Reply With QuoteWhats going on next to NJIT, they flattened some land next to the old prison and looks like they are ready to build something
Not good, heard Anibal Ramos is Running for Mayor
Newark councilman claims he was robbed at gunpoint in city's North Ward
Published: Monday, March 12, 2012, 6:59 PM Updated: Monday, March 12, 2012, 7:02 PM
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Patti Sapone/The Star-LedgerCity Councilman Anibal Ramos said he was robbed at gunpoint outside of his North Ward home last week, and police are actively searching for the two suspects in the March 7 mugging.
NEWARK — City Councilman Anibal Ramos said he was robbed at gunpoint outside of his North Ward home last week, and police are actively searching for the two suspects in the March 7 mugging.
Ramos said he was returning home from the gym Wednesday night when he noticed two men lurking near his apartment complex. The councilman, who would say only that he lives near Branch Brook Park, became involved in a physical altercation with one of the men but said he threw his hands up when he noticed the second assailant had a firearm.
The attackers ordered Ramos to the ground and took his wallet, stealing only $40, then ran off. Ramos was not hurt.
"I didn’t want to make a big deal of it," Ramos said. "This is a crime of opportunity that could happen to anyone."
Ramos filed a police report and looked through a book of mugshots on Thursday. He said the attack happened on private property, not on a street where city officers could have been on patrol.
Police Director Samuel DeMaio said the department will investigate the crime just like any other.
"Robbery is a crime of opportunity that can take place at any given moment. Just like our police officers have been victims of robbery in the past, our council people being part of the community are as susceptible to being victims of a crime just like any of our citizens," he said in a statement. "The police department is investigating this robbery with the same vigor it would the robbery of any Newark citizen."
Whats going on next to NJIT, they flattened some land next to the old prison and looks like they are ready to build something
Unfortunately just a surface parking lot to replace the one they are building on on warren street. Though it does mean they will begin breaking ground on Greek village within the next few weeks I believe. That lot off of new street I think in the long term is supposed to have another edc building for the science park but I think the historical society is holding them up because of the old jail that they either need to tear down or redevelop.
By the way. Any one know what they are building along McCarter and the railroad tracks. There are two construction sites that they are working on as you come into Newark from the south.
I wish someone would just finish burning the damn place down! 1/3 has collapsed. The ceilings in the main cell areas are slowly collapsing in sections with massive holes. The concrete steps have disintegrated to "slopes"!! I've met these "preservation people" during their occasional "forest hill tours"they are all old 60+,white and jewish, condescending SOBs and ALL live on Abington avenue and Ballantine parkway!Originally Posted by mrl23
You've got to be kidding me! Is this how far we've come with this political correctness crap? That a councilman gets robbed by "2 men" , goes to see mugshots, yet NO DESCRIPTION FOR THE PUBLIC?? SHOULD they not be warned? I guess a description may prove "typical" for a certain ethnic group!Not good, heard Anibal Ramos is Running for Mayor
Newark councilman claims he was robbed at gunpoint in city's North Ward
Published: Monday, March 12, 2012, 6:59 PM Updated: Monday, March 12, 2012, 7:02 PM
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NEWARK — City Councilman Anibal Ramos said he was robbed at gunpoint outside of his North Ward home last week, and police are actively searching for the two suspects in the March 7 mugging.
Ramos said he was returning home from the gym Wednesday night when he noticed two men lurking near his apartment complex. The councilman, who would say only that he lives near Branch Brook Park, became involved in a physical altercation with one of the men but said he threw his hands up when he noticed the second assailant had a firearm.
The attackers ordered Ramos to the ground and took his wallet, stealing only $40, then ran off. Ramos was not hurt
"I didn’t want to make a big deal of it," Ramos said. "This is a crime of opportunity that could happen to anyone."
Ramos filed a police report and looked through a book of mugshots on Thursday. He said the attack happened on private property, not on a street where city officers could have been on patrol.
Police Director Samuel DeMaio said the department will investigate the crime just like any other.
"Robbery is a crime of opportunity that can take place at any given moment. Just like our police officers have been victims of robbery in the past, our council people being part of the community are as susceptible to being victims of a crime just like any of our citizens," he said in a statement. "The police department is investigating this robbery with the same vigor it would the robbery of any Newark citizen."
