effort268

effort268 t1_j1fy494 wrote

Reply to comment by calambre10 in Another tendentious Newark story from JerseyDigs by felsonj

Jersey city is right next to the largest and and wealthiest city in america. Ofcourse its going to be expensive, so will Newark. The reason for the increase is because people are finally seeing the value that these cities have, plus Tech has been booming in nyc hence the significant rise in salaries. I have tons of 25-30 year old friends making 120-150k base salary. If we want to slow the increase in prices, we need to build more housing so people like them dont kick us out.

Let’s not oversimplified a very complex nationwide issue. Please watch the below video.

P.S - I’m a big ally when it comes to affordable housing but this is not just about building more, this is about increasing wages (30% of newark is under poverty), better quality education, more opportunities for better jobs (nyc is just 25 min away, take advantage), better social safety nets so people dont have to fall into poverty. Better acess to affordable healthcare. Better drug laws so were not criminalizing people for personal amount of drugs. Rehabilitation for prisoners/homeless so people can become productive members of our society. Raise taxes on billion dollar corporations and so we can fund some of these initiatives.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=cEsC5hNfPU4&si=EnSIkaIECMiOmarE

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effort268 t1_iwe0n0u wrote

Reply to comment by Immediate_Whole_8255 in if i bring a ounce and a half with me using amtrak trying to stash it safely you think i’ll get searched im on a one way route to ohio? by Immediate_Whole_8255

There for bombs, not drugs lol weed is legal in one form or another in many states, the amount of potential lawsuits is not worth them looking for drugs. I was actually in NY Penn and Newark Penn last week with half an oz and walked right next to those dogs. None reacted cause theyre teain for bombs.

They actually retired tons of dogs cause since weed is legal in ny and nj, they dont want dogs signalling and thus violating people’s rights.

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effort268 OP t1_ivtxfl6 wrote

Reply to 25 years after overcoming skeptics, NJPAC is still getting applause, reaching out, and inviting in by effort268

NJPAC towers breaking ground next Fall.

The next phase of NJPAC’s development of its downtown campus includes a mixed-used complex with a 24-story, 350-unit apartment tower and commercial space at its base. The $180 million project, 20% of which will be reserved for people with low and moderate incomes, is scheduled to break ground in Fall 2023 and be completed 30 months later.

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