Paterson/West Paterson discussion (Newark, Elizabeth: condo, crime, hotel)

[Handsome Devil]

Hey everyone. Me and my family have looked into moving to West Paterson, we have a relative there who can help me get into a good education over there, and my father with a job in the education system as a pc technician. Anyhow on our visit there today we saw that Paterson itself is in a bit of a bad condition... personally, i'd say comparable to that of Newark. It surprised me pretty much how Elizabeth looks a lot better than it. Anyway my question is;

What steps is the Paterson council taking to remedy some of their problems? Are they doing an effort to clean up their streets and better the life of their citizens (Like how i've noticed in Elizabeth has been going) also, is there a 'spillover' effect of Paterson crime into West Paterson? The proximity of each other is a bit of a concern for me. Anyhow, if someone could help me clear up my doubts, i would appreciate it! I have faith that there is some good in NJ....

[findinghope]

hi
i have lived in WP for 3 years and in fact my neighbors across the street have a paterson address. all the towns around here just run right into eachother...but not the crime. west paterson is a safe town, and this section of paterson is the same. the "bad" section or "downtown" is about a mile or more away.
actually they are trying to revitalize downtown paterson and have been for a few years. they have redone many historic buildings, and some of them are now condo's with quite a high price tag! they are also building something called "CENTER CITY" with a whole new construction in the historic area. its going to be a giant mall/theater/parking.
in WP,the schools are good and the high school is in little falls shared by WP and totowa.
good luck

[claire4]

I understand that they are developing the Rt. 20 area. Home Depot should be completed some time in '08. It is also reported that a shopping mall is slated to go up soon which will include an AppleBees. There are also developers working on building more market rate housing for the area. One of the big hospitals is also going to spend $250 million on expansion, and the creation of a new hotel. I also recall reading something about a redevelopment plan for the surrounding 52 blocks that will coincide with this huge expansion. For more information you might consider looking at Patersononline.net