Captaink From Mexico, joined May 2001, 5093 posts, RR: 13 Posted (6 years 4 months 2 weeks 1 day 23 hours ago) and read 1809 times:
Years gone by, NYC was known for crime, insecurity, and selfish, non caring citizens. But have many you noticed that this really is far from the truth? In terms of crime, NYC is one of the safest 'big cities' in the USA. New Yorkers are usually very wonderful people. In fact Americans are generally very wonderful, genuine poeple, but most cities don't have the reputation New York has.
You are talking about a city with a huge population of people from different corners of the globe living in one place. There are unusual circumstances, but for the most part it works out just well. You get lost in NY, and you ask someone on the street for directions and they are eager to help you, like they were waiting to be of help to someone. Couple days ago, I was lost in Soho and i asked a woman directions and she almost wanted to take me to the door of the place i was looking for.
Then we have the guy who jumped into the subway. Granted this is an extreme case but I think it shows what sort of people really inhabit this city for the most part.
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Wesley Autrey jumped down onto the tracks and rolled with 19-year-old Cameron Hollopeter into the trough between the rails at 137th Street station Tuesday.
Mr Hollopeter, who had suffered a medical problem, was rescued just as a train was coming into the station.
Two cars passed over the men before
stopping just inches above them.
The train operator had seen someone on the tracks and put the emergency brakes on.
The New York Times newspaper reported that Mr Hollopeter had suffered a seizure, which sent him convulsing off the platform and onto the tracks.
Moments after the train came to a halt, Mr Hollopeter asked if he was dead, Mr Autrey said.
"I said: 'You are very much alive, but if you move you'll kill the both of us.'"
Mr Autrey, a 50-year-old father of three and a navy veteran, said he was doing what anyone should do in this situation.
San747 From United States of America, joined Dec 2004, 4934 posts, RR: 13 Reply 1, posted (6 years 4 months 2 weeks 1 day 22 hours ago) and read 1786 times:
There was another thread on this incident, but I definitely agree that New Yorkers really are some of the nicest people you'll find.
I don't live there anymore, but whenever I visit, I love it so much. The city is so much different than LA... and in a good way.
Superfly From Thailand, joined May 2000, 38484 posts, RR: 80 Reply 3, posted (6 years 4 months 2 weeks 1 day 22 hours ago) and read 1763 times:
I was pleasantly surprised with the friendliness of New Yorkers. I felt safe in New York, even riding in the illegal taxi cabs in Brooklyn was a great experience. Complete strangers piling in to a strangers car to get to there destination faster was all a part of the fun and thrill of being in New York.
I just don't understand why some of the New York transplants out here in SFO are so loud, obnoxious and always have to make it a point to remind everyone around them that they are from New York.
Yea, I saw this story on the NBC Nightly News last night. I posted about it on a.net last night, here: Man Saves Life In NYC Subway
Quoting Captaink (Thread starter): You get lost in NY, and you ask someone on the street for directions and they are eager to help you, like they were waiting to be of help to someone. Couple days ago, I was lost in Soho and i asked a woman directions and she almost wanted to take me to the door of the place i was looking for.
This is very true. Back in 2001, my family took a trip to NYC (My dad originally grew up there, before leaving when he joined the Air Force). He was trying to figure out how to use the token machine for the subway and a total stranger saw he was having difficulty with the machine and came up and offered assistance without even being asked.
Searpqx From Netherlands, joined Jun 2000, 4343 posts, RR: 12 Reply 6, posted (6 years 4 months 2 weeks 1 day 20 hours ago) and read 1730 times:
I've always enjoyed New York, and vouch for both the friendliness and willingness to help. I feel safer in New York than I do in parts of Washington DC
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Mir From United States of America, joined Jan 2004, 19687 posts, RR: 56 Reply 7, posted (6 years 4 months 2 weeks 1 day 20 hours ago) and read 1729 times:
Quoting Kaddyuk (Reply 2): However after riding the subway at 4am back towards Howard Beach (Going to the airport). Its not all roses!
New York is NOT a safe city by any measure, always take care and be cautious when walking the streets, especially alone...
Well, New York does have its bad neighborhoods, like any big city. That line happens to go through one of the worst of them. Next time take the E.
