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I agree with the other members here in that you don't see true ghettos in Toronto (yet) partly because its become a Vancouver-ized city for the very, very rich with very bad planning (let's put our millionaires in vertical gated communities downtown, and have those with little to no money move into the buildings on the eastern edges of the city, where they'll be forced to buy a car or a $100 transit pass every month); meanwhile, those with all the affluence live within walking distance of the food banks, health centres, cultural spaces and places of employment the low-wage earners spend 90 minutes one way on the bus to get to. Makes NO sense.
The downtown condos are not mostly for the "very, very rich" and most of the "very, very rich" live in single family houses outside downtown. There are wealthy buildings, but the closest thing to an exclusive condo area is around Yorkville.
parkdale is by far the worst neighborood it leads in the most murders commited
in my block 11 people have been killed in the past 5 years and thats just in one block
parkdale is by far the worst neighborood it leads in the most murders commited
in my block 11 people have been killed in the past 5 years and thats just in one block
Which block is that? I'd look to look it up on the Toronto Police website.
I lived in Parkdale for a while and I never had any problems, but there is (or was, don't know what its like now) alot of drug addicts, prostitutes and people with mental health problems in that area.
There was a chinese/colombian restaurant on queen street. I used to eat there all the time. I think it was called the Pheonix or something like that. Lots of cool little restaurants around there.
I lived in Parkdale for a while and I never had any problems, but there is (or was, don't know what its like now) alot of drug addicts, prostitutes and people with mental health problems in that area.
There was a chinese/colombian restaurant on queen street. I used to eat there all the time. I think it was called the Pheonix or something like that. Lots of cool little restaurants around there.
The area has changed a lot, especially around Queen St. Gentrification has totally changed Queen almost to Lansdowne. It's barely recognizable. Despite the fact that it still has some crackheads and pros walking around late at night, I haven't heard about anyone getting murdered there in a while, never mind 11 in 5 years. I read the paper almost every day. I think I would have noticed if there were as many murders as the other poster claims.
Harlem NY is not dangerous at all. You must be stuck in the 70's. There is major developments occurring there now. Second off, you seem to get your information from movies? US crime statistics use a complete different methodology then Canadian ones. It is a fact that what the US considers a serious or light crime is different then what Canada does. Most Canadian stats are "stat padded". Major US cities are extremely safe, no different then Toronto. With the heavy influence of 3rd world immigration flooding Toronto, some area's are becoming very dangerous.
Harlem has Starbucks, that's enough to say its not a ghetto.
Harlem has Starbucks, that's enough to say its not a ghetto.
Not really. Parts of Harlem are still some of the poorest urban areas in America. It's getting better, but when was the last time you walked around 135th and St. Nicholas, or East 101st St.?
Are you people kidding me putting Brampton in this conversation. Brampton is still a very safe place to live if it is going down it may have alot to do with the types of people moving into basement apartments not the people buying half a million dollar homes.Compared to toronto and surrounding areas Brampton is still a good place to live.I feel there is a growing percentage of people who for what ever reason have a thing against Brampton and am sure they don,t live there.
BUT, if you want to see HOOD, check out Brownsville section of Brooklyn.
Its about as safe as Demascus or Baghdad
I don't go through there with anything less than a battalion of frends and a tank
After minute 1:20 it sounds like bagdad, lol...
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