Closing Bell: 'Bedford Avenue' Safest Nabe in NY
The blog Wallet Pop composed a list of the safest neighborhoods in every major American city and as it apparently turns out, these neighborhoods are in many cases among the safest in the country. “The safest big city neighborhoods discovered tend to be of two types; highly affluent city neighborhoods, on one hand, but also…
The blog Wallet Pop composed a list of the safest neighborhoods in every major American city and as it apparently turns out, these neighborhoods are in many cases among the safest in the country. “The safest big city neighborhoods discovered tend to be of two types; highly affluent city neighborhoods, on one hand, but also more modest income neighborhoods with many tightly-knit working class families,” writes the blog. The safest in New York? It’s in Brooklyn, but we’re not quite sure we’d call this a neighborhood. The area singled out is about a five-block radius around Bedford Avenue and Avenue J.
Safest Neighborhoods in America’s Top Cities
[Wallet Pop]
Having grown up pretty much exactly there (2 blocks down on Ocean Ave and J), and walking through that portion neighborhood to get to school, it really is a nice change of scenery from the apartments and traffic. And if they can keep the low level of crime, despite being located to a highly populated area, both with the apartments and the schools, then more power to them.
It’s in Brooklyn, but we’re not quite sure we’d call this a neighborhood. The area singled out is about a five-block radius around Bedford Avenue and Avenue J.
By EmilyNonko at November 8, 2010 4:00 PM | Comments (6)
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GTFO
You’re not quite sure you would call it a neighborhood?? It’s called Midwood.
Not totally surprised that “Brownstoner” doesn’t know about neighborhoods south of Prospect Park.
This is Midwood, an area of beautiful large homes, on Bedford Avenue in particular. It is close to Midwood and Murrow High schools, two of Brooklyn’s best. It’s also about a block south of Brooklyn College.
Alphabet City?
fabulous.
another example of a well-integrated and diverse Brooklyn neighborhood.
thanks wallet pop – that list was totally useless
Ridiculous. I’m sure all of the “tight-knit” (read: xenophobic, sheltered) neighborhoods have great crime statistics…. well, ya know, other than unreported crime like physical and emotional abuse, etc.