Where I live in the Hawthorne neighborhood, I neither need to run nor
carry firearms when walking to/from the bus stop. The number 22 bus comes
frequently enough on weekdays and weekends that I just walk to Lyndale Ave
whenever it is convenient.
During the daytime around the areas with some traffic like Broadway and Lyndale it's OK. However, at other hours and at the more secluded corners muggings are a common occurance.
You may call it the 'hood, but I call that pejorative.
It doesn't take much observation to figure out that Hawthorne, Jordan, and the other affected neighborhoods are being used as "overflow" by the criminal justice system. On a summer day this 'hood has the look and feel of a prison yard, and violence is frequent. To survive here you have to stay inside a lot, lock up anything of value, and keep your vehicles off the street and inside a tall fence if not a garage. Many new home owners in Hawthorne for good reason make fencing their first home improvement.
hanging on in Hawthorne,
Dyna Sluyter
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