Alumni Quad Safety Concerns

SUNYJMM
Mon, 20 Jul 2015 19:46:13 +0000

So I am not a residential student; I am in fact a commuter student. I live in Albany and I have lived here for the passed 4 years. Before, I lived in a town called “Guilderland” which is literally right outside of Albany (uptown campus is actually somewhat within Guilderland). I know this area extremely well, so I feel like I can help.

Let me just start with this: I walk home from my friend’s house on State St all of the time at varying hours of the night and I have NEVER once felt threatened. I have never had any of my friends tell me that they were threatened within the area either. Cops are constantly patrolling the area to ensure safety, especially of the students. Alumni quad itself is very safe; there are no intruders lurking. The area surrounding Alumni is the “college ghetto,” which is where all of the college students live in the downtown apartments. Trust me, you will be okay. I don’t know why Albany is considered to be so dangerous.

Yeah, Albany has it’s issues like any other city but nothing extreme. You will be perfectly fine; the most you will see is a bunch of drunk college kids running around or someone playing music loudly in their car lol