LeeroyTC t1_irkh860 wrote on October 8, 2022 at 11:09 PM

It's Hell Kitchen that is the issue. The entire section between Penn Station and Times Squares has gotten way worse since the pandemic - and it wasn't great to begin with. Especially 7th-9th Ave.

NadzInTheCity OP t1_irkhjoi wrote on October 8, 2022 at 11:12 PM

This is true but I live closer to 11th avenue on a pretty lively/safe block. Generally I feel like anything west of 10th is safer because it’s further from the hubs.

LeeroyTC t1_irkidm7 wrote on October 8, 2022 at 11:19 PM

I find having to walk to the subway from 10th and 11th is the issue. By the time you get to the 1/2/3 or A/C/E, you've walked through a madhouse.

NadzInTheCity OP t1_irkqb7a wrote on October 9, 2022 at 12:23 AM

This is so true. Other than all the craziness going on recently, the one true downside of living here is how far away the trains are. However, if there was a train line going up 12th or 11th, there would be far more incidents, too. Ugh.

Shera939 t1_irku2x4 wrote on October 9, 2022 at 12:53 AM

LES no better. We just had 2 unprevoked stabbings here with a day of each other.