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legalpretzel t1_iymnkd9 wrote

There are people on here who live in the suburbs and only come into Worcester for dinner or a show. They act like it’s war zone and comments about some neighborhoods are routinely “don’t go there” because of racism/classicism/parroting crap someone else said.

That hill is steep - be very careful when it’s icy/snowy. Especially if coming down a side street towards Belmont.

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CoolAbdul t1_iyn83f7 wrote

> They act like it’s war zone and comments about some neighborhoods are routinely “don’t go there” because of racism/classicism/parroting crap someone else said.

Oh bullshit. I've lived in this city my entire life. Bell Hill is rough territory. Regardless of any "isms".

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NovelNo87 t1_iyntur4 wrote

It’s definitely exaggerated by people who either don’t live here or haven’t lived here since the 90s. I see the same stuff with people talking about downtown when reviewing restaurants. Worcester has some rough areas but it’s not LA lol.

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CoolAbdul t1_iyoedqa wrote

Yeah well, that's people from Holden who think June Street is ghetto, you know what I mean? Holy Cross students think this entire city is some sort of Mogadishu and they're too scared to ever come off the hill. It's ridiculous.

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NovelNo87 t1_iyp1p0a wrote

I see the HC cross country team jogging down Blackstone River rd once in a while but yeah, basically.

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legalpretzel t1_iz84svk wrote

I didn’t say it’s a lovely area, it’s definitely crustier and has higher crime rates than other parts of the city.

But Worcester as a whole is generally a very safe city, and Belmont Hill is a far cry from codman Sq. or the H-block in Boston.

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TonySpangs508 t1_iypxdy3 wrote

My friends nephew was shot and killed in his car on Bell Hill. No gang affiliation, no street beef, was dropping off food for an in-law. Took a bullet to the back and side of the head. I grew up in that neighborhood, don’t sugar coat things for people, it’s not a good area. Used to hoop there all the time and some guy had knife pulled on him mid game. Granted this could happen anywhere and has also happened at the Vernon courts too. Such is life, wish everybody could just stand back and take a breather.

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