I recently moved to the Dutch Kills area of LIC and am having a difficult time getting acquainted to the neighborhood. Everywhere I walk feels like auto shops, hotels, and the occasional bodega.

I'm asking you to help me out by telling me what your favorite spots in the neighborhood are. This could be anything! Restaurants and great food of course, parks, the best bodegas, pretty places to walk, weird random shit, old school places that have been around forever.

Hidden gems are welcome - like, this hotel has a pool you can get into if you go at this time - or whatever! Is there any culture happening in this hood? Like, art or theater or film?

I love my apartment, but this neighborhood is a mystery to me.