Get out of New York if you can.
City and state.
My 25 yo niece is in Brooklyn - rides the subway to work 3 days a week. She has had no problems & no ‘scares’ thus far. She is very naive (a lamb among wolves, frankly) - it only takes one ‘problem/scare’ to change/end your life. Bad things can happen anywhere, any time, but some places are also more high risk than others. She has mentioned maybe moving for the first time - hope she gets out unscathed.