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I live in Washington Heights (w160s) and I get a big laugh on how some people think its dangerous..... Have you seen the crime stats????
No offense, but Washington Heights is far away from being a safe neighborhood. And if you're in the 160's, unless you're below 163rd east of St Nick, you're in close proximity to the hospital. That part has been semi gentrified. So speak on your little block radius and not for the whole neighborhood. I been ALL OVER Wash Heights, and 159th -163rd (lower Wash Heights), the 170's (especially 174th-175th & the area by the "crack city" projects), and numerous streets in the 180's and 190's are not safe areas. There is a reason why Washington Heights has so much drugs, drug dealers, graffiti, and garbage. It's not a desirable neighborhood whatsoever, unless you live around the hospital or west of Broadway. Those areas are nice. Otherwise, it's an extention of Morris Heights in the Bronx.
Add the areas in the immediate vicinity of the Yeshiva campus as really safe parts of Washington Heights. Then again, few parts of Washington Heights are all that dangerous. I've been here for a while, and so have people I've known and somehow we've managed to get along without any problems.
I live in Washington Heights (w160s) and I get a big laugh on how some people think its dangerous..... Have you seen the crime stats????
Yeah seriously man if the crime stats say its true then it must be true i mean seriously when has the government or nypd done anything irrational or careless for us to lose trust in them
Add the areas in the immediate vicinity of the Yeshiva campus as really safe parts of Washington Heights. Then again, few parts of Washington Heights are all that dangerous. I've been here for a while, and so have people I've known and somehow we've managed to get along without any problems.
Yes...forgot the Yeshiva area. You are correct. It is safe over there too.
Question to Supermario: I suppose that you know the Bronx quite good. I visited the Bronx as a teenager in 1981, the area of Fordham (Poe Cottage). I visited the area again this year in February. I was surprised that not too much has changed visually, still looks quite rundown, especially the subway ride (except that the subway itself is MUCH cleaner and safer than it was). I walked the Aqueduct walk down from Kingsbridge to 167 ST. Is that area generally safe to walk? I thought there were some run down areas but I did not feel it was unsafe. I also visited Little Italy, a wonderful place with great food. I am planning to walk next from Kingsbridge road over to Manhattan via the old Kingsbridge. Any suggestions, precautions, routings for that trip. Thanks.
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