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user1752916319 OP t1_j9pxpe7 wrote
It’s supposed to be in the “nice but boring” category but you can’t rlly tell I should’ve done it better my bad
sutisuc t1_j9q26ma wrote
Do people really consider west Milford rich?
Slavic_Dusa t1_j9q2nc9 wrote
What amazing food are you referring to in Passaic? Can you share some restaurants?
Also, you might have missed McMansions that have been built in the last 10 years. My guess is that in the next Passaic City will be North Lakewood.
munchingzia t1_j9q4qnn wrote
i wouldnt, although there are certain neighborhoods in ringwood , wanaque, and w. milford that have some nice homes.
munchingzia t1_j9q4yx5 wrote
why does the entirety of Wayne get the woods label? its just your standard NJ suburb.
Rude-Bison-2050 t1_j9q87io wrote
The side of Passaic and Clifton near 3rd ward has always been nice and very Jewish for a long time now. Lots of big old $$$ houses there. It cuts back over to being Passaic really fast tho.
Rude-Bison-2050 t1_j9q8hw6 wrote
That very much depends where because there’s a lot of red neck meth shacks up there too.
sutisuc t1_j9q8j4s wrote
Honestly it’s worse cause there’s no central downtown, it’s just suburban sprawl divided by a bunch of shitty looking strip malls
JZstrng t1_j9q97eh wrote
Passaic has a lot of Mexican restaurants, and a few Peruvian ones as well.
For Mexican, try Los Arcos. For Peruvian, try Griselda’s or El Chévere.
Nothing fancy, but good food overall.
munchingzia t1_j9qae08 wrote
im cool with that ngl. its clean, quiet, and the houses are well-kept.
i live near the NY border. most places are like that here.
exception would probably be Norwood, Westwood and Ramsey.
Slavic_Dusa t1_j9qaua1 wrote
Not that long, up until late 80s and early 90s, that was very Italian neighborhood. And up until 2010s there wasn't as many multifamily homes and townhouses. A lot of those homes were built at the beginning of 20th century.
Now, a lot of single family homes and even parking lots are being turned into massive multifamily homes, townhouses, and McMantions.
I know this area for over 20 years. Overpopulation was never as bad as in the last 5-10 years, and judging by the new construction, it will only get worse.
Dirtycoinpurse t1_j9qbcn2 wrote
Don’t really think Wayne has woods these days. By the University and I guess Pines Lake can be considered woods. Many snobs in Wayne, but overall it is a pleasant town. Would probably be very convenient place to live if it was more affordable.
mac_a_bee t1_j9qbevg wrote
> there’s no central downtown, it’s just suburban sprawl divided by a bunch of shitty looking strip malls
Downtown comprises the police station, library and Valley high school opposite the now-Whole Foods strip mall - but yes.
Slavic_Dusa t1_j9qbjbe wrote
Will do thanks!
I'm not looking for fancy. Over the years, every once in a while, I hear about amazing food in Passaic, but somehow, really good food always ends up being in Garfield, Wallington, Clifton, and Paterson 🤷♂️
sutisuc t1_j9qd320 wrote
Yeah what a downtown that is
sutisuc t1_j9qd6zn wrote
I mean if that’s your thing I guess but if I just want sprawling development I’ll go 30 minutes west to Sussex county and actually be surrounded by farms and woods not endless chain stores and highways.
timetopat t1_j9qdar4 wrote
Its funny because I used to referee at paintball depot when that place was still a thing. There ranges from run down shacks to actual mansions in that area. Its pretty wooded, but depending where are some big houses. Its a pretty big mix of places though honestly.
timetopat t1_j9qdefa wrote
I agree that it would be nice to have a walkable area to do stuff there like a Boonton or Teaneck or such.
cassinonorth t1_j9qdfwh wrote
Oof...married someone from Pompton Lakes. You aren't kidding about the cancer thing. Everyone in her family has had it and they aren't even near the lake. A kid they graduated with died at 18 from cancer too.
Losdangles24 t1_j9qe9se wrote
It’s an enigma. There are mansions, people with a lot of money near Greenwood Lake/Ringwood, and a lot of meth and trash in between.
Pkmatrix0079 t1_j9qevr0 wrote
Hey that's alright! I just thought it was funny that it was so nice and boring that it's completely forgotten xD
user1752916319 OP t1_j9qf8mq wrote
I’m really sorry about that man. I hope they recover and I hope the town compensates you for that.
