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Hey, Mesta, Brooklyn is fun! Since the Russian influx a dozen years ago, you get to kick the garbage out of your way as you walk down the sidewalks of main thoroughfares in Midwood (one of the Jewish parts). Streets that used to have mostly Jewish shops now have signs in Cyrillic, with Russkie-mob looking types hanging out on street corners smoking their endless cigs--which they then throw onto the sidewalk. And, as an added bonus, the Russkies LOVE pedigreed dogs. And they love to walk them down the street to show off their various expensive pooches. The one thing they don't love is cleaning up after their dogs, so watch where you step.

You'd love Boro Park, which is a misnomer--there ain't anyplace to park! You could see exotic Chassidim in their native dress and be run over by baby carriages on the sidewalk.

But, you could also taste all the Jewish delicacies on 13th Avenue (the main drag in Boro Park), or Avenue J, Avenue M, and Coney Island Avenue in Midwood. There are kosher restaurants of every ilk in Midwood, Boro Park and here in KGH in Queens--Chinese, Mexican, Italian, Israeli, you name it.

C'mon, be brave---visit Brooklyn!

Don’t laugh, but I have been super craving Kosher Salami for over a year. I used to be able to get it at two of the bigger grocery outlets here, but no longer. I looked all over the web trying to find somewhere that ships it and a Brooklyn deli was one, but it would cost over a hundred dollars just for a two pound roll to be shipped here. My heart was broken and I can’t make the trip to Squirrel Hill where they still have actual kosher beef and poultry.
If I knew someone who lived there, I might be able to get some sent to me, but right now, I am SOL. Just thinking about it makes my mouth water.