Once, the iconic Mr. Rogers graciously welcomed newcomers to his neighborhood. Today, “Online Urban Mr. Rogers” requests your help providing welcoming advice for newcomers in your neighborhood by responding to the survey below.
For each item, please indicate THE BEST ______ IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD:
- Public restroom for both long or short stops
- Places for your dog to poop when walked
- Dive bar for a shot and a beer, and a shot to see bigger losers than you
- Place to buy quirky but cool clothes for little money
- Basketball schoolyard for show-off wannabes rather than real ballers
- Place to do yoga or Tai chi without getting ogled or derided
- Fast-food corridor near closing time
- Place to escape the heat when you don’t have AC
- Drop-in daycare when work tyrants insist you show up
- Place to nap outdoors without fear of getting mugged, arrested, or bothered
- Liquor selection and prices when your made uncle requests something upscale
- Place to score drugs, legal or illegal depending on jurisdiction, or not
- Service station to buy the cheapest gas without getting carjacked or hustled
- Mexican restaurant to enjoy an authentic meal without getting gas
- Place to get manis and pedis, for your cat
- Park to entice your toddler and foreign nanny out of the house
- Library to keep your toddler and foreign nanny dry and entertained in the rain
- Street on which to speed without getting caught
- Intersection at which to do speed without getting caught
- Venue that offers good music without a cover charge
- Street on which to claim decent furniture left curb-side
- Place for a quickie when out of the house and just in the mood
- Non-box-store that offers free tastes of ice cream or other tasty edibles
- Coffee provider offering a simple cup of joe at a good price
- Place to find good, unspoiled produce for the least money
- Genuine ethnic food joint which doesn’t use eyeballs, gizzards, or entrails as ingredients
- Place to escape the cold when you can’t afford utility prices
- Affordable restaurant in which you’d least likely see a rat in the kitchen
- Place to get your stolen catalytic converter replaced without getting ripped off more
- AI service to help screen unwanted neighborhood marketing pitches and survey requests.