-Mir
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Kaddyuk From Wallis and Futuna, joined Nov 2001, 4125 posts, RR: 29 Reply 8, posted (6 years 4 months 2 weeks 1 day 20 hours ago) and read 1719 times:
Quoting FlyDeltaJets87 (Reply 4): He was trying to figure out how to use the token machine for the subway and a total stranger saw he was having difficulty with the machine and came up and offered assistance without even being asked.
This happens everywhere... even in london...
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Captaink From Mexico, joined May 2001, 5093 posts, RR: 13 Reply 9, posted (6 years 4 months 2 weeks 1 day 20 hours ago) and read 1715 times:
Quoting FlyDeltaJets87 (Reply 4): Yea, I saw this story on the NBC Nightly News last night. I posted about it on a.net last night, here:
Man Saves Life In NYC Subway
I was looking for that post.... Sorry to start another one.
Quoting Mir (Reply 7): Well, New York does have its bad neighborhoods, like any big city. That line happens to go through one of the worst of them. Next time take the E.
That is exactly the point i want to make. Alot of cities are dangerous, but alot of cities are not as big as NYC is. Alot of cities doesn't have the racial and cultural mix as NYC does. NYC is a city with unusual circumstances. And for the size of the city and the population it is relatively safe. Like most big cities there are good and bad neighbourhoods. You are going to find a little of everything in this city. You have to do your homework to know where they are, and take the usual precautions as you would in any big city to avoid danger.
But it is relatively safe and among the safest of cities that size, and the people are generally great.
FlyDeltaJets87 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 10, posted (6 years 4 months 2 weeks 1 day 20 hours ago) and read 1707 times:
Quoting Captaink (Reply 9): I was looking for that post.... Sorry to start another one.
No problem. Mine only received four replies before it started falling to the bottom. This a story I want people to see, and it's doing better in terms of the number of replies. There's fiinally something good in the news to read about.
Delta767300ER From United States of America, joined Dec 2003, 2559 posts, RR: 14 Reply 11, posted (6 years 4 months 2 weeks 1 day 19 hours ago) and read 1677 times:
Quote: NYC is one of the safest 'big cities' in the USA
I came up with this list from The Government Guide website citing the 25 most dangerous cities in America.
1 Camden, NJ
2 Detroit, MI
3 St. Louis, MO
4 Flint, MI
5 Richmond, VA
6 Baltimore, MD
7 Atlanta, GA
8 New Orleans, LA
9 Gary, IN
10 Birmingham, AL
11 Richmond, CA
12 Cleveland, OH
13 Washington, DC
14 West Palm Beach, FL
15 Compton, CA
16 Memphis, TN
17 Dayton, OH
18 San Bernardino, CA
19 Springfield, MA
20 Cincinnati, OH
21 Oakland, CA
22 Dallas, TX
23 Newark, NJ
24 Hartford, CT
25 Little Rock, AR
My hometown Atlanta, GA is #7 and a couple of my other favorite cities are on the list to (Dallas, Detroit)
BMIFlyer From UK - England, joined Feb 2004, 8810 posts, RR: 62 Reply 12, posted (6 years 4 months 2 weeks 1 day 19 hours ago) and read 1674 times:
Quoting Kaddyuk (Reply 2): Ditto... It has a life and soul... However after riding the subway at 4am back towards Howard Beach (Going to the airport). Its not all roses!
San747 From United States of America, joined Dec 2004, 4934 posts, RR: 13 Reply 13, posted (6 years 4 months 2 weeks 1 day 18 hours ago) and read 1667 times:
Quoting Superfly (Reply 3): I was pleasantly surprised with the friendliness of New Yorkers. I felt safe in New York
Same here, I went to a Mets game with my 15-year-old cousin in August, just him and I, and I never felt unsafe at any point.
Quoting Kaddyuk (Reply 2): always take care and be cautious when walking the streets, especially alone...
Well of course, no matter where you are, you must always keep your wits about you!
Coal From United States of America, joined Aug 2006, 1625 posts, RR: 6 Reply 14, posted (6 years 4 months 2 weeks 1 day 18 hours ago) and read 1666 times:
Quoting Kaddyuk (Reply 2): New York is NOT a safe city by any measure, always take care and be cautious when walking the streets, especially alone...
