Which borough is the worst (Newark, Camden: high income, prices, safety)

[DonnaReed]

Originally Posted by SeventhFloor

of course, but i'm talking on an overall basis. for example there's no doubt the average rental price of a 2 bedroom in queens is lower than a 2 bdrm in manhattan. you can break it down by neighborhood, or even by block. but im just talking averages.

Depends on where. There are some very expensive areas of Queens and some not so expensive and not very nice areas of Manhattan.

[BoriNena85]

The worse? They each have their issues and really strong points...this is too general narrow it down

[BoriNena85]

LOL Ontheroad is right but u know out of towners swear Harlem is an island on its own haha

[BoriNena85]

Wats wrong w/ the bronx? Small town feel like a suburb in the city. Well the North Bronx

[Henna]

Rikers Island has 15,000 convicted prisoners. Is it part of Queens or the Bronx? That would make any borough kind of BAD.

[Green Irish Eyes]

Originally Posted by Henna

Rikers Island has 15,000 convicted prisoners. Is it part of Queens or the Bronx? That would make any borough kind of BAD.

It's a little confusing -- Rikers sits in the East River and is officially a part of the Bronx, but has a Queens address.

[Henna]

Originally Posted by squeezeboxgal

It's a little confusing -- Rikers sits in the East River and is officially a part of the Bronx, but has a Queens address.

I bet neither borough wanted it. they probably thought if they placed it in the Bronx but gave it a Queens address, the burden of association would be split between the two boroughs.

[bluedog2]

And you can't get there from the Bronx. The only access,other than swimming,is from Queens.I am sure I heard on Law And Order once that Rikers was in Queens so even they were wrong (probably were) the world will never know now . I think Queens is stuck with the attachment,though undeservedly.

[Restless in Seattle]

Originally Posted by SeventhFloor

crime from worst to best:
bronx, brooklyn, manhattan, queens, staten island

rent from cheapest to most expensive:
bronx, staten island, queens, brooklyn, manhattan

public transportation, worst to best:
staten island, queens, bronx, brooklyn, manhattan

Would you say this is still true for 2009? I'm looking to move this year. Thanks.

[Fred314X]

This thread is like a zombie in some third-rate science fiction movie; it just doesn't want to die. OK--listen up, you people from out of town: there is no "worst" borough in New York City, just as there isn't a "best" one. People have preferences, that's all. Before you move here, you should check out areas of interest with your own eyes. For heaven's sake, don't go listening to what people say about this neighborhood or that one.