Bushwick Projects and Environs Safe?
Over on Brooklynian, a concerned mother worries that her attractive daughter is planning to move to a new apartment across the street from the Bushwick projects. The feedback from the peanut gallery is pretty unanimous: She’s got good reason to worry. “Simply put,” responds one board member, “This is a dangerous area and probably a…
Over on Brooklynian, a concerned mother worries that her attractive daughter is planning to move to a new apartment across the street from the Bushwick projects. The feedback from the peanut gallery is pretty unanimous: She’s got good reason to worry. “Simply put,” responds one board member, “This is a dangerous area and probably a bad place to live if your daughter is not extremely street savvy, large, or armed.” The sentiment is confirmed by another commenter: “Lived near there for three years. Nothing ever happened to me but my girlfriend was the victim of an attempted “push in” robbery or perhaps rape.” Yikes. Should mom bail out her daughter?
“I think it’s interesting that many Hasidc people live in many of the projects in Williamsburg – anyone know how they mastered that?”
I think it has to do with their income:size of family ratio.
Considering they typically have 20+ kids, they could earn 100K a year and still qualify.
I think it’s interesting that many Hasidc people live in many of the projects in Williamsburg – anyone know how they mastered that?
“For my own safety I try not to engage the hipsters or make eye contact with them.”
LOL!!
My good friend lives 4 blocks from these projects and to be honest I never knew they were even there. I have never felt unsafe there at all. I am a young woman and get my share of harassment from time to time but I can’t recall anyone ever saying a thing to me over there. From what I’ve seen it’s mostly nice families and hipsters. For my own safety I try not to engage the hipsters or make eye contact with them.
Unfortunately, as I mentioned earlier, it’s not possible to tell in-project crime from outside crime from outside crime. I maintain that most of the crime in and around projects involve people who live there on both sides in any case, and that most people everywhere are law-abiding.
Rob!
why is ANYONE hanging out at school at 5pm on a weekday or 2pm on a Saturday?
hellewwwwwwwwwwwwwwww???
I know what this woman is talking about. Its the same reason I told my attractive daughter not to:
Join the NYC Police Department
Work at JP Morgan
go Columbia or live in
Brooklyn Heights, Chelsea or Williamsburg
These stats are also out of context. Every Inspector in the city knows to include population density when reporting to the Commissioner. The Mayors Office, UCR (Uniform Crime Reports) put together by the FBI to track nationwide stats, etc… also look at population density. Projects or areas with projects and lots of apartment buildings like the 8-3 are very densely populated.
“And why don’t you add burglary statistics to your citations? That is what rob was talking about.”
I gave you link… sigh…
83rd Precinct
Burglary: 456
84th Precinct
Burglary: 146
78th Precinct
Burglary: 211