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Old 12-07-2010, 01:46 PM
 
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what is it like now? i know it was bad back in the day but what is it currently like?

i'm looking to move there because i found a one bedroom studio for 725 a month

so if anyone please has any information on jefferson ave and halsey street PLEASE helpe please
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Old 12-07-2010, 02:41 PM
 
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anyone from bed-stuy brooklyn
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Old 12-07-2010, 07:52 PM
 
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Where on Jefferson Ave and Halsey St? Those streets are very different from one end to the other.
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Old 12-07-2010, 07:59 PM
 
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what is it like now? i know it was bad back in the day but what is it currently like?

i'm looking to move there because i found a one bedroom studio for 725 a month

so if anyone please has any information on jefferson ave and halsey street PLEASE helpe please
I noticed that you keep starting or repsonding to post about Bed-Stuy. R u looking for someone to finally tell u its a great place so go ahead and move there?
Yes ,keep asking and u will find people who tell u that its a good/safe place but u must realize that for some folks, a neighborhood is good if there is not a killing a day or if they havent perosnally been robbed.
Bed-Stuy is hood,PERIOD!! Has been for a long time. If u found cheap rent trust me its for a reason. If u want a nice/safe place to live u have to come up in the cash department.

Also, I stated b4, Jefferson Ave and halsey run parrallel to each other.
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Old 12-07-2010, 08:16 PM
 
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Where on Jefferson Ave and Halsey St? Those streets are very different from one end to the other.
i'm not exactly sure where this is but the website i found the apartment on gives me this in the map directions
Rental Listing Map for Listing ID 1548423: Studio 725 mth Bed-Stuy
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Old 12-07-2010, 08:19 PM
 
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I noticed that you keep starting or repsonding to post about Bed-Stuy. R u looking for someone to finally tell u its a great place so go ahead and move there?
Yes ,keep asking and u will find people who tell u that its a good/safe place but u must realize that for some folks, a neighborhood is good if there is not a killing a day or if they havent perosnally been robbed.
Bed-Stuy is hood,PERIOD!! Has been for a long time. If u found cheap rent trust me its for a reason. If u want a nice/safe place to live u have to come up in the cash department.

Also, I stated b4, Jefferson Ave and halsey run parrallel to each other.
i guess your right, but ive lived in the hood before where everyone else thought it was terrible but in reality it wasnt
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Old 12-07-2010, 08:35 PM
 
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i guess your right, but ive lived in the hood before where everyone else thought it was terrible but in reality it wasnt
Its not Iraq, its not even what is was in the 80's, mid 90's. But its still a place where many live right at or under the poverty line. ALso, the local schools are pretty bad which is usually indicative of a neighborhood. I grew up in Bushwick and just personallyas a guy in his 30's now I wouldnt move back to any of the areas again for free. Bushwick, Bed-Stuy, ENY, Brownsville, none of them!
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Old 12-07-2010, 08:37 PM
 
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Its not Iraq, its not even what is was in the 80's, mid 90's. But its still a place where many live right at or under the poverty line. ALso, the local schools are pretty bad which is usually indicative of a neighborhood. I grew up in Bushwick and just personallyas a guy in his 30's now I wouldnt move back to any of the areas again for free. Bushwick, Bed-Stuy, ENY, Brownsville, none of them!
LOL whoa brownsville is close to bed stuy? i dated someone from brownsville and whenever we were on the phone i heard cop cars/people yelling, i guess i should've taken that as my warning.
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Old 12-07-2010, 09:11 PM
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I had friends who lived in Bedstuy. They were happy with the neighborhood, liked the location, thought the locals were friendly and liked their rent.

But they knew they were living in a high crime neighborhood. It was safe in the daytime, but they knew not to walk alone at night. though the subway was fine.

The neighborhood did not much in the way of interesting amneties, either. That said, if you're looking for a cheap place in NYC, it could work for you. Also different parts of Bed-Stuy might have a different character. I think other parts might have been nicer than where they lived.
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Old 12-08-2010, 07:15 AM
 
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I had friends who lived in Bedstuy. They were happy with the neighborhood, liked the location, thought the locals were friendly and liked their rent.

But they knew they were living in a high crime neighborhood. It was safe in the daytime, but they knew not to walk alone at night. though the subway was fine.

The neighborhood did not much in the way of interesting amneties, either. That said, if you're looking for a cheap place in NYC, it could work for you. Also different parts of Bed-Stuy might have a different character. I think other parts might have been nicer than where they lived.
i like to bike ride a lot is this safe to do in that area?
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