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Originally Posted by LoveMyself
Thank you so much for this. Is there a map marking off the territories you're speaking of? I've heard of the names before but have no idea about where they begin or end.
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I would type "Forest Hill, Newark, NJ" into Google Maps for a map of the neighborhood. I personally would avoid anything east of Mt. Prospect Ave. As a general rule, the more north and west you go in the neighborhood, the nicer the neighborhood gets. I would explore streets such as Ballantine Parkway, Heller Parkway, Grafton Ave(west of Mt. Prospect Ave) etc.
For Ironbound, I would type "Ironbound District, Newark, NJ" into google maps. Ironbound is a big neighborhood, I would look into the area near Ferry St. The downside is that the Ironbound is notoriously for traffic and the lack of parking.
Unfortunately Ivy Hill is not on google maps. Ivy Hill is located in bigger Upper Vailsburg section. You can type in "Upper Vailsburg, Newark, NJ" but it going to give you surrounding areas that also are rough. I would look at anything in the vicinity of Ivy Hill Park. This area border South Orange. As a general rule, the closer you get to South Orange border, the nicer the neighborhood. I would personally avoid anything near South Orange Ave on the Newark side of the border. As far as I know, their are no condos in this area. Also like I mentioned before, while Ivy Hill is quiet, ironically it's located in one of the most dangerous part of Newark (The West Ward) and near the Irvington border. So you might have to travel through some pretty rough surrounding neighborhood to get to work.
As far as downtown is concerned, I would look at Society Hill or the Renaissance Condo.