Styleforum › Forums › General › General Chat › What do you think NYC is missing ?
New Posts  All Forums:Forum Nav:

What do you think NYC is missing ? - Page 3

post #31 of 151
12/2/09 at 5:52pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by hboogz View Post
By land value tax, do you mean your property taxes are directly tied to the perceived value of your land/property ?
Mostly. Taxing labor and capital while not taxing land is both unjust and inefficient-- and it's something that leftists and rightists could agree on if they opened their minds.
Reply
Reply
post #32 of 151
12/2/09 at 7:50pm
There's good Mexican food in Sunset Park. A lot of Mexicans too.

I feel like one thing NYC needs more of is places for recreational sports, like ball fields and skate parks and stuff like that. And a greener state of mind. Other than that, hm ... Maybe not affordable enough for the average person.
Reply
Reply
post #33 of 151
12/2/09 at 8:18pm
a wal-mart
Reply
Reply
post #34 of 151
12/2/09 at 8:19pm
Good Chinese food.
Reply
Reply
post #35 of 151
12/2/09 at 8:29pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by mafoofan View Post
Good Chinese food.
Really? I always hear these stories of culinary orgasms in Flushing... or is your comment about Manhattan? (my comment about parks was about Manhattan too btw)
Reply
Reply
post #36 of 151
12/2/09 at 8:40pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by gdl203 View Post
Really? I always hear these stories of culinary orgasms in Flushing... or is your comment about Manhattan? (my comment about parks was about Manhattan too btw)

Well, I was mostly thinking of Manhattan, but Flushing's reputation for good Chinese food is extremely exaggerated, in my opinion. It just appears not so broadly terrible as in Manhattan. In my experience, you have to go where the wealthier Chinese Americans live for better Chinese food--namely, the suburbs.
Reply
Reply
post #37 of 151
12/2/09 at 8:41pm
cleanliness
Reply
Reply
post #38 of 151
12/2/09 at 8:47pm
Thread Starter 
Quote:
Originally Posted by mafoofan View Post
Well, I was mostly thinking of Manhattan, but Flushing's reputation for good Chinese food is extremely exaggerated, in my opinion. It just appears not so broadly terrible as in Manhattan. In my experience, you have to go where the wealthier Chinese Americans live for better Chinese food--namely, the suburbs.
Saw this after i posted. "etremely exaggerated" is pretty bold unless you have a point of reference. There are tons of restaurants in the Main street vicinity alone, so it really depends which Flushing spots you're speaking for and against.
Reply
Reply
post #39 of 151
12/2/09 at 8:47pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by dv3 View Post
cleanliness

I don't get this. Manhattan, at least, is largely very clean. It's more chaotic and crowded, maybe messier, than a city like Chicago, but you don't see random trash lying around. The Upper West Side is positively pristine, thank you very much.
Reply
Reply
post #40 of 151
12/2/09 at 8:48pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by hboogz View Post
Go to Flushing Queens.

Been there, done that. Not all that impressed. I'm convinced that New Yorkers just don't know what Chinese food (even faux Chinese food) can be at its best.
Reply
Reply
post #41 of 151
12/2/09 at 9:07pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by dv3 View Post
cleanliness

Aaah, the mythical homeless guys shitting on the sidewalk - I was wondering how many posts we'd have to wait for this one
Reply
Reply
post #42 of 151
12/2/09 at 9:21pm
C'mon, there are giant piles of garbage bags on our streets. If you come from the suburbs, or a city with alleys, it could be a bit of a shock.
Reply
Reply
post #43 of 151
12/2/09 at 9:24pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by chorse123 View Post
C'mon, there are giant piles of garbage bags on our streets. If you come from the suburbs, or a city with alleys, it could be a bit of a shock.

Do you think people who complain about NYC being dirty refer to the garbage bags being taken out after 6pm and picked up before 8am on garbage pickup days?

I think they're referring to all those homeless guys shitting on the sidewalk
Reply
Reply
post #44 of 151
12/2/09 at 9:25pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by chorse123 View Post
If you come from the suburbs...
Ah ... therein likes the problems ... from the surburbs ... where everything is nice and neat and in its place.

No, thank you.
Reply
Reply
post #45 of 151
12/2/09 at 9:26pm
I do think it's a big part of it. I can't say I'd heard the "homeless shitter" story before. FWIW, I grew up in the suburbs and first came to NY for a hot summer weekend. The smell was a shock.
Reply
Reply
New Posts  All Forums:Forum Nav:
  Return Home
  Back to Forum: General Chat
Styleforum › Forums › General › General Chat › What do you think NYC is missing ?