How safe is it to live in Chinatown, New York these days?|124611

Any streets/areas a single female should avoid? I am half-Chinese and speak some Cantonese, if that makes any difference.

It_s gotten better. Alot of the artists that got priced out of SOHO and the Lower East Side have moved to China Town.

it_s still safe. back in the 60_s, before all the tong wars, the 5th Precinct had the reputation of being the quietest and safest NYPD precinct. things are a lot noisier now, but i_d say that ��ber-Chinatown is still one of the safest areas in NYC.

i_m also chinese, and i grew up in Little Italy when it was still Little Italy, but i wouldn_t live there now if you paid me. sure, it has a lot of character, with all the sidewalk vendors of all kinds of foodstuffs and the lingering smell of fish in the air. but almost all the housing stock is already way too old and substandard. of course there are more modern buildings here and there, like Chatham Towers, Chatham Green, Confusion, i mean, Confucius Towers, but the apartments are way too small. and those even more recent overpriced condos have apartments that are even smaller. save living in Chinatown for those who think it_s hip now to do so. but if you want to live there, going by your own description, you_ll fit right in.

as soon as we could we moved out of LI/Chinatown to the Upper East Side, and my folks still live there...

It_s just as safe as most of Manhattan. However, it is always full of tourists and does often spell of fish. That_s just part of it_s personality. There_s nothing wrong with Chinatown.

No Offense but personally, I wouldn_t live in ChinaTown if it was rent free. It_s crowded, noisey and smelly.

Chinatown? Wow I thought that was just the place that tourist shop at, I didn_t even think there were residents but heck, if it_s less expensive than any other area in Manhatten go for it!

I agree. Brown eyed girl..i wouldnt live ther even if they paid me too. Its full of fish markets, garbage and too many ppl. The streets in taht area are so dirty.