Is the Bowery neighborhood in New York City safe?

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JenMac 2yrs+
It's almost perfectly safe. Bowery is really trendy right now so it's pretty expensive. And, for the most part, it's young professionals and there isn't a ton of crime. There's always a lot of people out, as well, so it's never scary late at night. The only problem with the Bowery is that there is still a little bit of linger from its glory days as the meth / crack capital of Manhattan: there's some riffraff still milling about -- especially around Mars Bar and the Astor Place Starbucks (which I am convinced is the porthole to Hell). Some of my really yuppie friends live there and they've never had a problem, though.
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