I await the tsunami of negative comments that usually come with a posting about Newark..

That is what they claim.

Written by people who's only experience with Newark is that one time they flew out of EWR

More likely they will just ignore this post entirely, pretending it doesn’t exist, instead flock to the one article that paints the city (or any city really) in a negative light as proof of it being a “shithole”.

...go on. I think you're really on to something.

I guess all those "Help Wanted: Stop the Killings in Newark Now" signs worked!

Or their parents/grandparents telling them about how it used to be “such a nice city”. You know, when it was literally run by the mafia.

Just left an event at the NJ pac in Newark and felt very safe the whole time. Cops help crossing the street and had presence inside the parking garage and in route to theatre. Overall great experience.

And as someone who travels to Newark once a week for work this is encouraging

If true, that's great. Hopefully that's a downward trend that continues into 2023 and beyond.

Would be nice if that can be replicated through every other city in this country, especially NYC and Philly.

Philly called, can we borrow your mayor?

Great, just in time for all the white people priced out of NYC and JC to gentrify it!

I wonder if there’s any link between this and the fact that recreational cannabis became available to purchase in NJ this past year. Probably not, but it’s fun to speculate!

Saint Lucy's, 1952, you should've seen it. People for miles everyone kissing everyone. No trash on the streets

Lol try walking a few blocks outside or away from NJ pac area and let’s see if the statement holds true still.

I mean not to diss it, newark IS getting better than it used to be, but that is a low bar. So applaud the accomplishment but I would not encourage people to walk around without being aware of there surroundings like some people do in NYC

Baraka seems to be the best Mayer Newark ever had. Seems to be a hard worker. Better then Booker or Gibson IMHO

I mean, you should always be aware of your surroundings when walking. You’re 13x more likely to get hit by a car in Newark than murdered, though, so that should probably take precedence.

I agree with being aware of your surroundings no matter what you're doing and where. I feel like in this age of smartphones most people aren't aware of their surroundings and end up in a particularly dangerous situation as a result (and I don't mean in terms of crime).

I hear you but given the licensing bottleneck we're still on the "handful of stores charging whatever they want" phase and since prices are so high there's still a thriving illicit market.

I jog regularly and the amount of times cars don’t even look before turning or pulling out of driveways - it makes me shudder to think about what would happen if I weren’t so careful. I’d be a stain on the pavement, easily!

For real the scariest thing in Newark is how damn dangerous it is to walk around downtown and the ironbound due to how poor the pedestrian infrastructure is and how cars just speed by