Bronx area - Fordham/Kingsbridge

[yodel]

Originally Posted by Savignon

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Hi there ALL!! Anyone know exactly what the safe, decent areas surrounding the Fordham University/Bronx Zoo/Botanical gardens area is?

I am seriously considering living around that school- & I was wondering how "tame" & "easy-going relaxed, safe, minimal to "0" worries about such random crazies or money grubbing opportunists or sexual predators-- is it for a woman (younger or older- but someone who goes about their business & WANTS to concentrate on school & light-skinned & petite [hopefully strolling down the avenues ***in PEACE & not looking over her shoulder every minute out of required paranoia] isn't hanging around to find trouble on the streets!!) HOW SAFE is it really or WHAT STREETS< AVENUES do U recommend to live on? Are there are any buildings with a building that has some sort of doorman, or security around there? [I have no visual or first hand understanding of the Bronx YET so....]

Was just curious if there was a little section around, close to Fordham U campus where it can be considered a little oasis of a safe & relaxed neighborhood where u don't have to ponder the frequency of random bullets passing through town or some sly bullet richocheting off of some building so an unsuspecting untargeted person gets hit, of course, by "gross & unnecessary tragic" accident!!!
[There was a story about a wonderful cute Black little boy who was only looking outside his window, 3rd Fl, & a stray bullet hit him, unintended? & he fell to the ground or died... That IS SOOO SAD & ridiculously NOT NECESSARY to have happened & makes me very upset to hear that such things can happen, just like that!! It reminds me of those childhood cartoon stories where the Indians just come over, & scalp off your non-Indian head for no damn good reason!

So, if anyone can recommend a good few streets/blocks or neighborhood close enough to Fordham U, but not in some crime nest of crazies, meanies or thoughtless creeps, Pls let me know!!!. Much appreciated.

Uhm, where do u see the "hipsters" moving in, BTW???

I really like the idea of going to Fordham U for a serious amount of time, but the only thing that is holding me back is the would-be growing nerves of "having to look over my shoulder 10x everytime I walk around the neighborhood outside of the secure campus" that would be somewhat psychologically too much of a burden--- coming from a relatively peaceful relaxed neighborhood of un-intimidating if not boring ppl...
It would be very ***distracting & disruptive to my general purpose in being there in the first place- to study/get alot of intensive work done & get good grades & concentrate on living life to the fullest//maybe exploring any unique neighborhood stores or interesting shops around during free time & frequently getting groceries or maybe going out to some decent LOCAL restaurant to have a bite to eat??// without feeling like a ***caged peacock/Tweety bird that's surrounded by wild-wild-west-type grizzly bears or a whole nest of Sylvesters the cat always on the prowl or leering at me like I'm on the dinner menu or something!!!
[yes, I've experienced that uncomfortable feeling of walking past a bunch of construction workers in another boro -- & that is supposedly a decent neighborhood so imagine a non-native being immersed/initiated into the central Bronx life?? Fordham U. is considered Central Bx or is it a part of the South bx? ]]

It's kinda sad when u think about how great the school really is, & then the "much talked about" surrounding elements would probably make a person think twice if not stagnate on their decision about coming over.....
Gotta see it THIS WAY::: timeline is not a simply a 1 week move, it would be a 2-4 yr commitment at least...so...HELP!!! What are the best options of where to live around there?
What about MacArthur Ave? I hear better things about it...
What if U want to be close to the train station? [Which stop/lines would it be? The MTA vs. the METRO
north? Is it OK to be around the train or to stay far away from that part of the neighborhood? How far is it to walk from that train station to the school itself ?
What is it like after 8pm or when it gets dark? Honestly, can anyone tell me-- that it would be OK, safe to walk around there at night for a woman or not really? Like until 11 or 12 or not really? Like what do u think is the CUT OFF time to get my ass indoors or out of the public streets ? Obviously this is not Williamsburg or the Village or even in front of Sylvia's restaurant at 125th St [Harlem] at night I guess!!!
Sorry if it's soo long but i thought this issue deserved a fair amount of words. Maybe others who might consider Fordham U, will find it helpful too! But I really like Fordham's programs so....if anyone can offer a good solution...
[Driving is not really an option at this time.]

-- Clueless about the Bronx.

I'd look in Bedford Park between Bedford Park Blvd. and Mosholu Parkway/Webster and Grand Concourse. I've lived here for 4 years, also a pale faced female, and had no problems. It's a pretty area with a lot of trees and greenery, mostly latino, but there's also white, black and asian. You can get onto the Fordham campus by making a right at the end of Bedford Park Blvd, and then another right at the Fordham Prep gate.

The Arthur Avenue area is another option, but of course I prefer my neighborhood! You should visit and walk the neighborhoods.

I've lived in the city a long time, but you seem very apprehensive and may not feel as comfortable.

[rlrl]

were you the poster who described a scary looking house and kids playing in your area back in the summer? if that was you, what street are you on, just curious? i am familiar with the area as i knew someone who lived on e 201 street

[yodel]

I'm off of Bedford Park Blvd., but I'd rather not give my exact location Normally I hate those Fedders monstrosities, but there are two houses where it would be a godsend if they were torn down and replaced with a Fedder. Yes, tons of kids in the summer. Tons of baseball in particular.

[rlrl]

i understand

[dabxbarbie]

Hustla, why you gotta be so negative on everything? All I see from you are negative posts, putting neighboorhoods down. Do us all a favor and get off the net, get a life and be happy. (:

[badmammajamma]

Originally Posted by dabxbarbie

Hustla, why you gotta be so negative on everything? All I see from you are negative posts, putting neighboorhoods down. Do us all a favor and get off the net, get a life and be happy. (:

Police have their own "prism" they see life through it tends to be skewed toward reality vs. positive-negative. I agree with Hustla's posts the reality is the Bronx has been through the 70's forward to today a poor working class area. In the 60s more whites but still poor in the 70s forward less whites but still poor. The common thread is obvious if you had the money you would move if you do not have the money you cannot move.

I came from a one parent family in the Castle Hill Houses I grew up there in the 60s and joined the Army in the 70s and never looked back. I returned a few years ago and was amazed at how the area is now very populated. Same projects and some of the same people are still there. One guy at the community center (you may know of Neil Berger) is still there helping kids. (Things have changed but the reality is where there are poor there will be all things associated with the poor that includes crime drugs etc. in inordinate percentages.

There is hope you have to look but its still there after all this time.

[Freak]

Originally Posted by dabxbarbie

Hustla, why you gotta be so negative on everything? All I see from you are negative posts, putting neighboorhoods down. Do us all a favor and get off the net, get a life and be happy. (:

Hustla is gone, been about a year.