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In reality the number is far higher than that, it just doesn’t get reported. On any given ride you have a pretty high likelihood of have “an incident” with a de

In reality the number is far higher than that, it just doesn’t get reported. On any given ride you have a pretty high likelihood of have “an incident” with a deranged member of the public, and your odds skyrocket if you’re a woman. Multiple women I know get a random weirdo trying to corner them in the subway or follow them at least once a week. None of this gets reported.

jakelazaroff 2y ago
For the people who don’t live in NYC: “incident with a deranged member of the public” is usually code for “sharing space with a homeless person minding their own business”. That is (sadly) not infrequent. Incidents in which you’re actually in danger are vanishingly rare.
senordevnyc 2y ago
Since you’re claiming the data is false and pointing to vague anecdotes: I’ve lived in NYC for more than a decade, and this is total bullshit. Yes, what you’re saying does happen, but very rarely in my experience.
- throw__away7391 2y ago
  Well I’ve got you beat by over a decade. It happens, and it happens all the time. I’m going to go out on a limb and guess that you actually live in Brooklyn, in or near Williamsburg, and not in the city.
  - senordevnyc 2y ago
    I live on the UWS, but it's pretty lame to say people who live in Brooklyn don't live in the city.
    - throw__away7391 2y ago
      You’re really trying to have it both ways here. Only Manhattan counts as the city. Brooklyn is Long Island. The outer boroughs were added for political reasons centuries after the city was established. UWS is one of, if not the most tranquil places in the city, but take a train in any direction from Union Station or any other major hub and it’s pure bedlam.
      - jakelazaroff 2y ago
        Come on man, this is just straight up not true. I’ve hung out downtown for basically my entire life, lived and/or commuted around and through Union Square for ten plus years and it’s nothing like you’re describing.
      - senordevnyc 2y ago
        Not really interested in arguing about this literally more than 127 years after it was decided. All five boroughs are NYC. And I leave the UWS almost every single day, and it's nowhere near as bad as you're describing. Maybe it changed since you left who knows how long ago. Or you never lived here at all. Don't really care at this point, just wanted to add my voice to the convo. It's clear we disagree, and I wish you the best!

jakelazaroff 2y ago

For the people who don’t live in NYC: “incident with a deranged member of the public” is usually code for “sharing space with a homeless person minding their own business”. That is (sadly) not infrequent. Incidents in which you’re actually in danger are vanishingly rare.

senordevnyc 2y ago

Since you’re claiming the data is false and pointing to vague anecdotes: I’ve lived in NYC for more than a decade, and this is total bullshit. Yes, what you’re saying does happen, but very rarely in my experience.

throw__away7391 2y ago
Well I’ve got you beat by over a decade. It happens, and it happens all the time. I’m going to go out on a limb and guess that you actually live in Brooklyn, in or near Williamsburg, and not in the city.
- senordevnyc 2y ago
  I live on the UWS, but it's pretty lame to say people who live in Brooklyn don't live in the city.
  - throw__away7391 2y ago
    You’re really trying to have it both ways here. Only Manhattan counts as the city. Brooklyn is Long Island. The outer boroughs were added for political reasons centuries after the city was established. UWS is one of, if not the most tranquil places in the city, but take a train in any direction from Union Station or any other major hub and it’s pure bedlam.
    - jakelazaroff 2y ago
      Come on man, this is just straight up not true. I’ve hung out downtown for basically my entire life, lived and/or commuted around and through Union Square for ten plus years and it’s nothing like you’re describing.
    - senordevnyc 2y ago
      Not really interested in arguing about this literally more than 127 years after it was decided. All five boroughs are NYC. And I leave the UWS almost every single day, and it's nowhere near as bad as you're describing. Maybe it changed since you left who knows how long ago. Or you never lived here at all. Don't really care at this point, just wanted to add my voice to the convo. It's clear we disagree, and I wish you the best!