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To: Roccus
I wonder if the fact that JH is now inhabited by illegal, third world immigrants while Astoria is inhabited by legal, European immigrants has anything to do with this?

WRONG! Astoria these days is a mixture of legal Brazillian, Indian, and Egyptian immigrants, along with young professionals who have been priced out of Manhattan. I myself don't find Eurotrash to be superior. Jackson Heights main problem is with the illegal Mexicans spilling over from Corona.

44 posted on 06/23/2005 9:03:20 AM PDT by Clemenza (Frylock is my Homeboy)
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To: Clemenza

What happened to the Greek population in Astoria? I haven't been there in about 6yrs.


45 posted on 06/23/2005 9:25:02 AM PDT by Roccus (Quando Omni Flunkus Moritati)
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To: Clemenza

Thanks for the info on the Greek community in Ast. 50%, if you take out the public housing complex, was a vast maj. back then.
As to JH, I don't think that it's all Mex. or from Corona. There are all kinds of Central and South Americans. For many years there was a dam on Roosevelt Ave at Junction and at 51ST. In the late 70's it moved west to 74St. By the 80's the pressure became too great and the Woodside- JH area was inundated from both east and west. I was born and raised in the Newtown section of Elmhurst, then spent 30 yrs. in Woodside between Queens Blvd and Roosevelt. As a college student I delivered mail in Elm. & JH on my vacations. What's happened to that area is a sin.


47 posted on 06/23/2005 11:54:18 AM PDT by Roccus (Quando Omni Flunkus Moritati)
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