Hey all,

I moved around here a year ago (from the midwest) cause of my work's return to office policy and it's been pretty difficult making friends. I'd love to just hang out or explore restaurants or something instead of doing nothing in my apartment which feels like a jail cell.

Is anyone else in the same boat?

Some details about me:

Bengali, 28, M, pretty big foodie, I like exploring outdoors, play video games, work in engineering

We all have rights to our own opinions so I want to exercise mine here. What are some businesses you know support trump explicitly? I’ll start with La Gran Uruguaya bakery which apparently has maga memorabilia in its store.

Just passing it along for anyone who might want to know this morning.

I have my doubts, but here's a story in Gotham.com:

Queens' Roosevelt Avenue, fresh from a 90-day cleanup, is getting more enforcement

Parents and kids (2-9) Join us for fun classes learning to speak Mandarin with Bluey, during February.

February dates: 1st, 8th, 15th and 22nd.

Time: 10-11am

Location: Community United Methodist Church, 35th Avenue, Jackson Heights.

Registration closes: Wednesday, January 29th.

Registration: www.mandarinsuperstars.com

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So I had put in a pretty negative review a week ago. Wonder sends you a link to a survey for a $3 credit. I entered the same info in the survey as I did on here. An actual person wrote me back, echoing what I had written (e.g. not stock cut & paste). He gave me a $10 credit.

So I figured with $15 off from the launch promotion, and another $13 in credits, I wouldn’t be burned too badly if I picked up (avoiding another $20 in fees and tip).

This time I looked for comments that indicated what people liked from Wonder. We got a pepperoni pizza (fake DeFara) and BBQ (Tejas) (pulled pork, pork belly, sides). Everything was at least pretty good and mostly solidly good, like reorder good. So $90 is too much (I wouldn’t do it again) turned into $69 after credits, which is fair. At about $110 (if I had it delivered), it would have been absurd.

The only thing consistently poor with the last order was temperature, which was not very hot at all, both times. And I citibiked it back in like 3 minutes.

So fine all around, but I’m not getting a bunch more discounts, so that will be that. For BBQ I put in an online order and then drive to pig beach in astoria and bring it back.

Looking at all the news lately, it’s headline after headline about ICE coming through and rounding people up. Yesterday a military vet in Newark was detained because he couldn’t convince ICE he was a citizen. Puerto Ricans, who are US citizens, have been detained, just because they look like they could be an undocumented migrant. This shit is already way out of hand and Jackson Heights has a deep and important population of immigrant families. Its only a matter of time before ICE shows up and starts cracking down on people, whether they’re documented or not.

In the coming weeks and months, PLEASE, help your neighbor. Support each other in any way you can. Someone’s husband, wife, mother, father, or child could be taken without cause or course of action. The neighborhood is gonna feel this.

EDIT: YO REGARDLESS OF WHO VOTED FOR WHO, THE FALLOUT OF THIS GONNA AFFECT THE WHOLE NEIGHBORHOOD. Idc who got this man in office, the fact is that he and his government are out to decimate neighborhoods like Jackson Heights. Communities and cultures are made of people, and i love the community in JH, which means I love the people. The people that make up the neighborhood are gonna be in danger of being forcibly taken in the coming months. Trump wants to tear neighborhoods apart, and in the face of that, PLEASE find the strength in yourselves to stay together. Support each other, engage with your neighbor. Bond with your community before it’s stripped away from you.

Hello guys, this is very awkward and off topic but since there are all a lot of Southeast Asians (I assume) in this sub reddit I wanted to ask if anyone is attending or planning to attend Asim Azhars concert in NYC. I am new to the city and also this area and I really want to go as i am a big fan and I've already missed few really good concerts. Would love to connect with someone who is interested to join me or vice versa. Apologies to the community if this is unrelated.

Hi everyone,

This might be a long shot, but does anyone have any pictures or memories to share of the old Pic-a-Pac in Jackson Heights? My grandfather, Mike, owned the store (he’s still around!), and it would be amazing to share some with him.

Both sides up and running this morning!

