should have a larger catchment. Another is that near Flushing are some New York institutions that get decent traffic and since that airport exists and they are going to build the Airtrain AirTrain in an assbackwards manner, then at least they should get some actual utility from it.
A few reasons. One is to help contain housing prices by having a cheaper outlet. Another is that Flushing beinf a more prominent commercial center should have a larger catchment. Another is that near Flushing are some New York institutions that get decent traffic and since that airport exists and they are going to build the Airtrain AirTrain in an assbackwards manner, then at least they should get some actual utility from it.
The Bronx right now isn't really much cheaper than many of the neighborhoods already connected to Flushing
There’s a grand total of zero skyscrapers in downtown Flushing and in your lifetime there will likely be zero skyscrapers due to FAA regulations.
There is definitely a lot of construction, including skyscraper construction, in downtown Brooklyn and plenty of high-rise construction on the East River waterfront. Construction dollars and square footage-wise, I’d be very surprised if the greater downtown area in Brooklyn had less than downtown Flushing and that’s with smaller and more expensive lots on average and more landmarked buildings.
Also an important thing to keep in mind in your comparisons is that population growth exploded in major Chinese cities due to the largest urban migration in human history. That’s a general trend the US simply does not have. Also, I’m pretty sure the NYC skyscraper count is still higher than Shanghai’s, though Shanghai is gaining. Also keep in mind that Shanghai municipal boundaries are massive and counts for NYC don’t generally include the rest of the Tri-State Area, though that would add a lot more high-rises than it does skyscrapers.
Immigration policies dictate who's turn it is to come to this great country.
Those cultures capitalizing on this will generate great wealth while others will fail
and become a great burden on society due to a lacking skillset.
When immigration policies change it becomes advantageous for others
to come and leave their imprint on society. For now the era belongs to
the Chinese ,Indian and South American populations.
Good Luck. I hope they fair better than previous cultures who help define
this great country. The United States of America.
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