New Jersey's largest city is a mess

June 26, 2015

“Newark has its assets, and I think it’s really taking advantage of them,” said James Hughes, dean of the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University. But, he said, addressing crime in the city of 278,000 people is “a precondition” to building up its residential base.

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