Is Harlem safe at night?
Posted by Diane
Diane
Is Harlem safe at night?December 08, 2004 02:05PM |
Red
Re: Is Harlem safe at night?December 08, 2004 02:47PM |
The gentrification is block-by-block. Take West 138th, for instance.
West 138th between Fifth and Seventh is still a hideous, dangerous slum.
West 138th between Seventh and Eighth is Striver's Row - beautiful and safe.
West 138th between Amsterdam and Riverside isn't actually in Harlem; it's Hamilton Heights, which is struggling but parts of it are beautiful.
I wouldn't recommend staying up there to someone not familiar with NYC. Upper Manhattan, and especially Harlem and Washington Heights, are the ultimate block-by-block neighborhoods - step onto the wrong block late at night and you're in trouble, stay on the right blocks and you're fine. That's fine for locals but too much of a pain for tourists to deal with.
West 138th between Fifth and Seventh is still a hideous, dangerous slum.
West 138th between Seventh and Eighth is Striver's Row - beautiful and safe.
West 138th between Amsterdam and Riverside isn't actually in Harlem; it's Hamilton Heights, which is struggling but parts of it are beautiful.
I wouldn't recommend staying up there to someone not familiar with NYC. Upper Manhattan, and especially Harlem and Washington Heights, are the ultimate block-by-block neighborhoods - step onto the wrong block late at night and you're in trouble, stay on the right blocks and you're fine. That's fine for locals but too much of a pain for tourists to deal with.
Kelly
Re: Is Harlem safe at night?December 09, 2004 08:00AM |
GG
Re: Is Harlem safe at night?December 09, 2004 01:07PM |
Red
Re: Is Harlem safe at night?December 09, 2004 01:09PM |
Usually, nothing.
Sometimes, a few of the guys standing around on the streetcorner drinking 40s of King Cobra decide to yell out vague insults at someone obviously not from the hood.
If you are female, they may decide to explain their personal fantasies to you at some length and volume.
Quite rarely, they choose to redistribute your possessions amongst themselves.
Why take the risk?
Sometimes, a few of the guys standing around on the streetcorner drinking 40s of King Cobra decide to yell out vague insults at someone obviously not from the hood.
If you are female, they may decide to explain their personal fantasies to you at some length and volume.
Quite rarely, they choose to redistribute your possessions amongst themselves.
Why take the risk?
Re: Is Harlem safe at night? December 18, 2004 10:49PM |
Red, could you shed some light on 119th St and Lenox? Do you think the risks are lessened in that area and/or how do you think race factors into this equation? I am a white female who loves the area and the apartment but am hesitant about how I will be received in the neighborhood.
Thanks.
Thanks.
Red
Re: Is Harlem safe at night?December 18, 2004 11:25PM |
Re: Is Harlem safe at night? December 18, 2004 11:46PM |
Kyle Betterton
Re: Is Harlem safe at night?December 19, 2004 08:12AM |
I was in Harlem last night at the Harlem Grill at 135th and Clayton Powell Ave. I walked from 125th to 135th due to subway issues. thank you, MTA. I thought I'd take a taxi from 125th to 135th, but there were no taxis, so I walked. Actually, I asked a black man who was standing on the street, "where are all the taxis"? and he said "well, when one comes, they'll pick YOU up, no problem". I assume he meant because I am white. I thought that was interesting. Overall, I felt slightly uncomfortable because I was the only white person on the street (just being honest) and I had a feeling of caution, but overall I felt unthreatened and safe. I haven't spent much time in Harlem.
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