What bad reputation does Jersey City have?

Bad reputation?

Tell me you nothing about JC without saying it

Glad you survived your trip to the big scary city.

What bad reputation, OP?

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You may be hearing stories coming from Greenville, but that neighborhood is safer compared to Camden.

You sound like a New Yorker who took the PATH for the first time and got lost in that mysterious land across the Hudson.

The only thing JC should have a bad reputation for is overdevelopment and god awful traffic

For reference, Detroit got a C-. Not really sure how it comes close considering how close jc is to the national average on everything so I guess c is average???

Edit: https://www.niche.com/places-to-live/jersey-city-hudson-nj/crime-safety/

JC does not have a bad reputation at all lol. You’re thinking of Newark.

JC’s mayor has made so many improvements over the years without raising taxes somehow. At least that’s what he said in his state of the city. They do a great job leveraging the available grant fundings out there

Don't forget the parking.

Uhh, there are still a good amount of shootings. Not as bad as it was but still some bad areas.

Not sure how i forgot that one, but so true

Especially Paulus Hook that area is practically a ghetto.

we need less space dedicated to parking lots tbh

Nah, he definitely sounds like a northwest jersey or south jersey conservative lol. “Bad reputation”

The 5th level of Hades is safer than Camden

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Still better than S.I 😜

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Every major city in America has good and bad parts as far as crime. Jersey City is a very safe city.

JC is great, always.

Any time I go anywhere in NJ and say I’m from JC, they say, “oh I feel sorry for you.” Ugh

Shooting victims, incidents, and homicides have been on a steady decline in the city for a while now. Out of 283,927 residents, 56 were shot this year and there were 11 homicides. Last year was 86 and 20. That’s not perfect, but it’s also not a place to avoid.

Taking some real risks in that area. You may choose a dangerous food truck or be acosted by scooter riding toddlers.

God forbid you beautify outside downtown.

That's not JC. That's the local SID/BID paying someone to change the flowers, clear the sidewalk of litter, and all the other bits that make it "nice". JC just takes the tax money. There are at least six in JC, probably more.

Sure if you stop recording data it is going to look great! From NJ. com. But it’s difficult to assess if crime overall is down in the city because the New Jersey State Police’s Uniform Crime Report has not been updated for 2021 or 2022, and Jersey City no longer publishes monthly or annual crime statistics on its website. The only statistics posted on the city website, on the Police Division page, are the shootings, shooting victims, and homicides.

Yeah OP not to be on some shit but what's with the caveat?

Parents probably raised them to think the actually densely populated areas of the state are scary and they internalized it.

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> The only statistics posted on the city website, on the Police Division page, are the shootings, shooting victims, and homicides.

So, exactly the statistics that he just said are down.

Yeah that’s what I wrote down. But beyond that, we’re talking about it’s reputation. Jersey City has a great reputation.

Any "Bad reputation" it may have had is stuck in the past. It's been completely revolutionized from 30-40 years ago.

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Yes!! Parking. It's more difficult than many areas of Brooklyn, and any other city in NJ (except for Newark)

Anything is safer than Camden. After much in-depth research, the only city I found in the country worse than Camden is East St. Louis IL (not to be confused with st louis in MO).

Jersey city doesn’t have a bad reputation, at least not anymore. It’s the most expensive place to live in the United States

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Jersey City hasnt had a bad reputation for a while..

Awesome.

Lived in JC for 4 years and i miss it everyday

Thank God for JC building as much housing as they are building. Otherwise NYC rents would be more. Given how good public transport options are, people should use less cars to commute in JC.

I remember when it was still a ghetto

They help soak up the blood from all the Lack Lives Mattering

I shit you not, taxes went up 32% this year. Pretty crazy.

That’s because that’s the nice part. Jersey City is like three cities in one.

I thought people in cities were supposed to take those streetcars and buses and bikes and stuff, because city bloggers told me that's what cities are for. Yet all the time I hear how people living in cities everywhere complain about traffic and parking, European cities too.

That confused me too. I no longer live there, but the city will always hold a special place in my heart.

