12.16.09 (posted 12.17.09) - my friends started the slow migration to queens from other nyc boroughs about 10 years ago. it started with one friend and then about 12 friends later everyone somehow ended up in my current neighborhood of astoria. of course, some of us didn't stay in the nabe. a couple moved to manhattan and brooklyn but there are still 10 of us living within walking distance of each other. i think queens gets a bad rap for not being as desirable or "cool" as other boroughs like brooklyn or manhattan. i like it that way... the stigma keeps the mass migration of hipsters from moving in and my rent from skyrocketing. it's also one of the few places i lived in nyc where i actually feel like i'm part of the neighborhood and at home. so i wouldn't change a thing. besides, how awesome is it to live in the neighborhood that is the birthplace of tony bennett, where law+order and sesame street are filmed and produced, where steinway pianos were originally built, and where the largest green spaces are along the east river and have a view of the manhattan skyline?
here's a couple of pictures i took of an asics nyc marathon ad that i saw today at the bryant park subway stop. i couldn't have said it better myself.
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