Rude-Bison-2050 t1_j9qfewg wrote
Lol granted I do the same thing with stuff from that era, but 1980s are coming up on 50 years ago. The Jewish community was always in that area (along with the Italians) The Italians just largely got displaced by Hispanics more downtown than in the 3rd ward park and rosemwar area
Also for food check out jaimitos (technically Clifton) and el fogon. Both great Peruvian places.
cassinonorth t1_j9qffgs wrote
They're all good now thankfully, just feels like it's a parade of new cases coming from that town. I doubt they're getting anything, fuck Dupont.
myshra t1_j9qh2gz wrote
There's old money family land with plenty of dirt poor residents, a mix of mid-century middle class single fam homes, and a number of both old and new money mansions in the woods.
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Mostly it's just woods.
Slavic_Dusa t1_j9qh2i1 wrote
O, come on. 80s was 30, something to 40, something years ago. Let's not get ahead of ourselves here! 😂😂😂
hipsteradonis t1_j9qkccg wrote
Are there maps of these for other counties?
user1752916319 OP t1_j9qkrp9 wrote
I can make more. What do you wanna see?
SuperSimpleSam t1_j9qmmeq wrote
oh, I didn't realize the label was for literal cancer.
user1752916319 OP t1_j9qmnnv wrote
Parts of it!
cassinonorth t1_j9qn3b5 wrote
JZstrng t1_j9qq555 wrote
Yeah, Paterson and Clifton have really good spots, too!
Funny_Breadfruit_413 t1_j9qq96q wrote
Jeezus, what town is cancer?
Funny_Breadfruit_413 t1_j9qqk0h wrote
Every other business in passaic is a restaurant.
mjdlight t1_j9qs3c1 wrote
Pompton Lakes. DuPont contaminated the groundwater with carcinogens (and lied about it for years). https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/watchdog/2018/02/14/dupont-pompton-lakes-pollution/806921001/
beowulf92 t1_j9qtnqq wrote
Totowa pretend ghetto?? Interested in that reasoning! Lol
Impressive-Box7983 t1_j9qx642 wrote
Haha totally feel you
toughguy375 t1_j9qxndv wrote
I knew about Upper Ringwood (Mann v Ford). I didn't know about this.
PracticableSolution t1_j9qxqeb wrote
It depends. There are four west Milfords: lakefront community folks (generally younger families and left leaning-ish) rich reclusive mansion folks (few ball players and anti-social types) honest tradespeople in affordable housing (probably the largest group), and whack job meth heads in shacks (smallest but most noticeable).
It’s not uncommon to see a Ferrari parked next to a rotted out 70’s pick up, and there are as many masons as white collar workers hopping the 197 bus to NY.
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Dead_Is_Better t1_j9r1mox wrote
Ocean County please.
onlyme1984 t1_j9r29qe wrote
Wasn’t sure if that’s Totowa or West Paterson
jpr7887 t1_j9r2vle wrote
So what's the cancer thing? I'm at the northern tip of Wayne as of a couple of years ago so this is news to me. I'm about to have a baby so I want to know what to avoid.
cassinonorth t1_j9r4f97 wrote
Just don't go dipping your baby in Pompton Lake and you're probably fine. NJ has some extremely strict water regulations so you'll know if your water is contaminated in Wayne. I've swam in Pines Lake many times without much worry.
Here's some reading for you though.
_denimchicken_ t1_j9r4nco wrote
Mexico Deli Restaurant. Right over the border from the Garfield bridge. Excellent street taco spot. You walk in and just see a vat of horchata on the countet. It would be a genuine challenge to exceed spending $20 there
jpr7887 t1_j9r4oll wrote
Thank you! Yeah there won't be any lake baptisms for us lol
NJDevil69 t1_j9r5arb wrote
>Oof...married someone from Pompton Lakes. You aren't kidding about the cancer thing.
Fuck Pompton Lakes! The reason that damn place has not been able to clean up is due to half the town not wanting to admit there's a pollution issue! The people who suffer from cancer don't deserve the animosity they get from their fellow townspeople.
cassinonorth t1_j9r5ef8 wrote
Makes for a very interesting town FB group though...lol.
ornerykitsunegirl t1_j9r654b wrote
Is Elmwood park in nice but boring or people live here?
cunningham1212 t1_j9r7eog wrote
Union County plz
beowulf92 t1_j9r7yyu wrote
WP is the Garrett mountain one lol
onlyme1984 t1_j9rbjnc wrote
To be fair it said Garret Mtn and nothing else lol
sutisuc t1_j9rbxsg wrote
Oh shit this is a great one
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sutisuc t1_j9rc0b9 wrote
Burlington
oOooo__14 t1_j9rdcr7 wrote
Because of "pretend" or "ghetto" ?
