This post reeks of "Read the headline, but didn't read the article".

The app sucks and the city isn’t making much money. They likely could have made more by just licensing out gambling to national providers like FanDuel, Draft Kings, and Barstool.

One thousand percent agree - they can make a broth.

A lot of the spikes are due to massive one-off events in a season and should be regarded more as statistical outliers. 2009-10 had a few of those, but 2014 and 2016 only one major dump.

Even so, we appear to be headed to the second lowest since 1960.

I just don’t love their noodles - great bowl but those soba-ish noodles are a turn off for me.

Dc ain’t safe like it used to be that’s a fact

My complaint is about the shoddy construction by a club of developers who donate heavily to campaigns

Dunno about the article, but in the last month or so while out walking the dog in the morning I’ve personally walked by 4-5 businesses with smashed in front doors, glass still all over the sidewalk. Can’t say that it makes me feel “unsafe,” but it does piss me off. Many of them have been businesses that i frequent, and at some point they’ll just say “eff this” and not re-open. Small businesses in this area have enough challenges these days without worrying about constant break-ins.

I believe we have entered into a realm where people are becoming more and more likely to become paranoid from reading too much. You’re seeing it all over. Isolating yourself, doom scrolling while being bombarded by negative posts. It really does create anxiety and fear in people and they probably don’t realize it. People literally need to go outside and take some deep breaths and detach from social media.

I’ve been reading DCist since Ryan Avent started it as an blog with sports and The Week in Jazz thrown in. It’s evolved from a wonky urbanist policy site to a local news site to a social justice/activist megaphone site, which is fine. They’re free to publish any agitprop they deem relevant, so long as you know that all roads lead to racism, gentrification, food deserts, etc. As for the crime issue, long term trends are downward, but recent trends are upward, which is why some people feel unsafe. The thing is, I grew up going to punk shows in DC in the ‘80s when the murder rate was climbing, but I never felt unsafe because most of the violent crime was localized in Wards 7 & 8. That’s no longer the case. I think DC fills the vacuum left by WaPo’s pathetic Metro coverage; their deep dive stories on the people who have been shot read like they were generated by a bot: kid with promising future dies in shootout, calls for action go unheeded, much handwringing, rinse, lather, repeat. At least DCist posts some positive stories about developments east of the river.

Jack Evans looks on in envy.

The fastest way out may change depending on the time of day. I would suggest setting something in takoma park and/or alexandria into your google maps and selecting the leave by option to get an estimated time based in when you want to leave.

Have you tried emailing them? I've had a lot of luck with that for a different embassy

Or a member of the national guard! But totally not a police state.

(This was a suggestion made in another hand-wringing post)

And today the weather is slapping you in the face and screaming PSYCH!!!!!

Depends on where you lived as a child. If it was crestwood or chevy chase, somewhere along those lines, Columbia Heights can be a bit scary at times. But its a good location near things someone your age may enjoy. If you lived in say petworth or shaw, then maybe slightly a more noticeable air of crime and def more bike lanes, but mostly the same DC. Navy yard, the waterfront and Shaw have more things now. DC has grown into more of a food city now then it was back then I think, which is good!

Yes, a total liability for DC and discussed many times in this sub and WaPo and City Paper documented the nepotism in awarding to Intralot with a local business front connected to DC Council Member.

Corruption has been endemic in DC government for decades so nothing new. A few businesses I know were thinking of bidding for support service contracts but walked away after seeing how rigged the bid process seemed. Everybody knew.

What’s the issue? It’s just tax revenue the same way liquor, cannabis, tobacco, and lottery are. Vice responsibly

Animals as Leaders

I can’t really speak to the +/- 7 year stat that they use as the main basis, but I’ve lived in Adams Morgan for the past 5 years and to me it does feel less safe than pre-pandemic.

A bunch of recent stuff I think has put people on edge (multiple robberies, burglaries, at least one stabbing, one murder). For example, CakeRoom just got smash n grabbed just Thursday night.

I am also always skeptical on crime stats as there is a risk of underreporting (both historically and currently). It definitely seems like criminals are bolder and less fearful of consequences, especiallly for minor crimes. Maybe others share this perception (i.e., nothing will happen so why should I report it).

Call me naive or newer to DC or that the stats don’t line up with what I’m thinking - but something definitely feels off.

Hollywood East in Wheaton, or Mark’s Duck House in Falls Church.

Da Hong Pao in Logan Circle is… ok. Decent enough if you’re limited to DC proper

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Eh, this place was good when Bush was there. When we go now, it’s only for the duck. Even the duck now is just ok. We only go now for the nostalgia when my mom comes into town, once every year or 2.

It’s gotten a lot better but is mostly just horrible odds. Still not great app but way better than v1

It’s now stand on the left walk on the right - trying to even out some of that wear on the escalators