Is New York Safe for Solo Female Travelers?

Group travel

Genuinely New York is one of my favourite places to travel to the only downside of it is how expensive stays are. It’s super expensive to travel Solo and it’s best to go with groups. Safety wise it is great. There’s a lot of people everywhere at any time. The city is always alive and transport has always been great

Group travel

Visiting New York was an unforgettable experience. I felt safe throughout my trip, even while exploring the city late in the evening. The food scene was amazing—there’s everything from affordable street food to international cuisine. I stayed in a budget-friendly hotel in Manhattan, which was convenient for getting around. Public transportation made it easy to explore different neighborhoods and iconic places like Central Park, Times Square, and the Brooklyn Bridge.

Group travel

I love love loved New York. I went in 2023 before trump was elected thankfully. One of my all time favourite trips - it was a school trip so I was with a massive class under the care of my teachers. Such an amazing time, the plane ride was painful haha but yeah so so fun.

Group travel

I spent six days in New York City last summer. I felt safe. There were a few weird people, but they didn’t really care about others. And if they did, you just had to ignore them. Things to do: Brooklyn (DUMBO, Brooklyn Bridge), Central Park, Grand Central Terminal, Times Square, take the free ferry to see the Statue of Liberty, visit the 9/11 Memorial (I didn’t go inside), Summit One Vanderbilt (the ticket was around $50, I guess), and take the free cable car. I had a MetroCard, which was about $30–40 for a week. I stayed in New Jersey and took a bus every day. It happened to be free that week, so I was really lucky! The ride was about half an hour. I used the subway at the end of the day, tried to walk as much as possible, and occasionally took a bus during the day. The hotel was pretty nice.

Solo travel

The streets were safe enough but I was very attentive in metro. There are cool restaurants all around the city. It’s called an expensive city but I believe there are budget friendly activities and restaurants

Family travel

We stayed at Brooklyn cause it was much cheaper than Manhattan, but still close enough to be at the Times Square in 30 minutes. The public transport is fascinating there, the metro network is easy to use and comparing to how much we used it, its relatively cheap. The food is expensive and full of calories but so so so delicious. It worths to try it, really. For program: watching a Broadway musical, visiting the Statue of Liberty and that small Zoo in the huge Central Park is a must. I liked every and each moment of this trip (even tho we visited Queens where I didn't felt that safe than anywhere else).

Big city with a big personality, can be fun but people may need to proceed with caution when visiting!!! I was born there but not raised due to the environment, grew up in neighboring state of Pennsylvania in suburbs but would visit relatives in New York often:)

New York is very safe, but requires attention to be mindful of your surroundings as there are a lot of people around. Most newyorkers are willing to help if needed. Walking at night is also safe, but I wouldn’t encourage it in areas not well lit or unfamiliar.