I've been living in the lower Manhattan all my life and now moving to the upper manhattan across from the Harlem river drive near 155st. I'm not quite familiar with the neighborhood. im wondering if you guys can give me your opinion about the area or the neighborhood. o btw would living on the first floor better or not with safety bars on all windows. thanks!
2007-06-18 21:23:21 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Travel ➔ United States ➔ New York City
Thats an iffy neighborhood...i mean on the plus side many families are being raised there and the influx of new residents is helping stabilize it more and more
downside is that its still a notorious spot for drugs as well as gang holdouts. But crime can hit you anywhere, it all matters on how aware you are of whats going on and how fast you can get your way out of a situation
2007-06-19 01:20:24 · answer #1 · answered by Nooka 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
People who say it's dangerous only see what's on the news. I live at 149th and River Drive and the area has changed quite a bit. Of course like anywhere you have to be smart but it's a growing area of people of all race.
2007-06-18 23:27:03 · answer #2 · answered by draydaze 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is not undesirable. i like it up right here (suitable on the border of Inwood and Washington Heights). there is not any conventional areas to evade, merely blocks that are greater effective/worse than others. that's noisy and dirtier up right here than the better west component to confirm, even with the undeniable fact that this is all sturdy. As different posters have pronounced, crime has dropped dramatically. In 1990 there grew to become into some thing like one hundred murders in this section. final twelve months there have been purely 2. the folk at 1MonthFeeNY helped locate me an invaluable place (and because lots of the landlords are pre-paying the value, it grew to become into loose to me). They specialize in this component of city. of direction you may arise and go searching for your self too. lots of the residences place FOR hire indicators if there is an commencing up.
2016-12-13 07:06:02 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is actually Harlem and it is pretty dangerous in that area.
Edit: draydaze I was born and raised in the Bronx and have lived in the Bronx my whole life when I say that is a dangerous neighborhood it's pretty much the truth.
2007-06-18 23:22:43 · answer #4 · answered by Andrew V 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There have been murders up there recently.
If you have the money, you can buy a condo in Harlem for
$Two Million ($2 million) $400,000,000.
Harlem is spruced up, very spiffy. They have restaurants, Starbucks, Department Stores Barnes & Noble, it's looks like mid-town NYC!
2007-06-18 21:36:13 · answer #5 · answered by newyorkgal71 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