North Newark here in NJ had a horrible case where an Italian neighborhood just north of Route 280 was destroyed 50 years ago to make high-rise projects. The people who complained that it would destroy the neighborhood complained (and were ignored), then fled. A dozen or so years ago, the projects were demolished and replaced with low-rise projects; many of those who protested against the initial destruction were still alive to see their complaints vindicated/validated.
Now Newark is desperately seeking white taxpayers to foot the bill for its residents - unsuccessfully of course. Too many of the whites in surrounding areas either fled themselves, or are the children or grandchildren of those who did. Even the Asians we traffic here as replacement for America’s middle class know you can’t do business in a predominantly black area.
Section 8 housing, in White neighborhoods, will cure the ills of failing housing projects.
Downtown Newark still has remnants of the beauty it once had - I think of all those Philip Roth characters who worked there. As someone who has lived in bad neighborhoods and helped to “gentrify” by merely living there (Ocean Grove & Asbury Park), only to see property taxes go through the roof, I wouldn’t do anything to help a NJ town or city again.
That’s incredible man. Screw the local govt.
And you’re right about the Asians.
They have mostly moved out of black areas and into the italian and irish ones.
They know the deal.
That’s why it gets me very mad when I see asian congressmen siding with the black caucus.
They are not victims. They’re a success story but some want to play victim.
BTW, I have NO IDEA where the asians live :)
Lots of stores but none on the north or south side!! :)
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