Do I Live in Gotham City?

Sometimes I feel like I’m living in the fictional Gotham City. Gotham has alleys; so does Chicago, while NYC doesn’t. I’ve lived in this area for a long time. It’s supposed to be a nice and safe neighborhood.

But it seems like I’m hearing sirens every day and night nowadays. I have the Citizen app on my phone, and I get alerts about crimes and sex offenders in the neighborhood multiple times a day, and it just seems to be getting worse. I don’t feel safe taking the subway even though it’s VERY convenient. There’s always an incident down the street at the senior apartment building or CVS. It’s really sad and scary.