I agree, but I toughed it out and I felt that it was worth it. It's very depressing and while I (who've lived in NYC for 14 years) have heard mention many time

I agree, but I toughed it out and I felt that it was worth it. It's very depressing and while I (who've lived in NYC for 14 years) have heard mention many times of East New York, and how it's a really shitty neighborhood, I had no idea that it really is the worst neighborhood in NYC. It's really quite depressing, though the author does mention some initiatives that perhaps are a sign of a light at the end of a tunnel that's more than a hundred years long.