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pleiop t1_iw3pmcg wrote

A lot of sopranos scenes were shot around where you're standing

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MDNTNWK t1_iw6fhw8 wrote

You dont think it'd kill us to have like a peir or center of activity right? Like a times square? Closest we have is four corners, which looks more dead than Uncle Ben, not to mention the lack of subway transportation to get around besides the one subway line in the Northward and other subway syetem in downtown.

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AsSubtleAsABrick t1_iw8c3qb wrote

The waterfront is cutoff by highways (21) or major roads (raymond) with heavy truck traffic. I don't see this city becoming pedestrian friendly in my lifetime.

Shaq 2 was built practically right up to the road with no setback. Don't get me wrong, I'm thrilled it's happening, but Newark and NJ in general prioritizes car traffic over everything else.

Either way, we are very far from the required density for the city to feel alive.

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sutisuc t1_iw8k0my wrote

Eh we’re at 13k/sq mile last I checked that’s plenty more than other cities that feel “alive” like Philly, Chicago, etc

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AsSubtleAsABrick t1_iw9ngq0 wrote

Average population density is not a good measure. You need to look at it by zip code really. Downtown Newark is ~11k. Downtown Jersey City is almost 21k (twice as much). Philadelphia city center is ~30k.

For reference, the UES has zip codes of 100k+ people.

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sutisuc t1_iw9nkbv wrote

Isn’t ironbound like 20k/sq mile?

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AsSubtleAsABrick t1_iw9ohta wrote

It would have to get more local there as there is obviously a lot of non-residential/industrial land in the ironbound that will bring the measure down.

Downtown Newark doesn't have that excuse though, it's just parking lots.

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marceljj t1_iwfjmtu wrote

those square block-sized parking lots downtown are a MENACE

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Kalebxtentacion t1_iw7hzxk wrote

Facts we definitely need something like a Times Square or something, like Bloomfield and broad street would be a great place to have it or that we make broad and market street something similar. Definitely need more transportation

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