
On the Road Again – New York City, New York, USA
On the Road Again
New York City – November 2001
I’m not used to being on this side of the “Is it safe to travel there?” question, but the past few weeks have put me squarely on the receiving end. Suddenly the place I live and work – home of my friends, Prospect Park, Ginger’s Bar, the Donut Luncheonette – is a
place people fear and avoid.
I cringe at the number of times I have asked others in Turkey, Guatemala, or some other vaguely unknown (to me) place: Is it okay for me to go there? Even if I’m a woman? Alone?
How many Zimbabwes do I have to trek through before understanding that people make lives in all these places – remote as they may be, misleading (or non-existent) as media coverage of them may be? I will never find out, because what catalyzed that understanding
for me was being asked, over and over: Is your home a dangerous place?
So, intrepid traveller: No. New York City is a place where people live. It has dangers like any other place and experiences you will find no place else. So don’t re-route your round-the-world ticket on our account. We’re still eating bagels and hailing taxis and being rude just like before, and if you want to see it, now’s as good a time as any.
Things to keep in mind…
ask someone on the platform or the train conductor if you’re not sure.
That all being said, I too am on the road again. I finally moved out of my beloved Brooklyn apartment and am journeying around Bolivia for the next few months.
It feels like a safe place to be.
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