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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Nonsense.  It is a VERY SAFE place. Normal precautions apply to anyone in any city, especially not walking in some parks alone at night.

That poor girl was stabbed in a park in the evening after dark when walking alone.

Morningside Heights is either the first or second safest precinct in all of New York City. NYC is one of the safest cities in the world, and certainly one of the very safest in the US[/quote]

I have lived in that neighborhood.

The article says she was walking alone in Morningside Park after 7:00PM (when it would have been pitch dark in December).  Before you bother jumping on me, I am NOT victim blaming.  The fault for her attack is squarely on the 13 and 14-year-old kids who killed her.  But alone, after dark, in any major city, you stick to the streets (where lots of people will be out at 7:00PM) and not in the parks.  The park is on the edge of the island.  There's no need to cut through there to get anywhere.  Even if getting exercise, stay on the populated streets.

So no, you don't risk your life going to Barnard.  Just remember that you're in NYC and not in your idyllic suburban hometown and act accordingly.

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