Is Newark REALLY that bad???? (Elizabeth, Union: 2011, high crime, mortgages)

[Tank1906]

Originally Posted by cyntmac

Iraq was a lousy analogy.

You start all these threads. City-Data's Sybil of the moment.

What fool would post their actual address on here?

Didn't I warn you that guilt-tripping people is a waste of time?

I offer only the obvious- It's time to get a new purpose.

A fool who isn't afraid of anybody. You haters keep on hiding.

Also, please name any thread that I've ever started. You have absolutely no credibility. You should be ashamed of yourself.

[lukeache]

Originally Posted by Tank1906

A fool who isn't afraid of anybody. You haters keep on hiding.

Also, please name any thread that I've ever started. You have absolutely no credibility. You should be ashamed of yourself.

When people point out how bad Newark is, it is always a matter of "hating" or "racism". What a twisted version of reality!

[cyntmac]

Why would anyone want to highlight various bogus threads on here? You still continue to contradict yourself on every post.

I don't think the constant Newark bashing on here is justified but when will you learn that your threads should be titled "Calling All Trolls"?

You are using the fact that people bash it unfairly to justify these bogus threads. People on here may be clueless about Newark but they are not idiots for the most part(except for the trolls). It is very easy to spot the bogus here. Especially if you are from these areas or have ever lived in them.

[cyntmac]

It is very clear to me that there is an anti-urban sentiment on city-data in general. People will rec suburban towns over urban on most of the forums here- no matter what your circumstance or preference is. This is not just a "Jersey thing". I have encountered this multiple times on several forums. It's as though anyone over 30 must reside in a suburb- even if they don't have kids. I guess it's the burbia-bubble or something.

I have been steered from very livable cities on city-data. Cities that are very sought after when you compare them to places like Newark. This kind of myopia does not upset me in the way it seems to enrage you. I think I understand where some of it comes from and no I am not trying to "justify non-sense".

The many serious problems that do plague Newark do not occur in a vacuum.
It is not just a "Jersey thing" or a crime thing and it will never be about just getting rid of bad guys. That is like believing in Santa Claus. People in other states don't concern themselves with Newark because they have their own Newark in many cases and are too busy ignoring that one. It tends to be that way across the spectrum but oops I forgot this is just a local problem. LOL.

I'm pretty sure this "say nothing" post makes no sense at all and will be trolled right over to make way for more of those insightful posts.

[DAT]

Originally Posted by lukeache

I cant believe some people are still going on with this worthless thread. That guy that wrote about the BMW is really amusing, so he drives a BMW and lives in Newark LOL..if ignorance was money, some people here would be billionaires. CONCLUSION: If you are ok with ghetto, murder, scumbags, dirty streets, chaos, then Newark is not that bad of a place. For people that have higher standards and are "weak" like one of these geniuses here stated (stupid "weak" people that enjoy safety, good neighborhoods and good schools for their children), then Newark is not the place for you. Also, the fact that most people that defend Newark can barely spell should tell you something about the quality of the education Newark provides.

Whadup!

How is you nice, safe, town doing?

It must be nice to live in a place where they teach people to spell and stuff.

Are the racist and bigots still sipping coffee in the local Starbucks after church?

Maybe you folks should start the first 'bumpkin spelling B'.

By the way I was educated in Hampton Virginia. So if I spell poorly don't blame Newark. And I won't blame the 'red neck' town your from for your poor grammer. Deal dude!

Oh!

My beamer is just fine.

How is your F-150 pick -up truck?

HEE HAW!!!

[DAT]

Originally Posted by Tank1906

Everytime I walk out of 1180, I end up in Newark. Funny how that works. I bet you don't end up in Newark when you exit your home after a long day of watching the news and reading the newspaper before hating on Newark on city-data. Dang, now you hating on my doorman..LOL!!! Yep, a building in Newark has a doorman. I guess you're an equal opportunity hater, nice places as well as the slums.

Also, you go spend a year living in those places. Nevermind that, try spending a day living in Newark ..LOL!!

So..you went to school in Newark 10, 20 yrs. ago I bet and did some "projects" in the city who knows when. That has nothing to do with today. Nothing. Posters want real-time info on what's going on in the city today. I'll say it again, anybody can get stats by checking CITY-DATA. It sounds like you chose a very bad section of Newark to do your "projects". Ever heard of some security? What city in Amercia doesn't have thieves? If you'd get up off your couch, you'd know that.

I've lost my credibilty for living in a nice place in Newark? How much sense does that really make? NONE..You've lost the credibility you never had by making such a ridiculous statement. I guess I got to live in the hood to get some "street cred" huh? I live where I live but I don't partition myself from any section of Newark. I enjoy the city in which I reside in its entirety, the good, the bad and the ugly.

Good post!!

The guy you responded to is a clueless idiot.

Thanks...

[BobKovacs]

Originally Posted by DAT

Good post!!

The guy you responded to is a clueless idiot.

Thanks...

Considering that his response didn't address any of the points in my post in a productive manner, I guess that tells us that you don't have any idea as to what a "good post" is. (We should just hire more security when we work in Newark because "every city has crime"- funny, we don't have to hire security to keep our tools from being stolen in broad daylight when we work in Bedminster, Woodbridge, Flemington, or Florham Park.....).

You'd rather just resort to childish namecalling with your "clueless idiot" comment, the same way his response to anyone who points out the reality of Newark (outside of the semi-decent few blocks he chooses to isolate himself in) is to call them a "hater". I don't recall showing "hate" toward anyone or anyplace, but that's a common response among those who can't properly debate a point or face reality.

As for me, I'll just continue to be a clueless idiot hater while I sit weakly in my safe neighborhood (sounds pretty sad when you put all of your moronic statements together in one sentence, doesn't it???), and you and Tank can cruise around Newark in your beamer, grabbing some chinese at the restaurant that his doorman recommends. Have a good time.....

[cappy1]

IM 42 AND LIVED IN NEWARK FOR 37 YRS. AND I AM ON THE FIRST THING SMOKING OUT OF NEWARK COME JANUARY 2008, I HAVE 2 TEENS,
AND THEY WONT SURVIVE HERE WITH AL THE GANG ACTIVITIES AND
INITIATIONS GOING ON HERE,THEY HAVE AND ARE STILL WATCHING
THEIR FRIENDS GETTING MURDERED EVERYDAY, YOU SAY YOU BE OUT
HERE AT NIGHT,WHERE? AND YOU MUST BE DRIVING ON YOUR WAY HOME.
HOW ABOUT THE PROJECT AREAS,BRADLEY COURTS,HYATT COURT,
BAXTER TERRACE, STEPHEN CRANE VILLAGE ARE A FEW TO NAME
SIX AVE IN THE CENTRAL WARD NORFOLK STREET UP TO SUSSEX AVE
THE SOUTH WARD IS HORRIBLE,SO PLEASE TELL ME THE AREAS YOU WALK
THROUGH AT NIGHT AND I WILL WALK WITH YOU NOT

[cappy1]

5 YEARS IN NEWARK-WORKER,AND YOU KNOW NEWARK,WOW.

[DAT]

Originally Posted by BobKovacs

When did Newark get (or ever have in the past 2-3 decades) a "well heeled and acceptable" reputation? Did I miss something on the news lately? Everything I've read in the papers, see on the news, etc., has shown Newark to have a rather corrupt reputation.

Ohh...wait....Bon Jovi played there last week- I guess everything is all better now.

I have read most of your posts. You are clearly someone who is firmly out of the loop.

You seem to be comfortable right where you are.

Keep reading those 25 cent newspapers dude!