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Bused in? I know kids from other neighborhoods went to Cardozo, but wasn't everybody just getting on the MTA bus and using their bus pass or student Metro? When you and others say bused in, that makes me think of Boston in the 1970s.
When Bloomberg made it his policy to close down failing schools, and a bunch of them were in the Jamaica area, guess where they bused all those kids? And it's bused as in the closest subway to high schools in Bayside is a 30-40min ride. His policies kind of opened the floodgates as those schools were suppose to give preference to zoned students and let in others on a case by case basis. Now something like close to 70% of the high school kids in district 26 are bused in from outside the district causing tremendous overcrowding. The city even tried to shove another two high school the past year into district 26 for reasons unclear to the residents since the overcrowding is due to the busing in of kids from elsewhere and the neighborhood fought back and won for now. High schools in district 26 are among the most sought after by students everywhere, and receive the most applicants in the whole city despite kids needing to take long bus trips.
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When Bloomberg made it his policy to close down failing schools, and a bunch of them were in the Jamaica area, guess where they bused all those kids? And it's bused as in the closest subway to high schools in Bayside is a 30-40min ride. His policies kind of opened the floodgates as those schools were suppose to give preference to zoned students and let in others on a case by case basis. Now something like close to 70% of the high school kids in district 26 are bused in from outside the district causing tremendous overcrowding. The city even tried to shove another two high school the past year into district 26 for reasons unclear to the residents since the overcrowding is due to the busing in of kids from elsewhere and the neighborhood fought back and won for now. High schools in district 26 are among the most sought after by students everywhere, and receive the most applicants in the whole city despite kids needing to take long bus trips.
They were put on yellow school buses?
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They look poor but still has more cash than avg American who are knee or waist deep in debt.
The couples sitting inside Starbucks on Macbooks are actually poorer than many Chinese immigrant. They like many avg American recent college grad carries a $75k student loan, $7-15k Credit Card debt, and about a month worth of living expense in the bank.
They look poor but still has more cash than avg American who are knee or waist deep in debt.
The couples sitting inside Starbucks on Macbooks are actually poorer than many Chinese immigrant. They like many avg American recent college grad carries a $75k student loan, $7-15k Credit Card debt, and about a month worth of living expense in the bank.
Haha, you have a point lol. I think Mexicans illegals are richer than those you describe. But some of those sitting around with their Macbooks will inherit sizable assets once their parents kick the bucket.
They look poor but still has more cash than avg American who are knee or waist deep in debt.
The couples sitting inside Starbucks on Macbooks are actually poorer than many Chinese immigrant. They like many avg American recent college grad carries a $75k student loan, $7-15k Credit Card debt, and about a month worth of living expense in the bank.
If you're going to factor in debt in determining if someone is poor, then an Investment Banker Analyst is poorer than a restaurant worker washing dishes. I think the average person would say that's preposterous. Bottom line is there are lots of poor immigrants coming into this country including the Chinese. That's what makes this country great as opposed to many others where they have points systems and essentially mostly take professionals or people of considerable net worth.
Many immigrants including the Chinese send their newborns abroad because they can't afford caretakers while both parents work - I'd say they don't take that decision lightly and I consider them to be poor if they don't have the means to keep their children with them. You can't compare these people with people who drink overpriced coffee with a $1500 laptop, iphone and who make poor spending decisions.
One thing unique about flushing is that there are so many doctors office there. Wonder why the doctors want to open office in Flushing rather than the other two Chinatowns
One thing unique about flushing is that there are so many doctors office there. Wonder why the doctors want to open office in Flushing rather than the other two Chinatowns
Not sure if trolling. But I'll bite... There's just a lot of people in the area, and tolerable transportation with LIRR, suicide vans, subway, bus, and major highways (LIE, GCP, VWE). Building on these circumstances, there seems to be more office/commercial space in the area as well. You don't find many parking lots, office towers, and large commercial spaces in Manhattan and Brooklyn Chinatowns.
And if you're referring to only the Chinese/Asian population, a lot of services are located here so it's convenient. I can easily imagine this hypothetical Saturday in Flushing for someone: brunch, see the doctor, shop groceries, pick up kids from cram class -- all before mid-afternoon.
Let's not let facts get in the way of the truth. Read this article on poverty in NYC. Asians lead the way, so there goes the myth of them having money. Sure, some do, but so do some Irish, Italians, Greeks, Hispanics and blacks.
Asian households have the highest median income in the US - more than $68,000 in 2012 dollars, according to the US Census Bureau - and are the second-highest income earners in New York City after non-Hispanic whites, based on a report released by the City University of New York
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