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I would make assumptions about you but I’ve learned to stop making an ass outta myself. You should do the same.

That’s downtown jersey city ? Leave that area , drive west , go to MLK & Ocean BLVD , tell me what you see . That’s Jersey city .. the rich in the waterfront high rises have no idea of what is a 5 min drive away from their bubble

LOL I guess it was overdue

What a bizarre comment.

Very weird comment

JC is just covered in Urban Redevelopment zoned lots now. It's definitely smart for funding. Some of the developer agreements are covering the immediate streetscape as well.

I hear a good portion of it was for schools

Camden crime rate has been steadily decreasing. It's still in the top 20, but hasn't topped the list for some time now. I believe East St. Louis also experienced a significant decline in 2021 (East St. Louis is btw directly across a bridge from St. Louis MO. and their crime rates are fairly in tandem)

Terrible traffic and excessive flooding doesn't mean they can't have flowers.

I only hear the "bad reputation" of Jersey City from older generations. Now it's a trendy but expensive place to live. There's still some parts that get higher crime but that's how every city is.

Yup, about half

I am a subcontractor for NJ Transit and I am doing work on each light rail station. I am currently heading to MLK today ironically.

I am 2 mins away and can drastically tell the difference of areas.

I am at fault tho for thinking all of Jersey City is like this & not like the water front areas.

It’s only downtown where the “worthy” people live…🙄 the rest of the city barely has dead trees that includes the parks

I have an easier time parking in Newark than I ever do in JC

You know JC is more than just downtown right.

🤣🤣🤣 all you JC implants make me laugh. Do you realize JC goes beyond Newark Avenue right? Like a whole city - a pretty big one in fact - and yes there are parts that definitely get a very bad rap and deal with a lot more than tough parking.

Love, A JC teacher that doesn’t live or work downtown.

We do like our mums.

How do you think those people moved there in the beginning? When we lived in Manhattan we still had a permanent parking space we rented for our car, so we could drive to visit family whenever we had a long weekend. ♡ Granny

Looks like a mini Park Ave

Light rail covers big parts of JC. Not just downtown. Administration, both city and the state, should be pushed to cover more. In any case, complaining about JC building housing for residents is stupid.

It sure does but what if you live too far to walk to the light rail and have mobility issues.

What if you don’t work in the city - because I’m telling you know most of the people that live outside downtown aren’t all commuting to NYC.

The fact you think everyone just lives works and plays in JC shows how out of touch you are with the reality of the city. Take that light rail for a little ride and walk around where you get off. And I don’t mean Liberty State Park.

It’s not building housing for all residents. Just the ones who can afford 2k rent for a shoebox apartment. 🤷🏻‍♀️

Yeah, what year did this dude come from? I expect suburban peeps to keep shit talking Newark, but Jersey City? Lmaoo

So building less will make the housing cheaper? What happens when they build less of "shoebox apartment"? Where do those go who can afford 2K+ rents, and are now living in those apartments? Aren't they going to occupy currently cheaper, slightly older places? Additionally, most of the new developments have affordable units in them, which in itself increases the number of available affordable units in the city. Without this building boom, JC would be less affordable.

Hence the government should be pushed to provide more public transport, not more parking lots.

Ummmmm you seriously need to like venture outside or your little bubble. All of JC isn’t a bunch of young folks with city jobs. Most of the city are working class and people in poverty. Long time residents being forced out of their homeS, intimidated to sell, so the developers can knock it down and build something newer (aka a shit ton more expensive) in its place.

I spent the last 8 years paying kids graduation dues, buying lunches, school supplies, uniforms, dresses and clothes for dances, contributing to endless fundraisers, because parents can’t afford it. I’ve been to more funerals for kids who have died to gang violence then any one person should have to.

You think the solution to that is “most of the buildings have affordable units.” Go back to your bubble please.

You think the solution is not building? How will that reduce poverty? You did not answer the question I asked. How is building less makes JC more affordable?

Again if someone lives outside the city, and just needs a car to get around, more public transportation and less parking won’t help that situation.

America as a whole is way behind on public transport. That needs to be a nationwide effort to fix it just city to city.

