MDNTNWK t1_j2tnajn wrote on January 3, 2023 at 9:39 PM

Reply to comment by Jimmy_kong253 in Opinion- The Tragedy of Newark's Commons by Newarkguy1836

Yea, but what pisses me off of is the lack of actual outdoor accommodations for unhoused folks here in Newark. All they really have is Penn Station, and Peter Francisco park which is pretty small. You'd think Millitary park would've been the perfect spot to house encampments but nah.

As far as I've seen, most of the folks are posted on that street between PF park and Penn Station, the ammout of Anti homeless infrastructure in some spots of downtown is beyond me.

Marv95 t1_j2tspr3 wrote on January 3, 2023 at 10:12 PM

Outdoor accommodations? You want this to turn into the literal crapshow known as LA or Portland? Where QOL has completely deteriorated due to the tent cities? You can't have downtown like that when it already suffers from a stigma of being a warzone.

NeoLephty t1_j2wnmnp wrote on January 4, 2023 at 1:47 PM

How do “tent cities” cause a “deteriorated” cost of living… are you saying that homeless people make it cheaper to live in a city and thus LA is super affordable right now because of how many homeless there are or that people not being able to afford the cost of living and being forced to live in tents causes the cost of living to go up…?

Because neither is true… so I’m confused.

Marv95 t1_j2y0wdz wrote on January 4, 2023 at 7:11 PM

Edited. I meant QOL. Quality of life, which has deteriorated.

MDNTNWK t1_j2tt7e9 wrote on January 3, 2023 at 10:15 PM

Honestly, I probably would, its better than being setup on a sidewalk where a car can straight up run over your encampment or under a trainstation.

And I didnt say all of downtown.💀; just a park atleast.

With the ammount of Anti homeless infastructure here, you might as well go to penn station.