At just a 10-minute walk from Capitol Hill, Navy Yard was once considered a convenient and even desirable place for members of Congress and their staff to live.
The Washington D.C. neighborhood is dotted with shiny new apartment buildings boasting some of the swankiest amenities and highest rent prices in the country – with a one bedroom apartment averaging approximately $2,500 per month.
But the area is also in the news nearly every day with a new shooting, stabbing, carjacking or other violent crime.
The dangers have become so prevalent that some congressional aides will take an Uber to work rather than risk the half-mile journey to their office.
Residents say it has become a ‘war zone’ over the last four years, many are fearful, and some are so fed up that they have packed their bags and moved to Maryland or Virginia.
Shocker – DC isn’t safe. Thanks for the newsflash – place is like the wild west – no rules, and no consequences. No thanks.