Albany Park was mentioned by 3 other media outlets over the weekend and for all the typical reasons: crime, ignorance of the neighborhoods boundaries and food.
- First, on Thursday night a teenager was shot and killed just five blocks from the Albany Park Community Center. The comments on the link provided mention crime is getting worse, and shootings are going up, but if anyone looks at the neighborhood 15- 20 years ago, Albany Park is a significantly better place. Eric Criniere, a once local skateboard shop owner, community advocate, and life-long resident can atest to the fact that not "every street corner is owned by gangs" any more.
- Friday's crime story is misattributed to Albany Park (local media outlets ALWAYS have a hard time remembering the boundaries of this neighborhood. Very common and annoying mistake). CBS2 and the Chicago Sun-Times believe 3300 N Harding is before the Montrose boundary, or don't know about the Montrose boundary, or have never heard of "Irving Park". The incident linked above involves a man found beaten to death in a building that was on fire.
- And on a more positive note, ABC 7 kowtows to Albany Park's superiority in Middle -Eastern cuisine. If you've never had Afghan cuisine, I suggest the quaint and small Afghan Kabob, right on the border of Albany and Irving Park. Here's a link to the yelp reviews, and If you go, be sure to check out the sweet prayer rug hanging on the wall.
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