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joeltheprocess76 t1_iy3zq3n wrote

I’m really glad our retail is up. Having said that… market street is still sketchy AF at night.

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ell0bo t1_iy44v36 wrote

It's not exactly not sketchy during the day too. Definitely some characters walking around at all times.

That said, I've never felt unsafe, but do have to pay attention more than like... 5 years ago.

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joeltheprocess76 t1_iy45fpq wrote

I had to wait for a friend who worked at 8th and market and I said I’ll hang around nearby outside. It was at 5:30pm on a weeknight and I could tell you that I don’t blame anyone for not stopping and lingering and just going to their final destination. You could add all the electronic billboards you want but the crowd you want isn’t hanging around when it gets dark

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ColdJay64 OP t1_iy47q54 wrote

I'm actually surprised people feel this way. It's usually quite busy when I'm over there, and when I lived at 13th and Chestnut I walked around East Market at night pretty often with no problems. The worst part I noticed was people hanging outside of the (now closed) Wawa. My errands never took me past like 10th and Market though.

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ell0bo t1_iy77uze wrote

Since covid, there's a weird area which is a really dead zone between 7th and 10th, market to chestnut. It's just... odd. I understand it feeling weird, but not really unsafe.

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TheBSQ t1_iy8wm3f wrote

I was waiting for my wife and saw a guy randomly grab a woman and slam her violently into the side of the building. Cops came and it took 4-5 officers to wrestle him into the back of the squad car.

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CathedralEngine t1_iy47wt4 wrote

Market Street was always kind of a dead zone at night.

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BUrower t1_iy5h8q8 wrote

Yea, we’re not exactly NYC where people leave the office around 7-8pm. It’s better than it used to be with the new apartments that have been added in the last 5-7 years. Should get even better as additional apartments go up.

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thebutchone t1_iy4nn48 wrote

I just wish more things were open at night. Nothing worse than going out and the only things open are bars.

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alblaster t1_iy6ksns wrote

yeah, that's not why I live in a city. Part of the reason I live here is because things should be open later.

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TheBSQ t1_iy8v4hx wrote

For real, it’s easier to find late night food options in suburban New Jersey than it is in the city these days.

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thebutchone t1_iy4pett wrote

Retailers wouldn't have a hard time finding employees if they paid them and didn't have skeleton crews.

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huebomont t1_iy6ef9u wrote

has market ever been anything but dead at night?

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