Is NYC really that dangerous?

New York's reputation as a “dangerous” city is, at this point, 40+ years out of date AND filtered through the very specific lens of cinema. Back then, Times Square looked like this (at least, it did in “Taxi Driver”):. Today, this is Times Square: Basically, a shopping mall, complete with a Foot Locker and Sbarro's. read more

Manhattan, in particular, is remarkably safe given the amount of residents and people in the city for work or travel every single day. 40 of New York’s 350 homicides in 2015 occurred in Manhattan. I live in Manhattan and spent the previous 27 years of my life in Baltimore. read more

There is a surge in middle to upper middle class families in the Yankee Stadium area. Anything around JFK airport..(Jamaica, South Jamaica, East New York, Canarsie) is dangerous. but NEW YORK CITY is the safest city in the USA. read more