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I wasn't part of the "vote" UKOK mentioned but I certainly found out new curious things about Moorestown that I didn't know before. Not sure why so many people felt the need to defend the honor of Alpine with such passion.
Is anyone in their right mind comparing Moorestown to Alpine?
Moorestown is a nice town in Pennsylvania, um, I mean south Jersey. Alpine is lifestyle of the rich and famous.
All kidding aside, Moorestown is a few steps below (we are talking prestige/snob factor), lets say, Mendham or Basking Ridge.
Yes Folks, not only is Alpine a "rich" place, but it's also "diverse"! There are black folks living in Alpine. 14.... to be exact! Chris Rock and family, Mary J. Blige and family and last but not least, Jay-Z and family. And here I thought Alpine had "nothing" in common with Paterson and Newark! LOL BTW, according to Chris Rock, his next-door neighbor is a dentist. So all he has to do is walk a few hundred feet to see the dentist. My, life is certainly convienient when you're rich! I'd like to try it sometime!
To sum this conversation up, comparing Alpine to Moorestown is comparing a golden apple to an orange. And again, I'm not derogating Moorestown but putting the housing debate aside; the shopping, dining and cultural experience is lackluster. Moorestown does not offer the opulent lifestyle. Despite the fact that Northern Jersey, Long Island, Westchester, and Connecticut having New York metro area boutique shopping besides that of Manhattan, they have luxury department stores. Does Moorestown? No, forget about the boutiques, the closest Saks and Neiman Marcus for Moorestown is where? Bala Cynwyd and King of Prussia, PA. Where are the renowned restaurants? None and not even upscale chains like Morton's Steakhouse. Lastly, where is the culture?
Yes Folks, not only is Alpine a "rich" place, but it's also "diverse"! There are black folks living in Alpine. 14.... to be exact! Chris Rock and family, Mary J. Blige and family and last but not least, Jay-Z and family. And here I thought Alpine had "nothing" in common with Paterson and Newark! LOL BTW, according to Chris Rock, his next-door neighbor is a dentist. So all he has to do is walk a few hundred feet to see the dentist. My, life is certainly convienient when you're rich! I'd like to try it sometime!
Mary J. Blige Saddle River. Like I said before just what I want to live next to in my mansion, a bunch of rap stars. Damn give me Bernardsville anyday.
By the way its not the color its the rapper/gansta mentality I dont want to live next door to.
Stevemorse and Theemissary...NJ is diverse no matter where you go, period. My brother (black man) lives in saddle river (not a rapper, gansta person, or athlete) and we have friends in Alpine too (down the street from Chris on Margo Way) and Fort lee, NJ. Naming the people that live in Alpine from a Chris Rock stand up on HBO just shows that you don't really know the area or the people that live there.
Stevemorse and Theemissary...NJ is diverse no matter where you go, period. My brother (black man) lives in saddle river (not a rapper, gansta person, or athlete) and we have friends in Alpine too (down the street from Chris on Margo Way) and Fort lee, NJ. Naming the people that live in Alpine from a Chris Rock stand up on HBO just shows that you don't really know the area or the people that live there.
philly - That's quite true! And that is exactly where I got that info from! It seems to me that from my 53 years of living in NJ, black middle-class and upper middle class folks are nearly invisible. Surprisingly, here in NC, there seems to be a plethora of middle-class blacks that seem to be more successfully integrated into neighborhoods than I ever experienced in NJ.
Stevemorse and Theemissary...NJ is diverse no matter where you go, period. My brother (black man) lives in saddle river (not a rapper, gansta person, or athlete) and we have friends in Alpine too (down the street from Chris on Margo Way) and Fort lee, NJ. Naming the people that live in Alpine from a Chris Rock stand up on HBO just shows that you don't really know the area or the people that live there.
I would have no problem living next door to your brother. I would have a problem living next door to 50cent., snoop, biggy smalls and you got the point.
philly - That's quite true! And that is exactly where I got that info from! It seems to me that from my 53 years of living in NJ, black middle-class and upper middle class folks are nearly invisible. Surprisingly, here in NC, there seems to be a plethora of middle-class blacks that seem to be more successfully integrated into neighborhoods than I ever experienced in NJ.
I agree. To support your claim even furthur, there are also alot of upper-middle to upper class Hispanic families in Texas and Florida. But I think this has to do with the high population of each group within each respective state. NC has a higher AA population than NJ. The same can be said about the number of Hispanics living in FL/TX vs NJ.
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Golden Apples vs. Oranges
It seems to me that from my 53 years of living in NJ, black middle-class and upper middle class folks are nearly invisible. Surprisingly, here in NC, there seems to be a plethora of middle-class blacks that seem to be more successfully integrated into neighborhoods than I ever experienced in NJ. 
