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But see if you were accustomed to living in the hood you wouldn't take my advice to walk a longer way just because people bothering you for swipes - that's my point. You have fun though. I live in the hood, and I go where I want. Cause nobody gonna tell me nothing, this is my block. I go to the ATM outside the store, 2, 3 AM if I feel like it. And I'm not a big guy but I don't give a F. Do you feel comfortable doing that there yet???
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But see if you were accustomed to living in the hood you wouldn't take my advice to walk a longer way just because people bothering you for swipes - that's my point. You have fun though. I live in the hood, and I go where I want.
Me, too. Important to stand your ground. And it's not as though someone will assault you for a swipe, or I have not heard of this. It's just one of these annoying things.
With the high cost of public transportation ($2.50 one way is ridiculous to me and just speaks to the greed of this city), the over abundance of low-paying jobs for the average person, and a high percentage of poverty-stricken Blacks and Latinos, ... I'm more convinced than ever that Satan is behind the whole financial structure of NYC. I bet the underground corporate headquarters of every criminal element in the world is based here: mafia, sex-traffickers, child trafficking, slavery, drug cartels, bank robbers, money forfeiters, profiteers of the prison industry, sweat-shops, etc. I wouldn't be surprised at all if one were to exposed the underground subway tunnels and basements around the City Hall it would open to reveal a large fiery furnace with the face of the Devil holding bags and bags of unpaid wages while howling out in laughter like at the end of Thriller.
I thought the OP's posts were stupid. Then, I read yours.
I really don't understand why this is happening to you. I have lived in crown heights before. I lived in jamaica, queens before and now live in harlem. No one has every harassed me and I am a 4'11 tiny person. I assume they wouldn't harass a man. My husband who is white and equipped with absolutely no street smarts at all has never been harassed even though we lived in all of those bad areas. And the police refused to help you? Someone said use the schenectady entrance or the stop before that on the 3 train I think it is kingston. You will be fine and tell them you already have a metrocard and do not need a swipe.
It is not that common..but once in awhile, depending on the station, you do get people of all ages asking for a swipe. I rarely see kids asking for a swipe..I usually see grown, healthy (looking) adults asking....almost always men.
A couple of times I witnessed someone asking people on the platform and have been asked myself to open the exit door so they can bypass the turnstile & come directly into the platform. I refused but have seen other people give in and open the door for them. I've also seen people jump the turnstile and the person inside the token booth turn a blind eye. Now I see cops at some stations and yep, there's a line of people who've just been arrested.
Last edited by AprilSkies; 12-10-2013 at 12:54 PM..
That's the least of your troubles if you're not accustomed to that. I have no problem with people moving to new neighborhoods that are hood, but if you have no experience living in the hood, it's not a wise decision! These are things you will have to get accustomed to! Let's see how you react the first night you hear gunshots outside - and you happen to be outside! Happened to me once before - not where I live now, but around my old way.
Come back to me after next Labor Day weekend and tell me if you're still in love with Carroll Street.
My first experience with gunshots and being outside was when I was at the Woodrow Houses? (I forget the name, the project that's located upper east side Manhattan) with a friend visiting her mom who lives there when I heard something loud. I turned to my friend and she said wearily, those are gunshots. Amazing I didn't freak out. Maybe because my friend sounded so casual. More weary than scared.
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