Late Night Transfer (Cortland, Morris: crime, transfer to, neighborhoods)

[BronxSubways]

Hello all,

Is it safe at all hours to ride the 1 to the 231st Street stop and make a transfer to a bus there? If not, how late could one do this and remain reasonably safe. I appreciate your replies.

[Freak]

During the day, it is one of the most busiest so you should have no fear. Some of the areas around it (Riverdale and Van Cortlandt Village) are middle-upper class neighborhoods, so no need to worry about getting mugged at any time of day around them. The 1 station is one of the cleanest stations, but I'm not sure how late is too late.

[rlrl]

After 11 or midnight the buses reduce their frequency of operation so you may wait longer. Also most crimes on the 1 train are committed in the empty cars, mainly toward sleeping passengers or someone whom they feel are a good target

Crime is a possibility there at that hour, however it is FAR less than in other Bronx areas. I don't think anyone ever gets killed or seriously injured from being a crime victim around the broadway 231st street area--worst may be being threatened with a weapon or being roughed up a bit or pick pocketed or conned.

there is a 24 hour Walgreens on the corner where you can go to wait and the police station is 5 blocks from there

That's the best area of the bronx to have to wait for a bus or train--you could do much much much worse elsewhere

[mead]

I think Woodlawn's station on the 4 is really safe. Morris Park's stop on the 5 is also really safe.