Just found out the hostel i'm staying it is in harlem, jazz villa

[Fiyero13]

Posted: 10/21/08 at 11:14am

Is this safe? if i come back at midnight after a show will it be pretty dangerous? Updated On: 10/21/08 at 11:14 AM

[PalJoey]

Posted: 10/21/08 at 11:15am

Oh for crap's sake.

[doodlenyc]

Posted: 10/21/08 at 11:21am

I always stay at Jizz Villa.

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 10/21/08 at 11:22am

What room are you staying in?

[Reginald Tresilian]

Posted: 10/21/08 at 11:23am

It's a perfectly legitimate question. Some of Harlem is sketchy, as are other parts of all five boroughs. I live on the upper east side, though the little maps in taxis call where I live Spanish Harlem. And there are a few blocks even there that I'm wary of.

But you're staying in a well-trafficked area, not too far from a subway line, so you'll be fine. It's a very interesting neighborhood.

[Fiyero13]

Posted: 10/21/08 at 11:34am

yeah i'm a 23 year old asian male...does that make a difference, all i'm gonna do is walk from the subway to the hostel

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 10/21/08 at 11:39am

I'm pretty sure Asians aren't allowed to stay in Harlem.

[blueroses]

Posted: 10/21/08 at 11:42am

Harlem hostels are hostile to Asians.

[Fiyero13]

Posted: 10/21/08 at 11:47am

funny, funny

alright, another question is how far is it from the theatre district?

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 10/21/08 at 12:40pm

Too bad Asians aren't allowed to use Google maps, either.

[Reginald Tresilian]

Posted: 10/21/08 at 12:47pm

Make good use of hopstop.com. Click on New York, then enter your start and end points. It'll give you subway directions and walking maps.

[dry2olives]

Posted: 10/21/08 at 1:30pm

The 2/3 trains from 125th Street will get you to 42nd Street/Times Square in about 15-20 minutes. Harlem is not nearly as dangerous after dark as it was when I first moved to New York 20 years ago but any neighborhood in New York can be dangerous. I don't say that to scare you, but to just make you aware to always be alert. Just keep your eyes open and avoid dark, empty side streets and you should be fine.

[KathyGriffinLovesYou]

Posted: 10/21/08 at 8:00pm

Be nice to Fiyero!

[artscallion]

Posted: 10/21/08 at 8:10pm

"Make good use of hopstop.com."

Hey, wasn't Hop Stop the Asian manservant on Bonanza?