Quote Originally Posted by pffft View Post
Has everybody been to Newark? I don't think the young people staying there, are doing so because of the nearby "diverse" economies of Philadelphia and New York -- or they'd move there. The people in Newark are poor and under-employed or unemployed, much like Detroit.
I was in Newark on a business trip back in 2000, so it's been awhile. Having grown up in Detroit I'm used to being in an urban environment that can be kind of rough in places, and I've traveled to many cities in the US. Newark is the only place I ever said to myself, "Man, I really have to watch myself here."

Of course, I'm sure that someone from Newark could come to Detroit and say the same thing.