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I think I accidently moved to the ghetto!

I just moved from LA (Silverlake area) to Newark, NJ. The townhouse is cute and the neighborhood seemed nice. Im all moved in but I noticed my neighbors -well a lot of them- have kids toys and bikes on their front yard. It wasnt like this when I was checking out the house. Also my friends asked if ive been to a bodega. When I asked what that was they laughed in that "oh you'll see.." Sort of way. Plus I passed three Outback steakhouses in this city alone!

by Anonymousreply 74May 14, 2018 10:22 PM

It's OK OP, You'll end up being the creepy fat eldergay of the block anyway. With everyone actively trying to avoid you, you'll get all the peace and quiet you need.

by Anonymousreply 1March 5, 2018 4:10 AM

Who in hell moves from the Silverlake area of LA to Newark New Jersey?

Are you completely insane?

This has to be an EST by someone not very funny.

by Anonymousreply 2March 5, 2018 4:15 AM

[quote]I just moved from LA (Silverlake area) to Newark, NJ.

No one does this.

by Anonymousreply 3March 5, 2018 4:22 AM

Actually, I know a few people who moved from Silverlake to NJ...odd. It's not the Ghetto - its the suburbs. If you wanted chi chi you should have moved to Franklin Lakes.

by Anonymousreply 4March 5, 2018 4:25 AM

There are many lovely towns in NJ.

Newark is notoriously not one of them.

Expect gentrification in about 1,000 years.

by Anonymousreply 5March 5, 2018 4:47 AM

Newark is gaining population after many decades of decline so there must be some gentrification going on. Probably people working in Manhattan looking for cheap rent.

by Anonymousreply 6March 5, 2018 4:53 AM

LA to Newark? Danielson make big mistake.

by Anonymousreply 7March 5, 2018 4:59 AM

R8: Where Mack Davis sucks it!!!!!!

by Anonymousreply 9March 5, 2018 5:00 AM

I call bullshit. There are no Outback Steakhouses in Newark, NJ, There are no cute condos either.

by Anonymousreply 11March 5, 2018 5:11 AM

My only experience with Newark is the damned airport - being stuck on the tarmac in the jet because a fuel truck tipped over. Then driving through it - the city is just a refinery and an airport.

by Anonymousreply 12March 5, 2018 5:12 AM

If there's one thing OP don't need it's another hungry mouth to feed in the ghetto.

by Anonymousreply 13March 5, 2018 5:18 AM

OP has never been to Newark.

by Anonymousreply 14March 5, 2018 5:30 AM

you're gonna die soon OP. can i have all your stuff?

by Anonymousreply 15March 5, 2018 7:26 AM

[quote]Also my friends asked if ive been to a bodega. When I asked what that was they laughed in that "oh you'll see.."

These fake scenarios often have "friends" laughing in a kooky, jovial way in unison I've noticed.

by Anonymousreply 16March 5, 2018 12:47 PM

At least it's better than Jersey City. Not by much but better.

by Anonymousreply 17March 5, 2018 12:57 PM

This has to be a joke. Why on earth would anyone move to Newark? OP are you serious? Didn't you do any research before making a long distance move to a shithole?

by Anonymousreply 18March 5, 2018 12:59 PM

Was it your goal to become a bridge and tunnel person? ...or just to get shot?

by Anonymousreply 19March 5, 2018 1:00 PM

r11 is right. Newark has nothing but the hood. "downtown" Newark - which is still the hood, and then the airport....

There are no cute conds or Outback Steakhouses there

OP most people in Newark are Po' . They are not eating chain restaurant steaks.

by Anonymousreply 20March 5, 2018 1:01 PM

OP You lived in fucking L.A., along with all of southern California a suburb of Tijuana, and you don't know what a bodega is? Yous is a LIAH!

by Anonymousreply 21March 5, 2018 1:04 PM

[quote]There are no Outback Steakhouses in Newark, NJ,

+1

[quote]OP has never been to Newark.

+1

0.75/10

by Anonymousreply 22March 5, 2018 1:13 PM

There are townhouses in Newark, built when city housing was demolished. Cory Booker lived in one of the city high rises to show he was with his peeps. Later moved to the South Ward in a two-family house. on Hawthorne Avenue, which he moved from when becoming a Senator.

The South Ward was a middle-class Jewish area until the riots in the 6os. They fled to South Orange and Livingston. Now the nabe is Black and Puerto Rican.

by Anonymousreply 24March 5, 2018 1:21 PM

[Quote]Newark has nothing but the hood. "downtown" Newark - which is still the hood, and then the airport....

The Ironbound is a nice non-ghetto area of Newark, r20.

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by Anonymousreply 25March 5, 2018 1:23 PM

New Jersey is trashy but the boys are hot.

by Anonymousreply 26March 5, 2018 1:27 PM

When Connie Francis grew-up in the Ironbound, it was known as Down Neck.

by Anonymousreply 27March 5, 2018 1:38 PM

R25 is a ghetto ... Portugese, Hispanics, and Latinos.

by Anonymousreply 28March 5, 2018 1:40 PM

Well, these guys are out of work, maybe you can get them to remodel your room.

