SIdewalks of Jamaica Estates

There are many different types of people who use the sidewalks of Jamaica Estates; students going to school, mothers and fathers going to work, women going to work in homes as nannies or maids. Around the sidewalks surrounding my house is a school, a temple and many houses. My neighborhood is not like many New York City neighborhoods that have lots of drugstores, restaurants, stores and delis. Mine is very residential and therefore the for the most part the only people that frequent these sidewalks are the inhabitants of the houses that line them. Usually on the weekdays you see people walking to and from the bus stops on the of the sidewalks. There is a man in between the bus stop and the school with a food truck that sells breakfast foods and coffee to students and commuters. In the mornings the school buses block most of the sidewalks on the way to the bus stops so you have to squeeze through in between the buses and peoples fences or walls. On Saturdays, because there are so many Jewish temples in the area, you see lots of people walking there in the mornings with their kids. Sunday is the day to relax and that is exactly what people around these sidewalks do. People are out walking their dogs, running to get exercise, and some kids might be in the basketball courts at the schools. The people who use this sidewalk are all different ages and from different cultures and just like in Jane Jacob’s book they crave privacy in their lives therefore they tend to keep to themselves when they are walking around.