Too Much To Ask?

I have been a resident of the Glendale/Middle Village neighborhoods for 13 years, eleven of which  I was a home owner. I am also a bleeding heart liberal who, quite unknowingly, ended up in one of the few remaining Republican bastions in NYC. I was looking for this neighborhood for the first 10 years that I lived in New York: someplace quiet, safe, tidy and civilized, and, above all, a place that prioritized education.

We can deflect, too, but that doesn't create honest dialogue,
now, does it?

Lately, there have been some decisions from well beyond our villages of glens and dales that we were never asked about, or even warned of. What's worse, since those decisions have been made, and we voiced our concerns, we were dismissed. We, the residents of Middle Village and Glendale, as well as Maspeth and Ridgewood, even though we may not have voted for you, have been paying property, income, sales, state, city and federal taxes, been paying tolls and fare hikes, and been dealing with congestion, service cuts, corruption and scandal, with only one request in return: Keep us safe. In our homes with our families here in Queens, NYC.

Is it too much to ask? Yes? Can you address our concerns then, at least? We are angry, and rightfully so. Hear us. Work with us. Give us time. Go slower. You know what I'm talking about.

I don't agree with my neighbors politically on a great number of things, but there is great overlap in our ideals and values. Conservatives want things to remain the same. Change is resisted. When it is forced upon them, nay, us, without our say, we forge together in protesting its lack of patriotism. There may well be some spilling of tea, and, although I don't condone unlawfulness, it wouldn't surprise me, nor would it be completely unjustified in my view.

Thank you.