tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139328.post7474735085549244..comments2023-06-28T07:58:56.909-04:00Comments on PERGE MODO: Jackson Heights: on the verge of chicTony Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10091330901996916966noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139328.post-84259120390740021462008-03-24T14:47:00.000-04:002008-03-24T14:47:00.000-04:00I stumbled across this page because I entered Jack...I stumbled across this page because I entered Jackson Heights in google. I have lived there for almost a year, and I am counting the days until my lease runs out. I am a gay guy who moved there in part because of all the great stuff I read about it, and I must say, I have been higly disappointed. All the gay bars are EXACTLY the same (the are owned by the same people), very few people speak English in the neighorhood and the restaurant choices are limited, unless you like Latino food. I have not been able to locate even ONE English speaking bar/hangout. If you do not speak Spanish, you may not be very comfortable here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139328.post-44918676596624989532008-03-20T18:03:00.000-04:002008-03-20T18:03:00.000-04:00I have lived here in Jackson Heights since 1996 an...I have lived here in Jackson Heights since 1996 and was told that this is the 2nd largest gay population in NYC after Chelsea. There does seem to be more gays around then the last few years. My building always had a lot of gays & lesbians. Five apartments on my floor have gay tenants.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139328.post-75153411778541635992008-03-19T14:25:00.000-04:002008-03-19T14:25:00.000-04:00Mmmm, Karela! Just don't try to sit on one, ok?Mmmm, Karela! Just don't try to sit on one, ok?cbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07012048318668422826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139328.post-2406021158412515882008-03-18T17:00:00.000-04:002008-03-18T17:00:00.000-04:00I used to live there. It's had it's time in the s...I used to live there. It's had it's time in the sun. Harlem doesn't have a thing to worry about. ;)Stashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03000525378017961784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139328.post-41181747903862340022008-03-18T15:09:00.000-04:002008-03-18T15:09:00.000-04:00Why is the rise of a gay neighbourhood ALWAYS prec...Why is the rise of a gay neighbourhood ALWAYS preceded by kitch?<BR/><BR/>Love the pics.dantallionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13018930605323027237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139328.post-66345810258722328602008-03-18T14:47:00.000-04:002008-03-18T14:47:00.000-04:00I was told that Jackson Heights was on the verge o...I was told that Jackson Heights was on the verge of becoming the next gay stronghold when I moved in back in 2001. And I was told the same thing when I moved out in 2005. It's a great neighborhood, but I'm not holding my breath.dpastehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10813652943621759603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139328.post-54628739475306072552008-03-18T09:58:00.000-04:002008-03-18T09:58:00.000-04:00So, who won the race? C's car looked muy rapido, ...So, who won the race? C's car looked muy rapido, but BJ had more horsepower.<BR/><BR/>(I'm tired, it's the best I could come up with...)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139328.post-82402021053849055572008-03-18T09:55:00.000-04:002008-03-18T09:55:00.000-04:00Henry,We are not the proto-gays to whom I refer. T...Henry,<BR/>We are not the proto-gays to whom I refer. They are the ones who have already moved to Jackson Heights and begun to establish the community. Despite our cramped Upper West Side quarters, I doubt we'll be packing up the conestoga any time soon.Tony Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10091330901996916966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139328.post-39347706240406953642008-03-18T09:35:00.000-04:002008-03-18T09:35:00.000-04:00"the proto-gays have arrived'.tsk tsk. The Vatican..."the proto-gays have arrived'.<BR/><BR/>tsk tsk. The Vatican goes soft on the 'old' deadly sins and you're boasting with pride 5 seconds later.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139328.post-17535389434626675942008-03-18T09:02:00.000-04:002008-03-18T09:02:00.000-04:00I remember Julio, a very handsome man indeed. I t...I remember Julio, a very handsome man indeed. I tried once to make conversation with Julio, but all I could do was to stutter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139328.post-47610371566744543052008-03-17T21:00:00.000-04:002008-03-17T21:00:00.000-04:00Jackson Heights has been a center of the lgbt lati...Jackson Heights has been a center of the lgbt latino community for over two decades. You're just a bit late with the "proto-gays." Julio Rivera was killed there in the early '90's and became a focal point of organizing, leading to the annual Queens LGBT Pride Festival that kicks off pride month here in the city. Did you check out any of the gay bars along "Vaseline Alley?"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com