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^ This. OP has got to be a troll. Wife and I have gone to Pic-A-Lilly Pub (if youre from AC, u Know), The Biker type Bar at 4 AM for wings....interesting crowd, but never had a problem. Moving out west, the main thing I miss is A.C.! 24 Hour Bars, And massage parlors. NOTHING like that out where I live now!
Wow, I almost forgot entirely about the Pic until I read it in this post. Haven't been there in over 20 years, but some of the best wings I have ever had there along with Robert's Place in Margate (which I have NOT forgotten about).
Wow, I almost forgot entirely about the Pic until I read it in this post. Haven't been there in over 20 years, but some of the best wings I have ever had there along with Robert's Place in Margate (which I have NOT forgotten about).
Their wings are incredible. 1 Time I went there there was no soap in the bathroom (it's that kind of place). Asked my wife if she cared, and she indicated that as long as they serve wings like that, she wouldn't care if they were roaches in there, LOL.
Thank you for your post! I've been thinking about moving back to New Jersey and was looking at Atlantic City, partly because it's much cheaper than where I grew up. I always knew AC had a lot of crime, but what you described helped me come to my senses!
It hurts to see the comments ppl are saying about my city. IMHO the casinos are the downfall of the city. The corruption from CRDA and city council over the years has run the city into the ground as well. One thing I know for sure is that I feel MUCH safer in any hood section of AC than the whole of Richmond (just sayin). My husband is from AC as well and lived in Richmond for a while and couldn't wait to leave. I've often noticed over the years that people who encounter all this "crime" in AC tend to have something to do with it. Either you're involved with drugs, or you're involved with gangs. Something else I've noticed is that the more populated the city has become with those not from NJ, the worse it has become. Gentrification is bound to happen in AC, and I'm excited to see how it will transform. I look forward to talking to my children about my experience living in AC.
Also, South AC is NOT the only nice area. You have million dollar homes in the Inlet, and there were beautiful homes in Venice Park before someone had the bright idea to take them by eminent domain, tear them down, and build a tunnel.
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Originally Posted by weezerboy1990
Hello city data users, this is my first post on this website. I am a 25 year old male. I moved to Atlantic City, NJ from Richmond, VA in July 2014. Just wanted to share my experience with you guys.
A hot summer day a few days before 4th of July 2014 i was standing on Atlantic Avenue. "so this is my new home" I thought to myself. The sheer amount of people on the streets, the fast pace of everything, the taxi cabs, it was eerily similar to New York City. There was a gritty urban feel to the city, it feels alot like Newark or Philly. Crackheads, prostitutes, and beggers were everywhere. Guys were posted up at corner stores asked if i needed drugs and pretty much typically what you would see in a gritty city. I thought , this cant be too bad, and that was the worst of it. Boy was i wrong. Im used to crime and the like, but the crime here is vicious. Ive witnessed a guy getting his head sliced off at the corner store on my street by a dude high on pcp. 4 people have been shot and killed in 1 year on my street. 2 women were raped 3 doors down from me by two crackheads about a month ago, ive witnessed robberies and vicious street beat downs. But that isn't the crazy part. The crazy part is i live LITERALLY 3 blocks from the beach and boardwalk, and 2 blocks to the casinos. People younger then me egg tourists cars, and shout "get out the hood" to people not from their neighborhoods. There are 6 different housing projects in a few blocks of each other! You can literally get off the Atlantic City expressway and go 1 block either direction and be in a complete ghetto. Ive never seen a city that has the hood and attractions mixed together! This past summer i have seen two block party's with loud offensive hood music blasted till the speakers almost cracked being shot up by gang members. This was on a major highway too ! (u.s route 30) . It has gotten so bad that ive seen people drive into Atlantic City, look around and hop back on the expressway. Kids throwing bricks at cars i mean this city is awful. I love the charm this city has , but this is a little too out of control for me. I come from a high crime area of Richmond, but it is no where near this extent. Atlantic City needs help. I would advise any one looking to move here to please RECONSIDER. THIS IS NOT A GOOD PLACE TO LIVE.
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Asked my wife if she cared, and she indicated that as long as they serve wings like that, she wouldn't care if they were roaches in there, LOL.
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