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by Anonymousreply 29March 5, 2018 1:44 PM

They are outta work because of poor workmanship. Successfully sued by a family whose renovation was left half finished, Guy with tatts was in relationship with a female TV interior designer. The other one pinged, though he got married.

by Anonymousreply 30March 5, 2018 1:48 PM

R25 there really is no "non-ghetto area" of Newark, despite what the NYTimes wants you to believe. #fakenews

by Anonymousreply 31March 5, 2018 1:50 PM

From the article about the Ironbounnd:

"The Vibe

Filigreed gold jewelry, soccer jerseys and cases of the Portuguese water Carvalhelhos enliven shop windows along Ferry Street."

Sounds like a ghetto to me...

by Anonymousreply 32March 5, 2018 1:53 PM

There is one npn-ghetto area, Forest Hill. Near Branch Brook Park. Large Tudor homes and Victorians. Distinctive green and white street signs, Brewery barons and opera singer Maria Jeritza lived there,

by Anonymousreply 33March 5, 2018 1:54 PM

You don't hear a word of English along Ferry Street, the Ironbound's main drag.

by Anonymousreply 34March 5, 2018 1:56 PM

OP, Whitney sends her love!

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by Anonymousreply 35March 5, 2018 3:15 PM

OP, be the change you want to see in your neighborhood. I would start by placing some potted geraniums on the deck or terrace, maybe a colorful door mat, window boxes can be beautiful. Show some leadership OP.

by Anonymousreply 36March 5, 2018 3:43 PM

Clearly R36 never decided to look for a gas station before returning his rental car at EWR!

by Anonymousreply 37March 5, 2018 6:44 PM

R33 Uh when did Jeritza live there?

I think she must have moved out last year.

by Anonymousreply 38March 5, 2018 10:09 PM

I thought jersey city wasn’t ghetto

by Anonymousreply 39March 5, 2018 10:17 PM

I recently bought a used car in Jersey City. It's not Ho-Ho-Kus.

by Anonymousreply 40March 5, 2018 10:21 PM

Rents are going up in Jersey City but I still wouldn't live there in a million years. Though the Loew's Jersey is a nice place to see classic films.

by Anonymousreply 41March 5, 2018 10:46 PM

I'm thinking of moving to Gary Indiana. I currently live in Manhattan. Do you think it will be very different? The place I looked at was so cute!

by Anonymousreply 42March 5, 2018 10:57 PM

There are some decent areas of downtown Newark near Broad Street. Halsey Street in particular is very pretty and reminds me of the west village. They've built up arts district around that street, and they recently opened a Whole Foods and converted the old Hahnes department store into residential lofts. There's even kosher restaurant on Halsey!

by Anonymousreply 43March 5, 2018 11:02 PM

[quote]At least it's better than Jersey City.

What? Living in Jersey City is MUCH better than Newark.

by Anonymousreply 44March 5, 2018 11:14 PM

This guy LOVES living here!

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by Anonymousreply 46March 6, 2018 3:50 AM

This lady LOVES living here!

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by Anonymousreply 47March 6, 2018 3:53 AM

R21, bodega isn't a term you hear or use in southern California. I grew up in LA and we do not call convenience stores or small corner/neighborhood shops "bodegas". I live and work in/around DC and we don't use bodega here either. I only hear bodega used in the NYC area.

by Anonymousreply 48March 6, 2018 3:59 AM

OP here- cheese n crackers some of you are mean. I move from LA to NJ near Newark because my job is opening of a NJ branch and I was assigned to it.

by Anonymousreply 49March 6, 2018 4:05 AM

OP, I love Silverlake. How are you dealing with the weather change?

by Anonymousreply 50March 6, 2018 4:06 AM

There's a great porn theater with buddy booths in downtown Newark where you can hook up with thug trade.

by Anonymousreply 51March 6, 2018 4:11 AM

Hi R50. The weather hasnt been too bad. Tomorrow were suppossed to get 6-12 inches of snow though. Im from Ohio originally so miss the seasons.

by Anonymousreply 52March 6, 2018 4:22 AM

Not OP, but I do actually live in Newark. I had some hard setbacks, and ended up working at a call center for Cablevision in Newark (as bad as you expect). Actually before I moved here, I was beaten and robbed going to Newark Penn after work.

I actually like the apt, and the rent is all I can afford. Thankfully I am no longer at that hellhole Cablevision, but have a job I love - and took a pay cut when I was not making much to begin with, but am much happier.

The thing that I find the worst about Newark is 75% of the time I step out my front door I am hit up for money . I can be walking my dog, doing laundry, going to Rite Aid, doesn’t matter. They often follow you into the store. I like to think I look put together (sober 8 years and preppy) as one of the main reasons, but I am also white and stick out like a speck of salt in a pepper mill.

by Anonymousreply 53March 6, 2018 4:22 AM

"I noticed my neighbors -well a lot of them- have kids toys and bikes on their front yard."

