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Old 02-08-2019, 02:47 PM
 
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Landing at 49. Poverty rate > 20%.

9.3% unemployed average - last 5 years.

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Old 02-08-2019, 03:30 PM
 
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This is clickbait of course, but its interesting that it was the only city in New England to make the list. Also likely the only city on the list with a felon as mayor.
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Old 02-08-2019, 05:19 PM
 
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Its a horror show. I had to go to Bridgeport yesterday, and got out as fast as possible. Windows up the entire time.

New Haven, in my opinion though, is still worse, despite having Yale there.
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Old 02-08-2019, 06:05 PM
 
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Its a horror show. I had to go to Bridgeport yesterday, and got out as fast as possible. Windows up the entire time.

New Haven, in my opinion though, is still worse, despite having Yale there.
Oh come on now, let’s not exaggerate. Neither is anywhere near that bad. Yeah, they both have a couple bad neighborhoods, like every major urban area, but rest of these cities are fine. Jay
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Old 02-08-2019, 06:06 PM
 
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Oh come on now, let’s not exaggerate. Neither is anywhere near that bad. Yeah, they both have a couple bad neighborhoods, like every major urban area, but rest of these cities are fine. Jay
I go through Harlem daily, Jay, and what I saw yesterday was every bit as bad. Its horrible. I was relieved to leave.
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Old 02-08-2019, 06:45 PM
 
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I go through Harlem daily, Jay, and what I saw yesterday was every bit as bad. Its horrible. I was relieved to leave.
I grew up in Harlem lived 20 years in soundview in the bronx I had visit family in southern east bridgeport growing up..trust me Bridgeport not even close crime wise but I would say this there is a level hopelessness
Down there I'm in the north end just sold my house in the bronx becuase the crime and the noise
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Old 02-08-2019, 06:57 PM
 
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I grew up in Harlem lived 20 years in soundview in the bronx I had visit family in southern east bridgeport growing up..trust me Bridgeport not even close crime wise but I would say this there is a level hopelessness
Down there I'm in the north end just sold my house in the bronx becuase the crime and the noise
I am only around the Harlem Train Station, which is filled with activity, during business hours.


I was in Bridgeport last night, on its main roads. I forgot how bad it was.
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Old 02-08-2019, 08:23 PM
 
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I go through Harlem daily, Jay, and what I saw yesterday was every bit as bad. Its horrible. I was relieved to leave.
Uh... Harlem has not been bad for at least a decade or two now. It is too well located and has been gentrified. I can only guess where in a Bridgeport and New Haven you have been but like every big city there are bad areas. Jay

https://www.businessinsider.com/most...ew-york-2011-9
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Old 02-08-2019, 08:40 PM
 
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Most of the "cities" in that list are below 100,000 people, not really what I'd consider a city worth mentioning and comparing
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Old 02-08-2019, 08:41 PM
 
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Uh... Harlem has not been bad for at least a decade or two now. It is too well located and has been gentrified. I can only guess where in a Bridgeport and New Haven you have been but like every big city there are bad areas. Jay

https://www.businessinsider.com/most...ew-york-2011-9
Not exactly, JayCt, Harlem is huge. Much gentrified, much not. Area by train still looks like affects of riots are felt. Not developed economically. But heavy police detail.

Harlem goes for several miles. Metro North is just tiny part of it. Its one of biggest neighborhoods of NYC.
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