Question by Tom: Why would some people say New York City isn’t a good place to raise a child?
I’m not sure who drew up these weird rules of what the ”ideal” place to raise a child is. I’m not saying every city is ideal, but not every suburban or rural place is exactly either. One thing I always hear over and over is safety. Unless someone believes what they here in Hollywood, they’d realize cities like NYC, Boston & Chicago are very safe. Someone doesn’t have to be a cop to know how to read crime indexes rather than newspaper blogs and let in sink. New York City is ranked the 136th safest city with populations of at least 100,000, tied with Boise, Idaho. I hope that’s not ”intimidating.” Brooklyn is tied with Hartford, CT, a college town. You could see the links and sources provide on Wikipedia.

You may not own real estate (you may rent) or own an apartment with little property (therefore, low property taxes). You’d be able to afford private school (if that’s your preference). You wouldn’t need to own a car (helping save on not paying car insurance, car loans, wear and tear, gas, ect.). If you were from a suburb in Northern Jersey, if you opt’ed for the city instead you wouldn’t have to pay ridiculous property taxes. You’d have a cheap commute to work. Even if people have less children because of expense, there’d be so many children living in such a close proximity that they’d meet other kid’s as opposed to setting up ”play dates” on a cul-de-sac.

There’s pros and cons to everything. Besides space though (if that’s what someone desires – although it’d be more costly), everything seems to be leaning into the favor of the city. They’d be able to get around as a teenager without you having to chauffeur around everywhere. Wouldn’t it be more ideal to be able to see lots of different cultures first hand? Now just people from all over the world, but all over your country too. 85 percent of people don’t look the same. Not everyone comes from the same background.
You mention ”creeps.” On a suburban cul-de-sac, when no one’s outside, if a couple of kid’s are out on the street and a guy in an Ice Cream Truck asks them if they want to jump on there’s a chance no one will see. With people around everywhere – not to mention a higher cop-to-person ratio, it’d seem like those ”creeps” would have a much less likely chance of getting away with it.

Terrorist attacks is a legitimate concern, but if you were to live in a suburb and commute to New York City, like so many do, the parents would be equally as vulnerable. If it were biological, everyone in the city and nearby suburbs would be screwed. Ironically (and I say that due to higher stress level and pollution), New Yorkers (or New York residents) average a life expectancy of 2 years above the average of the country. People have closer and quicker access to hospitals, doctor offices, clinics, ect. There’s also a larger variety of foods at different stores within walking distance of where you live
You’d also be more custom to walking everywhere which provides exercise. You wouldn’t be lonely and would have a better chance of meeting someone too.

Best answer:

Answer by PotatoMan Is BACK
Hi,

Its not a good environment for many reasons,
1.In a distance the smog level is at max
2.There is almost no open space for a child to prosper exept for smoggy parks full of the only creeps who can survive in the dense area.
3.Chances of death there are raised do to cars smog and muggers.
4.Terrorist attacks happen here often including the infamous nerve gas attack on the new york subway.

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