I believe the work at 218 is part of what you posted awhile back (see below)
Last Updated: February 15, 2012 12:00pm ETNJ EDA Approves Reimbursement for Newark Redevelopment[LEFT]By Debra HazelNEWARK-The New Jersey Economic Development Authority has approved $5.4 million in reimbursement funds for Fidelco Realty Group’s $35 million redevelopment of seven buildings on Market Street between Mulberry and Broad Streets.Six buildings from 210 to 226 Market Street (except for 214 Market) and 191 Market Street are being converted into residential buildings with ground-floor restaurants and retail to turn the area into a 24/7 district, says Fidelco chairman Marc E. Berson. “This will be a transformative project to the area,” Berson tells GlobeSt.com.The development of the Prudential Center did not include any committed development on the surrounding streets, he notes. Over the last five years, Fidelco has gained control over several historic buildings, closing on 218 just in the past week. The interiors will be gutted, with plans calling for 70 to 80 affordable residential units above restaurants and a planned but unsigned grocer. Dinosaur Bar-B-Que has signed a lease for 218 Market Street. The Newark Downtown District has signed for a location at 191 Market.“We’re talking to other tenants like pizza [restaurants],” Berson says. “We’ve tried to stay away from the bar business. We expect to have a food market to serve the community.”The construction is being done all at once, though 191, across the street from the rest of the project, essentially is done. The redevelopment should be done in 18 months, Berson says.Additional financing includes a “very substantial” equity investment from Fidelco, Berson says, historic tax credits and anticipated New Market Tax Credits from the Federal government.This project is one of several in the general area, including Tucker Development Corp.’s construction of a Courtyard by Marriott, Hanini Group’s planned Hotel Indigo, and RHB Group’sTeachers Village.“I would have liked to see this [project] a couple of years ago,” Berson says. “This will be Restaurant Row—18,000 people come in for an event. We want this to be a place where people will live.”[COLOR=#000000]
Nice pics of Indigo and Dino's btw. Looks like they cleaned the red-brick up. Very curious to see what theme Indigo goes w/, I kinda like how they don't hype their development before it's done.
Oh yea i forgot loli cant wait to see whats next to happen and thanks. Also your right for another hotel to be being made in downtown its really a silent operation i kind of like that it brings suspense, making people want more.
This is all ridiculous. None of these shopping centers have serious problems with crime or violence. They're all very successful, and filled with shoppers of all types. The Atlantic Center Target is the highest grossing Target in the nation.
You can't take one incident and then spin it to make a larger point. There have been violent robberies and murders on the fanciest avenues in Manhattan and London, and in fancy suburban shopping malls.
And the incident you're referring to was a horrible accident, by stupid kids. It has nothing to do with overall crime rates.
The stores next to DINO BQ are closing down/going out of business, one is an amry supply type store. I guess out with old and in with the new
wow thanks for the pics, i had no clue the back side was gutted open, I only see the building from broad st which looks the same
Schwarz. do you shop Target Atlantic Center?
NY Times -
Our Crime Epicenter: The Atlantic Terminal and Atlantic Center Malls
By KYLE THOMAS MCGOVERN, Local ReporterKyle Thomas McGovern
The Atlantic Terminal and Atlantic Center malls aren’t just hubs for Fort Greene shoppers and commuters — they’re also the neighborhood hotspots for criminals.
The adjoining shopping centers, owned and developed by Atlantic Yards master builder Bruce Ratner, have been the site of at least 26 reported crimes, and countless other thefts, making it the singular crime epicenter in Fort Greene and Clinton Hill’s 88th Precinct.Just this year, there have been at least
- 14 purses and wallets stolen.
- Four reported — and countless unreported — incidents of shoplifting.
- Two victims losing $1,200 in an iPad scam.
- Two fights.
- Three muggings or attempted muggings.
- One theft of a bicycle.
The crime is so bad that the 88th Precinct’s commanding officer, Capt. Scott Henderson, is quick to remind shoppers to stay alert.
Shoppers who ignore the captain’s advice could wind up like Rebecca Godfrey, whose purse was stolen three months ago, along with valuables and $1,250 that was earmarked for rent.“I can’t stress this enough: Close your pocketbook, keep it close to your person, don’t leave the purse in the shopping cart,” he said.
“It was the worst day for my purse to be stolen,” said Ms. Godfrey, who actually works at the Atlantic Terminal, which opened in 2004, about a decade after the Atlantic Center.
Ms. Godfrey is actually a two-time victim; last month, her iPhone was lifted from her station while her attention was diverted.
“I saw it two seconds too late,” she said. “They do it right in front of your face.”
