Dad hires bodyguard for NYU freshman daughter as crime surges on campus: It can get scary

College kids in New York City don’t just need beer money — they need bodyguards!A protective Maryland father concerned about crime in the Big Apple hired what he called a “security consultant” to keep a watchful eye on his 19-year-old daughter — a freshman at New York University in Greenwich Village, where crime on or near campus has surged in the last three years.“I was very apprehensive of New York, and I am worried about her,” confided the the 52-year-old real estate investor, who spoke on condition of anonymity.NYU was her “first and only” choice when it came to schools.“I believe information is the best disinfectant, and knowing what areas to go to, what areas to avoid” is “absolutely critical, particularly for a young person navigating a city or even a situation on their own for the first time away from home,” he said.

The “security consultant” will help the girl — who is studying business and the arts — safely navigate the five boroughs.“I don’t know whether this is enough; I hope it is,” added the dad.“As a father, you want to equip your child with all the information you can possibly get them, and hope they make good decisions.”After a weekslong search, the father filled the 25-hours-a-week position last month, hiring an experienced female private investigator.

He would not divulge her pay but the going rate for such a gig in NYC is more than $50 per hour.Lauren Zucker-Pliner at Household Staffing, a “discreet” employment agency in Pennsylvania, was retained by the doting dad to find the security consultant.She took to Facebook Aug.

15, looking to hire “an officer” to keep an eye on a client’s daughter and “ensure she will be safe while at school.” The candidate should possess “knowledge of any active emergency situations happening in or around the city that a college student should be warned about.” The posting also sought someone “to walk her around the city and educate her on what areas s...