Worst towns in NJ (Newark, Jersey City: motel, gated community, store)

[Hworld]

Originally Posted by KewlGuy

Trust me, you wouldn't recognize Northern NJ if you came back. Thanks to our corrupt politicians our once beautiful suburbs have been infected with the same inner city ghetto scum that we originally moved to the suburbs to escape. This is all thanks to section 8 which our tax dollars subsidize. It's no wonder this once wonderful state is home to over a million illegal aliens while the hard working tax paying law abiding citizens continue to flee the state in droves. What a disgrace.

are you refferring to WHITE FlIGHT

[BrianG]

Originally Posted by BobKovacs

Port Reading does make more sense- hadn't even thought of that at the time. I guess I've been out of Woodbridge too long....lol.

I only knew of it because i did a fire job there 2 weeks ago

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[kennethhoff]

Though I moved from NJ several years ago to Chapel Hill, NC, I think NJ gets a bad rap. Yes, it definitely is too expensive, yes it is too congestive, and yes there are many bad sections. But there are many bad sections in any state. Any!
Once you get away from the hectic North NJ, or stay away from Camden and AC, there are many beautiful parts of NJ. The western part towards PA, Princeton, Westfield, Summit, .... Have you ever been to Bernardsville, Basking Ridge, Mendham, etc... those are beautiful areas. NJ is definitley for the wealthy. But it has some awfully nice farmland, still a great shore state, and yes, close to the city (NY and Philly).
So alot of negative, but balance it out with the positive too. Fair is fair.
I left because of cost. I wanted to buy a home and couldn't afford it. But i enjoyed my time there.

bad areas:

Camden #1
Newark
Paterson
AC
Trenton
Elizabeth

[girl-973-908-732]

.....the negativity and ignorance continues 1 year after the initial post. amazing.

While I enjoy community and talking to my neighbors outside and inviting my neighbors over for the kids birthday party or summer bar-b-que - I would rather be in the middle of the road. Nowhere like Livingston, Basking ridge, Edison, Roseland, East Hanover - where snooties reign supreme.

Nor would I want to live in poverty striken neighborhoods.

Bottom line is wherever you don't want to live, it's home to someone else and anybody who demeans someone else's home is cruel. Not everyone in camden is totting a gun, not everyone in Elizabeth is a gang-affiliated immigrant, not everyone in Newark is living in a condemned home - - the mindset of some of you is truly sad and speaks of the box you live in. . . the one place where I would never want to be.

Living in a area where the demographics aren't 75%+ white is my type of neighborhood. Diversity is important and will enable my children to understand and appreciate all cultures - thus enabling them to be better than some of you - with a willingness to help and even tolerate those in bad unfortunate situations.

sad sad sad.

[jerseygirl25]

That's a good point. Where is the "middle of the road"? Can anyone name a few towns that are right in the middle? I think I live in one, but I'm not even sure.

[AnesthesiaMD]

[quote=girl-973-908-732;2348296]

Nowhere like Livingston, Basking ridge, Edison, Roseland, East Hanover - where snooties reign supreme.

Er...Isn't your statement above in direct contradiction to your statement below?

Just sayin.

Bottom line is wherever you don't want to live, it's home to someone else and anybody who demeans someone else's home is cruel.

[AnesthesiaMD]

Originally Posted by girl-973-908-732

.....thus enabling them to be better than some of you - with a willingness to help and even tolerate those in bad unfortunate situations.

sad sad sad.

Hmm. Bill Gates and Warren Buffet are neither products of "diverse" communities, yet they manage to help more poor people than you or I could help in 1000 lifetimes.
Strange how that happened.

[cyntmac]

Originally Posted by girl-973-908-732

.....the negativity and ignorance continues 1 year after the initial post. amazing.

Bottom line is wherever you don't want to live, it's home to someone else and anybody who demeans someone else's home is cruel. Not everyone in camden is totting a gun, not everyone in Elizabeth is a gang-affiliated immigrant, not everyone in Newark is living in a condemned home - - the mindset of some of you is truly sad and speaks of the box you live in. . . the one place where I would never want to be.

Living in a area where the demographics aren't 75%+ white is my type of neighborhood. Diversity is important and will enable my children to understand and appreciate all cultures - thus enabling them to be better than some of you - with a willingness to help and even tolerate those in bad unfortunate situations.
sad sad sad.

Not with the diversity soapbox again.

That has never been the real world either.
Enabling you to be better?

Living in your head is just as bad as living in a box.

Yes this is an ignorant thread. Just keep piling on.

[stevemorse]

I can name a town middle of the road which I think is great Jefferson Township, or perhaps Stockholm NJ!!!! This is middle of the road. I think its got a lot of things going for it. I find most of Morris County middle of the road. ITs not where I am from Bergen and not the ghetto.

[el_ryno]

Originally Posted by SickofNY/NJ

You forgot JC NJ has turned to garbage. We have the privilige of being conjested here and paying for all the welfare programs that are attracting more and more filth to NJ. There is really no reason to even live here. I am currently looking to move out of this entire area. I am not gonna follow the herds to the south. I'm a full blooded yankee. Just cant do it. So I am stuck here till I figure this mess out.

haha..thats cause ur poor...if u have money like my family does u wouldnt be complainin....i live in one of the wealthest towns in the state and its great.....no crime or drugs...