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OpportunityPlayful70 t1_j5n5vs5 wrote

Reply to One of the city of Newarks problem by ReadProfessional5944

Newark simply isn’t a place people think of as one to “hang out” or have a night on the town

I’m from newark … and if I want to have a bar crawl or take my lady to a nice eatery, it’ll be somewhere in Hudson county.

Newark doesn’t offer that currently.

It is what it is.

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recnilcram t1_j5n1mct wrote

Reply to What happened to all the development boom? by Gamezilla2022

Remember there are many approvals still active that have been active, even if not on ground-breaking. Even in a mild winter, they likely won't break ground in winter. Then you add in construction phasing, timing of grants and financing approvals, etc.

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Newarkguy1836 t1_j5mtyjl wrote

Reply to comment by ahtasva in Designs for First New Townhouse in a Century on Newark’s James Street Earns Praise | Jersey Digs by 66nexus

Living in Newark all my life I eventually learned James Street is mostly populated by city hall employees a handful of college professors who think they're above it all.

Especially a former Newark police commissioner or chief who decided he was going to alter the facade of a historic building on the corner of Washington and James Street. The very historic windows were replaced by little windows. Naturally, nothing happened to him. But I digress.

They are majority African-American and their opposition to high density development is double ended. On one end they want no low income housing. On the other end they don't want to upset the racial balance of the neighborhood. As I stated before, the ark will upset the desired minority majority nah! I'll just say it . The liberal black majority racial balance of the neighborhood. I suspect City square and the port now are having issues behind the scenes with these James Street Elite wannabes.

They don't even want minority capitalists and entrepreneurs!

But as to the actual proposed building, I like it I would prefer if duplicates fill in James Street, Burnett and Eagles. But we need to have large buildings at least four stories on the corners with room for retail or restaurant!

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Some_Bandicoot8053 t1_j5mtkiq wrote

Reply to What areas in Newark will never gentrify? by Rich_Bullfrog_3005

The stretch of Broad Street between Lincoln Park and South Street!!
(I grew up bouncing around some of the “Plaz” buildings there) I’ve driven by there a few times lately and I feel like there are more drug addicts in that small stretch now, than there were over 25 years ago when I was 12… (back when the Walgreens was just a huge empty lot with overgrown weeds and broken glass). I saw a documentary on HBO Max (“Life of Crime 1984-2020”) not too long ago that followed some drug addicts from like the mid 80’s to 2020 in the Newark area. At one point they were there, on broad street, shooting up! I swear I saw the same scene a week ago when I drove by… one guy was stretched sideways on a set of stairs, while the other guy was looking for a vein to poke in the crease of his big toe 🤦🏽‍♂️… Sad!! Just Sad…

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