8. Culture Hunt- 40 th Ave At Hotel Verve, I interviewed a (white, male) staff member… (He declined having his photo taken)…
9. Culture Hunt- 40 th Ave “ It’s nice. It’s pretty safe. We get a lot of guests that worry because it looks kind of scary, but it’s safe here at night. I go to the restaurants in the area, we just ordered in. I do my shopping here. Sometimes I buy groceries here on the way home. I live in Astoria. I refer people to Astoria. When you work in a community, you get a good idea of the immediate area.” Me: What do you think of the neighborhood?
10. Culture Hunt- 40 th Ave Down the street at Tectonic (an engineering/construction firm), I interviewed the man wearing a tie…
11. Culture Hunt- 40 th Ave “ It’s dangerous. It’s a commercial area. It’s hard to find parking. There are a lot of break-ins at night. Did I mention it’s hard to find parking?” What do you think of the neighborhood?
12. Culture Hunt- 40 th Ave I also ran into these two men, who were unloading office supplies right next to us:
13. Culture Hunt- 40 th Ave Aside from being a place to work, this is also a neighborhood where people live:
14. Culture Hunt- 40 th Ave And pray. There are three churches on the same street corner:
15. Culture Hunt- 40 th Ave The churches must be pretty active. Here is a flyer for a cooking class that the Seventh-Day Adventist Church is putting on:
16. Culture Hunt- 40 th Ave This little section of Long Island City, which seems very “off-limits” at points, may be quite lovely underneath: (Looking through the fence to trees growing in an open lot)