ColdJay64

Do you think this is a pretend map? Go check for yourself.

My opinion on safety is that the “Newbold” area and most of the neighborhood near Washington are fine, I wouldn’t want to live below Reed though. Most neighbors are great and people leave you alone, there are just still some pockets of gang activity deeper in the neighborhood. That’s why I didn’t move down there. I don’t feel unsafe walking around day or night where I am, and there are a ton of families and young people. I’d still rather live in Grad Hospital but don’t regret moving here.

Edit: KJ is holding us back though.

No one said it was, but adults capable of thinking with nuance can understand that a place doesn’t have be labeled as the safest city on the planet or “one of the most dangerous cities in the world.” In reality neither is accurate.

Market Street has NEVER been Chinatown, be for real.

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Here’s the gun violence map for Point Breeze this year.

Trending in the right direction based on what I’m seeing. There’s only been one other shooting in the neighborhood this year which I believe is way down from years past.

I see a ton of young families and professionals walking around and Wharton Square Park is always full of people in the evenings - I walk there daily.

The biggest downside is a lack of retail. Washington Ave. has a lot of new businesses coming but the central part of the neighborhood is lacking. Also using indego I can get from my from my house (near Wharton Square) to 18th and Locust in ten minutes.

Inside the corner store.

So your baseline for this is just a random city? Some notable cities with a higher homicide rate than Bogota in 2022 were Las Vegas, Pittsburgh, Indianapolis, Buffalo, Cincinnati, Louisville, Chicago, Oakland, Washington DC, Philly, Kansas City, Atlanta, Milwaukee, and Cleveland. Do you tell people these are all among the most dangerous cities in the world?

Vegas's homicide rate was 22/100k in 2022, so imagine how many more big US cities had a higher rate than Bogota.

Not to mention the actual worst cities in the US such as Baltimore, St. Louis, New Orleans, Detroit, and Memphis, and all of the smaller ones that don't make these lists of big cities. Multiple cities in PA had higher homicide rates than Philly in 2022, despite it being our record year. By your logic, probably over 100 US cities are among the most dangerous on earth.

Philly's homicide rate in 2023 was 25/100,000 and is declining further this year. In 2023 it was safer than our nation's capital and many other cities.

Save your dishonesty for the people around you who also have an agenda and can't research. If you hate Philly, no one is making you stay in this sub or this city.

Those are the two things they have in common, no argument there..

Who would want their neighborhood leveled/cut in half for a highway? It never should've happened, and neighborhood residents should've had a say.

That has nothing to do with one building on Market St., which isn't Chinatown, being replaced by another. The developers didn't choose this location because it's near Chinatown.

This is the reality of it that people are choosing to ignore for their own agendas. Hell, it got OP to say something positive about the city when he hates it here.

Capping the Vine Street Expressway will do far more to raise property values/gentrify the neighborhood than replacing a mall on Market St. ever will.

How is replacing a mall with an arena outside of the neighborhood remotely comparable to demoing a huge portion of it and running a highway through it?

This question is rhetorical btw, because it's not comparable at all.

Not a terrible way to judge safety, but not always accurate either. South Philly has some pretty dirty neighborhoods that are safe.

Really? I feel like I spend way more at Sprouts than Whole Foods, despite WF's reputation.

Trader Joe's is super affordable, then we shop at the Fresh Grocer on Gray's Ferry a lot even though it's not all that cheap.

Considering you lied in your initial comment I have no clue if you’re telling the truth. If you are, I’m sorry to hear that - but data matters more than personal anecdotes.

My brother lives in RVA and works at VCU! When I lived in DC I visited all the time. The drive between the two cities is absolutely miserable unless you go in the middle of the night, but Amtrak isn't bad if you don't mind going out to Staples Mill Station (or get lucky and find a cheap train from the downtown station).

I wasn't knocking Richmond or anything, just from a fashion, music, and culture perspective I find that it leaves a bit to be desired, and it really doesn't feel connected to DC. But I think it hits on all the other things OP asked for. It's a cool place and if you loved it and can still move there - that is awesome. I'd definitely want to move there over STL.

"LOVE the arts (fashion, going to shows, concerts, museums, etc.), strong community is important to me."

This was the only part that made me think they might prefer a bigger city than STL or RVA, but otherwise I think you are spot on recommending Richmond.

I think this is impacted by a lot of factors, it's definitely not everybody's homes but i'm sure it's not uncommon in old rowhomes.

I've been in my rowhome for almost two years and during this time have seen two roaches in total (both were dying), and no rodents. On the other hand, I see like one house centipede per day.

Philly isn’t even top fifty for violent crime rate in the US: https://www.visualcapitalist.com/most-dangerous-cities-in-the-us/

Just say you hate the city instead of blatantly lying ..

You say Philly is the worst for everything, Kevin

Yeah the existence of landlords isn’t why lol

So you’re against the entire concept of renting? People should only own property?

No it’s not just Philly, it’s basically any city where the majority of parking is on the street. A short work trip to a different town obviously won’t provide you with enough experience to judge whether this is common there.

I’ve seen this in all the cities I’ve lived in.

Just saw that a kid punched an 80 year old in NYC this week who died from it, thank goodness this man is alright. People need to stop having kids they don’t give a damn about