I have heard with some of the local debates how the community has not been represented properly for decades by the Jamaica elected officials and this is a perfect example and even those running against incumbents (Vanel, Adams) HAVE NOT brought up the issue of these types of quality of life issues that are an eyesore in the community and make it look like shit, besides the fact that these issues are totally illegal. I have been in this community for almost 6 years and have seen this issue go from bad to worse, yesterday being some of the worst I have seen, since I have not been on that stretch for some time.
Ms. Katz, Jamaica is in Queens and you are always talking so highly (and untruthfully) about Jamaica, yet you nor any of the local elected officials, community board 12 and so-called activist like Adrienne Adams and some of the other so-called activist in this community (well, that is what they call themselves) have yet to put pressure on this issue or the many other blatant ones (take a look at the huge illegal garbage dumping going on right next to the C-Town market that sits off of Merrick by the Auto Zone) that go unaddressed that you certainly would not see in Katz's neighborhood of Forest Hills.
As usual this shows a complete lack of respect to a predominately black community by elected officials such as Katz, Comrie, Miller, Hyndman, community board 12, Rev. Flake and his crew, the so-called "church leaders" and these so-called activist they say they are activist.
But yet myself and Pamela Hazel have been the only ones to continually document, report, file complaints and bring up these same issues over and over again with pretty much zero results from the powers that be and those that should uphold the laws.
What I saw on Merrick Boulevard on Friday September 9th was utterly appalling and no community should have to tolerate this and all the other quality of life issues not being addressed in the Jamaica community.
There are no need for photos (which I have taken of this area for years on this issue), since ALL of YOU are completely aware of this but instead have chosen inaction. But to refresh your memory:
NONE of this would be tolerated in a predominately white area and you all know this.
Now I am sure I will not hear from any of the powers that be since Pamela Hazel and myself know that this is the standard status quo response, which is NOTHING even though the elected officials work for US and we pay your over-bloated salaries for what amounts to part-time jobs of having photos taken for street naming ceremonies or other non-essential issues in the community which gives the illusion that you care and do actually work, just not on major issues that need addressed on the local level."
joe moretti - a Jamaica resident eventually to become a non-Jamaica resident
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If you double park in this city for 30 seconds you get ticketed but if you take the license plates off you can leave a car illegally parked forever. I don't understand why this is tolerated either.
To me cars parked like this (blocking sidewalks, bus stops, hydrants, and crosswalks) is much more of a hazard that the city should go after with this zero vision nonsense, instead of banging people with tickets for going 10 mph over the ridiculously low speed limit.
The NYPD precinct has to be involved or some cops are taking bribes yet again. Not only doesn't Merrick resemble the old Willets Point but it looks like an (un)official impound lot
And this obstructive habit is starting to spread on Atlantic Ave too in Ozone Park and Richmond Hill. I have also seen selfish assholes parking their cars on the sidewalk on Cross Bay Blvd in Howard Beach by starbucks and a livery car lot on queens blvd in LIC.
Maybe it's just people's lack of consideration, but there is a sense and stench of entitlement and impunity in the air in NYC.
Get out of there now Joe. It's too late. Things will not change for the better. Our electeds don't give a damn. And at this time I would suggest all the long time residents of Bayside, Flushing, Briarwood, Douglaston, Kew Gardens, Richmond Hill, Ozone Park, Woodhaven, Elmhurst, Jackson Heights, Forest Hills, Rego Park, Middle Village, St Albans, Glendale, Ridgewood, Corona, College Point, and Whitestone to get out while there is time. Politicians are selling your communities down the river all for a vote. They don't care and it's only getting worse. GET OUT NOW! Thanks Joe for your steadfast commitment to trying to save Jamaica. But sadly, the time has come to move on to greener pastures .
This practice of auto body shops parking on sidewalks needs to stop.
But, it's not just the black communities. Astoria and East Elmhurst have the same problem.
How about West bound Queens Blvd near 69th street in Woodside? two lanes down to one due to double parked cars.
Where is the enforcement?
FLUSHING & CORONA ARE LITTERED WITH THESE SHOPS. COPS DONT DO A THING AND LOCAL CITY COUNCIL LEADERS DONT CARE EITHER UNTIL IT GAINS STRONG MEDIA ATTENTION AND THEY ARE FORCED TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM SO AS TO NOT LOOK LIKE THEY ARE NOT DOING THEIR JOBS!!
To Joe Moretti—brava to you! But, if you think that a terminal government 'cradle-to-graver' like Tony Avella is any pretense of an example of what honest, ethical, inclusionary, not for sale leadership (that leads by example) looks like, then you haven't been paying attention to Avella's OWN personal mantra, credo and edict: 'Don't Blow MY Scam—And, I Won't Blow YOURS!'
Then, Avella returns to his crypt as he orders his henchmen to mistreat everyone else at the mercy of his corrupt reign of intensely failed leadership to: Delay, Deny—And, Hope That You Die (where people actually HAVE died whilst waiting for all help that is an illusion, and trust—which is for suckers).
Moreover, the only reason why groundhog Avella has popped out from his yearly treehole is because there is yet another lucrative city carrot pension dangling before his insatiable empire of greeed, lies and cover-ups: the mayoralty!
Get out of there now Joe. It's too late. Things will not change for the better. Our electeds don't give a damn. And at this time I would suggest all the long time residents of Bayside, Flushing, Briarwood, Douglaston, Kew Gardens, Richmond Hill, Ozone Park, Woodhaven, Elmhurst, Jackson Heights, Forest Hills, Rego Park, Middle Village, St Albans, Glendale, Ridgewood, Corona, College Point, and Whitestone to get out while there is time. Politicians are selling your communities down the river all for a vote. They don't care and it's only getting worse. GET OUT NOW! Thanks Joe for your steadfast commitment to trying to save Jamaica. But sadly, the time has come to move on to greener pastures .
THANKS JOE CROWLEY FOR THESE THOUGHTS.
BTW, NICE WORK YOU ARE DOIN'
The NYPD doesn't care about sidewalk parking / illegal parking because they do it themselves! Look around most police precincts, you'll see both their marked and private vehicles at least partially obstructing the sidewalk. Blocking hydrants, crosswalks and bus stops is also common. They do not give a shit about safety.
Looks like Flushing Avenue in Maspeth between 60th place and 60th street.
Poor Jamaica, the perennial shit hole, except for Jamaica Estates.
"If you double park in this city for 30 seconds you get ticketed but if you take the license plates off you can leave a car illegally parked forever."
So true! Next time I go on vacation I won't bother asking my neighbor to move my car on alternate side days - I'll just take the plates off and obscure the vin no. But I live in a nice neighborhood, so I'm sure I'll get towed.
It sucks, but to say it wouldn't be tolerated in a white area isn't totally true. Astoria has crap like this. Local leadership is an oxymoron around here. Nassau County isn't much better, but I bet the worst of this does stop at the county line.
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