[Stu from NYC]

Originally Posted by AMB444

I was wondering about this... are there any good Thai, Japanese, Indian, etc places in Ocala?

Thanks everyone for your responses!

No idea but there is a very good Brazilian steak house there. For good Greek go to Tarpon Springs.

Do find Sakura a good Japanese restaurant in the Bubble. Also Kayame and Kung Fu are passable Thai.

[AMB444]

Originally Posted by Stu from NYC

Do find Sakura a good Japanese restaurant in the Bubble. Also Kayame and Kung Fu are passable Thai.

Oh yea! I'll have to try them when I get there this fall, thank you!

And yes, I agree with Tarpon Springs for Greek food... it's hard to find good Greek restaurants up here in the upper midwest.

[Bogie Shooter]

Originally Posted by MrFlorida

I would not go there unarmed...hope that answers your question.

There have been Villager’s that post that about going to the squares or grocery shopping……go figure.

[CoachKandSportsguy]

Lived there for a week, commuted from mid town to the USCG at the Battery to take pilot exams.
No trees, no grass, LOTS and LOTS of cement and steel. .


Financial headquarters of my last company was in Brooklyn, took trains from long Island.
People just hang out on the street when there is nothing else to do, and way too many hang out at the same time.
Just a place where there are no redeeming qualities that I can't get better qualities elsewhere.

Driving down in May and going to take i287 western NJ just to avoid getting anywhere near it. .

eh, i rather go places I haven't been before. . Scandinavia is calling. .

[tophcfa]

Originally Posted by CoachKandSportsguy

Lived there for a week, commuted from mid town to the USCG at the Battery to take pilot exams.
No trees, no grass, LOTS and LOTS of cement and steel. .


Financial headquarters of my last company was in Brooklyn, took trains from long Island.
People just hang out on the street when there is nothing else to do, and way too many hang out at the same time.
Just a place where there are no redeeming qualities that I can't get better qualities elsewhere.

Driving down in May and going to take i287 western NJ just to avoid getting anywhere near it. .

eh, i rather go places I haven't been before. . Scandinavia is calling. .

You go way closer than I do. Take 84 to 81 in Scranton to loop way far around all the congestion.

[Velvet]

Originally Posted by blueash

So you either believe FBI data, and the methodology is shown, or you can form a conclusion based on news stories that fit your preconceived ideology. Got it.

After having been in NYC, myself, if Moses came down from the hill and said it was safe, I wouldn’t believe it.

[bopat]

See for yourself on the Earthcam Live Times Square Cam:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVftxDFol90

[Velvet]

Originally Posted by bopat

See for yourself on the Earthcam Live Times Square Cam:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVftxDFol90

Yes, like if I’m going to mug somebody I’ll make sure I do it on live camera…

[Stu from NYC]

Originally Posted by Velvet

After having been in NYC, myself, if Moses came down from the hill and said it was safe, I wouldn’t believe it.

Part of the problem is the media has to blast out the news whenever anything bad happens there.

Think NYC is safer than Chicago

[Velvet]

Originally Posted by Stu from NYC

Part of the problem is the media has to blast out the news whenever anything bad happens there.

Think NYC is safer than Chicago

It’s not the media, it’s personal experience. Each person I know in the last I don’t know how many years has been mugged or otherwise accosted in the city - not in the suburbs. My cousin-in-law teaches college there and dresses as an “urban gorilla” in his words, to get to his classes safely. And so on. You need to be edgy, you need survival skills to get around that city.

Chicago is a great comparison. When my husband and daughter were driving to Canada on a trip they stopped at a Holiday Inn as they usually do when they are traveling. There was blood on the walls of their room. Not a city they plan to visit too soon again.

[barbara828]

Originally Posted by Stu from NYC

We do miss it

Miss the outstanding ethnic foods we used to have regularly.

Miss Broadway shows and all the things NYC has to offer.

Still would never move back at this stage of our life

Wouldn't go back anymore. Last time I was there [ for a show, 5yrs ago] , the whole place looked like a slum.

[MplsPete]

Originally Posted by blueash

NYC crime rate statistics are available in an easy to read format HERE

Crime Stats - Historical - NYPD

Realist assessment of the risk is discussed

FACT FOCUS: NYC crime is not worst ever, despite claims | AP News

You can compare relative crime rates of every major city in the US one against the other here:

2024 Compare Crime Rates

Ocala is much more dangerous than NYC.
Leesburg is much more dangerous than NYC.

Orlando is much more dangerous than NYC.
Peoria IL is much more dangerous than NYC.
Phoenix is much more dangerous than NYC.

I know certain news media loves to attack and endlessly play videos of crimes but NYC is safer than most cities in the US.

1) You can find data online to support any position you wish to espouse.

2) I have heard rumors, which I choose to believe, that the police in my city are increasingly refusing to take crime reports. (Due to being understaffed, and possibly, pressure from superiors.)

3) This is the best of all possible worlds.

[AMB444]

Originally Posted by JMintzer

I've visited NYC many, many times. I've always enjoyed the trip, but after a few days, I couldn't wait to leave... The stench of the subways, the filth in the streets wear on you.

Yes, it's the same for London. Get to the National Gallery and Portrait Gallery. Maybe Hampton. Get a curry and get out.

[AMB444]

Originally Posted by bopat

See for yourself on the Earthcam Live Times Square Cam:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVftxDFol90

I'm viewing this at 1am central. Not sure what your point is.

I wouldn't want to be 20 miles from this. Not a place I'd want to be walking back to my apartment after a nice night out with friends. Looks like a good place to get mugged.

[RRGuyNJ]

Way too many people in too small of a place.[/QUOTE]

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LOL That's what I say about the Villages as I try to convince myself to buy there. I'm getting closer to convincing myself.