Rate This City: Day 39 - Newark

[UberEatsDriver]

I have always been surprised by how small the actual cities are in jersey but how big north jersey is. You can literally pass thru all the big cities on the NJ turnpike and never realize NJ is dope.

on another note the Delaware Water Gap on I-80 is one of the most beautiful roadways in America

I wouldn’t mind moving to the area

NJ is the most incorrectly stereotyped state.

granted ironically the I-95 passes through all those nuclear power plants and makes it seem like a lot of Jersey is like that. M

Jersey is a rich state.

 

[UberEatsDriver]

Oh yea I voted 6

 

[NoMoreWhiteWoman2020]

NJ is the most incorrectly stereotyped state.

granted ironically the I-95 passes through all those nuclear power plants and makes it seem like a lot of Jersey is like that. M

Jersey is a rich state.

I lowkey love it. No fukking left turns on major roads, so many distinct vibes, Wawa’s, White Castle

Great amusement parks too

 

[invalid]

When I lived in New York, I wasn’t able to make it over to Newark but a buddy of mine from Boston just opened a business there.



Trying to do his part in improving the community.

 

[UberEatsDriver]

I lowkey love it. No fukking left turns on major roads, so many distinct vibes, Wawa’s, White Castle

Great amusement parks too

what lol?

 

[UberEatsDriver]

When I lived in New York, I wasn’t able to make it over to Newark but a buddy of mine from Boston just opened a business there.



Trying to do his part in improving the community.

I figure a guy like you would be more into Englewood, and Edgewater NJ or Teaneck lol

 

[NoMoreWhiteWoman2020]

what lol?

Jersey got White Castle. All I got up here in Mass is fukking Friendlys not even a fukking Krispy Kreme

 

[UberEatsDriver]

Jersey got White Castle. All I got up here in Mass is fukking Friendlys not even a fukking Krispy Kreme

oh yea White Castle is in NYC also I mostly eat that when I’m drunk

 

[invalid]

I figure a guy like you would be more into Englewood, and Edgewater NJ or Teaneck lol

Been to Edgewater, Hoboken, Jersey City. Edgewater was right on the other side of the Hudson from where I stayed in the UWS. I liked Hoboken the most.

 

[UberEatsDriver]

Been to Edgewater, Hoboken, Jersey City. Edgewater was right on the other side of the Hudson from where I stayed in the UWS. I liked Hoboken the most.

Yea Hoboken is dope and I guess it has a similar feel to UWS.

 

[invalid]

@Get These Nets

 

[southern.girl]

What lonely a$$ Coli poster gave Newark a 10? LOL.

 

[patscorpio]

u from Newark pat

no..i was there in July to see shakur stevenson fight at prudential center..the area prudential center is in is actually fine..safe to walk around

 

[Cel 510 kid ados forever]

What lonely a$$ Coli poster gave Newark a 10? LOL.

u from that area

 

[get these nets]

When I lived in New York, I wasn’t able to make it over to Newark but a buddy of mine from Boston just opened a business there.



Trying to do his part in improving the community.

Congrats to your bud. I thought I recognized Sharpe James' son in the photo, and it's him.

All things considered, I have love for that city. I didn't learn or appreciate the history until after leaving it. Strong activist and arts community, and rich history there.

mural of Amiri Baraka on Clinton Avenue

street named for Newark legend SV, right outside the NJPAC

formerly called Southside, I think Malcolm X Shabazz high was one of the first, if not the first, public schools in America renamed after the slain leader. And I bet it was a controversial move at the time.

Last team to win the Negro Leagues World Series before integration of MLB began. Also, the wife of the team owner was the first women elected to the baseball hall of fame

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When I learned more about the history, it was actually sad to know how much it had declined. Weeqhahic (everybody pronounces it week-way) was once one of the top neighborhoods to live in the state. The architecture sets it apart from the rest of the city. That area is coming back though.