I had a scary experience in NYC last night
Normally I'm the kind of person who has no trouble walking around late at night. It's common for me to be out at 3-4 AM and I never even feel a little bit nervous, but last night at about 9:30 PM I got legitimately spooked for the first time since I moved here like 9 months ago.
I was walking through Stuy Town, which is that area with all those identical looking red brick housing project type buildings with a lot of trees and grass in between them. It was pretty dark there with the trees and all, and even though it was a Friday night there weren't that many people around.
I heard some footsteps approaching quickly behind me. They were quiet footsteps but they were quick. I looked a little bit to the side so I could see my own shadow, and the shadow of another person quickly approached mine, but suddenly slowed down RIGHT behind me, like a foot away, and matched my speed. Then I hear this really intimidating but soft exhale, like the sound that someone would make right before they go in for the kill.
I didn't even turn around, I just ran for 3 or 4 seconds than quickly took a turn around a corner and walked away rapidly.
Dang. I'm movin up there on Thursday for B school (NYU) and have been a little sketched about this sorta thing. I'm not familiar with that part of town ... what main neighborhoods is it near?
You sure it wasn't your own footsteps/shadow? Why didn't you turn around? I've never heard of anything bad happening in Stuy Town as seedy as it is
haha. sometimes I'm in a rush so I have to run to where I'm going (or I just don't feel like walking since it takes longer) and I usually slow down when I catch up to someone/don't pass them so that they don't think I'm some weird asshole. I will usually then walk past them for a little and then start running again.
idk maybe its just me but I feel like this is one of those sort of things. If that person wanted to kill you, they probably would have.
Stupid banker you should just stay in the office.
Maybe you dropped something and they were about to return it
Not a banker. Not even close.
Nah, they would've definitely had said "excuse me" or something instead of trying to sneak up behind me.
Also it definitely wasn't my own shadow.
Sometimes my dog is also afraid of his shadow
If you're a dude, this behavior is inexcusable.
Lol at Sty town being "the projects"
I know it's not "the projects", I said that the buildings were that style though
I am glad nothing happened to you man.
you sound like a vagina
why is this even in the "I-Banking Bullpen"???
thats when you casually pull out your ka-bar and make it visible to the person behind you.
I envy anyone who lives in Stuy Town. It's gorgeous. I walked through the other night and they were showing Life of Pi. The basketball courts are the nicest in the city. It's like a college campus in Manhattan. It's not far from seedy areas but it's really safe. They have security that rides around at night and those lamps you can hit the button on for emergencies.
The guy who ran up on you may have been fucking with you to make his friends laugh.
Like what, Avenue B? Gramercy? I'm guessing you're not from NYC?
I live a few blocks away and am from NJ. But I'm referring to the Jacob Riis houses on Avenue D.
The Jacob Riis houses are a solid half mile from the heart of Sty town. I used to live on Ave C around 8th and never felt unsafe -- the block between C and D is huge
No judgement but why the hell are you walking by yourself at 3-4 am in the morning?
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