Posted on 04/05/2014 11:07:49 AM PDT by Olog-hai
New Jerseys largest city is hitting some roadblocks just months after its rising-star mayor went off to Washington. A bold reform plan for the state-run school system has hit a snag, the police department is facing federal oversight over citizen complaints, and the state is threatening a takeover of the citys finances after several key deadlines were missed.
An official who oversees city compliance with state obligations warned the City Council and the interim mayor last month about the states growing concern over Newarks extraordinary level of fiscal distress.
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Rats deserting the sinking ship.
In the national media, I have heard nothing but glowing reviews of Booker.
Go figure.
It is the fault of the extremist republicans who would not let the former mayor do what was good for the citizens.
Evil Vlad Putin at work? He’ll give it back.
Booker booked it out of Newark and on to Washington DC ..He said, “See ya suckers.”. lol. The people of Newark get what they deserve.
Newark has been a ‘Rat hell-hole for at least a half a century.
One of Hillary’s best VP candidates I believe.
That’s why the Wall Street Journal just did a piece in the Greater New York section on one of its most beautiful neighborhoods.
One thing about Booker - he knows how to play the white liberals for the fools that they are.
"But when Mr. Franck learned of New Community Corporation's efforts to revitalize the Central Ward, he was "absolutely floored." Among other things, the 27-year-old agency has built 3,000 units of housing, a nursing home, an elementary school,seven day-care centers and the first new shopping center in the Central Ward in 30 years. New Community receives funds from a variety of sources, including Government, foundations and corporations. The executive director, Msgr. William J. Linder, said the sculptures are the agency's first project to focus on beauty instead of practical things."
Apparently the WSJ is on a similar mission.
Like Detroit, it was actually a good place for working and middle class people to live. After about 1960 it imploded in the same way.
Well, the beautiful neighborhood described in the WSJ really exists. I grew up there.
It's amazing that those houses weren't chopped up into apartments. Taxes are low too.
Detroit has at least three broadly similar 'hoods, but they still seem to be heading downhill.
Seemed to be a good place to always have situational awareness.
This neighborhood has not gone the way of Detroit. The mansions have been divided into smaller units, for the most part, but there are still many one-family homes.
Bummer, but logical.
I can see where the 'hood could maintain sufficient demand being so close to the still crusin' economy of lower Manhattan as long as crime suppression is good.
Maybe when Sharpe James gets out of jail he can come back and really turn things around for Newark.
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