Violent cities, people who live in violent cities, find a way - as New Yorkers did 30 or 40 years ago - they find a way to just carry on. But you're stressed out. You're worried, you know.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
The more traumatic events you endure with the city, the more of a New Yorker you become.
In New York, you're forced to deal with life; it's there in front of you on a daily basis.
As a city, we have to face the reality that New York's minority communities experience a disproportionate share of violent crime.
Without individuals feeling safe and having an environment of safety, they then have reluctance of taking part in the city of being active. They wind up wanting to leave the city. That's more detrimental.
These are tough times, and the New Yorkers I have met are facing economic adversity with grace and dignity. They worry about their future, care about their neighbors and hope this storm will pass so they can focus on better days ahead.
There's always elements of danger in New York, but people are always out on the street. I don't feel scared there at all.
My life in Brooklyn was in constant danger because of my bad health.
I am more of a New Yorker than ever and just actually, sometimes I fantasize about living somewhere else, where it's maybe not quite so crowded or stressful, blah, blah, blah and after September 11th, I guess I could just not imagine living anywhere else.
I feel like I just have such the blood and bones of a New Yorker that I can almost imagine better, like, giving up the fight and not being able to afford the city and going out West, keeping a small place here, and then when I'm like 80, coming back here, living on the park and going to the theater.
I spent a lot of my life schlepping around New York with people not doing things for me.
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