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WitoldPilecki said:
NYC has cleaned up a lot.

Since 1990 the murder rate has dropped by about 9X.
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I visited NY for the first time in 1990. Was a junior in high school. Memories of the trip are a little fuzzy now but what I do remember is we visited one of my dad's friends in Manhattan at his apartment. This guy wasn't poor, he had money, yet we wanted to get something from the corner store three blocks away and I vividly remember him saying 'go this way then this way; do not go this way and this way'. Again, it was no more than three blocks away but this was clearly during the period of high crime.

We went to Yankee Stadium to watch the A's (during the height of the Bash Brothers and A's dominance). My first experience in a NYC cab. That was a white knuckle ride I'll never forget. Holy sh*t.
 
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WitoldPilecki said:
In all fairness I've heard a lot of stories about 80's & 90's NYC.

Now, NYC is pretty much safe, except maybe a few sections of the South Bronx & Brownsville you don't want to walk around at night.

What Times Square used to be in terms of danger, Harlem isn't even now.

My friend in Pawling, NY grew up in New Jersey, used to hang out a lot in Times Square and said people chased him shooting his car & someone put a knife into his car window back in the 1980's.

I was a bit surprised, because since I remember Times Square has been safe.
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The Times Square area...including almost the entire west side of 42nd street used to be a cesspool back in the 70's and 80's...until Giuliani started kicking ass. (He was still sane back then.)

Once cleaned up...it stayed clean.

Bryant Park used to be something from a horror movie...but now it is pure family fare.

I have walked parts of Hell's Kitchen at night...with no trouble. Chelsea and The Village are spectacular areas...lots of fun.

Yeah, everywhere you will occasionally run into some bullshit...a drunk or a bum causing trouble. But for the most part...the City is great.

And you are right...Harlem is reasonable safe at this time. (Well, except for the coronavirus.)
 
cawacko said:
I visited NY for the first time in 1990. Was a junior in high school. Memories of the trip are a little fuzzy now but what I do remember is we visited one of my dad's friends in Manhattan at his apartment. This guy wasn't poor, he had money, yet we wanted to get something from the corner store three blocks away and I vividly remember him saying 'go this way then this way; do not go this way and this way'. Again, it was no more than three blocks away but this was clearly during the period of high crime.

We went to Yankee Stadium to watch the A's (during the height of the Bash Brothers and A's dominance). My first experience in a NYC cab. That was a white knuckle ride I'll never forget. Holy sh*t.
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Laughed at that.

Cab rides can still be hell. But I don't have the bucks for cab rides...and mostly I walk everywhere...with an occasional train ride.
 
Eagle-Eye said:
All I can say is I have had nothing but bad experiences in NYC compared with every major city I have spent time in in the US with the Exception of LA It's worse than NY.
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In a big city, you're more likely to witness a crime, just because there can be 100 thousand people on a block in some places there.

What is more shocking, is when I went to Sarasota, Florida, I saw my first & only drive thru hold up.

I saw my first & only car in the middle of the road without an axle, in Sarasota, Florida, too.
AKA a Police chase car abandoned.

I've seen a couple of times in NYC cars missing windows, or burnt out next to house Projects, though.

But, that's a big city, not a little city like Sarasota.

Also, my grandparents lived in one of the richest portions of Sarasota County, the Meadows, a retirement community with security, they had their house broken into 3 times.

We in suburban NY have never had our house broken into.
 
cawacko said:
LA and NY, while the two biggest cities of course, are so different. Not to suggest it can't be worse than NY. I'm not trying to stand up for LA but why did you think it worse?
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I would say the pollution, the people, freeways, homeless, I really can't put my finger on just one thing it's a whole slew of irritations.
 
Frank Apisa said:
Laughed at that.

Cab rides can still be hell. But I don't have the bucks for cab rides...and mostly I walk everywhere...with an occasional train ride.
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Maybe today I wouldn't even think twice about that ride but as a 16 year old I remember thinking "this guy is willing to risk all our lives to gain even a few inches on the road". Haha. It was an eye opener.
 
Eagle-Eye said:
I would say the pollution, the people, freeways, homeless, I really can't put my finger on just one thing it's a whole slew of irritations.
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Fair point and can't argue with any of those you listed. LA is just so much more sprawl compared to urban NYC but there's a reason a number of people aren't fans of it (LA).
 
WitoldPilecki said:
In a big city, you're more likely to witness a crime, just because there can be 100 thousand people on a block in some places there.

What is more shocking, is when I went to Sarasota, Florida, I saw my first & only drive thru hold up.

I saw my first & only car in the middle of the road without an axle, in Sarasota, Florida, too.
AKA a Police chase car abandoned.

I've seen a couple of times in NYC cars missing windows, or burnt out next to house Projects, though.

But, that's a big city, not a little city like Sarasota.

Also, my grandparents lived in one of the richest portions of Sarasota County, the Meadows, a retirement community with security, they had their house broken into 3 times.

We in suburban NY have never had our house broken into.
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You are talking about south Florida, the worst part of the state in my opinion. I live in north west Florida our crime rate is very small. Oh you have the occasional guy shoots wife's lover or a bar fight. But that's about it. I have left my garage door open all night and nothing was touched. Can you say the same in your area?

Just as you defend the state of New York it is unfair to label the whole state of Florida for what goes on in the very southern portion of the state.
 
cawacko said:
Fair point and can't argue with any of those you listed. LA is just so much more sprawl compared to urban NYC but there's a reason a number of people aren't fans of it (LA).
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To be honest my son and wife love NYC they go and see a play on Broadway every couple of years. I have one major reason I don't like NYC I hate crowds.
 
Eagle-Eye said:
You are talking about south Florida, the worst part of the state in my opinion. I live in north west Florida our crime rate is very small. Oh you have the occasional guy shoots wife's lover or a bar fight. But that's about it. I have left my garage door open all night and nothing was touched. Can you say the same in your area?

Just as you defend the state of New York it is unfair to label the whole state of Florida for what goes on in the very southern portion of the state.
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My experiences tell me that Sarasota was worse than New York.
 
Eagle-Eye said:
To be honest my son and wife love NYC they go and see a play on Broadway every couple of years. I have one major reason I don't like NYC I hate crowds.
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I'm a City guy living in SF and LA for so long so I sort of thrive off the crowds. However I totally understand why its not everyone's cup of tea.
 
cawacko said:
I'm a City guy living in SF and LA for so long so I sort of thrive off the crowds. However I totally understand why its not everyone's cup of tea.
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I spent a 1/3 of my life in the military the only big cities I was stationed near was Phoenix and Berlin Germany. Everything else was small to medium towns.
 
Eagle-Eye said:
Base housing overseas is kind of like Mayberry. Every one seems to know each other. Plus the military is like a family.
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My sister-in-law just starting dating a(n) (ex) military guy. I've only met him briefly but he lived on several bases in Germany, South Korea and somewhere else I'm drawing a blank on. A different life than what I've led but it was cool hearing his story.
 
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