Babies. So everywhere you look there are ghetto booties?

by Anonymousreply 54March 6, 2018 4:24 AM

I've only been to Newark for work so my limited experience is that the airport and the city are completely shit.

My condolences OP.

by Anonymousreply 55March 6, 2018 4:34 AM

OP - let me see if I understand this. You moved near Newark, but not into Newark. That’s probably a good idea. The suburbs around Newark are a mix of wealth (Montclair, South Orange, Millburn, Springfield) and poverty (Irvington, Elizabeth, parts of Union, East Orange). Much like LA. Pick the wrong city or neighborhood, and your life is at risk.

Newark has a mixed history, particularly since the riots of the 60s. I was one of Clement Price’s students almost 35 years ago. It’s hard to imagine the poverty then. Newark had 250,000 people, but no supermarkets. Shoprite opened in the city, but not in the Central Ward. I applaud Whole Foods for opening in the downtown, but 95% of the residents can’t afford to shop there. The markup on the products is too high. It is for the Prudential employees to shop during work hours.

The performing arts center has been there almost 20 years, and is acoustically awesome. I saw Patty Loveless sing there a capella without microphones. Yet you risk car jacking at night. The arena is fine for hockey events, but concert goers especially Lady Gaga fans were targeted by roving gangs.

I love The Ironbound. I speak Portuguese. My friends and family have moved to the suburbs in Hunterdon and Somerset Counties to get away from the crime. The city isn’t as bad as it was in the 80s, but it is no where near safe. Just because hipsters and artists are drawn by low rents to unsafe neighborhoods doesn’t mean that community development is happening. Let’s see what these areas look like in 5 years. Without safe schools, good infrastructure and a crackdown on the gangs, no Middle Class families will move there.

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by Anonymousreply 57March 6, 2018 12:39 PM

r21- Mexicans don't use the word, "bodega" And we don't have a large population of Dominicans, Puerto Ricans, or Cubans.

by Anonymousreply 58March 6, 2018 12:49 PM

From 2009 to 2012, I lost three of my dad's general practitioners because they transferred out of state to work in Newark. It's how I knew I lived in a true shit hole.

by Anonymousreply 60March 6, 2018 1:17 PM

[quote]The Ironbound is a nice non-ghetto area of Newark,

Meaning, “it’s not black,” lol. It’s called “ironbound” because it’s entirely enclosed by railroad tracks back from the days when NE New Jersey was a major rail hub, which started during the Civil War as supplies were brought from NY to the Army of the Potomac.

Ironbound was largely Portuguese when I was growing up but I knew some Cubans who lived there too. I worked with Rick Egusquiza, the gossip columnist, before he was out, and he was from Ironbound. (Rick’s a very nice guy btw.)

Jersey City is much nicer AND much worse than Newark. That’s because there are (at least) two Jersey Citys. One of them is the grimy, black, gang-ridden JC, which is truly TERRIBLE, like No-Go terrible, but then there are gated bastions which are great to live in, with amazing views of the manhattan skyline and SOL, all the amenities, easy commute into Manhattan, etc. There’s actually a Third Jersey City now as well — gentrifying neighborhoods that are sort of like what bed stuy was like when gentrification began, before it “won.”

by Anonymousreply 61March 6, 2018 1:31 PM

Just because I'm from Jersey doesn't necessarily mean I'm mean.

Look at Montclair or Verona. And travel to work with a SWAT team.

by Anonymousreply 62March 6, 2018 8:10 PM

Why didn't you look in Morris County, OP? It has its charms.

by Anonymousreply 64March 7, 2018 4:24 PM

I used to fuck a guy who lived in Newark and yes it was very dicey in the downtown area by the train station.

The sex was good and so was the portuguese cuisine!

by Anonymousreply 66May 14, 2018 6:31 PM

They haven't closed NJ yet?

by Anonymousreply 67May 14, 2018 6:35 PM

OP thought he was moving to Newark, Delaware. He just took a wrong turn somewhere.

by Anonymousreply 68May 14, 2018 6:54 PM

Silverlake is not that nice.

A few strip malls and cluster fuck traffic all day.

by Anonymousreply 69May 14, 2018 6:57 PM

Well, that is not true, R69, and you know it.

by Anonymousreply 70May 14, 2018 7:00 PM

R70 strip malls and that's about it

by Anonymousreply 71May 14, 2018 7:08 PM

Simply being ridiculously overpriced and full of dull hipsters is not enough to deem a place nice, r70. Not much "there" there, unfortunately.

by Anonymousreply 72May 14, 2018 7:21 PM

I've seen beautiful townhouses in Newark. Stunning industrial lofts. The Ironbound where fresh sardines are flown in from Portugal every day. The edge of ghetto -didn't go in for these are notorious.

Newark can be interesting. I can see that. But I wouldn't move there though, maybe if I were 30 years younger.

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