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WredditSmark t1_jdy52lp wrote

Roots in Clifton since the 80s, Clifton in ALL NEIGHBORHOODS is on the come up. There is construction and new business in every square inch of the city.

Clifton I believe has the most languages spoken in the state, anyone saying it’s not what it used to be is probably a certain “type” of person that sees that as a bad thing.

Edit: And for as long as I’ve been alive Clifton has been more or less a working class city so I’m not even sure what era “not what it used to be” people are referring to to be honest.

Edit: also neighbors to 2 bad cities? Passaic is not bad at all, people have to stop thinking brown people and people who rent in apartments are dangerous, Passaic overall is very safe. Paterson is a different thing entirely but overall there’s nice areas there too.

What’s funny is places that people think as typically nice like Nutley have absolute classless pieces of trash living there

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Fragrant_Butthole t1_jdy1dh5 wrote

It can be really very rough if it's windy. I've gotten in trouble there a few times in my kayak. Never dumped, but definitely sketch. Winds there are amplified due to the bowl it rests in, so what feels like a calm day can be quite rough. It can be calm as glass and then within a few minutes waves are cresting with whitecaps. If you really want to check it out I would advise you to stick to the perimeter and be sure to wear your PFD, (wearing it, not just with you in the boat) and go on a calm day.

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