Downtowns are back

[JManc]

Originally Posted by Crawford

Yeah, Lower Manhattan wouldn't be high on my list of Manhattan neighborhoods for living. It was never "bombed out", BTW. Ever. Even in NYC's worst years, it never had troubled areas.

One of the big reasons you see more traditional families down there is because a bunch of elite private schools opened. Leman Prep, Blue School, Pine Street School, etc. Also, the public schools are some of the best in the city.

It wasn't the south Bronx but I saw cars being stripped and buildings in the area were worse for wear.