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Look at the shopping plazas in Charleston right by the Outerbridge Crossing. Almost just as big as the mall. A huge movie theater is going up there as we speak. Plus Hylan Blvd in the New Dorp/Oakwood area all the way north to the bridge pretty much: all shopping. That's like a 4 mile stretch. In New Dorp a new mall is about to break ground.
I noticed about New Dorp on Street Views. And its close to the SIR.
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That's the area I grew up in and I don't live far from it now. We used to walk or ride bikes to those stores and spend hours just messing around (we sure didn't have money to shop lol).
just did a quick street view of Jersey Street, the problem is pretty obvious - it's basically wall to wall housing projects. There's even a permanent police surveillance tower in the middle of the road lol. The houses on the other blocks seem nice. Not sure what you can do to fix this problem, there's no short term solutions. Long term these people need education, job training, and opportunity
Sounds like hell. This guy has no radar.
If he is from a southern Italian city, he should have a radar even for countries foreign to him. I know I do when I am in Europe.
If he is from a southern Italian city, he should have a radar even for countries foreign to him. I know I do when I am in Europe.
Or maybe he's from a hood area in Italy and wasn't stressed by walking around there. You can tell even if you're in another place how things change from good to bad. I don't really have experience with bad neighborhoods internationally, but I remember especially one time when I was in NW DC and there's a little hood area over there, the area changed super quick. Me and wifey walked through because we're used to the hood so it didnt bother us. Same thing in NYC - one block could be great, and the next block over is hell. Actually that's kind of how I live right now haha.
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Bringing this back on home; NYPD has made an arrest!
"Henry Degroat, of New Brighton, allegedly fired a 9mm gun near Mahoney Playground at the intersection of Jersey Street and Crescent Avenue at about 1 p.m., and struck Marino Stocco, according to the complaint"
I lived on Daniel Low Terrace in Staten Island from 1952 to 1956, from the ages of 6 to 10. As kids we roamed the streets freely from morning to evening, to play at the ball field at Curtis High School or have crab apple fights in vacant lots or go to the Paramont movie theater, and nearby sweet shop, or ride our bikes on the promenade by the ferry terminal. But we stayed away from Jersey Street, even back then. The people who lived there were considered poor and lower class by our parents. Except sometimes on summer evenings a horse drawn hay wagon would sell rides to the kids and make a big loop down to Jersey Street and back.
I lived on Daniel Low Terrace in Staten Island from 1952 to 1956, from the ages of 6 to 10. As kids we roamed the streets freely from morning to evening, to play at the ball field at Curtis High School or have crab apple fights in vacant lots or go to the Paramont movie theater, and nearby sweet shop, or ride our bikes on the promenade by the ferry terminal. But we stayed away from Jersey Street, even back then. The people who lived there were considered poor and lower class by our parents. Except sometimes on summer evenings a horse drawn hay wagon would sell rides to the kids and make a big loop down to Jersey Street and back.
DLT down by Fort Place is such a nice area. However just a few blocks up going towards Tompkins and it is like another world. Shame as there are some nice old houses/properties up there, people just don't keep them up.
Good to see your generation like mine could (and did) ride bikes everywhere as kids. Think by the 1990's or so that began to change. Certainly with the traffic today don't think many parents let their kids out of the street/area.
For those who have never been on SI, and want a good walk; take the ferry over and explore Daniel Low Terrace, Fort Hill and a bit of Saint George. Just stay away from Jersey Street! *LOL*
SI is unique in that sense. Without St. George, then what. Plus with the mall, Staten Island really doesn't have a shopping district like the other boroughs.
That is about to change..........
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