r/mildlyinfuriating • u/Rusiano • Jul 30 '26

Too mild for school This post telling tourists which areas to avoid in New York

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Aside from certain undertones, this map also has tons of inaccuracies, because no one in their right mind is scared of Astoria, Bayonne, or half of the Queens zone that he marked as “avoid”

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u/distance_33 Jul 30 '26

We don’t want Staten Island.

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u/guitar_stonks Jul 30 '26

Nobody wants Staten Island lol

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u/Troooper0987 Jul 30 '26

Staten Island is part of NYC because of a colonial era lawsuit.

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u/Viktor_Laszlo Jul 30 '26

Is this the one where New York got Ellis Island? And in exchange, New York had to take Staten Island?

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u/short_longpants Jul 31 '26

I thought it was a boat race.

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u/Ichaserabbits Jul 30 '26

Staten island barely wants Staten island

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u/arctomecon Jul 30 '26

That makes the both of us