Having a gun pulled on you does NOT happen everywhere...but it has happened to a first year at NYCPM. Definitely not the norm but you can't tell me any big city has the same amount of crime as Des Moines/West Des Moines, North Chicago, north end of Glendale, Sun City, etc.
As for the nycpm admin coming on to a public site and making a statement like that...does it really surprise anyone? Seriously. All you have to do is look at the some podiatry programs' websites, news releases, blogs, etc. to know that they are full of crap. One dean doesn't believe in releasing board scores, one program won't tell you how big their class size is so you can't figure out their attrition rate, another program has blatantly untrue information on their site regarding residency information and another won't list any matriculating data.
newyorkrocks is a prime example of what's really wrong with this profession from an educational standpoint. Not the residency shortage, not parity with MD's, not scope of practice. No, it't the complete disregard for honesty and transparency among many of our "educators" and their staffs. These people should be setting the standard for "professionalism"....and while most do, there are still too many that don't.