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Upper East Side Home To City's Safest Blocks
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Jen Carlson
Published Feb 24, 2010
Modified Feb 24, 2010
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Apparently the city's safety zone is between 5th and Park Avenues, from 77th to 84th Street. The patch of space was just deemed the safest neighborhood in the city, according to a WalletPop.com survey. They note that there's a 1 in 625 chance of becoming a victim here, and the Daily News points out that the area has the highest median home prices in the country, with an average household earning around $5 million. One resident told the paper, "I always find it very safe. I even have a uniformed police officer in my building 24 hours a day, seven days a week because an ambassador lives in my building." Well la-di-da. And of course when there is a crime in the neighborhood, it's going to be high profile.
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Jen Carlson is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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