Could they find a different location nearby for the tower?

This city with such limitless potential is always so close to becoming great. Unrealized Potential is Painful.

Does anyone know city councils role in this decision? Who tf is the landmark commission?

In my own endeavors, I'm close with several of the city council members, so I'm wondering if I might need to intervene so that the next development doesn't get shot down.

u/Kalebxtentacion? tagging you because you're knowledgeable

I just went from cloud 9 to absolute despair. Today will be a day of mourning for what could've helped accelerate the rejuvenation and evolution of the city.

I'll never forget you, Arc Tower.

Traffic enforcement is sorely needed in Newark. Drivers constantly run red lights and drive insanely fast on Broad endangering pedestrians because drivers know they will never get a ticket.

The scooters should have been the impetus for Newark to make moves on bike lanes. Sidewalks are becoming increasingly dangerous for pedestrians with scooters zipping around. And I don't blame anyone for riding bikes or scooters on sidewalks; drivers in Newark are openly hostile to bikes and scooters and traffic enforcement is literally nonexistent.

As long as you don’t stink

I’m from the ironbound and been into house music since I was young. The Brazilian day feasts before “EDM” became popular had a lot of deep house and tech house sets. It’s was crazy because they would shut down all of ferry street! That culture is gone now unfortunately. We definitely need venues for live music out here because it’s so dry.

Sadly, factory jobs at Newark have not been able to provide living wages for years.

That lot has been vacant as long as I can remember since I was in high school. I’m in my 30’s. So it’s probably been vacant for over 20 years.

Needs a skyscraper or two though

Awesome thanks when it gets warmer I think I'm going to explore

All or at least most of the buildings listed here have them:

https://www.newarklandmarks.org/landmarks

Is there a website with their locations cuz I've been able to go to the ones that are in downtown and I'm always looking for more

There’s actually a decent amount spread throughout the city especially downtown. The landmarks and preservation group does a good job with them.

We need more of these plaque on buildings like this that tell you it's history

I work there ❤

It was created to serve people that might have otherwise driven on the Pulaski Skyway while the work was going on.

Even if it is drugs, I kind of feel like, so what? I buy drugs with some of my money.

I feel the grit areas only expanded from a few neighborhoods like Les or hells kitchen

Because they are effectively useless.

Yup

Man Newark 24/7 is a war zone there are shootings everyday wtf is going on

While connecting the two makes sense in general terms and in an ideal world we would. In world where they are funding priorities and there are many places with inadequate transit, it makes very little sense. To a state legislator or administrator overseeing grant money at the Federal Transit Administration it wouldn't make any sense. I think they would wisely argue, why not, for less money fund improvements to PATH service or improved bus service between the two cities and focus on transit expansion to the areas that are currently lacking? HBLR Northern Branch extension, NLR to Paterson, Hawthorne/Paterson to Hackensack rail, Union County BRT, Bergen County BRT? At the end of the day, there is a glut of need and not a lot of money, why duplicate existing service with something that costs a ton of money, when you can just improve the existing services, and use the money you save to improve transit to areas that are not well served?

Haha my bad. Lets get number 11 !!

That’s be awesome. Thanks!