I take the 7 train to Citifield to go Mets games- i went last night...to call that area (Roosevelt Ave which the 7 train runs over) a craphole is insulting- insulting to crapholes...the place is much worse. I ride the train going to games, looking out the window and wonder how anyone could ever live amongst such filth....
When the illegals were being shipped to NYChitty a large number of them ended up on Roosevelt Avenue- the place looked like Times Square on NYE there were so many people just hanging around....the illegals were famous for going into local stores, stealing everything they could, then setting up a table outside the store to sell the stolen goods at a fraction of a price...
Its actually improved compared to what it was two years ago...the silver lining is as a result of all of this, eastern Queens and western Long Island have slowly turned bright red on the election map...
Roosevelt Avenue has become Rubber Place.
John Rocker, is that you?
I left New York 45 years ago, and things have changed. Roosevelt Avenue was a little gritty, but there was no prostitution or other unsavory activity. I remember the TV series the King of Queens (which I very rarely watched) had a little shot of the Ice Queen of Corona in the opening sequence. I always thought that that place was the hidden gem of Queens.