Loverly crooklyn writes on the Prospect Heights Forum | DailyHeights.com Message Boards: “I have watched as the drug dealers on my corner take over my street over the past 6 months. It seemed that nothing would be done. But finally, there was a raid on one of the main drug buildings on the block…”

“Last night, as I pulled into Lincoln Place to park my car after a night of grocery shopping, I was stopped by five SUVs blocking the road. I got out ready to scream at someone, and call the police to come and clear the traffic, when someone at the corner told me, it was the police.”

“I call 311 at least once a week to complain about the gang of hoodlums playing dice in front of my stoop. At night, I have to park on St. Johns, because all the dealer’s friends and customers have taken up every legal, and illegal, parking spot. I am constantly walking around waiting for the gunshots to come out because I never know how bad it could get.”

“I know that this raid is not a cure-all, but … it’s a step in the right direction.”

Link: Drug Raid on Lincoln and Washington Last Night (Prospect Heights Forum | DailyHeights.com Message Boards)

Jimmy_Sunshine writes on the Prospect Heights Message Boards:
“As a very recent transplant to Prospect Heights with a lifetime in Philly … I figured I should add my $.02 … I ate in at High Stakes Cheese Steaks a couple of weeks ago. Though it wasn’t a bad sandwich, it wasn’t a cheese steak.”

“For starters, there was some seasoning on the meat, which isn’t necessary if you use good quality rib eye steak, and is something you’ll never find in Philly. Secondly, the steak should be sliced thin before being chopped up on the grill. This was definitely not the case at High Stakes - the consistency was all wrong. Lastly, the roll was more like something from Subway than a proper Italian roll.”

“The cheese wiz was actually spot-on, but that’s hardly noteworthy since it comes in a large bomb-resistant can with no expiration date.”

So, since you live only a 2-hr drive or just over a 1-hr train ride from Philly, I suggest you check out the real thing. I would recommend Pat’s, Geno’s, or Tony Luke’s in South Philly, Jim’s on South Street, Chink’s in the Northeast, D’Allesanro’s in Roxborough, or, frankly, just about any decent pizza or hoagie[?] place with a grill.”

“Oh, and one more thing, with service as slow as High Stakes (I waited 15 mins for a cheese steak when there were only about 4 customers in the place), they’d be out of business in Philly faster than you can say, ‘wiz wit’.”

Now… about that delivery guy who’s chronically out of change…

Link: High Stakes Cheesesteaks on the Prospect Heights Message Boards

Danny-O writes on the Prospect Heights Forum | DailyHeights.com Message Boards:

“Can anyone recommend a pick-up/drop-off laundry service other than Bubbleworks that serves Prospect Heights?”

“Though generally satisfied with their service, I feel like they set their driers to ’surface of the sun’ temperature levels. Frequently, clothes that I’ve owned and had laundered for months or years come back from B’works noticeably smaller…”

“I’ve seen laundry.bz mentioned before on this site — can anyone chime in about them? I like that they offer low-temp drying (for an extra charge), but i’m wary of a place without a storefront and with a somewhat non-professional looking website.”

Link: Bubbleworks alternative on the Prospect Heights Forum | DailyHeights.com Message Boards