<p>^well I live there now, not quite as terrible as make it out to be. The Columbia precinct is statistically one of safest in manhattan and in nyc (look it up if you don’t believe me), the area also has nice restaurants and high rent prices in the vicinity, all factors substantiating that it’s actually in one of the nicer neighborhoods in the city. 15-20 years ago the area was depressing, dangerous and terrible.</p>