“The Ironbound is being destroyed,” said Lisa Scorsolini, a neighborhood resident since 2004.

The residents have been fighting to maintain the ironbound and prevent the ironbound from turning into the next SodaSopa in the name of progress.

The city has been trying to bulldoze the old row houses for years. They aren't even dilapidated like some buildings other recent development projects would demolish. Developers see a pending hipster paradise and want to capitalize on the proximity to Penn station. So people can live "in the Ironbound" and work in Manhattan while never crossing McCarter.