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That would be the test. Even add St Albans and Springfield Gardens to the test. If it says to avoid these more so than Dumbo, Williamsburg or Fort Greene than even more proof.
It's entirely user-generated. Right now there are no responses for Laurelton, Cambria Heights or St Albans (though a few middling responses just over the border in Nassau for parts of Valley Stream and Elmont), but one person did rank Springfield Gardens "very sketchy".
People are clearly trolling it already, too. There are a bunch of "super safe neighborhood!" ratings for Brownsville, and someone thinks Prospect Park West is "the most dangerous street in Brooklyn".
Silly app, but not the menacing evil it's portrayed as.
Take it up with the people who created the app, not me.
I don't care.
Poverty is poverty and to people with money, there is no differentiation of whose crime is worse.
Crime is crime and to people with money, there is a differentiation of what crime is worse. If there is the chance of them being a victim of such a crime, they will avoid it at all cost, which could very well mean the discontinuation of resources flowing from one area to the next. Think of a lot of crime as a sanction, it can really hurt economically. Just don't cry when there is a lack of employment and opportunities because you did not care.
There are areas with high poverty (like Jackson Heights and Elmhurst - to stay with your example) that have nevertheless been able to keep crime contained, and as a result they have very busy shopping districts and the most profitable mall in the country.
Crime is crime and to people with money, there is a differentiation of what crime is worse. If there is the chance of them being a victim of such a crime, they will avoid it at all cost, which could very well mean the discontinuation of resources flowing from one area to the next. Think of a lot of crime as a sanction, it can really hurt economically. Just don't cry when there is a lack of employment and opportunities because you did not care.
There are areas with high poverty (like Jackson Heights and Elmhurst - to stay with your example) that have nevertheless been able to keep crime contained, and as a result they have very busy shopping districts and the most profitable mall in the country.
I didn't write the app.
You should email the creators to discuss your concerns about the various "levels" of poverty to see if they'll see it your way.
You should email the creators to discuss your concerns about the various "levels" of poverty to see if they'll see it your way.
You mean the various "levels" of crime, not poverty. Like I said, it is unfair to punish all poor nabes when it is really just certain poor nabes that are committing the crimes against those just trying live.
You know, I remember a time where if you decided to move into a neighborhood, you would gather information about that neighborhood before moving in. You would talk to the people of that neighborhood, look for things such as amenities, transportation, and the aura to get a sense of what kind neighborhood you are moving into. Now, it seems, you have apps that do all that "hard" work for you based on what Caleb wrote. Why can people develop a sense of street smarts when moving into ANY neighborhood in NYC?
According to what this app does, it takes the words of other people and that will be abused to no end.
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