Robeson Village in New Brunswick, New Jersey (Franklin, Hampton: apartments, crime)

[JennW]

I am re-writing/editing/fact-checking a paper for school that refers to Robeson Village in New Brunswick, NJ as a crime ridden area? I have never been their and can't find any credible information about the area, it's history, it's reputation and so on. Can any of you point me in a direction that I can find accurate information, and/or tell me what your experiences and opinions are about and with the area?

Is there anyone I can speak with directly about the area?

[pvs]

Have you tried using NJ.COM? A search on that site for the term "Robeson Village", gave me quite a few hits. I would THINK the stories are reasonably accurate.

Robeson Village News, Images, Videos, Classifieds & More - NJ.com

Anyway, hope this helps a bit. Good luck!

[Whoelsebutcharles]

That's the projects on Rt 27.

[JennW]

Thanks PVS,

Whoelsebutcharles: Can you tell me about the history, reputation and condition of these projects. I am no where near New Brunswick and have no reference to the area other than what I have found on google.

[Whoelsebutcharles]

Originally Posted by JennW

Thanks PVS,

Whoelsebutcharles: Can you tell me about the history, reputation and condition of these projects. I am no where near New Brunswick and have no reference to the area other than what I have found on google.

Well I tend to stay out of that part of town since it is really the worst. Only time I go over there is when I go to Aldi's to get food. Rt 27 over there is the line between New Brunswick and Franklin. At this point since most of New Brunswick has been cleaned up, a lot of Franklin has become a toilet for New Brunswick. So since that is the border that's really the worst part of town now. I drove past there once, saw a bunch of little kids behind the fence all brawling all over each other, then I looked more closely and saw they were actually playing football. Hampton Rd apartments right next to this place is another one you want to stay away from.

That's about as much as I know. For the record I have never experienced crime in New Brunswick, it's mostly a college town now due to Rutgers University, with a hell of a lot of nightlife going on because of it.