"Brick" > wrote:
> [ . . . ]
> What the OP was trying to politely say, is that certain areas of NYC
> can be extremely hazardous to your health if you don't belong there.
> It doesn't matter whether it's right or wrong or whether you like it or
> not. That's the way it is and has been for a very long time.

Ok, I'm a Sichy kid from da North Bronx. Back in the late 50's, early 60's,
I hung a lot in Harlem & Spanish Harlem, no problemo. Even then, I avoided
the South Bronx, except for occasional treks to Fox St.

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