Park and New York?

on a semi separate note-there are great blogs to check out local crime etc...hit them up!

walk around and see how feel!

That particular corner is really quiet. Across the street on Park is the Hatian-French school, and while their kids are playing in front during recess, they are mostly gone by the end of the day. Across New York are several private houses and "The Mansion" which is rentals, but only a couple of units. The building diagnally across New York is primarily doctors offices and long-time residents (no kids and no hanging out) and next door on New York is the church which is active on Sundays and one or two days per week, but is all quiet otherwise.

The biggest wild cards are the apartment buildings immediately adjacent on Park, but I get the sense from my walks through that block that they are fairly tame with the exception of a couple of summer nights with B-B-Q's. Check out the block, but my view is that's its a totally different vibe from Nostrand and Park which has 24hr foot and car traffic and 18 hours of crazy on a regular basis.

As for hangouts, its a 15 minute walk to Washington, which takes some gearing up for especially during the winter months. Good news is there is a lot of nightlife on Franklin now which is a much less imposing walk, and while the number of bars are fewer, there are more restaurants coming every day.

I get the sense that a lot of folks make the subway walk without issue, although last winter there were a couple of muggings late at night/early in the am on New York. I think it was primarily due to the fact that there just isn't a lo of foot traffic during those hours. If you are planning on coming home on the subway post 1am, I'd suggest walking down Nostrand as there are more folks then cutting across one of the other streets if you feel uncomfortable with being on such a quiet street.