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recnilcram t1_j5p2tt2 wrote

Reply to comment by NewNewark in What areas in Newark will never gentrify? by Rich_Bullfrog_3005

Love me some old-fashioned anti-bus classism /s.

As a white Newarker, I take the bus frequently, given its convenience and network density in Newark. It's also so much better to get up to Bloomfield and Montclair than the Montclair Boonton Line. The 62 bus to the airport is also cheaper and more convenient than the AirTrain.

Of course I'm aware of the demographic anomaly that I am on a bus. Sometimes it feels like my confident bus riding indicates that I'm not an outsider to those around me.

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NewNewark t1_j5qbe9i wrote

Have you taken the buses from Port Authority? Its really striking. The gate for the 107 will be 99% black. The gate next to it (Leonia) is 90% Asian. Really a case study on racial segregation in this state.

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recnilcram t1_j5qk43h wrote

Lol sounds like a grad student thesis in the making.

I've managed to never step foot inside the PABT. Wherever I've lived in NJ is either more convenient by train and/or doesn't have PABT bus service given the train service.

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sutisuc t1_j5zxd8h wrote

Man living in north jersey, using public transit, and never having to step foot in PABT is honestly an achievement to be proud of and I’m entirely serious. That place is one of the worst public buildings in the country

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recnilcram t1_j6006zv wrote

Occasionally I walk by it on my way to NYPenn and think of going in just to see the horror. Not yet though.

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