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IS NEWARK THE NEW BROOKLYN?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Newark is not Brooklyn. The market forced Brooklyn to become one of the most expensive counties in the country. The development in Newark is being done very differently. It\u2019s very deliberate. And we have local residents in mind.<\/p>\n

We are pushing an inclusionary zoning ordinance that requires developers to have affordable units in all of their residential construction. Take the Hahne & Co. project, for example. The [residential] development in that building has a 40% affordability clause in it. We\u2019re not displacing people. So it\u2019s really not accurate to say that we\u2019re gentrifying these neighborhoods. We\u2019re going to make a better Newark for the residents of this city.<\/p>\n

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WHAT DO YOU SAY TO THOSE WHO ARE SKEPTICAL?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

You can\u2019t just be against development and not for the betterment of the conditions we\u2019ve been living in. We\u2019re being very creative about how we\u2019re making these things happen and we need you to be involved. We need you to take part in making this happen, not be cynical about it on social media.<\/p>\n

Many of us have the privilege of going shopping and to restaurants in South Orange, Livingston or New York City\u2014while the majority of Newark residents have to go to overpriced, poor quality establishments. We can no longer tolerate that. We have to create better places to shop and to live, better opportunities for work. And that\u2019s what we\u2019re doing.<\/p>\n

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HOW IS DEVELOPMENT \u00a0GOING TO BENEFIT LOW-INCOME RESIDENTS?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

We\u2019re creating cooperatives in the city of Newark, getting direct sales from the federal government so people are able to buy homes at low rates. We\u2019re continuing to make Newark property available to Newark residents at low prices and get residents the financing they need. And we\u2019re working with corporations to hire more Newark residents, get them to invest in Newark businesses, and get their employees to live in Newark.<\/p>\n

Newark residents deserve great stores and restaurants. They deserve to have a nightlife. They deserve places to live that aren\u2019t rat-infested, or where the ceiling isn\u2019t falling in, or that doesn\u2019t contain lead and asbestos. And we\u2019re going to fight for them to get these things.<\/p>\n

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