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Ave D is the ghetto, point blank. Anyone who says otherwise hasn't been there.
That's the truth. I'm reading all this crap from people making snarky remarks to the OP about his question. A lot of these fools have never stepped foot in that area. Yes, that area is right next to the projects and a lot of drug dealer still roam the area at night. I would not live anywhere on Ave D. I remember how bad it was in the 90's but it only got a little bit better.
I'd rather live in Queens or Brooklyn instead.
I live in the area, and I will say that Ave D is sketchy, especially at night, since it is basically the projects and there is not much else around there; no bars or restaurants really, there is a pizza place though. As others have said, you should be fine on Avenues A, B, and (somewhat) C. There are a lot of bars and stuff in Alphabet City, so you are likely to run into drunks late at night, especially on weekends. I wouldn't be any more concerned with this than I would be in any other city, though. Most people just mind their own business and don't hurt anyone. If you are thinking of moving here from someplace else and want a room or an apartment around Ave D, I would strongly advise you to look in another area of East Village/Alphabet City...you won't like it.
I used to live half a block from Avenue D about a decade ago... sometimes I'd go to the Kennedy Fried Chicken there. When I saw all the bulletproof glass protection between the workers and the customers, I knew it was a bad sign!! I wonder if they're still like that or maybe things have gotten better over the past 10 years.
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That being said see plenty of *ahem* transplants, whites, etc... walking along East Houston towards Avenues C and D. Unless they are going to the projects they must obviously live or have business that way.
That being said see plenty of *ahem* transplants, whites, etc... walking along East Houston towards Avenues C and D. Unless they are going to the projects they must obviously live or have business that way.
What did you mean by the first sentence of that post?
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