east new york… how bad is it actually?

so I just accepted a position at an afterschool center, address was not disclosed until I saw my offer letter. The pay is great, and the hours are great. I’m working with kids which is what I love. However it’s in East New York (Belmont Ave & Atkins Ave for reference). I am a native new yorker myself, originally from Brooklyn and grew up in Northern Staten Island. But you know word gets around about the “bad areas” of the city. I’m originally from Park Slope (before the gentrification), so I have a pretty good feel of Brooklyn, but I have never stepped foot in East New York, primarily because it would send my mother into a full blown panic. How is it really? And if anyone has any insight on the area where Belmont & Atkins is, that would be even better. Thanks!!