Arrived around 3:40, started going down 30th AV
A lot of ppl carrying groceries
Contemporary pop music playing at a market
Mix of ages, not many teenagers, mostly elderly or ppl in their 20s-30s
In the park a kid who looks like he’s under 10 talking on the phone wearing a Melo jersey
Elementary school right next to park has a lot of diff flags painted on it –> shows diversity of Astoria
Not many kids on the street, mostly in the playground and basketball court
Statue in the park
Astoria pharmacy, Astoria bank, Astoria pediatric center, Astoria funeral home, Astoria accident & injury treatment center, Astoria good, Astoria wireless, Astoria brewhouse
Elementary school has lots of murals painted
Smells like something being grilled (in the park)
Different smell when leaving park
Relatively low traffic but not completely empty
Smelled like laundry when couple passed by carrying laundry
Relatively quiet besides cars passing by
Hear trains passing under the passageway
Grand central parkway backed up (heavy traffic)
Occasional conversations of ppl talking on phone passing by
Ppl speaking Arabic
