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Re: Thoughts on Journal Square and Greenville?
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I am a little confused by the direction of this thread and the subtle hints of ignorance I detect. It seems the original question was about the areas of JSQ and GV and which was better. Of course demographic information is important when answering the question but the initial comment made about how GV was "black and poor" and therefore not a desirable place to live reeks of racisim. As if to say that if it was poor and white it might be an option? Greenville is not all black first of all an no sections of it are not very safe but last time I heard neither were sections of Colorado where the population is less diverse. The diversity of the community is one of the reasons I moved to JC. Unlike Hoboken which is mostly homogenized and has zero cool factor because the businesses there cater to the new majority there. Sure it is safe but I always get the feeling that the people who lived there definitely are not interested in mixing and mingling with folks of varying ethnicities. My hope is that ALL of jC grows and that crime is reduced in all sections. I live in near Lincoln Park in the JSQ are so I can speak to the area and it is up and coming. Yes there are issues and people who take little pride in where they live etc., but that is what happens in urban areas that have been economically depressed for decades. BK becoming a cool place to live did not happen overnight. Sidebar: the diversity is part of what makes Brooklyn cool. The eclectic mix On every level the exact opposite of Hoboken and a commonality with JC. I agree and would like nothing more than to see less cheap stores and chicken shacks in JC but as an entrepreneur looking to open a biz in Downtown JC the rents I have seen thus far are very high makin it hard for cool upstarts to take advantage of the gentrification in the area. Rezpning of spaces and incentives to small business who want to open in JC from the city government might help. They have already been given to major companies to build high rises and luxury living quarters.
The point is JC will get better when the community as a whole demands it get better. Thinking only about the section in which you love an focusing on that as a priority is small minded.
I am black and I am not poor and I live in JSQ.Quote:

Knicks2013 wrote:
Moving to JC soon, what is the word on Journal square and Greenville?

Posted on: 2012/10/21 16:20
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