I work in New York City, in a part of Manhattan called "Chelsea" - it's about a mile south of Times Square, in the center of the island.

I can honestly say that, despite the attacks of 9/11, I feel safer in NYC that I do in Chicago, Los Angeles, Atlanta, London, Helsinki, Dallas, New Orleans, San Francisco, Boston, Philadelphia, Nicosia or any of the many other places I've been and worked since 9/11.

Why? Because I think that New York now has it's act together when it comes to emergency preparedness. I think that they do a good job of communicating and I think that as a city, New York is more "ready for anything" than most places.

A lot of it comes from having a LOT of money here, but some of it is just a certain attitude.

So...what do you think of the city/urban area where you live or work?