Posted on 12/30/2022 5:55:02 AM PST by robowombat
That is exactly why not just the supermarkets but also department stores left Newark NJ; for the latter, when the stores moved out to new suburban malls, those shoppers never went back into the fallen cities again. Newark is finding out that despite all kinds of gimmicks to attract them, they are NEVER coming back.
Newark NJ is still a food desert more than half a century after the “Newark rebellion” (aka riots). I would boycott the local branch of any store that opened there because I’d know the company was compensating for the losses incurred there by making the normals in the civilized zones pay more for everything.
Hi, how’s everything? Seems there’s more building here all the time (large multi-families); not sure who they are intended for, as the job market is hardly rosy here. Looks like they’ve begun transforming the old Kmart into a Target; they’ve added more traffic signals (and apartment buildings) - true “urban sprawl”.
How is everything down there? Was south of you in AC recently; doesn’t seem that area is doing too well. I don’t believe they’ve ever recovered not just from our failing economy but those PA casinos...
I remember the Basics and Two Guys down there as well - even the zoo!
Grow a pair and announce that looters will be shot on sight. Then make sure the police follow through.
I imagine it would serve as an effective deterrent.
When I was a kid it was called “Bunnyland’’. Right at the corner of Bellgrove Drive and Bergen Ave.
For me as a kid going with my Dad to Two Guy’s was a big deal.
Well Brick town is adding ‘’box stores’’ too. There’s always a Target going up somewhere and loads of 7-11’s and WaWa’s all over.
I’m surprised AC is still holding on. Funny isn’t it? It all seems what ever the state of the economy people have money to blow on gambling or booze or drugs.
Happy New Year!
I don’t think enough people have money to blow on the gambling; that is why they are in trouble. They seem to be trying to add non-gambling entertainment (just as malls seem to adding non-shopping options to survive); in both cases they need foot traffic to stay alive, and their cores (gambling and shopping) aren’t cutting it. Of course they’ve added dining, but they need more; AC has shows and seems to be adding shopping, and the new “mall” up here (American Dream) basically added a theme park (after sitting vacant but completed as a shopping mall for several years). I’d imagine both will get in on selling pot now as well; whatever brings bodies in the door.
Bunnyland is still a popular sledding spot, often with haybales along the fence at the bottom...
When I was a kid we'd slide down off of Schuyler Ave where that development is now.
Happy New Year to you.
Do they have pot dispensaries in Kearny? They don’t have them here in Bricktown.
I don’t think we have them yet, though it is a great market.
That hill on Schuyler Ave (between Laurel and Howell?) heading out into the industrial area was great for sledding - just mind the trucks at the bottom!
Yeah , that area. Playing along the rail road tracks was cool. Just had to watch out for the trains.
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