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Posted by carrietrance on Oct-26-2007 02:09:

New Rochelle?

I am considering moving to New Rochelle downtown, but heard that some areas of New Rochelle are not safe. I heard that there is gang violence and much crime around downtown, esp. near New Roc City and Main Street.

I am looking at an apartment on Huguenot Street by the train station - How safe is the area around huguenot street by the train station?

Thank You everyone!
-Carrie

Posted by Frequency Frank on Oct-26-2007 02:38:

Re: New Rochelle?

Posted by carrietrance on Oct-26-2007 02:52:

For $1400-1500/month, do you think you can get a nice, clean studio in Manhattan in a safe section of town like the Village?

Posted by Frequency Frank on Oct-26-2007 02:56:

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Originally posted by carrietrance
For $1400-1500/month, do you think you can get a nice, clean studio in Manhattan in a safe section of town like the Village?

You'd be better off looking at Jersey City in my opinion. You can spend $700/month on a nice studio and commute into midtown or downtown in less than 25 min.

Posted by Mike C on Oct-26-2007 02:57:

ive lived in new ro my whole life, there are some parts that arent that good but ive never had a problem

Posted by carrietrance on Oct-26-2007 03:05:

How is the Huguenot Street area by the train station? There is an Avalon apartment by there...Like is that a safe area?

It is weird because people say that the area around Avalon is not bad, but then people say that the area around New Roc City, which is 2 blocks away, is rowdy and unsafe at night

Posted by Mike C on Oct-26-2007 03:11:

quote:
Originally posted by carrietrance
How is the Huguenot Street area by the train station? There is an Avalon apartment by there...Like is that a safe area?

It is weird because people say that the area around Avalon is not bad, but then people say that the area around New Roc City, which is 2 blocks away, is rowdy and unsafe at night

that area is not bad, the avalon apartments are brand new... alot of college students live there, the apartments r really nice... new roc city recently has been bad, n by bad its just been 1 or two instances that have been in the news, mostly involving gangs n dumb stuff but no one really hangs out there anyways or goes there b/c there are so many other places to go... no one bothers wit new roc its a waste nowadays

Posted by carrietrance on Oct-26-2007 03:19:

I see - Thanks for the info Mike, I appreciate it

But what I don't understand is how can the Avalon area be nice, but then 2-3 blocks away have an area that is not so nice (even though there have only been a few incidents) - Like my friends tell me that there are lot of sketchy ppl standing and hanging around there at night

Posted by Mike C on Oct-26-2007 03:27:

the avalon area is enclosed and is separate from new roc, the ppl at new roc dont go into the avalon area, the new roc area is like the where the sketchy ppl hang out but at the same time no one is really walking around there other than those ppl, most ppl dont bother with new roc anymore, it hard to understand cuz its hard to explain lol

Posted by yankeeBaby on Oct-26-2007 04:37:

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Originally posted by carrietrance
For $1400-1500/month, do you think you can get a nice, clean studio in Manhattan in a safe section of town like the Village?

no way. not in the village. I am paying that much + and I live in harlem. lol

new roc is not the best area just because there are a LOT of hood teens that go there to hang out (the arcades, movies, etc) I know the teens I work with go there a lot and lets just say they are not the best kids in the world. a lot of gangs and violence and shit. but New Rochelle has a lot of new condos going up for wayy cheaper than manhattan, so that means a good deal in real estate. I would do it. Just mind your bizniz around the kids and they will leave you alone.

Posted by jerZ07002 on Oct-26-2007 05:41:

For 1400 you can get a nice studio in hoboken nj, definitely one of the nicer areas in the tri state. Plus you're a 15 minute PATH train ride from both midtown and downtown, and only a ten minute train ride from the village. And, the path is only $1.20 each way if you buy 20 rides.

Hoboken is the closest you'll get to anything like the city, without actually being in the city.

Posted by KeSs on Oct-26-2007 12:47:

my friend went to college in New Roc and she never had a problem

Posted by SiLveR_NrGy_985 on Oct-26-2007 20:43:

Re: New Rochelle?

quote:
Originally posted by carrietrance
I am considering moving to New Rochelle downtown, but heard that some areas of New Rochelle are not safe. I heard that there is gang violence and much crime around downtown, esp. near New Roc City and Main Street.

I am looking at an apartment on Huguenot Street by the train station - How safe is the area around huguenot street by the train station?

Thank You everyone!
-Carrie

i don't know when you heard this but thats not true at all lol i live in New Rochelle and New Roc City is one of the safest place in westchester to be around nowadays especially since there are alot of cops, there was only one major incident (riot,gang violence, but that was due to the fact that people from NYC, bronx came to that area to start trouble)that happened there and i believe it was months ago but thats about it... o and yes there is a little part in new rochelle that is somewhat run down, ghetto but thats about it. But i guess if your looking for an apartment its true you're better off looking somewhere else as there are mainly houses and not many apt's the only place that i know that has lofts type in new ro is the new recent ones that donald trump built but those tend to be expensive and avalon on sound.

Posted by SiLveR_NrGy_985 on Oct-26-2007 21:23:

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Originally posted by carrietrance
I see - Thanks for the info Mike, I appreciate it

But what I don't understand is how can the Avalon area be nice, but then 2-3 blocks away have an area that is not so nice (even though there have only been a few incidents) - Like my friends tell me that there are lot of sketchy ppl standing and hanging around there at night

o man theres nothing to worry about lol.... of course there are people that get drunk, act stupid around the area but thats it, Westchester county for the most part is very safe(yes there are some areas like Yonkers, Mount Vernon, that get shady at night or has alot of crimes ) i've lived in France and go there often and i'm actually more worried in the city at night in France from my experience then i am here in westchester county

Posted by Shamez214 on Oct-26-2007 21:30:

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Originally posted by carrietrance
But what I don't understand is how can the Avalon area be nice, but then 2-3 blocks away have an area that is not so nice (even though there have only been a few incidents) - Like my friends tell me that there are lot of sketchy ppl standing and hanging around there at night

That happens everywhere. It's not like everywhere gets progressively worse as you move along. There are ares on Staten Island that have some of the nicest houses on the island... two blocks later and you're in one of the worst neighborhoods on the island. There are beautiful houses in West Brighton. There are also the West Brighton project buildings that, depending on who you ask, are the worst pjs on Staten. It happens.