@ucbalumnus, interesting. When people say they don’t want to be in areas with bad schools and/or high crime, I take that to mean that they don’t want to be in areas with bad schools and/or high crime, not that they don’t want to be with lower-SES people
@blossom, admittedly, I didn’t have kids when I lived in the NYC area. If NYC public schools are good enough for you, then certainly, some parts of the outer boroughs are options (assuming that you’re willing to put up with the NYC income tax). And I have nothing against the outer boroughs. I loved visiting parts of Queens. Great food there.