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Long Island has 316,000 Jews (11%), Nassau alone has 230,000 (17%). Nassau also has some majority-Jewish areas - Great Neck is about 70% Jewish, the predominantly Orthodox Five Towns is 55%.
Nassau thus has a more religious and conservative Jewish population, while Westchester seems to be dominated by your standard affluent suburban liberal/Reform types that dominate most US Jewish communities.
And the Bronx isn't particularly high-crime despite the stereotype. The Bronx has lower crime rate than Boston or SF (I think much lower than SF).
The Bronx neighborhoods closest to Westchester are usually better than the communities across the Westchester line. Really only Pelham would be the exception, which is more desirable than Eastchester, The Bronx.
And the Bronx isn't particularly high-crime despite the stereotype. The Bronx has lower crime rate than Boston or SF (I think much lower than SF).
The Bronx neighborhoods closest to Westchester are usually better than the communities across the Westchester line. Really only Pelham would be the exception, which is more desirable than Eastchester, The Bronx.
It like Newark spillover to East Orange, Orange, Irvington sometimes Planfield, Elizabeth
It like Newark spillover to East Orange, Orange, Irvington sometimes Planfield, Elizabeth
Kind of, but the Bronx doesn't really have "bad" areas along the Westchester border. Riverdale is really nice and expensive, Woodlawn is really nice and slightly less expensive.
Wakefield and Eastchester are not as nice, but not really "ghetto" or anything. Mostly lower middle class black Carribean homeowners. South Mount Vernon and SW Yonkers are worse than anywhere in far North Bronx.
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And the Bronx isn't particularly high-crime despite the stereotype. The Bronx has lower crime rate than Boston or SF (I think much lower than SF).
The Bronx neighborhoods closest to Westchester are usually better than the communities across the Westchester line. Really only Pelham would be the exception, which is more desirable than Eastchester, The Bronx.
Yes and no. While the Bronx has an overall lower crime rate when compared to SF and Boston, it has a noticeably higher violent crime rate than either--and violent crimes are what get the public riled up. When it comes to property crimes, though, SF and Boston are higher (with SF much higher than either two), which keeps the Bronx having a lower crime rate (not much lower than Boston, though). So that stereotype does still have some basis.
Yes and no. While the Bronx has an overall lower crime rate when compared to SF and Boston, it has a noticeably higher violent crime rate than either--and violent crimes are what get the public riled up. When it comes to property crimes, though, SF and Boston are higher (with SF much higher than either two), which keeps the Bronx having a lower crime rate (not much lower than Boston, though). So that stereotype does still have some basis.
Bronx had 80 murders in 2013 and 91 in 2014. SF had 48 murders in 2013, and 43 in 2014.
At least in terms of murders, SF and Bronx have basically the same rate.
SF murders in 2015- Can't find year-end data. There were 52 as of December 21, but can't find more recent info.
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