Cortez Hill is a nice spot away from rough spots but getting places will involve a walk through some rough areas but as a former NYer your up to those. Prime area is Marina District which is nicest, best location and safest. Another benefit is it is next to the Judicial Center. I have a client that retired there after teaching law shool over 40 years. He was the guy with his own designated chair in the middle of the student lounge who used to hang out there all day chatting with students until his wife would call him home. Im sure they will name something after him at that school when he passes. He loves (at least pre-Covid) being able to hang around the courthouses and find plenty of young lawyers to talk to.
