The Land that Infrastructure Forgot
In the shadow of Shea Stadium, on the shores of Flushing Bay, this stubborn fossil of old NYC squats.
To be in the Willetts Point area feels like taking a step back into the 19th century of America. No, they did not have cars, but nor did they have paving, or much in the way of central govt. services.
That’s the way it is here. The Iron Triangle is slowly being starved for infrastructure by a city that wants to eradicate the body shops and remediate it for development. You can read more on that on...
Here in Ireland there's an unspoken brotherhood, an unspoken "hey how ya doing buddy?" when two non-irish people meet. I've noticed this and it is comforting. I went to but petrol today. I always go to this little place across...