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Flushing vs Queens

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hhnyc77 said:
The things guys will get worked up about, including geography, lol. Let's all take a deep breath and settle down now, and knock it off with the name-calling, please.

I though I had answered the question already but to further clarify, Queens is broken up into two sections...a dedicated Flushing section, and the rest of Queens. Simply because Flushing is such a huge area in terms of variety, number of AMPs, agencies, storefronts, streetwalkers, apartments, etc. that we felt it needed its own section. For example, there's a large subset of members who are very interested in the 40th Rd crowd, while some members wouldn't touch it with a ten foot pole. Which is why we felt that breaking out just Flushing (or more accurately, leaving Flushing and creating a "Queens" section for all other areas outside of Flushing) was apt.

Yes, you can make the argument that Chinatown in Manhattan should be its own section as well. But I don't think it has nearly the volume of places and reviews to warrant its own, dedicated section. Also, while ideally I would like Manhattan to be broken up into 3 separate areas (Uptown, Midtown, Downtown...and I'm sure there will be arguments about what streets and areas constitute those 3 areas, lol), it's easier said than done. Because creating sections is no problem whatsoever...but then having to MANUALLY sort ALL the reviews in the one Manhattan section, and then moving them into the proper 3 sub-areas, is a massive undertaking that I'm not sure we have the time, manpower, nor desire to do. Does that make sense?
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Exactly don't get caught up in the technicalities. This site isn't referring to the geographic region of Flushing within the strict borders laid down per City/State etc. It's a loose term for down town Flushing (Main st x Kissena Blvd) and the surrounding 1.5 miles radious around it, or where ever people sort if feel the boundary ends. The key is that there is a true concentration in that area alone that dwarfs the rest of the action in the remainder of queens. Enough so that it warrants its own section. This way the offerings out side of the downtown flushing area don't get lost, they have their own place and are more easily referenced.
 
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