Is Franklin Avenue Safe?

Hello,

Can anyone please tell me how safe its is around Franklin Avenue (around Lexington Street/QuicyStreet)? Planning to rent an apartment there. Is it safe to walk from the C train early in the morning like around 3a.m.? What about late at night? Is around the area safe too? or is there a garage close by? I am really confused if this is a safe neighborhood.

I will appreaciate your comments on this. Thank you.

I'd be weary about walking ANYWHERE at 3AM. I leave my boyfriends apartment in Park Slope to go to work sometimes as early at 4AM and I feel sketched out even there. When I leave my own apartment in bed stuy I sometimes take a cab into the city because it's really dark and there's basically NO one around. I dont think it's any less safe than anywhere else, it's just desolate at that time around where I live (which is a bit from the streets you mentioned.)

Ypu might check out the very similar threads on this site. This area seems to cause a fair bit of anxiety in those prosepective renters who are lured to the area by the relatively low rents. As I have posted before my boyrfirend and I (both of us are over 6 foot) often walk over that way at 6 am on our way to the Y. No one seems to be out. The muggings I have herd about seem to be more over in Clinton Hill or Fort Greene where the pickins are better. But as always, only YOU know your comfort level. Walk around at 2 am and see how you feel.

If you are uncomfortable about the walk, find out the Gates Avenue bus schedule, as it would leave you closer. Gates is the block before Quincy and Lexington.

Ask yourself people...is any street guaranteed 100% safe at 3:00AM?

I'm not just talking about in this neighborhood or the 5 boros but ANYWHERE?

If I'm walking ANYWHERE at that time of the night I'm going to make damn sure that I have all my wits about me. No iPod, no cell phone glued to my ear and no light buzz going from alcohol or anything else.

I'm also going to walk confidently and with a purpose. I don't care whether it's Franklin Avenue in the middle of Bed-Stuy or Rehoboth Avenue in Rehoboth Beach.

It's just called common sense.

Thanks for your sharing your opinions guys. We drove by the area at around 1p.m., the place I mentioned looks "well-lighted" and we saw a couple of people walking. There were new construction around the area, hopefully, that will draw in good-characted neighbors. Of course, there's this fear inside me, I've lived in Queens for about 5 years already, I am really not familiar with Brooklyn, but I might give it a try. I am really hoping this will be a good decision. Thanks again guys, you're opions really helped me alot.

Don't rent anywhere which puts a fear inside you.

And there are already lots of "good-charactered" people in the neighborhood. I really don't think like this feels like a good fit for you.

what exactly are "good charactered" neighbors that you'll hope for?

Putnam-denizen wrote: And there are already lots of "good-charactered" people in the neighborhood. I really don't think like this feels like a good fit for you.

I have to agree. If you are looking for the new construction to deliver that to you, you are in the wrong place.
I daresay new rental apts bring a bigger % of a young transient population who may or may not have any civic interest or long-term attachment to NYC, let alone the neighborhood. A couple of years of cheap rent and disposable income does squat to improve the safety etc of the neighborhood.

Franklin_renter wrote: Thanks for your sharing your opinions guys. We drove by the area at around 1p.m., the place I mentioned looks "well-lighted" and we saw a couple of people walking. There were new construction around the area, hopefully, that will draw in good-characted neighbors. Of course, there's this fear inside me, I've lived in Queens for about 5 years already, I am really not familiar with Brooklyn, but I might give it a try. I am really hoping this will be a good decision. Thanks again guys, you're opions really helped me alot.

Hi,

My girlfriend and I moved from Queens (Woodside, we lived there 5 years) to Bed-Stuy 5 weeks ago. We are living 2 blocks away from the intersection you mentioned. We have seen those two condo buildings at the corner.

I would think Franklin avenue is a very quiet and safe street. You are at the very border of Bed-Stuy; Clinto Hill starts from Classon Ave. For your daily commute, you may want to take the Glasson Ave. G train stop which is just four blocks away. You could then switch to the A/C at Hoyt-Schermerhorn.

The neighborhood is mostly friendly. You have a YMCA on Bedford Avenue and Monroe St, a supermarket on Nostrand and Gates. Home Depot is on Nostrand and Pulaski. You have an excellent (but pricey) Franch African restaurant called Le Toukouleur on Bedford and Quincy.

Hope this helps.

Tennisfan

Putnam-denizen wrote: Don't rent anywhere which puts a fear inside you.

This the BEST advice.

EVER!

Thanks tennisfan for your comment, this really helped me in getting to know the area from people who live close by. It's really not being fearful about the neighborhood, but it actually the fear of not knowing the area. The chain of responses really helped me alot in getting to know the area.

In case you didn't see the mugging gmapping:
http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&msa=0&msid=106641398518181392265.0004445476e19d4eff6cd&ll=40.674649,-73.953781&spn=0.0304,0.057335&z=14&om=0

thanks for the link, it's very informative.

I rent an apartment on Bedford kind of near you and I lovvvveee where I live. At first I was a little scared, coming from 16th Street in South Slope I thought this'd be a downgrade, but it wasn't. My rent's cheaper and I live near a lot of my friends and the neighborhood seems fine. I really haven't felt unsafe yet and I come home at 3am sometimes half-drunk (not that I'm advising it, but I haven't had a problem yet). I always keep my pepper spray in my hand while walking home, just in case, and like others said - no ipod, phone, etc. I have a friend who lives on quincy and franklin and its fine. I really like this neighborhood in all honesty, the only downfall is that it's lacking in shopping choices.

My opinion:

If you operate from a position of fear, you're not going to feel safe anywhere at anytime.

Asking other people is it safe is kind of sketchy as your notion of safe may not be the same as someone else. Safe from what, getting robbed or getting stopped, frisked and shot by the police? It's all relative and think the best thing to do is to get off of the internet and into the streets you're thinking about moving to.

Shot by the police? I guess you are the one who's fearful! Why did you use the police shooting a bystander as an example?????? You are amazing!

Anonymous wrote: My opinion:

If you operate from a position of fear, you're not going to feel safe anywhere at anytime.

Asking other people is it safe is kind of sketchy as your notion of safe may not be the same as someone else. Safe from what, getting robbed or getting stopped, frisked and shot by the police?

I agree that the notion of safety is subjective. However it is pretty obvious to me what the original poster meant. Who would want to get robbed, stopped or shot by anyone? We are talking about basic safety here.

Anonymous wrote: It's all relative and think the best thing to do is to get off of the internet and into the streets you're thinking about moving to.

I second that.

Cop Supporter wrote: Shot by the police? I guess you are the one who's fearful! Why did you use the police shooting a bystander as an example?????? You are amazing!

Two words...

SEAN BELL

Anonymous wrote: [quote=Cop Supporter]Shot by the police? I guess you are the one who's fearful! Why did you use the police shooting a bystander as an example?????? You are amazing!

Two words...

SEAN BELL
#1 Umm... That was nowhere near Franklin. WTF?
#2 You can argue about how that woulda/coulda/shoulda went down, but it is pretty safe to say that the term innocent bystander isn't applicable.