Altruistic_Ice_1666 t1_jdx0pl1 wrote on March 27, 2023 at 8:28 PM

(Posting this again because the other thread was old) I'm moving into an apartment in the city soon and found a place I really like on south street between front and second. I've heard that south street can be a little dangerous at times. Is this true for all of south street or is it more concentrated in certain areas?

TheAdamist t1_jdxjax4 wrote on March 27, 2023 at 10:33 PM

It gets crowded and rowdy when it starts to get warm in the evenings on south street. If the atvs show up makes things out of control. There was a mass shooting at 4th and south, and others nearby.

I would personally not live on south im too old for the summer shenanigans there. If you were several floors up, and away from any bars, maybe its worth it.

https://www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/tag/south-street-shooting/

Pfizer-Gang t1_jdy5a04 wrote on March 28, 2023 at 1:15 AM

It’s just as dangerous as any other place that creates crowds of drunk people. The shooting the person mentioned started as an argument between 2 groups of drunk people. Go figure.

Edit: best nightlife scene in Philly if you’re into that. I live a few blocks north and get the drunk people walking by in the early morning lol

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blinchik2020 t1_je0hv93 wrote on March 28, 2023 at 3:12 PM

Lots of teenagers making a ruckus down there. They used to knock out people randomly in the 2010s. I wouldn’t live there if I could live elsewhere in CC.

tellatella t1_je0z7cv wrote on March 28, 2023 at 5:02 PM

If you value quiet you wont enjoy it from Thursday night - Sunday night. Its not particularly "dangerous" but quality of life stuff can get annoying (trash, noise, stolen packages, etc). Other then that you have Society Hill/Old City to the north and Queen Village to the south so its easy to get around. Parking will suck as well but thats par for south philly in general.