When I moved there back in the day I was surprised at how dirty and full of graffiti even the "nice" parts of the city were. 3rd Ave was always a shithole: all the busses run through there, so it's always full of unsavory people. Back when I lived in the city I always used to hate waiting for a bus there late at night. I can't imagine what it's like now after the lockdowns and race riots.
Seattle is the only city I've ever been shouted at and called a nigger (I'm white) by a homeless(?) drunk. Just trying to wait for a bus to get back to my airbnb after TI8.
Been to a lot of cities, but Seattle was far and away the worst for vagrants, surprisingly beating out NYC
I remember I was visiting my dad up in Seattle back in 2004, and the thing that stands out to me the most about the city was just how many homeless people were zonked out in the gutters, shuffling around, or just sitting around. So many homeless. Things of course looked worse when I visited again in 2017 lol
The only time I've been to NYC was at the height of the Giuliani revival of the city right before 9/11, and I STILL got yelled at by homeless people in Times Square. I don't even want to imagine how bad it is now.
When I moved there back in the day I was surprised at how dirty and full of graffiti even the "nice" parts of the city were. 3rd Ave was always a shithole: all the busses run through there, so it's always full of unsavory people. Back when I lived in the city I always used to hate waiting for a bus there late at night. I can't imagine what it's like now after the lockdowns and race riots.
Seattle is the only city I've ever been shouted at and called a nigger (I'm white) by a homeless(?) drunk. Just trying to wait for a bus to get back to my airbnb after TI8.
Been to a lot of cities, but Seattle was far and away the worst for vagrants, surprisingly beating out NYC
I remember I was visiting my dad up in Seattle back in 2004, and the thing that stands out to me the most about the city was just how many homeless people were zonked out in the gutters, shuffling around, or just sitting around. So many homeless. Things of course looked worse when I visited again in 2017 lol
The only time I've been to NYC was at the height of the Giuliani revival of the city right before 9/11, and I STILL got yelled at by homeless people in Times Square. I don't even want to imagine how bad it is now.