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giscard78 t1_j6kk13x wrote

Summit Street NE in Carver-Langston or Summit Place NE in Eckington? Asking in case you just wrote Street without double checking the suffix.

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baileybabygirl t1_j6kr91e wrote

Carver Langston! I’ve been reading some things from residents saying it’s relatively quiet but also some people talk about shootings and things

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giscard78 t1_j6kswpu wrote

Carver Terrace, which is centered at 21st and Maryland NE (“21st n Vietnam”), has had decades long issues with violence. IIRC, it mainly feuds with Langston Terrace to the south. You could probably live there and be fine (assuming you don’t sell drugs) but maybe you’d be uncomfortable.

I think the bigger issue is that there’s really not anything around there and if you end up not feeling comfortable walking around, you’re gonna end up driving everywhere, and before getting into the car vs no car debate, it’ll just be a pain every time you want to do something. People put up with crime in other neighborhoods because they have something to offer, that area does not. The USDA closed the M Street NE entrance to the arboretum in the early 90s and hasn’t looked back (you have to go up Bladensburg to R NE to get in).

Unless you really need to be near Gallaudet, H Street, or something over there, and assuming you’re interested in the $630k house there, neighborhoods like Riggs Park, Queen’s Chapel, Michigan Park, And Lamond Riggs or even Brightwood Park are closer to things to do and honestly, probably safer. Maybe that’s just my preference, idk. Brentwood DC might also be slightly more central and offer more to do but it’s safety is probably not quite like the above mentioned neighborhoods.

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Deanocracy t1_j6kxxsb wrote

The completeness of this response is lacking in my professional and reddit life.

Bravo.

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giscard78 t1_j6l3cxj wrote

> professional life

Hire me as a GS-14, I’ll write you complete answers all day. Shit, I’ll even show you my work.

In all seriousness, if you’re interested in learning about neighborhoods, googling “washingtonpost.com: “neighborhood” (you can even add “year”) is a great way to learn about neighborhood history. Make sure to include quotes around the neighborhood name and a separate set for the year if you include that part. Obviously, there’s going to be some bias from what the Post writes but it is a decent record. The best is finding articles that link to other local sources.

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