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]]> Comment on Jersey City Heights vs Hoboken and Gentrification by Merle Kittinger http://i-tees.com/2010/06/jersey-city-heights-vs-hoboken-and-gentrification/#comment-68 Merle Kittinger Wed, 21 Sep 2011 17:04:45 +0000 http://i-tees.com/?p=885#comment-68 By "locals" and "horror" I can only imagine you're talking about the dope dealers with pit bulls who prance up and down the Avenue, as we oldtimers call Central Ave., and maybe the fat girls with their bellies bulging over the tops of their skinny jeans as they jingle their bling and toss their frizzy hair. No, Jersey City Heights is home to a lot of people for whom taste is a foreign concept. But this was true before the recession, and they'll still be here when everyone feels prosperous again. It's part of the diversity Jersey City has. These people haven't been priced out, as has happened in Hoboken. And I'm hoping they won't be burned out by greedy landlords and developers, as happened when Hoboken started "taking off" and gentrifying in the early Eighties. That's a part of its history Hoboken shouldn't be proud of. I would suggest you take a little pride in living in a neighborhood that has a diverse demographic and supports people of all economic levels. Crime is a problem EVERYWHERE, and there are few places one can walk the streets alone after 9 or so at night without fear. Hoboken and downtown Jersey City included! That's why cabs get people around and stay busy in both those "upscale" areas, which have very little pedestrian traffic at night. By “locals” and “horror” I can only imagine you’re talking about the dope dealers with pit bulls who prance up and down the Avenue, as we oldtimers call Central Ave., and maybe the fat girls with their bellies bulging over the tops of their skinny jeans as they jingle their bling and toss their frizzy hair.

No, Jersey City Heights is home to a lot of people for whom taste is a foreign concept. But this was true before the recession, and they’ll still be here when everyone feels prosperous again. It’s part of the diversity Jersey City has. These people haven’t been priced out, as has happened in Hoboken. And I’m hoping they won’t be burned out by greedy landlords and developers, as happened when Hoboken started “taking off” and gentrifying in the early Eighties. That’s a part of its history Hoboken shouldn’t be proud of.

I would suggest you take a little pride in living in a neighborhood that has a diverse demographic and supports people of all economic levels. Crime is a problem EVERYWHERE, and there are few places one can walk the streets alone after 9 or so at night without fear. Hoboken and downtown Jersey City included! That’s why cabs get people around and stay busy in both those “upscale” areas, which have very little pedestrian traffic at night.

]]> Comment on My Midwest Family Visits and Their Impression of Jersey City Heights vs Hoboken by Sharon http://i-tees.com/2010/08/my-midwest-family-visits-and-their-impression-of-jersey-city-heights-vs-hoboken/#comment-69 Sharon Sat, 14 May 2011 22:42:00 +0000 http://i-tees.com/?p=949#comment-69 Hi Susan, If you take Newport, Exchange Place, Paulus Hook, Grove St. area, Harborside, Hamilton Park, all of those neighborhoods of Jersey City have surpassed Hoboken in urban renewal and add up the neighborhoods land mass and it is also way larger than hoboken. Remember Jersey City is the 2nd largest city in NJ. Hoboken is only 1 mile in size "the mile square city". It is not difficult to change a town when it is 1 mile in size. Lets remember there are still projects in hoboken that take up about 10 blocks of the town. Every large city has projects and even a small city like hoboken still has projects. Gentrification will reach Jersey City Heights, because it has already started. But it will take longer for all of Jersey City neighborhoods to catch up to the waterfront neighborhoods because JC is the 2nd largest city in NJ. You and I may not even be around to see it, but it will happen. Gentrification of the entire city is inevitable due to the location of Jersey City. Hi Susan,

If you take Newport, Exchange Place, Paulus Hook, Grove St. area, Harborside, Hamilton Park, all of those neighborhoods of Jersey City have surpassed Hoboken in urban renewal and add up the neighborhoods land mass and it is also way larger than hoboken.

Remember Jersey City is the 2nd largest city in NJ.

Hoboken is only 1 mile in size “the mile square city”. It is not difficult to change a town when it is 1 mile in size. Lets remember there are still projects in hoboken that take up about 10 blocks of the town.

Every large city has projects and even a small city like hoboken still has projects.

Gentrification will reach Jersey City Heights, because it has already started. But it will take longer for all of Jersey City neighborhoods to catch up to the waterfront neighborhoods because JC is the 2nd largest city in NJ. You and I may not even be around to see it, but it will happen. Gentrification of the entire city is inevitable due to the location of Jersey City.

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