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Another question- in this area are UPS packages or USPS packages generally safe left on the stoop? Are there grocery stores within walking distance? What about a Starbucks?
Always on the lookout for yourself and your family. A neighborhood may used to be good, but could easily change over time. Don't assume your packages is safe because is never safe until the package is on your hand. Not trying to be negative here, but I want you to be on the safe side. I want you to be safe than sorry.
She'll be fine unless she's completely oblivious of city life. Stay away from Ave D and the upper part of Ave C (like 11th and higher I think) and you'll be fine. Basically stay away from the projects.
These days though, it's really not that bad, I go to the Crown Fried Chicken from time to time on Ave D and further down on Columbia St I sometimes shop at the Key Food.
She'll be fine unless she's completely oblivious of city life. Stay away from Ave D and the upper part of Ave C (like 11th and higher I think) and you'll be fine. Basically stay away from the projects.
These days though, it's really not that bad, I go to the Crown Fried Chicken from time to time on Ave D and further down on Columbia St I sometimes shop at the Key Food.
Avenue D is weird, it's like a small chunk of the South Bronx in Lower Manhattan.
But yeah I don't think it's even that bad, although there's not much reason to go there.
Another question- in this area are UPS packages or USPS packages generally safe left on the stoop? Are there grocery stores within walking distance? What about a Starbucks?
Where packages are left depends on the building, not on the neighborhood.
And while I understand that it's normal for a mother to worry about her daughter, your concern about Starbucks seems bizarre. If she's old enough to sign a lease, she's old enough to find a cup of coffee. One hopes she'll find some charming little unique coffee shop and not resort to a national chain.
Avenue D is weird, it's like a small chunk of the South Bronx in Lower Manhattan.
But yeah I don't think it's even that bad, although there's not much reason to go there.
I used to love living in Riis Projects on Avenue D because it was so close to all of the nice amenities of Manhattan. I would go to the farmers market and go to plays at public theater and **** like that. My apartment was spacious and the courtyard was nice in that project also I could work out right there on the river.
But yes it was a struggle in the projects one summer I saw two stabbings and got jumped. There are lots of gangs in the area and people living in poverty who are angry about the cost of living rising in their neighborhood and who are fed up with yuppies
Formerly a hell-hole. Avenue A on Tompkins park is now the locale of multi-million dollar new apartments. Perfectly safe for your daughter.
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