I'll happily stand corrected then

I guess I should rephrase and say I wish our schools took them up on their tours and reached out

I was never exposed to them during my HS years of 2017-2021 but I digress

Cool if they've done stuff then

>Yea e-mail Compliance@gershengroup.com for the affordable units at 777 mccarter

Per u/ironboundian

Did you already email the shaq tower ppl?

Trying to understand what these 100k a year people be spending their finances on lol

This is very cool in terms of technology.

I do wish that this company was more active in the community, as this is the first time I've ever heard about them.

It would be great if they did tours for our students, however, I heavily doubt they care.

Corporate contracts, super close proximity to NYC, cheap, formerly industrial land, etc.

Hopefully they pay their rent unlike whole foods.

Yup this is clearly a dog whistle for Midnight fans 💯

I'm convinced nobody here actually read the article. Y'all are insufferable.

Weeqhuahic Park easily. Beautiful views.

The thing about this sentiment is that it assumes that Ras has a choice // that it's easy to replace people.

Loyalty is a huge thing in his circle + in the black community generally.

Him replacing 1 person could be a bad look, and on the flip side, the replacement could be bad for business because they don't have any loyalty towards him.

This is a problem in and of itself because politics shouldn't be structured via loyalty but I digress.

There's also a possibility that this is just one of his flaws. It's rare to be awesome in all regards

Spanish people have been little bro to black people since the civil rights movement.

They were given the same dirt as us and treated in a very similar way.

In some cases, you'd see Spanish people get promoted over black people that had more experience than them, simply because of racism, but for the most part, they've struggled with us.

Nowadays, after years of living in the ghetto besides us, there's a growing sentiment that Spanish people don't need black people // don't want to be little bro // second fiddle anymore.

There's a belief that the dysfunction we see In the black community, is mostly limited to the black community, and Spanish people can and will do better than us, and as a result, deserve to be separated from us and treated in a higher regard.

There's truth to this, insofar as the ironbound being dope, but as I'm not from there, a better example I can give is my home city of Plainfield.

30 years ago, Plainfield was filled with niggas. Now it's pretty much 60% Spanish and rising.

The thing about Plainfield today, is that the rising Spanish population is low-key revitalizing the city.

Downtown sucks ass, but they don't care. They cherish it and do business down there. The downtown area has been sort of merged with North Plainfields downtown area, and even though the architecture is outdated and shit is ass, it's low-key jumping.

It's vibrant and there's people making moves. The Spanish people in Plainfield are really good at taking care of what they inherit.

As opposed to back when we were running things, Downtown sucked, and stayed barren + there was no unity between Plainfield and North Plainfield.

That's the long and short of it. The situation isn't black and white, and black people are still traumatized after 400 years of targeted, systemic oppression, however, an outsider looking in, would wager that black people suck and that Spanish people are excellent enough to run their own shit and be fully in charge of their own communities.

Good change. Good job Murphy as honestly, this isn't a change you need to fight for // be progressive on in order to win favor from both sides of the aisle.

We're used to getting screwed over.

I remember seeing it on the sub, going "damn that's crazy", and then forgetting about it.

Someone "close to the situation" said that this was Ras's idea, but idk.

Regardless, it was a good intention by him. I think he wants a more unified & diverse Newark but is having a hard time getting there // surrounding himself with people that want the same.

Many people in his administration suck.

Anyways, he's moderating the panel tomorrow on black and brown relations since lots of Spanish people feel like it's their time to level up and become big bro, and that's dividing the city.

I'm sure there's foolishness on our side too, but I'm only hearing about Spanish kids bullying // being racist towards black kids since I'm on this side of the aisle.

As a resident and changemaker, please and ever so kindly fuck off.

I don't buy that you're "conducting a study" when you're clearly biased against Midnight.

Take your personal grievances elsewhere.

He's done more for this city than many people ever will. If you're not going to spend your evenings aiding the homeless, directing the lost, and preventing crime, then please shut the fuck up 😄

People obsess over his attire but humans do that shit literally everywhere. We all like playing dress up because that's what helps make life real to us.

I wear sweaters and cardigans and shit because I like to dress up in ivy league style.

I recently attended a community chat event with law enforcement and lo and behold, everyone there was dressed in formal gear. Cops have different attire for different occasions as do other humans and other professions // ways of being. Literally everyone.

Take this bullshit elsewhere, or reevaluate yourself and actually try to do an impartial, unbiased study dickheads.

You can walk across broad at 1am and still be fine lmao what a take

I wonder how much bullying in our schools affects the decision making of successful kids to come // give back to the city.

Whether you're triggered by memories of shitty people you grew up with, or possibly even triggered by the actions // mannerisms of current day kids.

Like say you're Michael B Jordan, and you decided to do a guest appearance at Arts, and while everyone is having a blast with you being there, you get triggered because you can tell who the bullied kids are or who the anti social kids are.

Or maybe you can tell who the popular, but bratty kids are and the way they're trying to get your attention is annoying.

This is an essay but yeah lol, people tend to have a harder time giving back to the environment that raised them, if said environment didn't do enough of a good job in their eyes.

This is obvious, but cross applying it to Newark is what makes it interesting. Do many of our stars escape the hood so that they never have to come back?

I'm close with the people on the citisquare development team and recently asked about it (yesterday)

They told me they're planning on starting construction this summer

Very interesting results

: )

Such a nice touch thrown in

I don't disagree at all but the thread was empty when I came across it, and I honestly don't know if we have any authentic Japanese spots here.

Favorite spots?

Just came across this spot randomly, I think she's a winner + newly opened + in a great area

https://g.co/kgs/bs8zZs

They're moving to Gateway 2 which is like 5 minutes away but in a much much much better area as it's connected to the gateway concourse and Penn Station

10 minutes of fame for our struggling Halsey Street businesses before we continue business as usual in ignoring them and then feeling sad when the stores close.

See the ghost of 19B clothing + burger wallah.