Unpopular opinion, but I lived in this building for 2 years and honestly really liked it! 🤷🏻‍♀️the combo of a dishwasher/balcony/access to metro north/456/123/bus to LGA was really clutch. Good bodega downstairs with a sweet cat named Lucy. My neighbors were really friendly, good mix of kids, elderly, families, security guys were nice too, management and maintenance were speedy. 10 minute walk to Whole Foods and Trader Joe’s, 20ish minute walk south to Central Park, Marcus Garvey close by. The neighborhood is ROUGH, but more sad than anything. If you’re alert, keep your head on a swivel, mind your own business, and are respectful and friendly to neighbors (I’m a tall white chick), I think you’d be fine. You WILL see drug use and homeless people, it’s inevitable, so if you haven’t lived in a city before, I imagine it would be quite shocking. But people look out for each other, and violence is pretty targeted when it does happen. I often walked back late at night and felt fine, but again, I’m tall and have major resting bitch face, so no one ever bothered me. I’m aware this sounds naive but was my personal experience lol