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Lots of foreign LLCs and so on have already been buying in Jamaica, taking advantage of the super cheap rates/SF compared to the rest of the city (in particular, Manhattan). I've heard that if it weren't for the economic crisis of '07-'08, there would have been even more development/purchases (naturally a number of deep-pocketed companies struck close to the lowest time in the Jamaica real estate market, maximizing their potential profit).
To be honest, when I think of Sutphin Blvd., I think of Crown Fried Chicken (or Kennedy Fried Chicken). Have bought take-out from both locations in the past, when I used to pass through Jamaica after work in Five Towns. Was at Crown Fried Chicken this past fall (jury duty selection) and the chicken/fish was as good as ever.
I love Kennedy Fried Chicken
I'm curious if all of them taste the same more or less as they're not really a chain
I really hope so, although Jamaica Ave. itself will probably need to be cleaned up a bit first. That strip from Parsons to 169 St. could be a lot better than it is now.
Because if even downtown Jamaica is gentrified, that says a lot of poor people are done with NYC.
Jamaica Queens already had a vibrant middle and upper middle class population , yes there are lower middle class people but they are not the majority , that's why when you google Wikipedia Jamaica Queens, you see middle class . Jamaica is lacking INVESTMENTS , Jamaica already has a population that has the means to afford certain things . For example I am upper middle class and I live in Jamaica Queens , I wish there were more stores like gap , macy's , J C penny , Banana Republic , target , more restaurants ( not fast foods) etc etc so that people like myself who have the means and can buy in those stores to buy . So I would not need to go to Manhattan or other areas to find those stores . So that's what lacking in Jamaica , there is a demand for things like that , because there is already a middle class and upper middle class population, so the word gentrify would not necessary be the right word , more and more INVESTMENTS that's what needed
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