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Mother_Tangerine4398 t1_j4m3x99 wrote

Is Northern Liberties safe for a young woman on her own? I'm potentially moving to a place on 2nd street in Northern Liberties and I'm in a long distance relationship with my girlfriend. Every other month, she'll come out and visit me for about a week which means she'd be at my place by herself while I'm at work, probably wanting to walk around and do stuff on her own until I get home. I just want to be extra careful that wherever I choose to live will be ok for a woman in her 20's to be walking around on her own, and while I've explored the are a bit and thought it seemed great, I know things may be different from a woman's perspective.
Curious to hear what people who have lived in the area longer think!

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Chimpskibot t1_j4o84de wrote

This may be one of the most gentrified neighborhoods in the city along with graduate hospital and Fairmount. I’m pretty sure Nolibs has one of the highest per capita incomes in the city. You will be super safe and N2nd is highly foot trafficked, you will basically never be alone.

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TheAdamist t1_j4na4fc wrote

2nd Street is fine from spring garden to girard, super gentrified, if you are south of spring garden im not as familiar. There isnt much south other than one condo building and crazy intersections.

Many nightlife places to checkout, standard tap has been around forever, the abbaye over on 3rd, urban village brewery up towards girard, heritage, etc.

I would be aware of your surroundings at the 95 overpass at spring garden station, sometimes people hangout there. Also for spring garden station itself, exit on the south side where the entrance is. The north side exit has a blind uturn that people relieve themselves or hangout in and you can't see them from the top of the stairs.

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Mother_Tangerine4398 t1_j4pz7rn wrote

Thank you for the advice! I would be between spring garden and girard so this sounds promising.

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