You’re just talking about normal city stuff here; it’s not perfectly clean, so what? Potheads, poop, and prophylactics — we get them in my neighborhood as well, can be annoying but it’s just part of life; there are always some tradeoffs.

Traffic is a lot less than parts of Manhattan or Brooklyn on the side streets, and parking is child’s play by comparison. I’ve never found a good spot further than a block from my destination in any of those places.

I’m also thinking that “gang bangers” is a not-so-slight exaggeration for most parts of 1-4.