I had tallarines a la Huancaína the other and it blew my mind so I wanted to try making it at home. I went to Ctown, Mi Tierra, and Foodtown and haven't found the ajies and I don't wanna buy the premade sauce.

Anyone know where to get actual Peruvian Aji Amarillo or can any hot yellow pepper be used?

Hey beautiful people - can you recommend me places to buy flowers, where I can get consistent quality and a slightly classier presentation (paper wrapping) rather than the cheaper-looking plastic wrap? Most I've seen around the neighborhood have the latter and I'd love to have a local spot where I can go, thanks in advance!

Are you looking to adopt a cat or kitten in NYC?

Head to a Catstoria Cat Rescue Adoption Event!

Sunday Jan 26 at the Museum of the Moving Image from 12pm-4pm

All cats are rescued from the streets of New York City and are Spayed /Neutered, Vaccinated, Tested and Microchipped.

Can't make the event? Fill out this adoption application: https://form.jotform.us/91785518300155 and you'll get a private invitation to the Catstoria Cat House.

Can't provide a forever home? Catstoria is also looking for fosters, here's the foster application form: https://form.jotform.com/202704681799062

*I don't run Catstoria, I'm just a volunteer.

Any nice gym in Jackson Heights except blink?

Hey everyone,

I am on the hunt for these, I remember growing up with them but cant find them anywhere. Please let me know if you know any shops that have these!

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I’m taking my guyanese friend on a bangali food tour this week. Gonna start with fuchka of course and end with mishti at premium sweets. Where should we go for dinner? I want her to try genuine chicken roast and polao. Thanks in advance!!!

Hello everyone! My father in law has been having a hard time finding work as of recent so I wanted to come on here and say if anyone is moving out soon or needs help moving items from point a to b, message me for price quote. He has 3 big vans and great workers. He has been helping people move for 3+ years and is charging less than those huge moving companies.

Some businesses don’t need to be disrupted. Small business owners dependent on banging out high quality food served hot for reasonable prices at low margins are gonna be good at what they do.

I’ve read about Wonder and the Walmart fellow who thinks he can do better. I wasn’t gonna try it, but they sent me a 40% off (capped at $15) coupon. Ordered a Bobbly Flay strip steak, parmesan fries, arugula/radicchio salad. The latter two items may have been from other labels under their umbrella, but there’s no difference.

I citybiked there and was there within a few minutes of the order being ready, and back within 5 minutes. The packaging was impressive, but the hot items not very hot. Must be their superfast cooking technique, as I get steak and fries from Laly’s (mexican) in the neightborhood, and it stays warmer for longer. Not to mention better.

Steak: originally a good piece of meat, a rare order arrived medium. Coated with some kind of spice slurry. Steak sauce on the side is good, though would be better with chicken if you ask me.

Fries: cold and a bit weird. The sort of crispy potato starch coating that keeps them crunchy even when a bit soggy. No seasoning, the ground parm gave it a tiny bit of flavor.

Salad: A1 ingredients - baby arugula, cut radicchio, fennel, pine nutes. There was supposed to be parm but I did not detect any. No dressing! C’mon people.

I realize their business model is to hire the cheapest untrained people they can, and like par-cook things so it’s like airplane food. The results match their intent. Have the VCs funding this ever tasted the stuff? With $15 off, I ain’t going back. At full price, I can’t even begin to understand. The investors are gonna lose their shirt, and rightfully so.

Hello! My great aunt unfortunately passed away and they are selling her co op (sorry if the that’s not the right word, that’s just what the lawyer says). It’s a building of 76th street. Is there anyway we can park a van in front? We are from Maryland and don’t want to cause issues blocking traffic. It will be a Monday during the day.

Does anyone know if the boba shop called Sugarcube down on 82nd is permanently closed or if it’s only temporary? Google says it’s temporary but I’d like to hear it from someone directly and if there’s a story as to why. I have like three loyalty punch cards with them and when I tried swinging by last week, I nearly walked right past it bc it was all covered up : (

I’m an acoustic player with a small pedal board + looper that’s a looking for open mics in Jackson Heights. Any recommendations?