And building high rises and pushing long term residents out of their homes to make way for the richer residents technically does help the numbers the city shows off. But building more homes that people can’t afford only makes those people move. So was the poverty issue ever really addressed or did the mayor just essentially hide it under a proverbial rug?

Really solutions are finding schools properly, creating outdoor spaces that everyone can use, providing support for families and those that need it. Support for job loss, addiction, rehabs, affordable extra curricular activities

All St Louis residents comment how scared they get when they miss their exit and accidentally go over the bridge in to ESTL. Police recommend you go through all of the red lights and stop signs at night. It truly is a hell hole.

I guess it depends on which part of both. Both are very large, over 20 sq miles each

Right? They wouldn’t last a day outside of the gentrified parts.

Is this your best response why people even in walkable cities talk about traffic and parking so much?

People outside of DT have some of the lowest car ownership rates in the country.

Nice pic! People used to call it Jersey Shitty when I lived in NJ growing up. Glad to see it's getting nicer!

Oh no. What are you saying. That people in walkable cities will still drive, need roads and parking spots? That we can't do away with all commuter paradise?

Stop! Stop saying such things! It's evil!

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jersey city is gentrified now, that jersey city is from the early 2000s and prior

I nothing about JC. There, I said it.

It's an awesome little city with lots going on.

You should totally check it out! Don't even need all the words 😂

I'm just joking. I worked there for years. I go in frequently for the restaurants. I'm making fun of your typo :)

I'm just not sure what your point is. Cars and traffic exist and therefore... cities are bad? Trains are pointless? Liberals are hypocrites? Like, what are you even getting at?

I use to think just the way you do, and I'm all for keeping people in their neighborhoods. But let's be honest, if demand increases and we purposely block every new residential, then new residents will just buy up the homes where people rent, thus forcing them to leave. I rather have large high towers where all the middle-upper class people live, then to have them come after my neighborhood.

FYI - i'm in Ironbound Newark, and I rather them build in downtown then here. PLenty of empty parking lots to build hundreds of housing units. JC has less space but you guys are building very tall which is good. Ya just need better public transportations so everyone can get around.

I'm from Newark and I know exactly what you're talking about. But let's not play into our emotions. We need to increase supply because demand is high. If we refuse to build, prices will go up....that's literally what inflation is all about...

I do realize that a good amount of people are working class folks and I want to help them but reducing housing won't help not one. I do think we should focus on increasing wages, providing more social safety nets, etc. I'm also in favor of taxing big corporations to help fund this, I mean Goldman Sachs has received $165Million in tax breaks to bring their headquarters. None of us received tax breaks for our rent.

Please realize that the middle class is not your enemy, it's the people at the very top.

https://www.fa-mag.com/news/murphy-defends-his-goldman-era-support-for-new-jersey-tax-break-44682.html

If you know you know 😂

Yeah but then build the right types of housing. The demand is up because rich assholes from across the River want cheap rent and a nice view.

What's wrong with Jersey City? It's a great city, everything you need is there

That’s not good and they are buying up residencies all over the city from people. Every area of the city is starting to feel the squeeze and no one benefits except the out of towners taking over. Have a great weekend.

Talk about bizarre comments. Cities are fine. Trains are convenient. "Liberals" is a weird term.

What I'm criticizing is modern public-transit-over-all city bloggers and "fuckcars" people who are either blind of hypocrite. They are usually triggered when someone says something good about cars like pointing out people actually need them regardless.

This makes absolutely zero sense. How does the current proliferation of cars mean they are blind or hypocrites? Because current infrastructure encourages the use of cars, the people that want fewer cars and better public transportation and walkable cities are blind hypocrites because....what?

This is as dumb as saying "if you want fewer ants in your house then why are there so many ants in your house huh smart guy?" It's confusing tautological nonsense that you somehow think is a gotcha against better infrastructure.

OMG I talk to you that there is no place on Earth no matter how public transport friendly that does away with personal cars, I give you personal examples but to you your theoretic theories you built in your mind are more real than reality. I'l see myself out.

Yeah, cars still exist and there's still lots of infrastructure built around them, congratulations I guess?