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I only ever heard one Dutch joke: Why do the Dutch wear wooden shoes?
To keep the woodpeckers off their heads.
My English mother wore wooden soled shoes in the 1940s. That's pretty much why she lost control of her bike going down a hill. She pitched face first into gravel. The local doctor picked stone chips out of her face and debrided her wounds for months.
She had a bit of a bump on her nose, but her skin was flawless after that.
First post on here, NJ native (northern NJ). All in all, NJ is basically the microcosm of America...one of the highest incomes in the country, balanced out by high COL, but the wealth distribution is insane since those income are basically confined to small towns while the big cities (Newark, JC, Elizabeth, Trenton, Camden, Paterson) are overcrowded pools of impoverished black and brown people. Camden the exception because it falls out of the top 10 but still. The ingredients aren't exclusive to us; industrial crash, white flight, drugs being pumped into inner cities, but for a state as small of ours, having 9 counties in the 100 wealthiest is a crazy swing from the demographics of our more populated cities (though cities 5, 6, 8, and 9 in population are pretty affluent).
Our state going through borough/township fever contributes to this too. In most states a city like Newark would essentially be Essex County as far as area size. JC still has rough pockets but the gentrification is quick...as someone who has a great of proximity and passing-through's with Newark, it'll be interesting to see how the city is by 2025-30, particularly the South Ward below Clinton Avenue.
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Originally Posted by vision33r
It's all about perception. In many 3rd world countries sewage and water supply are still not up to par but we do have some parts of NJ where the water supply is still not up to standard with other counties.
The point is that NJ does have high standards in many towns but it's not consistent across the state. There are towns that look uninhabitable and dangerous yet they could be near one of the wealthiest towns in the state which makes you scratch your head.
First post on here, NJ native (northern NJ). All in all, NJ is basically the microcosm of America...one of the highest incomes in the country, balanced out by high COL, but the wealth distribution is insane since those income are basically confined to small towns while the big cities (Newark, JC, Elizabeth, Trenton, Camden, Paterson) are overcrowded pools of impoverished black and brown people. Camden the exception because it falls out of the top 10 but still. The ingredients aren't exclusive to us; industrial crash, white flight, drugs being pumped into inner cities, but for a state as small of ours, having 9 counties in the 100 wealthiest is a crazy swing from the demographics of our more populated cities (though cities 5, 6, 8, and 9 in population are pretty affluent).
Our state going through borough/township fever contributes to this too. In most states a city like Newark would essentially be Essex County as far as area size. JC still has rough pockets but the gentrification is quick...as someone who has a great of proximity and passing-through's with Newark, it'll be interesting to see how the city is by 2025-30, particularly the South Ward below Clinton Avenue.
What towns would you say fit this description?
Higher Lead count was found in the water supply of Essex, Union, and Morris townships. In general NJ's water is harder than NY. The water is a little more yellow or browner than NY water.
Only way any of these areas are going to change is if someone or some entity stands up to the natives and says in essence "grumble all you like, this is how it is going to be....".
Buy up, take by eminent domain or whatever large areas and sell them up for redevelopment. You can reserve a portion for "affordable" or whatever housing, but every single GD person/household needs to be vetted. This includes having a job to go to every day and not sitting around collecting checks (and having children they can't afford).
Many of these former great NJ urban areas (Newark, East Orange, Patterson, etc.....) have great bones. With the *RIGHT* sort of leadership and plan they all could become better than they are if not great.
Where are these so called jobs?
Gentrification is bad for everyone,esp the middle class.
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