Is Brooklyn Safe for Solo Female Travelers?

Solo travel

Brooklyn has authentic, tasty foods characteristic of each neighborhood. As it’s large, there are more residential areas as well as a few unsafe areas the deeper south / more east you get. However. overall there’s a clear sense of culture and history behind the city. Be sure to check out Prospect Park, Brooklyn Heights, as well as the Williamsburg / Greenpoint neighborhoods for more tourist and newer attractions.

Solo travel

I’ve spent quite a bit of time in Williamsburg. Walk down the street and find 10 things to do, most nights. Take the train to easily get from place to place. Lots of expensive shopping if you’re into that, or interesting window-shopping - that’s fun too. Some really cool vintage/thrift shops. Multiple small venues for live music. TONS of places to eat and drink. I have stayed at the Pod Hotel in Williamsburg several times, all good experiences, relatively affordable. Use common sense and you...

Brooklyn is generally safe, I’m in southern Brooklyn, in Bensonhurst. This neighborhood does border Dyker Heights which tend to be a very conservative area, however. I’m queer, and I have walked around with my girlfriend, and never had an issue. I would generally say, respect peoples personal space, including personal cars, and you should be fine.

I have never heard of any crime being done since I am living here. I feel very very safe, it’s an amazing and convenient place, easy access to a lot of things, food, drinks, park’s laundry and many many more

Like any other big city, keep your wits about you and pay attention to your surroundings. 99% of the time you won’t see or hear anything too crazy, but if you’re coming from a small town or the middle of nowhere, NYC might be a bit of a culture shock.

Very safe. There's tons of street lights, and cameras around watching. People are generally good and trying to help. Also cops respond very fast so that makes things feel better. I'd say NYC is a lot safer than it was in the 90s and 80s.