Shots Ring Out On SI - Gunman Opens Fire Outside Arlington Deli (Madrid: low income, section 8)

[BugsyPal]

Thank God no one was hurt! Then again that area makes Fort Apache, The Bronx look like a quiet sleepy suburb...

https://nypost.com/2021/06/15/man-op...nd-deli-video/

[SeventhFloor]

Originally Posted by BugsyPal

Thank God no one was hurt! Then again that area makes Fort Apache, The Bronx look like a quiet sleepy suburb...

https://nypost.com/2021/06/15/man-op...nd-deli-video/

What makes around here bad? From Google Street Views, this does not look like an area that I would fear for my life walking around at night.

[BugsyPal]

Originally Posted by SeventhFloor

What makes around here bad? From Google Street Views, this does not look like an area that I would fear for my life walking around at night.

No, Arlington doesn't look bad (well not at least in all areas) but you need to be aware, especially Forest avenue north to Richmond Terrace.

https://www.silive.com/crime-safety/...rs-harbor.html

https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york...h6i-story.html

https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york...of4-story.html

https://www.silive.com/crime-safety/...t-upstate.html

https://www.silive.com/crime-safety/...rs-harbor.html

And so it goes..

Forest avenue is a major shopping, restaurant and other commercial stretch. Am shocked (but not surprised) it is starting to get hot around that area.

[mikfleye3]

Originally Posted by SeventhFloor

What makes around here bad? From Google Street Views, this does not look like an area that I would fear for my life walking around at night.

Honestly where the shooting is isn't TERRIBLE, but its not great, but forest ave is a bit of a border, you head north on forest toward the terrace and it gets bad fast.

[SeventhFloor]

Thanks both of you, I don't know this part of Staten Island well at all. Maybe I've been at most twice.

[BugsyPal]

There's a real nice spot myself and family like down there The Real Madrid restaurant.

As noted by previous poster Forest avenue is sort of border. North is Mariners Harbor and Arlington, south you have Graniteville and Bulls Head.

Sadly Graniteville seems to be tipping as well. Have family who lived down there and they've packed up and moved.

https://www.silive.com/crime-safety/...ts-sought.html

https://www.silive.com/crime-safety/...rd-worker.html

https://www.silive.com/crime-safety/...niteville.html

Oh yeah, Elm Park isn't that great either...

https://www.silive.com/crime-safety/...en-island.html

Sad thing is back in the day these were all solid working to middle class areas. You had some issues, but nothing like what's happening now. I mean if there was a shooting once every few years that would have been news. Now things are popping off around there once a week or so, that's not good.

[SeventhFloor]

Solid middle to working class areas, what caused their decline in this particular instance?

[SanMan2k5]

Projects and low income section 8

[mikfleye3]

Originally Posted by SanMan2k5

Projects and low income section 8

Not in graniteville no? .. I grew up in bullshead right by the applebees/chilis plaza. Graniteville was always looked at as a little dicey but I never felt unsafe there at all. I guess I still dont, however I definitely feel like its gone downhill. I could only assume just creep from the forest ave side toward port Richmond

[homestead123]

Real Madrid! A fave back in the 90’s. Lobster Diablo paella, a Dos XX. Elm park Inn was slamming. But those neighborhoods were never good. A lot of the bad kids came from those areas. (Based on kids I knew from school) The housing there was more affordable than other areas.
Anyone remember the old “Majors” shopping store back in the 70’s? There was a small ice rink across the street from it. So much has changed.