"As a visitor I no doubt avoided the nastiest areas of the city" That was so blatantly obvious that it is a little weird that you thought you needed to mention

"As a visitor I no doubt avoided the nastiest areas of the city" That was so blatantly obvious that it is a little weird that you thought you needed to mention it. I think its mind blowing that someone could think that the general vibe in NYC (let alone friendliest city in US) was the same in 89, 97, 01-02, 06, 09? If you dont like years that is crack epidemic, Giuliani crime cleanup, pre/post 9/11, bull market, and housing crash.