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Originally Posted by jtown,man
Where would those blocks be exactly? I've walked to Chinatown probably 7 times in the last three weeks(for research) and I walk west of Michigan, which is probably "worse" than east of it and I've never felt the area looked dilapidated or scary. And this is from someone who is hyper-focused on safety issues.
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I don't think there are any "scary" areas, but there are less desirable blocks. The South Loop is also a very quiet area (for urban core standards), with a lot of dead-ends.
Areas like this do not scream desirable. I see projects, empty land, gates, no people. I would not want my wife walking around here after dark:
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.8529...7i16384!8i8192
Of course, there's some subjectivity involved. The Hub in the South Bronx is one of the poorest census tracts in urban America, and high crime for NYC standards. But it's packed-in and vibrant. Is it "scarier" to have dead space or lots of activity?
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.8163...7i13312!8i6656
Personally, I feel more comfortable in any area with activity, whether "bad" or "good". I actually feel that some of the parkside blocks in super low-crime Park Slope feel more "sketch" late at night than the South Bronx, again, because there's no one there. I've gotten nervous very late at night hearing someone running out of the park towards me, when it was just a jogger.