unsafe in the slope

I wouldn't walk in the park late at night. I've heard that there's higher crime along it at night, but I walk along prospect park west all the time and havn't had a problem yet.

This past summer my boyfriend was mugged on Baltic between 4th and 5th, so we try to stay away from 3th and 4th aves north of Union late at night.

Really on Carroll? I live on Carroll and always perceived it to be a relatively safe block. But you are correct, anywhere can be unsafe. Just minding your surroundings is the best way to keep from getting mugged.

Flexichick wrote: If you'd like to tell us where you'll be at a certain time, we can mug you right away and get it over with.

<---yes, being a bit snarky today. Get ovet it /

Gee I didnt think that was snarky.. It made me laugh out loud!

I told somebody who was flying in from the Midwest and had never been to NYC before that we'd mug them at the airport as a greeting if that made them feel better :-)

Subject: safety

Park Slope is so much safer than it used to be. I've heard of people getting held up on Fifth Avenue, but very late at night, like 2 or 3 in the morning. If you read the neighborhood paper you'll read about Ipods and handbags getting stolen on 9th Street or at subway entrances, as well as house break-ins. A couple of summers ago someone tried to take my daughter's cell phone on Garfield St., supposedly a very safe street. The residential streets can be quiet and dark at night so it's best to aware of your surroundings. Park Slope is certainly not known as a dangerous neighborhood, but yes, things do happen. Nevertheless, I would never suggest to anyone to NOT move here because of safety concerns.

Yikes. I eat at lobo all the time...is there something i should know??

willregistersoon wrote: I was mugged on Caroll between 8th and PPW. Anywhere can potentially be unsafe.

4th Street between 7th and 8th, two days before Christmas. A few years ago, thankfully. They seem to target people let their guard down more then they do rich-looking people, IMO.

newkid wrote: How much would it cost to go to Bedford L for instance? and how long might that take?

Between $14-$20. I've gotten charged $14-$15 from Billyburg to the Slope and paid $18-$20 the last 2 times I went out there from here.
At night with normal traffic it's a 10-15 min. ride in either direction.

MichaelKeys wrote: I've gotten charged $14-$15 from Billyburg to the Slope and paid $18-$20 the last 2 times I went out there from here.

Billyburg? First time I've heard that!

update on the police blotter, although with less details than what you read in the local paper
http://www.gothamist.com/labs/map

I've lived in South Slope/Greenwood for years and have never had a problem (knock on wood) - and I walk up from the train at 4th Avenue.

friendlypitbull wrote: Yes things can happen anywhere but they are significantly less likely to happen in PS then many other places.
The 78 precinct (Park Slope) is one of the lowest crime precincts in Brooklyn and Brooklyn, NY is one of the safest large cities anywhere.
For comparison - Philadelphia (per capita) has had almost 4x the number of homicides as Brooklyn YTD (more then 2x the number on absolute terms). And remember Park Slope has siginificantly less crime then mst areas of the boro.

fyi, pretty sure we're in the 72nd precinct (perhaps that's just south slope?)

72nd appears to be Sunset Park/Greenwood Heights. I noticed that it is often called the "South Slope" or "Park Slope" by Real Estate agents! The good news - The crime rate in that area is very, very low.

http://www.nyc.gov/html/nypd/html/pct/pct072.html (72nd)

http://www.nyc.gov/html/nypd/html/pct/pct078.html (78th)