I ll be living in BK for a few months. Where do you think is safe and where do you consider it to be rough? Just make lists, e.g., Safe:Park SlopeBay RidgeThanks. Let s see which Brooklynite here has the best knowledge!
Brooklynite knowledge: it s simply not true that neighborhoods here or probably anywhere else can be broadly categorized that way. You ve already categorized Park Slope as safe, but a Google search for park slope crime brings up this near the top:http://gothamist.com/2007/01/03/park_slo��The first Google result for bay ridge crime starts out with The crime rate in Bay Ridge is actually higher than in Flatbush. Trendy? What does that even mean? In demand for college kids? Considered ideal for young families? Having a lot of nightclubs? Having yoga schools? No doubt there ll be a few lists posted here reflecting the prejudices and ill-formed opinions of a few writers, but in the end none of it s going to be at all meaningful because you re asking a question that can not be answered factually.
Here we go, in no particular order:Safe:Park SlopeBay RIdgeBrooklyn HeightsAll of the BoCaCa neighborhoods (Boerum Hill, Cobble Hill, Carroll Gardens)Most of Fort GreeneMost of WIlliamsburgDUMBOMidwoodDyker HeightsMost of Sunset ParkWindsor TerraceKensingtonGreenpointBrighton BeachManhattan BeachBensonhurstBorough ParkClinton Hill(There are others, but I can t think of them all off the top of my head.)Dangerous:East New YorkParts of BushwickParts of Bedford StuyvesantParts of East FlatbushTrendy (depends on what you mean by trendy of course):Park Slope WilliamsburgDUMBO