Moving from Europe BACK to the States, girls, where should I live?

Hey girls. I'm moving away from Budapest and looking for a new city to start over in. I am from NYC and Idk if I want to go back there go keeping my options open. I am currently job searching and need to apply to on-site jobs out of NYC to keep my options open. I cannot drive so I am looking for a city that is pedestrian friendly and has good public transport. I work in the NPO/NGO sector as well so looking for something that has a nice market for this. I have many other hobbies that I can earn money from so it doesn't need to be crazy high (though not too low). I also want it to be SAFE! Please let me know which suggestions you have!