Is New York City Still Safe in 2026? We Checked Crime Data, Subway Safety, Scams, Random Attacks and the Areas Tourists and Expats Should Know New York has a safety problem. Not necessarily because the city is becoming more dangerous. But because the New York people see online is often not the New York they experience on the street. A video of a random subway assault can reach millions of people. A frightening incident in Times Square can become international news within hour