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lawlorlara t1_j9rf5s8 wrote
Gonna need a bigger cancer.
Dead_Is_Better t1_j9rg8xh wrote
You're not lying. Thanx Ciba-Geigy.
Cashneto t1_j9rgmdz wrote
Essex County too please.
teelee90 t1_j9rjpvq wrote
Elmwood Park is Bergen county ☺️
jerseyshorenancy t1_j9rju2z wrote
Going to need more than one
christhasrisin4 t1_j9rlbkm wrote
There's a Passaic county?
Passion724 t1_j9rq041 wrote
Yep! Literally surrounded by Mexican and Peruvian in Clifton lol
dirty_cuban t1_j9rqiut wrote
My wife is originally from ‘boring’. It checks out.
hotstargirl t1_j9rvlu4 wrote
Came here to say this also
ChipmunkSpecialist93 t1_j9rx7qm wrote
considering it’s size, there’s a decent population of people in Prospect Park. y’all making it out to be West Milford or something lol.
bakerfaceman t1_j9s3oia wrote
What's the cancer part?
bakerfaceman t1_j9s4ei3 wrote
Oooo do Bergen!
NJDevil69 t1_j9sbomw wrote
I purposely joined one of those groups to see for myself. It’s sad. Half the town wants to see justice against DuPont. The other half is happy to ignore any and all signs of cancer, even if it’s their neighbor dying, just so their property values do not go down.
NatAttack50932 t1_j9skg8n wrote
Down the mountain vs up the mountain
if you're from the area you know what im talking about
NatAttack50932 t1_j9skjzk wrote
I know a guy who lives near the lake that drives a bentley and a Ferrari
few houses down from his is a guy with a 2007 camry
henry_x6 t1_j9srw87 wrote
Morris, please!
ctannr t1_j9svcvm wrote
wayen is sneaky the biggest town in jersey while having nothing in it worthwhile
-Angry-Alchemist- t1_j9t79hk wrote
Gotta be a place for Confederates in there somewhere.
StrangeMorris t1_j9t7m1x wrote
I grew up in Wayne and this is correct. From a town planning perspective it's awful.
BubblesUp t1_j9td8ml wrote
Monmouth please. 🌊
ornerykitsunegirl t1_j9tdlwl wrote
I’m so sorry. That’s my mistake! I just assumed because I payed the Passaic water commission bill that it was part of Passaic county. Thank you for informing me!
ReviveOurWisdom t1_j9tezrw wrote
Bergen County
peter-doubt t1_j9tgibk wrote
So... It's the rich.. surrounded by the not rich enough.
Nonamesdb t1_j9thgpq wrote
Fellow Mountain critter
peter-doubt t1_j9tiq17 wrote
... Fort Dix enters the chat
hey_look_a_kitty t1_j9tpdik wrote
Please do Middlesex County too!
AnNJgal t1_j9tq5vh wrote
I have relatives who live in Hewitt and they always say that.
AnNJgal t1_j9tqrj6 wrote
Hewitt, Greenwood Lake, plenty of them there and in Wayne.
ptowndavid t1_j9tss50 wrote
Yeah Totowa should be trump land. Nothing ghetto there. OP, have you visited?
ptowndavid t1_j9tsyv5 wrote
Prospect Park should be tax sinkhole. No reason for it to exist.
Batumi19 t1_j9u2rdf wrote
You can start in West Milford and drive 30 minutes and still be in West Milford. I've done it. It goes on FOREVER.
teelee90 t1_j9ujyus wrote
No worries! It’s an easy mistake.
WredditSmark t1_j9uvcrp wrote
Is there a particular bar or diner that the meth heads and whatnot frequent? I live for visiting the most backwood don’t go there if you’re not from there type bars and whatnot
WredditSmark t1_j9uvwg3 wrote
Yeah who wants anything to do or anywhere to go if you don’t have a car
WredditSmark t1_j9uw4d6 wrote
These aren’t GOOD tacos, but they’re cheap, last time I checked they were $1 each
NatAttack50932 t1_j9uxfu9 wrote
Couldn't say, I'm not from that part of town
sutisuc t1_j9uyo00 wrote
This is the mentality of so many jersey people unfortunately. No wonder our cities are in such crappy shape.
sutisuc t1_j9uz4us wrote
I thought it was Passaic too cause it used to be East Paterson.
mdp300 t1_ja1fdex wrote
I've lived in Clifton most of my life and yeah, accurate.
Pkmatrix0079 t1_j9pwysv wrote
LOL that Haledon doesn't get any label at all (although I guess that's part of "People Live Here?") xD