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Why do geezers hang around the Blackstock Road?
WHy do all those guys hang out outside Cafe's on the Blackstock Road?
Where are they from and what do they do?
Are any of those Cafe's worth going into?
or are they off limits to everyday people?
I quite fancy a mint tea one evening......
Where are they from and what do they do?
Are any of those Cafe's worth going into?
or are they off limits to everyday people?
I quite fancy a mint tea one evening......
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Algerians and whatnot.
Went to one cafe once and bought some cake. Got it home and it was mouldy on the bottom.
They're friendly enough. Used one of the barbers once. Price was good, but I still got scalped.
Scalped! HAHAHAHAHA.
Oh suit yerself.
I've bought sandwiches and cake from a handful of the cafes, and have always had pretty good experiences. Some feel more welcoming than others, and there are almost never any women in some of them, which may influence how welcome you feel. But they're certainly not intimidating, in my experience.
As for police informers, it was certainly rumoured that the second-hand record shop that was open along there for a short while was a police set-up which gathered intelligence prior to the big police raid last spring.
yes they are friendly and some wave to my son in my pram but they are annoying as they block the pavement all the time. it really annoys me as they hang out in so many groups and its hard to navigate all of them also they spit a lot on the pavement so combined which drives me insane trying to dodge that too!
someone who works there says she sees them doing drug deals all day. lovely.
I know some women who find it quite intimidating being leered at walking down the road by the groups of them as well. There seems to be more and more groups once again of them. They just seem to hang about doing not very much all day.
I cant wait for my nursery to move back to Tollington Park so I dont have to go down there anymore.
The modern antiques place further down Blackstock Rd does not appear to be doing a roaring trade, although there is some nice stuff in there. There is also a great place for post-war furniture/ bits & bobs on Mountgrove Rd, called Bennet and Brown. I've already bought a plan chest from there, which the guy stripped down and then stained really beautifully.
If you're interested in buying some of the goods that float around on the Blackstock Road, quite a bit of business goes down in the launderette. Sportswear mostly, but other items have cropped up.
In the defence of the area, the cafes are all nice and serve good food. The owners of the shops are always very friendly and like it if you take an interest in all their foods.
I also appreciated the fact that if I were to stumble home tipsy of a night there were people around, OK sometimes they're a bit leery but in general they're polite enough and I overall felt safer having them there. I also can't speak highly enough of the people in the supermarket by the bus stop at seven sisters end - a proper local store.