East 234th St, Wakefield

Some sections of E. 234th Street appear to hold a few stores. There are also many apartment buildings that appear to have been built recently, because they look new.

I really did not see any schools in the area, but did see a church. If you have kids, you will need to find one on another street to go to. Overall, if you can stand some of the faults the area has, you may be okay living in this area.

With many small businesses, churches, and restaurants, this street has constant traffic, but perhaps not constant fun. I think that this would be a nice street to live on, though it seems that there are a lot of run down places on this block without a lot of wherewithal to fix anything up. There are a lot of construction businesses on this street, which seemed a little strange, but it made me realize a trend that I had never noticed. In the uptown areas, many small businesses are in heavy competition, and sign-age and the way the store is maintained has a lot to do with business. What better way to compete than to be right next door to the competition, showing them up on clientele or quality of the store. Very good tactic, indeed.

You won’t find much in the way of anything on this South Bronx street. I wasn’t very impressed. I didn’t think that it was nice to look at and thought that because the streets around it were relatively convenient, that it would also house the same benefits, but I was sadly mistaken. This may not be the place for the NYC culture you were searching for, but there’s definitely a good vibe here.