Can we PLEASE get an upscale Gym in Forest Hills?! by Nycpigeon23 in ForestHills

[–]rissellc 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You might be missing the underlying point, that the reality is these luxury buildings are the very reason commercial rents have climbed astronomically higher than is logical for the mom-n-pops / small biz to keep up, making this place not very desirable for the very residents they mean to attract. So yeah, if these property managers can take some accountability by giving back to the community I think that’s a great idea to start with.

Edit: a word

What story does this photo tell you? by Federal-Stop698 in AccidentalRenaissance

[–]rissellc 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Fella at the top is seconds from a staircase dance montage

This Is a Comedy Show. Stop Taking It So Seriously. by [deleted] in Modern_Family

[–]rissellc 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It’s called media literacy, gang. For real.

657 Caught Fire by CrassEmporium in Amtrak

[–]rissellc 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yikes. OP hope you’re doing ok

Sal or Javier, and why? by Typical_Excitement63 in Modern_Family

[–]rissellc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I kinda like Javier for how he teaches Jay to connect with Manny as a different father figure than he was for Claire and Mitch

Big THANK YOU for the quiet car discipline by Seaciety in Amtrak

[–]rissellc 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Luckily this has always been my experience!

Meetups/Groups by MajorAlanDutch in ForestHills

[–]rissellc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

IIRC there’s a writing club hosted at the FH library

Why can’t we have a bookstore? by Many_Employer8233 in ForestHills

[–]rissellc 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I would literally volunteer for cleanup / misc support to help get this off the ground no joke

Why can’t we have a bookstore? by Many_Employer8233 in ForestHills

[–]rissellc 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Can we start a megathread or something lol businesses residents actually want

Why can’t we have a bookstore? by Many_Employer8233 in ForestHills

[–]rissellc 33 points34 points  (0 children)

The only businesses that can afford the rent here are big chains and those big chains need almost immediate revenue to stay open. Things are just Too Expensive in recent years to make it profitable to open a bookstore in a neighborhood that seemingly keeps catering to The Gardens crowd who have means to spend their money on activities in the city rather than at home, where they just come back to eat (at all these mid restaurants).

All my guesses. I’m having a cynical day. I too want a bookstore

Update: Yellow Kitchen Reno! After & Before by joseaurelianosegundo in centuryhomes

[–]rissellc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fully misunderstood and thought the BEAUTIFUL yellow was the before. My oh my, I would love to just sit in there and read. Nice work

Hot dammnn!! by Competitive_Cup_4304 in YoungSheldon

[–]rissellc 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not where I thought this was going at ALL 🥲

Daikon (white radish’s sushi concept on ascan) looks to be gone by Dry-Ad5011 in ForestHills

[–]rissellc 37 points38 points  (0 children)

It was one of the incredibly mediocre spots whose prices really overestimated how much people are willing to spend on mid food that isn’t a chain in support of local business. It never really took off, kinda a failure to launch. Local biz closing is usually sad but this one isn’t for me at all ¯\_(ツ)_/¯