Jist to clarify..the asians usually stick together so you will find certain areas are heavily asian while other spots you rarely see asians...so its not like you will see tons of them where ever you go...and same goes for black people...
As far as hoods you should be fine breh ...n!ggas here aint really reckless like that..hence why our crime rate is so low.....
and if you from queens then you should already have home training on how to handle yourself..so your good
but if id have to choose which 3 "hoods" or areas youd get "chased through"..or should stay away from
Id say regent park, flemo, maybe driftwood or galloway?
As far as poetry spots and spoken word..the best ones imo are..when brothers speak...and when sisters speak. But that aint open mic
Not too sure bout the open mic scene.theres a few but they aint really poppin like that
For comedy you should hit up yuk yuks on the last sunday of any month thats the urban comedy night and its hilarious...some american comics pass through as well