[P.O.E.]

Drove through there over the summer. Looks like they're rehabbing the downtown, although a side trip past this place was telling of how/why the problems there persist:

[miss marmelstein]

The school system is in shambles - as it is all over the country. The west side (of Asbury where the black population lives) is in shambles. The east side has really come back - especially third street where the gay guys took over. The downtown has been rehabbed for years as has the waterfront.