Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Hello World
I've been in and around Valley Stream since 1973. In that time there have been numerous changes. Some changes I have liked, and some I have not. Some folks get nostalgic about where they grew up. This makes sense. Generally, everything is better at 15 than at 50. Envision Valley Stream is not about the good old days. It's about moving forward and embracing change. My vision for Valley Stream is to see the re-infusion of the kind of energy I think it should rightfully have. I'd like to see a crowded Rockaway Avenue where people are shopping, eating and taking in various forms of entertainment. I'd like to see our parks clean and beautified, and filled with people enjoying their natural resources. I'd like to see culture and art flourish and thrive. I'd like to see the perception of Valley Stream change and match up with the reality of Valley Stream. Whether I live in and around Valley Stream in the future matters little to me. It will always be a place that holds fond memories and a warm place in my heart. I guess I'm a little nostalgic after all.
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I agree wholeheartedly. I share your vision specially the revitalization of Rockaway Avenue(when I was 15, they all called it the village, and we all went there to eat, shop or play). Culture and art definitely deserve a place, actually many places, and I'd like to see a community center so that all of us, at all ages and places, can come together and be a community. You are so correct in saying that the perception of Valley Stream must change and match the reality of Valley Stream. We have so many wonderful residents-you just have to get to know them
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