Market saturation my friend.

There are 2 7-Elevens on Broad Street and another right around the corner on Market.

It's the exact same store, and they are all 10-15 minute walks within each other.

Something had to change. Things like this are exactly why Downtown has been an Food Desert for ages.

closing a local business can be a net positive; it just depends on the context. for example, i think many residents of the ironbound would find shutting down the garbage burning plant to be a net positive, despite it being a business. there was some concern—not unfounded—that opening a 7 Eleven in that location ran counter to local goals of making the Ironbound a more thriving retail and restaurant scene. generally, convenience stores are not huge economic generators. they usually serve a very limited purpose. given the other options for being cheap stuff in the neighborhood, it really wasn't adding much.

That's a matter for the Newark PD to handle, not the store. Closing a local business isn't a net positive.

i think many of the people in the vicinity of 7 Eleven thought the store was a net negative. they did very little to resolve the persistent loitering on their steps and just outside the store while not offering much to increase the desirability of the neighborhood.

Why on Earth is a store closing a good thing? In a state that needs more business, more taxes, and more jobs, stores are essential.

perhaps a greek mythology themed cocktail bar?

Newark has lots of history. Seth Boyden invented patent leather there. Celluloid film was invented in Newark making movies possible. Branch Brook Park was the 1st County park in the US. Its annual Cherry Blossom festival, bigger than DC's draws crowds from around the world. Forest Hill features historic mansions & the Ballantine Gates. Fairmount & Mt Pleasant cemeteries feature beautiful monuments & architecture. There's the Newark Museum of Art & the historic Italian renaissance style Newark Library. There's Weequahic park with its beautiful lake & architectural gems in gazebos & rain shelters. We have Rutgers, NJIT, Essex County College, Berkely & Seton Hall University. We have The Prudential Center(Newark Arena) & NJPAC (NewJersey Perorming Arts Center) Theres restaurants all over the city, but the greatest concentration is in Downneck-Ironbound with its heavy Portuguese,Brazilian & Spanish influence. If you love trains, you'll love Newark. One of the largest east coast rail yards is in the Oak Island section of Newark btw the Ironbound & Newark Liberty (EWR) International airport.

We have the second largest ocean port in the US. Port Newark-Elizabeth. Go see the ships full of containers unload & placed onto railroad cars. Newark also has art galleries , Farmers market & many community events.

There’s a live piano performer on Monday nights at Sabor Unido

No scam she just needed diapers. SNAP benefits do not cover toilet paper, or any paper products including diapers, feminine products. It’s nice of you to say you would have bought them without the card so make sure you offer next time. 😊

Go home to my family.

They fixed the window at Zara’s

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Don't be a rat bro. She's just a poor person who needs diapers.

Buy the diapers next time bro bro

I really liked living in the ironbound. It’s almost like an nyc burrough. It’s got Great public transit. Interesting people and Food.

I worked in other parts and can’t say much good about it. Typical urban problems. High crime. Food deserts. Urban blight.

I would have just bought her the diapers without using her EBT card.

EBT is SNAP benefits from the government for food. They can’t buy diapers with the EBT card. Sounds like she didn’t have cash for the diapers, but could spare the amount on the card to buy your groceries.

Sit on my couch, smoke some weed, drink some beer. Maybe watch a horror movie or “I Think You Should Leave”. Have a lil’ amaro on the rocks if I’m feelin’ frisky.

The TV Show Brick City is not really a Documentary but it covers a lot of what was happening in the city between the late 2000's to Early 2010's. You can watch it for free on Pluto.

Jersey Strong is a spinoff from Brick City, it is its own thing.

Jacked: Auto Theft Task Force was another show that EVERYONE was watching at the time because it gave away some of the tricks that cops were using to arrest people. I believe that is on Pluto as well.

try dickie dees! really great pizza but id say more well known for their italian hot dogs. it was featured on an episode of ‘food paradise’ on food network i think. right across the street is bloomfield ave bbq which does some killer portuguese ribs and chicken. and then also like 100ft from dickie dee’s is calandra’s bakery, which im sure you’ve heard of but is quite literally the best bakery in all of NJ and their original location, their fresh baked bread is insane and so are the rest of their pastries. 3 of some of newark’s best eateries and they’re all off bloomfield ave, within feet of each other, and near the branch brook/stephen adubato park. id say its a safe area too, especially since it’s usually pretty busy, definitely check it out!

Entertainment—sports and concerts at Prudential Center, and a large variety of shows at NJPAC.

Dance Music. Essex County has its own genre of music and it’s pretty big rn

Also that intersection ur talking abt is like one of the most dangerous parts of Newark

Listen if u go during the day you’ll probably be fine. I’ve been in Newark at night but only if I’m with people who know where they’re at. Im white too

Cherry blossom