react-native init hangs/stalls with no error - react-native

New to react, working through a udemy tutorial on a Mac. Installed node ok but when I go to start a project
react-native init projectname
terminal output:
This will walk you through creating a new React Native project in /Users/myuserid/projects/projectname
Installing react-native package from npm...
and it just "hangs" there... seemingly frozen or chugging along. When I check Monitor it looks like Terminal is using 0% CPU. There is no indication (backslash flipping or otherwise) that it is processing.
Inside the projectname directory is a "package.json" file and a "node_modules" file with a bunch of subfiles.
I saw this post with a similar problem (https://github.com/facebook/react-native/issues/2806), but doesn't look like there is a remedy. Is there any way to speed this up? How can I tell if it has stalled forever? Will this happen during every project init I do?
I'm not in China... I have fast internet... and I'm using NPM 3.3.12
Thank you!

I got the same issue , and i found the 1st comment on the question is useful .
Indeed , If no error, it means that it takes time to download dependencies.
You can track downloading by adding --verbose :
react-native init projectname --verbose
You will spend a long period to reach 50% of downloading.
Nevertheless, you might face the following error :
npm WARN react-native#0.34.0 requires a peer of react#~15.3.1 but none
was installed. npm verb exit [ 0, true ]
If so , check this thread .

I had the same problem while using an existing (empty) directory as App name
It worked as soon as I changed the App name to something new

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.....
[include]
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.....
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node_modules/react-native/Libraries/CustomComponents/NavigationExperimental/NavigationCardStackStyleInterpolator.js
lines:91,94,97,104,107,137,142,148
node_modules/react-native/Libraries/CustomComponents/NavigationExperimental/NavigationHeaderStyleInterpolator.js
lines:57,68,74,87,94
node_modules/react-native/Libraries/Experimental/WindowedListView.js
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node_modules/react-native/Libraries/Image/Image.ios.js
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