Who said anything about displacing or pricing out residents. Last time I checked, the development downtown has yet to make a difference in the parts of the city still struggling with disinvestment and poverty. Plus, literally no one lived downtown so no one is getting displaced.

You can point to the Ironbound, but that neighborhood has some of the highest home ownership in the city with many of the landlords being mom and pop and still living in the homes they rent out. Plus, the residents there have the most economic opportunity compared to the rest of the city and many of them have been able to withstand many waves of young professionals moving in for a few decades now.

I do think Newark is a better place to live than Philly. I literally chose to move back to Newark after a stint in NY and I could of easily left for Philly. The city has better access to a more dynamic economy, more entertainment options within and just outside its borders, etc.

You are the one who is disguising your dislike for this city as genuine concern for it. Anytime anyone comes out with something positive about Newark, you just seem to be ready to come out and talk crap about it. If that is your genuine opinion of the city, im not hear to change it... but its disingenuous to come here complain about how the city offers nothing for anyone, but when the city tries to, you go around saying "but the poor people" without ever providing actual input into how to make the city better.