Canal St. is your one-stop shop for bootleg CD's and movies, cheap products, and good food. Stick to the main streets there, because there are some gangs that hang out at the minor streets.
Long Island City is your place for local history. You can visit Court Square, Queensboro Plaza, Brooks Restaurant (for that old-time feel), and especially big building that serves as a huge canvas for graffiti art, which can be viewed from the 7 train between Hunterspoint Av. and 45th Rd. You can also see Sunnyside Yard, which houses a multitude of commuter and intercity trains. And, once you're done, you can board the Q102 bus from Queensboro Plaza to Roosevelt Island. You could take the tram from Roosevelt Island, and observe the NYC skyline.
mrmakaveli7 said:
whats homie gunna do in the rockawayss besides get shot?
I've been around the Rockaways a few times, and it's pretty quiet out there. Also, the Rockaways has seen the biggest drop in crime out of any section in NYC. Besides, there's good scenery to be observed along the shores of the Rockaways, although there isn't too much to do. It's like a huge strip of urban beachfront.