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I hear stories of Chambersburg being a nice and safe place. However, I don't know if the Chambersburg is safe now. I know it is run down and it has changed. But is it an area that is run down but safe or is there a really big problem with crime there? Do residents have to constantly worry about being victims of crimes like robberies and assault? Is the drug problem that bad there? I know it is one of the safest parts of Trenton but one of the safest parts of Trenton really isn't saying much.
Chambersburg has changed in the past 15-20 years. Gone are most of the good restaurants, Amici Milano, Diamonds, Papa's, DeLorenzo's etc, moved to Hamilton and Robbinsville.
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Chambersburg is no longer one of the safest areas of Trenton.
Chambersburg has changed in the past 15-20 years. Gone are most of the good restaurants, Amici Milano, Diamonds, Papa's, DeLorenzo's etc, moved to Hamilton and Robbinsville.
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Chambersburg is no longer one of the safest areas of Trenton.
Thanks . I believe Amici Milano is still there. Still, it is such a shame that Trenton that didn't invest in this area. This was a primer restaurant destination. They could have ensured that the crime didn't skyrocket and that this area could have been well kept since it could have been an economic engine for Trenton. I credit some of the Guatemalans who are opening businesses there. There is a Guatemalan who owns five restaurants and GuatePan is now a chain that has spread through the suburbs just like the Italian Peoples' Bakery, still I don't think the Burg could return to its glory as a dining destination.
This section of the city is once again in transition. There are many, many homes for sale (many in foreclosure) so it might take a while for the neighbourhood to settle down.
I hope the new residents begin to take pride in their surroundings as did the Italians and Polish people who settled the area.
Right now, the place looks very neglected and ghetto.
It's a shame most of our urban areas are slums in New Jersey. Trenton has the ingredients to be successful (riverfront, proximity to large metropolises, state capital and rich history).
This section of the city is once again in transition. There are many, many homes for sale (many in foreclosure) so it might take a while for the neighbourhood to settle down.
I hope the new residents begin to take pride in their surroundings as did the Italians and Polish people who settled the area.
Right now, the place looks very neglected and ghetto.
Well as I mentioned Latinos are definitely investing in this neighborhood. There is a Guatemalan who owns five restaurants in Trenton now.
There are plenty of Latino businesses in Chambersburg. I just don't know if it will be the culinary destination it used to be. Guatemalan food just doesn't have the same notoriety that Italian food has. Although I know there is at least Dominican restaurant as well and there are Mexican restaurants too. Blue Danube is still there too.
The last time I was in chambersburg, I was eating lunch on a Friday at DeLorenzos. Someone was shot in a nearby alley. Barbero's bakery shut down all their locations because their drivers kept getting robbed in Trenton. Both Delorenzos, Rossi's, and just about every other staple has fleed. It's not safe.
Most areas of Trenton are not safe at all. Last time I was in Mercer County court, I missed a murder on the block on my way out by 2 min.
I don't go into Trenton much, but I've been too close to gunfire to go back in unless I have to. The only place I really go these days is the ball park.
I hear stories of Chambersburg being a nice and safe place. However, I don't know if the Chambersburg is safe now. I know it is run down and it has changed. But is it an area that is run down but safe or is there a really big problem with crime there? Do residents have to constantly worry about being victims of crimes like robberies and assault? Is the drug problem that bad there? I know it is one of the safest parts of Trenton but one of the safest parts of Trenton really isn't saying much.
Trenton is improving...ooops! that was Newark, i was thinking of.
Trenton, is home to our beloved legislators who promise to make our lives a joy. Trenton should be the safest town in NJ to showcase our dear legislator's love for us.
Trenton legislators are like the president of mexico, nothing embarasses them. People leave by the millions, people murdered within gunshot of a a gold covered dome, and not a red face in the crowd.
Oh, better not defend yourself, Nj frowns on hurting perps in defense of your life.
I have to admit this caught my eye, because we left Trenton in the early 70's because it wasn't safe. This was right after the turmoil that had ensued after Martin Luther King and Bobby Kennedy's assassination's. It always was a kind of rough, but it was over the edge by then. I was born in the projects, but we moved down the street to a semi-detached house on Hoffman Ave. This was in West Trenton. It was a very nice little neighborhood. You could walk to a lot of places you needed to go. 6 blocks away was Cadwallader Park. I'd later learn it was designed by Fredrick Olmstead, who designed Central Park! You could go and play there. and explore. It was really something, there was a band stage (looked like a clam shell. I heard the Ventures played there, but I'd missed them. There was bear dens, a monkey house that smelled awful, and bocce ball courts. Lots of other things too, but I digress. So here we are 50 years later. (I had to do the math a few times). Decades later and still nothing has been done, or very little. I was able to get out and get a life for myself, but sadly, none of my brothers seem to have escaped... I remember running into "Storky" nickname for Mr. Storcella, who gave me a job working at his machine shop in north Trenton. It had been a several years passing, but he was doing well, having retired and had moved from the burg to Yardley-Makefield area. My family had moved to Morrisville. This was late 80's and I remember think that Chambersburg would never change, but it did. He had to leave and live someplace safe.
I remember the bakeries, getting tomato pies (that nobody nowadays seems to be able to make, or grasp the concept of a pizza pie without cheese)!
It is really sad that the decay continues. I was really hoping to read that it was. I'm hoping that with new leadership our country can begin to heal, especially help recover these forgotten parts of our cities and former homes. I heard Camden was much the same, beautiful gardens, but a mess now..
I have to admit this caught my eye, because we left Trenton in the early 70's because it wasn't safe. This was right after the turmoil that had ensued after Martin Luther King and Bobby Kennedy's assassination's. It always was a kind of rough, but it was over the edge by then. I was born in the projects, but we moved down the street to a semi-detached house on Hoffman Ave. This was in West Trenton. It was a very nice little neighborhood. You could walk to a lot of places you needed to go. 6 blocks away was Cadwallader Park. I'd later learn it was designed by Fredrick Olmstead, who designed Central Park! You could go and play there. and explore. It was really something, there was a band stage (looked like a clam shell. I heard the Ventures played there, but I'd missed them. There was bear dens, a monkey house that smelled awful, and bocce ball courts. Lots of other things too, but I digress. So here we are 50 years later. (I had to do the math a few times). Decades later and still nothing has been done, or very little. I was able to get out and get a life for myself, but sadly, none of my brothers seem to have escaped... I remember running into "Storky" nickname for Mr. Storcella, who gave me a job working at his machine shop in north Trenton. It had been a several years passing, but he was doing well, having retired and had moved from the burg to Yardley-Makefield area. My family had moved to Morrisville. This was late 80's and I remember think that Chambersburg would never change, but it did. He had to leave and live someplace safe.
I remember the bakeries, getting tomato pies (that nobody nowadays seems to be able to make, or grasp the concept of a pizza pie without cheese)!
It is really sad that the decay continues. I was really hoping to read that it was. I'm hoping that with new leadership our country can begin to heal, especially help recover these forgotten parts of our cities and former homes. I heard Camden was much the same, beautiful gardens, but a mess now..
Cadwalader Heights neighborhood has changed as well, a lot of those lovely Georgian Homes have become boarding/multi family homes.
You can still get great tomato pies, DeLorenzos moved to Hamilton and Robbinsville.
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is the burg still safe?
