This is in fact a bad neighborhood. Close to the Stapleton Projects, the somewhat nicer homes here cannot disguise the fact. The schools here are atrocious, and teachers are afraid even of the elementary school ones. However, there are a lot of accessible services. For those who want to get to work at the ferry and run out of the house late, gypsy vans stop at the corners by the bus stops, and will take you to work at breakneck pace for only a few dollars. There is a dry cleaners, a home improvement store, and several grocery-type stores. There is a shooting every now and then, but if you really can't afford a better place, then this is perhaps the first step up out of poverty. Some row houses are being created that are still inexpensive due to the neighborhood. Buying now and sticking it out twenty years or so might bring improvement.