An Appeal to the Queens residents!

This is a new blog, and as such, needs new material. If you live in Queens and want to share something cool about it, let us know!

Day trip to the Ugly Betty house

A fun day trip in Queens (probably for a Queen) is to take the 7 train out to 90th Street and visit the house from the awesomely forgotten show 'Ugly Betty.' The house is at 92nd and Elmhurst Ave., right near the heart of Jackson Heights, where the show actually takes place.

I'm surprised that we didn't see more people in front of it, it was just a normal house that someone (probably? definitely) lives in, and no doubt hates people like us. No sign of Vanessa Williams, but the song "colors of the wind" definitely blew through the trees that day.

It also gave us a chance to explore Jackson Heights, a place that has definitely become increasingly gentrified over the years. I'm thinking of even putting down roots in this neighborhood, that E express train is very tempting!

Queens v. Brooklyn

Brooklyn is over-hyped by far. Here is a short list of what there is to hate about it, feel free to add yours:

1.) Brooklyn is far from everything except Wall Street, and no one actually works there or hangs out there

2.) People from Brooklyn who think it's awesome, when really they live in Flatbush and it takes them 1.5 hours to get to work in Midtown

3.) Williamsburg

4.) Because all your friends live there, and you're sick of even TRYING to see if the G is running today. Don't check, because it's not.

5.) The Starbucks to person ratio is too low.

6.) I pay $700/month to live on Broadway above a bagel shop and you spend $750 to live in "Prospect Heights Adjacent" aka Crown Heights. Seriously?

7.) I don't care if SJP lives there.

8.) When's the last time the F train came? And when's the last time the N came? Right. What even is the JMZ?