[Mike 75]

Originally Posted by nep321

Well, I drove through Fair Haven before. There are certainly areas in Stamford just like that, though admittedly not as expansive. For example, the area near Greenwich Ave and Richmond Hill looks horrible. Or many other spots in southern Stamford.

Fair Haven? Try driving through Newhallville or the Hill and get back to us.

[Raider111]

Originally Posted by Mike 75

Its more of no mans land between the train station / 95 and Harbor Point, especially on Canal where Fairway is. Its not "ghetto" or dangerous, but with the light foot traffic I could see people being hesitant to walk alone there.

The Stamford PD has a pretty strong presence downtown, but it seems like most of their focus is on traffic enforcement. I rarely seem out of their cruisers unless they're giving a motorist a ticket.

In all fairness to the PD, when you have nearly every square inch of road asphalt in Downtown covered by a vehicle, their hands are kind of full.
Working downtown for 4 years was great, always felt safe, walking around for lunch, happy hours, etc., but very happy not to work there anymore.

[nep321]

Originally Posted by Raider111

In all fairness to the PD, when you have nearly every square inch of road asphalt in Downtown covered by a vehicle, their hands are kind of full.
Working downtown for 4 years was great, always felt safe, walking around for lunch, happy hours, etc., but very happy not to work there anymore.

Personally, I hate working in Stamford. It's a nightmare. The traffic is horrible and the drivers are antsy and rude. Lots of pedestrian traffic to watch out for, too. And there's not enough quality, healthy, affordable lunch places in the area near the train station. It's not even like a real city. It's just a business/corporate city. The culture is all about work. That's why they call it "the city that works."

Norwalk, on the other hand, is charming, diverse, New Englandy and feels more like a residential city. It has much better shopping choices. Landmark Square is stupid. And you have to pay for parking and deal with elevators at the Target in Stamford.

[Stylo]

Originally Posted by Mike 75

Fair Haven? Try driving through Newhallville or the Hill and get back to us.

I know they're dangerous, but even those areas don't "look" THAT bad. They're definitely much higher crime than Stamford, but they don't really appears any worse than Stamford's worst neighborhoods.

Bridgeport, to me, has much more blight, trash, etc.

[BPt111]

Originally Posted by Stylo

I know they're dangerous, but even those areas don't "look" THAT bad. They're definitely much higher crime than Stamford, but they don't really appears any worse than Stamford's worst neighborhoods.

Bridgeport, to me, has much more blight, trash, etc.

Hartford North End is like bridgeport and waterbury has it parts

[nep321]

The most blighted areas I have ever seen in CT are definitely in Bridgeport. The north end of Hartford comes close though.

[kidyankee764]

Originally Posted by Stylo

I know they're dangerous, but even those areas don't "look" THAT bad. They're definitely much higher crime than Stamford, but they don't really appears any worse than Stamford's worst neighborhoods.

Bridgeport, to me, has much more blight, trash, etc.

You don't think burnt out buildings, abandoned homes with squatters inside, dilapidated public housing projects with bars on the windows and streets strewn with garbage doesn't look "that bad"? If it weren't known for violent daytime crime, I would suggest you take another ride through. There is *nothing* in Stamford that looks remotely like the highest crime sections of New Haven.

[Stylo]

I drove through The Hill and the Whalley Ave area yesterday and it wasn't that bad at all. Yeah, there's some blighted homes, but it doesn't look like a warzone.

I've driven through a lot of the bad neighborhoods in New Haven. Dixwell is the only one that looks really blighted IMO, and parts of Fair Haven.

[kidyankee764]

Originally Posted by Stylo

I drove through The Hill and the Whalley Ave area yesterday and it wasn't that bad at all. Yeah, there's some blighted homes, but it doesn't look like a warzone.

I've driven through a lot of the bad neighborhoods in New Haven. Dixwell is the only one that looks really blighted IMO, and parts of Fair Haven.

There is nothing in Stamford that looks like Fair Haven (especially east of Ferry). If there is, I'm curious to know where.

[whome224]

Nep, have you ever considered Westchester? Scarsdale and Rye are beautiful towns and it's not Fairfield County.