Not sure. Same restaurant no clue about alcohol policies at Mt vernon

This is the best advice here imo.

I live in this area and I would personally not do this walk as a woman at night

I've had it in Washington Hill, figured it was pipes or something.

The bit along Orleans might be the part to stay alert the most. More and more it seems people are driving around looking for people to rob rather than lying in wait in some dark alley. Kinda make sense, as they will have a lot more potential targets and immediate access to a quick getaway.

Fine in day. Best to go down Greene st rather than paca. Would not do after sunset. Def would not do if female. Lots of us in that apt complex have bikes, get a cheap one when you get here.

The walk is probably safer than you posting addresses of a walk you’re doing frequently online

A very small one, but influential for their size and cause: Ballet After Dark.

I wouldn’t want to do it, and I’m a middle-aged male for what it’s worth.

If you do have to do it, maintain situational awareness at all times.

After dark, though? Thanks but no thanks.

The Walters and the BMA.

Carry mace and a rape whistle

Oh that sounds awful! I’m sorry you had to go through that. My landlord in Bolton hill was unlicensed and I had a lot of pest issues. They never quite fixed it as I still talk to my old neighbor and she gives me all the tea sigh

I thought the subreddit would have a comprehensive sidebar by now so that’s why I asked. I know the community associations list apartment complexes but they don’t provide reviews so it’s always helpful to get folks who aren’t homeowners and their good experiences from here!

Fair point!

During the day you should be ok but it's a bit sketch a few blocks north and down around Lexington Market. I'd walk down Park and across Fayette or Baltimore, much less sketchy than the other routes.

I did this walk.

It was sometimes scary, frequently boring. Depending on the time of night, you’ll find it’s boring more often than not.

But what it is is empty. Very empty. On Howard, there are apartment buildings but they are totally noise-isolated so you’re basically alone on that stretch.

I used to take the last light rail from Hanover to Lexington Market and walk down Saratoga to Clay. It would be past 11pm. I’m a woman. I worried about it quite a bit but after I did it for awhile, it felt routine and I never encountered an issue.

That isn’t to say I couldn’t have. It’s frequently surprising to me that I never had a moment where I felt really afraid. Mostly just jumpy and nervous.

Don’t take Cathedral. It’s more likely you’ll run into trouble going that way. Take Charles all the way down. There are convenience stores and restaurants along the way. It’ll be the least lonely part of your walk.

Better yet, get really comfortable with those scooters! It’ll be your best bet to zip right through without running into a problem.

But tl;dr - I did this walk. I never had a problem, but it always felt like I could. Be careful. Be aware. Don’t wear noise canceling headphones. Don’t carry anything super valuable.

Recidivism rates amongst program participants judged against general recidivism rates seems like a good place to start just off the top of my head, I suppose.

Will take you up on that offer!! Thanks!! Probably will send a pm later today or sometime tomorrow :)

I will definitely look them up! I’m not too familiar with the Hollins Market/Pigtown neighborhood. Im a quite petite woman; would this be a good neighborhood ito safety with walking around and street parking?

Would love to get your input!

Thank you!

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I saw that too! Glad I was informed in advance haha.

I’d take Baltimore to Park then go up on Park

Thank you!

Omg thank you for posting! I’m also trying to keep an eye for a studio too, and I work in Fells Point. It’s annoying how Chasen took up like half of Mt. Vernon properties and Fells Point.

I used to live in one of Bay Management apartments in Mt. Vernon, and I would not want to go back. I used to live in the building on St. Paul with a local theater club in the basement, and I had too many complaints.

One time, the maintenance would attempt to “fix” our super out of date shower system, and left my roommate and I shower less for a week (I had to shower in the gym) until they hired outside contractors to replace the parts.

The other instance was that they used to have trash rooms every floor in the first month or two of our lease, until they decided to cut the cost, and make all of us hauling trash to the back of the building, which can be dangerous in winter, because you have to walk down steps on the side of the building to get to the back of the building.

The closet rod kept falling apart to the point that I had to ask my dad to get bigger screw Mount to hold it, and it fell off again bc the wall were old af and cheaply painted/patched.

No

I agree, but how on earth do we quantify the impact of these programs? How do we know if a change, or no change, in crime is the impact of them or the police? Or any other factor?

My point isn't that we shouldn't worry about the impact of a $10 million program. Just that we should spend literally ten thousand times the time, effort, and money making sure the cops are not wasting our money, because they have literally ten thousand times the budget.