The Muslim part of Paterson is fine. My wife's from there and my sheltered white ass has been going there for 6 years with no problems. Al Basha's got some of the best hummus I've ever had.

But also yeah I avoid the rest of the city like the plague.

I think he's trying to point out how stupid it is to make a claim today that the state is still abnormally dry, after snow and rain, when you're making that claim using data that doesn't include said snow and rain.