Roosevelt Field (Hempstead, Garden City, Hope: crime, school, quality of life)

[S.I.B.]

Originally Posted by twingles

So true - my DH was there the other day and this woman was looking at the directory and said "look your favorite store, Zany Brainy! - let's go find it" and my DH didn't have the heart to tell them it closed a few years ago.

It's definitely a ghetto there - but check out where the traffic is coming from especially on the weekends...just another example of Queens and Brooklyn pushing eastward.

eh...I think it's simply the locals from Hempstead, Uniondale, Roosevelt, etc coming to hang out.

I feel like the "thug types" have always been there...or at least as long as I can remember. Maybe there's less "normal folk" shopping in the mall...which makes the undesirables more noticeable Perhaps thug life is recession proof.

[Glad2BHere]

Originally Posted by S.I.B.

eh...I think it's simply the locals from Hempstead, Uniondale, Roosevelt, etc coming to hang out.

I feel like the "thug types" have always been there...or at least as long as I can remember. Maybe there's less "normal folk" shopping in the mall...which makes the undesirables more noticeable Perhaps thug life is recession proof.

That is what I was saying to DH. Maybe those with an education are staying home and saving...vs the crowds who seem to always have $ to blow but don't have a dime to their name. That was the only thing I could think of, other than Wal Mart drawing the crowd...

I don't see why the locals from Hempstead, Uniondale, etc are coming out now. Hempstead, Uniondale, etc have always been what they are/were. I have been going to that mall QUITE frequently for the last 6-8 years and the last few times this year I went, I could not believe my eyes.

Maybe spending a day in the mall is a free, cheap day out and that's the crowd I am seeing? Either way, it's pretty disheartening.

[S.I.B.]

Originally Posted by Glad2BHere

That is what I was saying to DH. Maybe those with an education are staying home and saving...vs the crowds who seem to always have $ to blow but don't have a dime to their name. That was the only thing I could think of, other than Wal Mart drawing the crowd...

I don't see why the locals from Hempstead, Uniondale, etc are coming out now. Hempstead, Uniondale, etc have always been what they are/were. I have been going to that mall QUITE frequently for the last 6-8 years and the last few times this year I went, I could not believe my eyes.

Maybe spending a day in the mall is a free, cheap day out and that's the crowd I am seeing? Either way, it's pretty disheartening.

I've been going there since the mid 90's. The "bad crowd" was there then...and they're there now. I haven't really noticed an increase. And you're right...hanging out at the mall all day is a cheap and easy way to kill a saturday.

[Jdawg8181]

It's b/c the buses are pretty much mostly bringing in people from those areas. You generally do not see people from areaa like Roslyn riding the bus to the mall. If they did away with that, perhaps the clientele would improve?

[rocafeller05]

Just curious..besides the "thug" look that you all are seeing, is there anything else to go with? I mean the hip hop(thug) look is everywhere anymore..white, black, indian, etc. Maybe some of you people dont get out of Suffolk county enough to take notice? Just a thought.

[Glad2BHere]

Originally Posted by rocafeller05

Just curious..besides the "thug" look that you all are seeing, is there anything else to go with? I mean the hip hop(thug) look is everywhere anymore..white, black, indian, etc. Maybe some of you people dont get out of Suffolk county enough to take notice? Just a thought.

I live in the heart of the mix, Western Nassau. RF Is changing...not for the better.

Basically the mall is looking like the next Source Mall or Broadway mall. Crowded but with people just looking to hang out....not actually shop.

[Glad2BHere]

Originally Posted by Jdawg8181

It's b/c the buses are pretty much mostly bringing in people from those areas. You generally do not see people from areaa like Roslyn riding the bus to the mall. If they did away with that, perhaps the clientele would improve?

But the buses always went there so why the increase now? Just people who are unemployed looking to kill a day? Hang out?

[rocafeller05]

Thanks but thats not what Im getting at. Are these people causing problems? If these people had suits & ties on would you still look at them the same? I know people in Brooklyn who dress rather thuggish but wouldnt hurt a fly.

Originally Posted by Glad2BHere

I live in the heart of the mix, Western Nassau. RF Is changing...not for the better.

Basically the mall is looking like the next Source Mall or Broadway mall. Crowded but with people just looking to hang out....not actually shop.

[twingles]

I've lived in GC for 12 years - far longer than the WalMart has been there. Take a look at the eastbound Northern leading to the s/b Meadowbrook any weekend. YOU may not think people are influxing from Queens, but they are. I don't ever venture over there on weekends past 10 a.m. - that whole Old Country Road/Glen Cove Road/various malls is off limits unless I have a dire emergency that can only be served by a trip to the mall. One of many reason we bought on the west side of town, also.

[Jdawg8181]

Originally Posted by Glad2BHere

But the buses always went there so why the increase now? Just people who are unemployed looking to kill a day? Hang out?

Also, the mall has a lot more "urban stores" now...sids pants etc....there are a bunch of others. Compare the stores of Short Hills malls to Roos Field...it's the stores that attract those kinds of people. Same with Sunrise. I think the Walmart doomed that mall.