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nwmomma · February 2009

Hi - I'm about to commit to an apartment on St. Johns Place, near Underhill. Can someone tell me if this block is still considered very unsafe?

whynot_31 · February 2009

The block has improved a lot, but there are still shootings on occasion.

...Folks hang outside the blue building all summer long.

But the gentrification of the "Dis-Associated" into St John's Marketplace will hopefully help. ...my hope is that higher prices for beer will result in less public consumption.

tybur6 · February 2009

Well... my apartment was emptied out one morning while at work... but that was over a year ago, and the economy has gotten much better, so I'm sure financially motivated crime is on the downswing. :-)

Anyway -- St Johns has the guys that hang out all summer (7+ months) towards the Underhill end. They drink and smoke pot, but they seemed harmless. The Washington Ave end is another story. Didn't like walking that way after dark -- and I'm a big guy.

Of course, I moved last spring, so everything could have changed. the gang o' guys smoking and drinking could have turned into a real gang... and washington ave may have turned into Beirut or maybe it's happy land now.

armchair_warrior · February 2009

one trend i have notice in prospect heights is, gentrification move in, poorer folks move out.

whyfi · February 2009

^^^speaking of apartments, I see that you have a new building next to yours!!! Dude - I don't walk down that block for a few months and new buildings sprout up!

armchair_warrior · February 2009

very ugly building and the owners workers are jerks. I had one lady yell and curse at me (might of been his wife lol). cause i told her about with what happen to some shit they caused. she some how thinks i'm causing problems for her. i called the owner directly he seems fake nice. i don't want to deal with him or their people again.

jack krohn · February 2009

Very noisy block, especially during the warmer months. I'd look elsewhere...

erpa · February 2009

I used to live on sterling near Washington 06-07, then moved to Classon b/ t prospect and park. I'm a woman and came and went alone at night and for work at 5am up to the eastern pkwy 2/3 train and never had any trouble. Never heard any gunshots, never been harrassed by guys on the corner. I think the neighborhood is fine unless your a nervous person who is afraid of non- white folk. I think folks project their own fear most often and less substantial information commonly. Good luck.

vanilla · February 2009

why would you want to move into a neighborhood that you seemingly know nothing about? especially if you are going to "commit"?

ste3021878 · February 2009

It's certainly noisy during the summer months but it's a terrific neighborhood with easy subway access, friendly neighbors and a growing number of stores and restaurants. We've never had safety issues but are cautious, especially late at night (something we do in practically all NYC neighborhoods).

obamanut · February 2009

tybur6 wrote: Well... my apartment was emptied out one morning while at work... but that was over a year ago, and the economy has gotten much better, so I'm sure financially motivated crime is on the downswing. :-)

Um, excuse me? Are we living on the same PLANET?

jack krohn · February 2009

Do you see the smiling emoticon after the statement? That means that his/her statement was intended to be tongue-in-cheek.

obamanut · February 2009

Jack Krohn wrote: Do you see the smiling emoticon after the statement? That means that his/her statement was intended to be tongue-in-cheek.

That's funny, I always thought the regular smile was intended as just that.. silly, naive me.

I guess I unreasonably assumed that a newcomer to Prospect Heights was not fully in touch with reality. Imagine that.

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