I walked from home to elementary school daily ~3 miles in Queens growing up in the late 80’s. I was almost robbed once, but I was luckily able to avoid harm. Ot

I walked from home to elementary school daily ~3 miles in Queens growing up in the late 80’s. I was almost robbed once, but I was luckily able to avoid harm. Otherwise it was a totally uneventful experience. My nephew did get hit and injured (minor) by a car in Manhattan on the way to school (hit and run driver), so I guess that risk is real.