Such crimes are common in the sprawling malls. Earlier this month, for example, three women had their wallets or purses stolen while shopping at the mall’s Target, police said — and that was within a four-day period, from April 2 to April 5.
A 73-year-old woman was robbed while trying shoes on at Daffy’s on March 31 and immediately had $1,000 in purchases rung up on her credit card.
And two men have been scammed in the exact same way — once in January, once this month — by a man posing as a Best Buy employee promising discounted iPads. After the victims turn over the cash, the “employee” hands over a box and then disappears. The box is filled with newspaper, not the much-craved tablet computer, cops said.
The more shoppers know about the crimes, the more concerned they become.Irv Hansen, a spokesman for Andrews International Security, which polices the shopping center, said he could not comment because security methods are “proprietary and not available to discuss.” Mr. Hansen referred such questions to Forest City Ratner, which declined to comment on the crime spree.
Nicole Johnson, an employee at the mall, said she hasn’t been a victim of crime mostly because she remains aware of her surroundings.
“People are so into texting and social networking, it takes them away from everything around them,” Ms. Johnson said. “I like to look at everyone’s face around me.”
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I can tell you this, in no.newark their is another ethnic group that does the same stuff!if not more in the no.newark area.
Prudential changes location of proposed new office tower to Broad Street, near Military Park
Published: Thursday, March 15, 2012, 12:45 PM Updated: Thursday, March 15, 2012, 12:51 PM
By Sarah Portlock / The Star-Ledger
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Emile Wamsteker/Bloomberg. A bronze canon sculpture sits in Military Park across from the headquarters building of Prudential Financial Inc. in Newark in July 2011.
NEWARK — Prudential Financial hopes to build a new office tower on several parcels of land on Broad Street just west of Military Park, in the heart of downtown Newark, according to a letter it sent late Wednesday to the New Jersey Economic Development Authority.
The move comes four months after the Newark-based insurance giant was awarded a $250.8 million Urban Transit Hub tax credit by the EDA for the project, which was originally slated to rise across the street from the New Jersey Performing Arts Center. After plans fell through with that site, Prudential turned its attention to other land in the city.
“We confirm that we did resubmit, yesterday late in the day, a revised application to the EDA, which continues to reflect our commitment to remain in Newark,” said Prudential spokesman Bob DeFillippo. “Beyond that, the application is under review by the EDA so I am unable to comment any further.”
The new project will be more expensive and larger than the $369 million original proposal, with 650,000 square feet of office space, according to the letter. The first application called for a 600,000-square-foot building with a 1,600-car parking garage.
Prudential is considering where to house 2,000 employees who currently work in the Gateway Center complex, when its leases there expire in 2014. Their landlords have sued Prudential, charging it would take 10 years for the city’s commercial real estate market to recover should Prudential vacate the nearly 1 million square feet of space it occupies.
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I would love to see how tall this "tower" is going to be and how it would look.Prudential changes location of proposed new office tower to Broad Street, near Military Park
Published: Thursday, March 15, 2012, 12:45 PM Updated: Thursday, March 15, 2012, 12:51 PM
By Sarah Portlock / The Star-Ledger
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Emile Wamsteker/Bloomberg. A bronze canon sculpture sits in Military Park across from the headquarters building of Prudential Financial Inc. in Newark in July 2011.
NEWARK — Prudential Financial hopes to build a new office tower on several parcels of land on Broad Street just west of Military Park, in the heart of downtown Newark, according to a letter it sent late Wednesday to the New Jersey Economic Development Authority.
The move comes four months after the Newark-based insurance giant was awarded a $250.8 million Urban Transit Hub tax credit by the EDA for the project, which was originally slated to rise across the street from the New Jersey Performing Arts Center. After plans fell through with that site, Prudential turned its attention to other land in the city.
“We confirm that we did resubmit, yesterday late in the day, a revised application to the EDA, which continues to reflect our commitment to remain in Newark,” said Prudential spokesman Bob DeFillippo. “Beyond that, the application is under review by the EDA so I am unable to comment any further.”
The new project will be more expensive and larger than the $369 million original proposal, with 650,000 square feet of office space, according to the letter. The first application called for a 600,000-square-foot building with a 1,600-car parking garage.
Prudential is considering where to house 2,000 employees who currently work in the Gateway Center complex, when its leases there expire in 2014. Their landlords have sued Prudential, charging it would take 10 years for the city’s commercial real estate market to recover should Prudential vacate the nearly 1 million square feet of space it occupies.
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