[tomwed]

Originally Posted by PennBF

Worked for 20 plus years in Manhattan,NYC and only once saw a guy shot as he was swinging a big knife. When visitors came to the city we gave them 3 suggestions:
1. If you see something going down ignore it and keep going.
2. If you look down a side street and it does not look safe there is a good chance it is not and avoid it.
3. Avoid looking people in the eye as some nuts think that is threatening.
I was there when Giuliani was Mayor and it was a pretty safe city then. Today is it back to "Be Careful" days.

You gave them a "street smart" lesson. I would add that you don't want to look vulnerable or wealthy flashing jewelry and folded money.
What would the lesson be down here?

[EPutnam1863]

Originally Posted by graciegirl

Visited Manhattan again a couple weeks ago to see our granddaughter who lives in a tiny apartment on the lower east side and pays over two grand a month for it. She lives alone and frankly I worry.

I don't like Manhattan. I can't help myself. First of all MANY buildings are unsafe and are sheltered by laws that protect historic sites. There are no elevators in many, and the fire escapes are often not trustworthy. The ADA would have a field day, should have a field day but many front doors are locked and I wonder if fire inspectors are doing their jobs or the statutes are badly in need of updating.

I would hate to live there because it is almost impossible to use your own vehicle and I am not patient. There are NO BIG grocery stores and the prices for everything is very, very high....to me outrageous. I have to believe that blocks and blocks should be razed in order to safely house humans.

I will now hide. My granddaughter loves it. I have never liked it, and used to have to go there once a month on business.


I realize this is NOT a popular opinion. I will now hear about the Museums and the culture. AND THE POWER.

Oh well, it's a slow day and we are retired.

I would give anything to live in NYC as long as the apartment building is on a treed block and overlooks Central Park. I would love to feed the birds and watch all those crazies.

[Chi33]

Graciegirl-

“In buildings five stories in height or more, at least one elevator shall be provided for Fire Department emergency access to all floors...

- NYC BUILDINGS BULLETIN 2011-018

[PennBF]

Have relative who moved to the Villages after living her life in NY City. Asked one time what was the funnest thing she saw in her 60 + years in NY City. Each morning she rode her bike through Central Park to her office. One morning she was riding through and over one of the hills in the park was a minority person about 6 feet tall walking through the park in a "red teddy". The funny part was no one looked up! It was like normal life.

[My Post]

Just looked up the top 5 States where you are most likely to be hugged:

1. VT (If you are a tree)
2. California (If you are a young, fit, aspiring actress)
3. Alabama (If you are Nick Saban)
4. Oregon (if you brought pot to the party)
5. Delaware (if you are around Joe Biden)

[manaboutown]

Originally Posted by PennBF

Have relative who moved to the Villages after living her life in NY City. Asked one time what was the funnest thing she saw in her 60 + years in NY City. Each morning she rode her bike through Central Park to her office. One morning she was riding through and over one of the hills in the park was a minority person about 6 feet tall walking through the park in a "red teddy". The funny part was no one looked up! It was like normal life.

Kinda like Walmart, huh?

[manaboutown]

I just read 16 people shot in 7 hours in NYC and those are just the ones reported!

[2BNTV]

Originally Posted by My Post

Just looked up the top 5 States where you are most likely to be hugged:

1. VT (If you are a tree)
2. California (If you are a young, fit, aspiring actress)
3. Alabama (If you are Nick Saban)
4. Oregon (if you brought pot to the party)
5. Delaware (if you are around Joe Biden)

[Carl in Tampa]

Originally Posted by graciegirl

This is from Readers Digest and just posted on Microsoft Newsfeed;


So in which state do the majority of these muggings take place? Nevada. FBI statistics show the state saw 217.5 robberies per 100,000 people in 2015. That’s compared to the 164 robberies per 100,000 people in the second most robbery-laden state, Maryland.
State number three is California, with 135 robberies, followed by Delaware, with 130.6. New York rounds out the top five with 120.9 robberies.

My analysis of why these particular states are high in crime were removed by the Moderator, apparently because in a couple of cases I attributed the cause to identifiable political leaders, so I'll try again.

Nevada - Casinos, lots of cash in the possession of people walking the streets, prostitution, pimps rolling Johns for money.

Maryland - Rampant street crime in Baltimore.

California - Gangs and gang warfare, muggings to support the gang activity. Stringent gun control.

Delaware - Gang warfare, much of it going unreported. Higher murder rate than Chicago or New Orleans.

New York - Street level criminals feel safe in carrying concealed weapons in public. (Apparently I can't say why.)

Let's see if this one squeaks through.