Meassure it against Jo'burg or Bogota.
Quoting Delta767300ER (Reply 11): I came up with this list from The Government Guide website citing the 25 most dangerous cities in America.
West Palm Beach in there? Interesting.
Cheers, Coal
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Evan767 From United States of America, joined Aug 2005, 2957 posts, RR: 2 Reply 15, posted (6 years 4 months 2 weeks 1 day 18 hours ago) and read 1654 times:
Quoting Delta767300ER (Reply 11): 1 Camden, NJ
2 Detroit, MI
3 St. Louis, MO
4 Flint, MI 5 Richmond, VA
6 Baltimore, MD
7 Atlanta, GA
8 New Orleans, LA
9 Gary, IN
10 Birmingham, AL
The proper term is "on final" not "on finals" bud...
Glydrflyr From United States of America, joined Jan 2005, 207 posts, RR: 0 Reply 16, posted (6 years 4 months 2 weeks 1 day 16 hours ago) and read 1637 times:
Quoting Superfly (Reply 3): New York transplants out here in SFO are so loud, obnoxious and always have to make it a point to remind everyone around them that they are from New York. bigmouth
They got deported and are not allowed to come back, so they get mean and ugly and go to SFO.
Sprout5199 From United States of America, joined Feb 2005, 1779 posts, RR: 2 Reply 17, posted (6 years 4 months 2 weeks 1 day 16 hours ago) and read 1623 times:
Quoting Coal (Reply 14): West Palm Beach in there? Interesting.
We have a lot of crime down here. As of today (Jan 4th), we have had 1 murder a day, including an 8 month old killed in a drive by(had to work that one, just makes you sick)
J_Hallgren From United States of America, joined Jun 2000, 1507 posts, RR: 0 Reply 18, posted (6 years 4 months 2 weeks 1 day 15 hours ago) and read 1613 times:
Saw tonight that Donald Trump gave him a check for $10K, and he got $5k from some other person or company (not sure who)...and NYC Transit Auth gave him free pass, but for ONLY a year! Why not at least a couple of years?
LHMARK From United States of America, joined Jan 2000, 7255 posts, RR: 51 Reply 20, posted (6 years 4 months 2 weeks 1 day 13 hours ago) and read 1581 times:
New Yorkers are just a bunch of stupid, loud, fat Americans.
Signed, Thorben
"Sympathy is something that shouldn't be bestowed on the Yankees. Apparently it angers them." - Bob Feller
Georgetown From United States of America, joined Dec 2005, 230 posts, RR: 1 Reply 21, posted (6 years 4 months 2 weeks 1 day 13 hours ago) and read 1571 times:
Having spent plenty of time in NY, it's always amazed me how safe I feel in Manhattan. From the nineties on down (and right on up through Morningside Heights on the west side) I feel safe walking on any street at any time of day - and believe me I have. Of course there's places where things can get hairy, but for a city as massive as it is, its incredibly safe.
Having lived in both DC and SFO as well, I've gotta say that I generally feel safer in NY. (There's nowhere in DC I'd walk by myself after 11pm - been mugged in both Georgetown and Friendship Heights!)
Itsjustme From United States of America, joined Apr 2004, 2765 posts, RR: 11 Reply 23, posted (6 years 4 months 2 weeks 1 day 12 hours ago) and read 1562 times:
Quoting San747 (Reply 1): The city is so much different than LA... and in a good way.
It's been my finding that LA people are extremely self centered and materialistic. Not true of New Yawkers.
Quoting Superfly (Reply 3):
I just don't understand why some of the New York transplants out here in SFO are so loud, obnoxious and always have to make it a point to remind everyone around them that they are from New York.
I think it has something to do with (A) being out of their element and (B) feeling like they have to maintain that New York persona that they're all a bunch of foul mouth, bad asses.
I've never been there, but I'm planning my first trip in about a month or two.
Being a volunteer fireman I've had the privlidge and honor of training on several occasions with members of FDNY and becoming friends with several of them. As instructors they are some of the best I've seen. Open to discussion and new ideas as much as they've taught me new "tricks of the trade". Talking to guys who have visited stations in NYC they've been welcomed and treated nothing short of family. They definetly know the definition of BROTHERHOOD in the fire service.
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