yes the man asked a question and was labeled a racist, very fairOriginally Posted by ZippyTheChimp
NYC has always been ethnic, when Italians moved to Bay Ridge they displaced others, its a cycle, its what this city has always been about and unless immigration is completely stopped it will always be like that, so why bother to complain, its reality
yes the man asked a question and was labeled a racist, very fair
IOW, stow it Jake. I brought up the same point without trying to rattle people's cages. Please try to do the same if you can.
There are some areas in New York City (like East New York) that are really dangerous even after the fall in crime. Hundreds of murders that still ocurr in this city happen mostly in bad neighborhoods. And if you're a nice person, you would help others coming to the city and let them know what areas they should avoid,. And you want to judge for yourself and try walking dangerous neighborhoods, especially at night, feel free to do so and risk your own life. I think that you're so brainwashed and you don't even understand how silly what you just said sounds. When I move into a new, unknown to me city, I want to live in a safe area - sorry for being so selfish and I don't want to "test" neighborhoods for safety with my own life. He is doing the right thing - asking questions. And you're not helping him. Have you visited East New York or Faltbush in the evening? Please try that tonight and report back tomorrow.
In all seriousness, if people are going to post about how awful neighborhoods are, it should either be based upon hard facts or personal experience, not some idea they've cooked up on their own. Many neighborhoods in Brooklyn have far worse crime than Flatbush.
If anyone has "risked their own life," I'd love to hear about it.
Jesus Christ, what the hell happened to this thread. All im doing is asking what areas are safe and what areas are unsafe and it turns into a race war...Like Mr. Spice said i am trying to learn about the city before i move into a place thats going to get me killed. I have about 1 year to learn as much as i can about the city, and i plan to. When i move their, i want to make sure im in a safe neighborhood and am somewhat knowledgable and can continue to learn from there...
The best indicator of that is property values. The safe areas are usually the most expensive ones while the dangerous ones have the lowest property values and not too many developments/sales at all. The other related indicator is wealth and income. The safest areas have high average income and worst areas usually are the poorest. Poor areas also tend to have a lot of publuc housing projects that not only look really hedious, but also breed crime and not a good place to be. Income distribution maps for NYC can be found on the internet. I think the best strategy is to choose a reliably good area.
To give you good advice, we need to know this:
1) What is you budget and what kind of apartment/house you desire?
2) How important is fast commute for you and where are you planning to work? For example, Bay Ridge is a nice and safe area, but commute can be pretty bad.
3) Do you have kids and is it important for you to be in a good public school district?
4) Do you feel that having a car is a must and would love to have it? Parking can be very expensive in Manhattan (from $300/month and up).
ok, this is good, i should have been more specific...my bad. Im only going to be a college kid, as in some of my other threads im looking to go to Baruch College after my first year of community college, thats why i have to wait one year. Im young and only need a studio apartment, i probably should have said im trying to find an apartment for around 800 a month so i know im not going to be able to find the safest place in the city, so thats why im just trying to weed out the really bad areas and trying to find places that arent too bad. Commute isnt going to be a big problem but i dont want to have to take an hour every morning to get to manhattan to go to school. Obviusoly the kids part about a school district isnt important and i know in NYC you dont need to have a car so i am planning to just use public transportation.
Maybe ill jump in with my post here, im basically in the same boat as ironmike (see above) im looking for an apartment that has easy access to St. John's U. It possible to find an apartment in the queens area studio size in a decent building for 900 or so a month?
i forget, did you say your moving this year or next???
Bed Stuy also.
next year for Fall 07
You can find a decent studio apartment in the Midwood, Sheepshead Bay or Bensonhurst areas of Brooklyn for 800. Just make sure you're not far from the subway (never live further than 10 min walk from the subway) and make sure there are grocery stores and other businesses nearby. To get a good apartment, you may have to pay 1-2 rents to the broker. You may be able to find apartment without a broker if you're lucky. If we assume that you settled on the corner of Coney Island Avenue and Kings Highway in Brooklyn, it will take you about 40-50 minutes door to door to get to Baruch. Some Queens areas can be closer, but I don't know much about Queens.
In the areas that I mentioned above, ONLY choose apartments that are located in the buildings. I.e., never rent in a private house. Private house owners usually provide as little heat as they legally can. I know several people that rented in private houses and felt really, really cold in the winter. Apartment buildings have central heat that that issue is not a problem there.
Last edited by MrSpice; May 22nd, 2006 at 06:37 PM.
i was looking into bensonhurst too, so thats cool...After utitlites how much you think it would cost? And it would be 40-50 mins from there? One last thing, what are some good websites to look for nyc apartments? thanks.
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