<p>my mom is worried about the location of the school and how it's in "The City"
she grew up in New York, I have family there, and so on. So I am familiar with it.
But I was just wondering, to any woman out there who is planning to apply/ or already goes to the school, how is it? Safety-wise I mean. My brother goes to a college in Philly and she is not so scared for him. </p>
<p>Of course, each time I was in the city, i was with a group of people, but not by myself, with an armful of books or something. I myself am a little nervous, but not too much. </p>
<p>Please let me know! This school is one of my top favorites!</p>
<p>Unless I'm walking down a really quiet street at 1am in the morning by myself, I feel 100% safe. Also, the area right by NYU is almost always bustling with activity and other students, so that doesn't even really happen often. I don't think it's any more dangerous than the average college campus (I mean, c'mon, poorly lit paths and forested areas and way fewer people around...) Just use common sense and you'll be fine.</p>
<p>thanks a lot! that really puts me at ease, now i don't have to worry about that so much</p>
<p>sugarglider, I am a parent who attended (with my D, of course) an event for students admitted to Tisch last Saturday and the head of security spoke at length about security on campus and in the residence halls and as a parent, I felt quite satisfied that as long as my daughter takes reasonable precautions (doesn't walk home alone late a night, etc.) it's safe. NYU is located in the second precinct of NYC, which has among the lowest crime stats. In addition, students must not only swipe their cards to get into their dorms, but also punch in a number, and guests have to be signed in, even parents. In addition, the U has a "safe haven" program wherein local merchants have agreed that if students feel they are being bothered by someone on the street, the student can duck into the store and the manager will call NYU security or the NYU police. There also is a 24 hour escort service to take kids from one part of the campus to another safely.</p>
<p>I live in Philadelphia and I'm happy that my son is in NYC. think safety in numbers. </p>
<p>Not sure what college in Philly your brother goes to but, Univ of Penn, Temple, Drexel, Lasalle and St. Joes are not in the best areas. Oh wait a minute, there is no good area left here.</p>
<p>I personally think the village is a safe area during daytime. Around night I've seen dealers and to be blunt, 'sketchy looking' people around washington square park.
and like NotMamaRose said, there's a lot of security in the buildings.</p>
<p>Walking around at night by myself is really the only time I feel somewhat unsafe, but I shouldn't be doing that much anyway. Like the above posters said, there are usually plenty of people around at all times of the day.</p>
<p>In reality, there is no safe place. Crimes can happen anywhere at anytime. Personally, I feel NYU is quite a safe place to be in, and there are plenty of tourists and students at night.</p>
<p>Just follow common sense. Don't walk around in the middle of the night and if someone looks shady...then they probably <em>are</em> shady. xD Don't take things from strangers, don't get into their van, etc.</p>
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Not sure what college in Philly your brother goes to but, Univ of Penn, Temple, Drexel, Lasalle and St. Joes are not in the best areas. Oh wait a minute, there is no good area left here.
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puh-lease...</p>
<p>really???? do you want to see the police briefs??</p>
<p>Welcome</a> To Northeast Times
this is a two week period in just 1 section of the city.</p>
<p>2 weeks ago a man was killed on the subway platform at 2:30pm by a bunch of truants.</p>
<p>400 + murders last year.</p>
<p>No, it's not the OK corral in my front yard, ... oh wait a minute there was that shooting (murder) of an armored guard at the bank across the street last year. </p>
<p>per capita, I think NYC is safer than Philly. <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/23/us/23philadelphia.html?_r=1&oref=slogin%5B/url%5D">http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/23/us/23philadelphia.html?_r=1&oref=slogin</a></p>
<p>I came across this table in the NYTimes, published 1/6/08. The data is 2 yrs old and I have no idea of the reporting methodology. It is interesting however from a comparative viewpoint. Apparently, these are the 131 biggest colleges in terms of overall enrollment (undergrad, grad, professional, adult ed, ... etc). You can see that NYU stacks up among the safest in the categories listed. Others of interest (urban) are:
USC (33,400)
Temple (32,600)
Boston U (31,600)
Harvard (25,700) a shocker!
UPenn (23,700)
Columbia (21,200)</p>
<p>The</a> New York Times > Education > Image > On-Campus Incidents, Main Campus, 2006</p>
<p>Trust me, Sue is correct. Philly isn't exactly the most friendly city :p</p>
<p>As a person who also lives there, I'll have to respectfully disagree. :)</p>
<p>C'mon people, show us the brotherly love :D</p>
<p>And don't forget, if a nice stranger pulls up to you on a cold night, rolls down the window and offers you candy and a ride, don't take it - he probably isn't nice, and it's probably not candy :)</p>
<p>sugarglider, hopefully these posts have answered your mom's concerns. but if not, have her send me a pm and i'll respond - our D goes there and she has had absolutely no problems - her friends are all over the city and she gets around quite with no problems. like all cities, you'll be fine if you don't do really stupid things...</p>
<p>I have some family that are literally a couple blocks away from wsp and I've walk from their apartment to places like union square and the east village by myself numerous times. I feel totally safe their. Also, security is really tight around the wsp area. When I went on a tour my sophomore year, they bragged about how safe it is. Your mom's concerned about nothing.</p>
<p>The security at NYU is intense--to the point of obnoxiousness. You have to flash your ID to get into your classes. You swipe your ID into YOUR dorm. For other dorms, a friend has to sign you in. </p>
<p>Outside of the buildings, you just have to be careful. If you're sitting in Starbucks doing work, take your purse with you if you need to go to the bathroom.</p>
<p>My only suggestion is not to live in Cliff St. dorm (only for upperclassmen). It's in the financial district and is kinda scary.</p>