Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2008 3:40 pm-
the infamous Kreutzberg is a fine place to live and you wont have to worry about drug dealers, criminals and the like. Kreutzberg is probably the most international district in Berlin with many of its residents being Turkish or Arab so it boasts a culture and many stores of the same nationalities.
I lived for a time in Tempelhof and found the area very nice. its quiet and has everything nearby (grocery store (lid'l), drugstore, cinema, gym, etc.) and is on a main U-bahn line so easy access to anything you'd want to do in the center of the city. just my two cents but might be somewhere to check out. it is also only about 35m on the train to Tegel.