https://www.landtekgroup.com/portfolio-item/riverbank-park-newark-nj/

If I recall correctly some of that land near the train station is actually toxic and it’s own by a private company so there really not much that can be done about it

What baseball field is that in the Iron bound section?

Cool perspective! Thanks for sharing

FBI building and the lot next to it desperately crying out for development.

Wonder if they sleuth the subreddit....

Hey FBI, maybe F off to East Hanover or something and allow that key plot to be appropriately developed and add something to the city, instead of being wasted as your personal riverside fortress

Facts

Nice pic! Shows how much land near Broad Street Station remains vacant or underutilized.

Independence park in Ironbound. It's shaped like a rectangle, and the sidewalk around the outside of the park is about a half mile loop. It gets lots of walkers, and in the summer the park is especially popular. Take a blanket and read a book under a big tree

branch brook park, or just walk around the cherry blossom park. theres also a circle track at the cherry blossom center, although i think it’s currently closed for construction

Branch Brook

Branch Brook Park, Weequahic Park, Riverfront Park, Military Park, Mulberry Commons, Ferry Street and a bunch of other places.

Check out branch Brook park. Not sure where in the city you are but the light rail has a stop for the park. It’s the next to last stop with penn station at ur back.

Ohh, I misread your original comment. Now it makes sense. I agree, the more trees the better.

What streets? I'm put in Newark all kf the time and I haven't seen this person lol I blame my TV head for this lifestyle and I love it lol

How long ago which? Brooklyn or Newark? Brooklyn was +20 years ago.

Newark is present day.

I was talking to someone who was telling me how he got robbed in newark and how bad it was, yadda yadda yadda, right?

As I started to ask questions and the conversation progressed, I found out he was in the projects @ 9pm trying to buy something.

🤨🧐🤔

Yea, no shit.

How long ago?

Nah m, you’re on point.

As a person who’s been on both sides of the fence in my multiple lives on this earth (not proud of it), I can attest that Newark is mostly a “mind your business” city.

Obviously you need to have street smarts and situational awareness, but most of the violent crime is done to gang members/street people against other gang members & street people.

That’s not to say that innocent people aren’t victims of crime and random acts of violence or thievery… but that’s usually done by desperate people like crackheads.

The neighborhood’s robbing crews are usually robbing other drug dealers & people they think have some real money. The neighborhood shooters are usually shooting at people they perceive a threat or already shot at one of their own.

The people snatching women’s purses or robbing innocent people for their phones are usually drug addicts, homeless people or young kids who are generally considered “crumbs” in the underworld. Crimes against civilians civilians brings police aka “makes shit hot”.

Increased Police presence & patrols isn’t ever good for anyone who makes a living doing crime.

Look… I know shit happens to innocent people and I swear I’m not minimizing that at all… but minding your business goes a long way in the city & believe it or not there are some great blocks in what people call “bad neighborhoods”.

In the cases where I see the same people at the same spots, I’ll frequently grab like a wrapped cookie or something, and give it to the person. “Hey, I don’t have cash, but I have a cookie if you want?” Usually met with a smile.

Thanks. The downvotes got me thinking I was going crazy. 😆

Depends on where you're at I'd imagine.

Its probably similar to living in Brooklyn. When I was in Brooklyn I regularly got mugged from middle school through high school, but I was also out walking about more.

I'm a former Rutgers student and I regularly get emails about students being attacked and robbed. So there's that.

I'm a former Rutgers student and I regularly get emails about students being attacked and robbed while walking about.

I don’t see anything I disagree with here

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I’m not quite sure how to process this? This is quite silly. Hispanic is not a race or racial category and Latinos can be black, white, mixed race, indigenous and literally any race, and yes there are Hispanic people who are black.

It sounds like students fighting or having an altercation which was viewed from an angle of race.

Nothing. Trees are a net positive. Unfortunately Newark city government and too many newarkers don’t recognize their utility