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Scumandvillany t1_je0uiof wrote

Reply to comment by TimeFourChanges in Student, 15, shot and killed blocks from Simon Gratz High School in Nicetown, police say by JBizznass

Yes. The overwhelming majority of people in the most affected areas are decent people who go to work and have jobs. Thank you. They want more than anyone for the murderers and shooters to be arrested and brought to justice, but it can be difficult to "rat", because that opens your family up to retaliation violence. If objective evidence gathering devices like cameras were ubiquitous, and forensic analysis/tools were modern and reliable, murderers and shooters would be caught and arrested and prosecuted, these people would praise God, and their communities would be made much more safe. It's only a few thousand people out of 1.6 million that are shooting and murdering. They need to go away for a very long time, and we can focus on what's next and get some room to live.

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crispydukes t1_je0ub4k wrote

Reply to comment by mustang__1 in Student, 15, shot and killed blocks from Simon Gratz High School in Nicetown, police say by JBizznass

Part of the trouble is capitalism as it currently exists. If these areas are "improved," the jobs going in will still mostly be blue-collar/service jobs with limited wages and advancement opportunities. We're not suddenly going to build lawyers and doctors. The desperation that comes from current-age capitalism will still exist. Selling drugs or resorting to other crime may still pay better than the jobs that come from development. You've improved the neighborhoods, great, but even with solidly middle-class incomes, will there be enough local demand for goods and services to sustain the local businesses?

The solution will likely need to be mixed income residential (which is seemingly impossible to achieve organically) or dense commercial that is a cross-city attraction (East Passyunk, Fairmount, Fishtown, etc.).

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TimeFourChanges t1_je0snh4 wrote

Reply to comment by JerryEveryday in Student, 15, shot and killed blocks from Simon Gratz High School in Nicetown, police say by JBizznass

There are plenty of nice people. I worked there my first two years in Philly, at Gratz (pre-Mastery), and found the vast majority of the people in the community are fine to great. Yes, of course, there is excessive violence and there are some mean-spirited kids, but rarely is the violence unprovoked. I treated my kids and their families with respect, and I usually got it in return (freshman are hard, though, til they get to know you.)

Please remember the people that hate this violence as much as you do, but are directly impacted by it.

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baldude69 t1_je0r89r wrote

Reply to Is Richmond Street the next hipster strip? by thecw

I bought a house here recently, and I've been very happy with the direction of the neighborhood. East of Aramingo it's quiet but also very much alive, VERY clean for Philly, great access to 95, and good access to Fishtown via the Rt 15 bus/trolley or by bicycle. The easy access to the box stores and all the fast food on Aramingo is a nice bonus, and despite Aramingo being a madhouse, everywhere east of it feels calm and neighborhoody. Seems like it's only getting better and better with more businesses moving in and the existing generational businesses seeming to thrive.

Only major downside is the MAGA/racist vibes you get from many of the longtime residents. Overall, that's pretty limited though, and I'm sure will change as the neighborhood continues to evolve. Also the proximity to the refinery and other polluting industry isn't awesome, but it also makes the neighborhood feel much more "alive" and I'm sure is what's responsible for it being intact and mostly free of blight, unlike so many of the surrounding neighborhoods.

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