IRVINGTON NEW JERSEY HOODS

[@aprilshorty4094]

Fortunately for me I've never lived like that but at the same time I would never make fun of people and their circumstances, never know what tomorrow brings.

[@davewilliams5102]

They don't have to be so dirty. They do sell brooms in New Jersey!

[@davewilliams5102]

That's very true but people can pick up trash! It's not that hard!!

[@africanandproud6792]

That's true

[@GABRIELADAWSON]

April Artis Very True.

[@fierceopposition9462]

STFU to all the comments in this thread...and if u feel that way u pick it up

[@Modeltnick]

I grew up in Irvington in the 1950s and 60s. It was really a great place to grow up! I had lots of family and friends within walking distance of my house. I walked to school and we never had to worry about locking our doors. What a shame to see it as it is today! I went to Madison Avenue elementary school and attended St. Leo's Church. My family lived in Irvington and Newark for generations. No more.

[@princeali1786]

What’s the common denominator as to why every damn Major city, like Detroit, Chicago and Irvington is the way it is only after the white exodus ??? SMH

[@Modeltnick]

@@princeali1786 Thanks for your response. Irvington went down hill very quickly. Policy has a lot to do with it.

[@princeali1786]

@@Modeltnick Sad. Well, at least you have your memories from there which, no one can take away from you.

[@Modeltnick]

@@PatAudreyK Thanks for your response! I used to walk to St. Leo’s from my house on Vermont Ave. I didn’t go to school there but did first communion and confirmation there. Went to Sunday school there and taught by the nuns. I really miss those days of family and friends. We felt truly rich and blessed living in Irvington.

[@MoneyOverFame]

urban decay. Irvington is long gone

[@lelechim]

Irvington has all of the bad elements of Newark and none of the good ones.

[@robertpreskop4425]

That is because Newark has zero good elements. Like Bridgeport CT, Newark NJ has been bypassed by all the massive investment, development, and economic growth in the NYC tristate metropolitan area.

[@robloxianplays1339]

The reason Irvington so bad because it borders Newark

[@euinny7]

lelechim lmao. Like Newark has good ones lol

[@GABRIELADAWSON]

lelechim The only good thing about Newark is the Downtown Area because of the Devil’s Stadium,Newark PAC,Military Park And some of the Portuguese Restaurants...Oh Yeah Not to Mention PENN STATION So that one can Get The Fuck Outta There As Quickly As Possible That’s About It Lol...And I wouldn’t even wanna Stick around there for too long either...I’d rather be in Jersey City.

[@Kyohan137]

GABRIELA DAWSON Not looking to argue but I have to challenge your knowledge of Newark, it’s a big city with a lot of different dynamics .

[@Polyanker1]

I lived in Irvington back in 1975 - 1979. Back then, it was still majority white, but these were its last years. Wikipedia says that by 1980, Irvington was 40% black, by 1990, 70% black. When I lived in Irvington, there already were some places where it was better not to be after dark. The town still had two movie theaters, Castle on Clinton Ave. and Essex on Springfield Ave. Essex got torn down while I still lived in Irvington. Castle Theater, after changing a number of owners, went of of business in 2000. To this day Irvington has no movie theater. All the stores, except one, that were in Irvington in my day, have gone out of business. I dislike being in Irvington now because it is not safe. Even Newark is safer than Irvington!

[@spacelyman9482]

Newark is not safer than Irvington dude.

[@AFF_BRIXX]

I agree. I was Robbed in front of my old house on 14th ave while on a visit And I miss the days of the Castle. Seeing all movies for one price. It did become ratchet in there. Rats. Smells of pee. Bet yet I Loved it. 22 years ago seem more like 10. Life!

[@abdulrahmanho8900]

👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽

[@Derek-xk3mb]

Not being belligerent but irvingtons exotic bars were exhilarating, Delightful, decadent. I remember them fondling i mean fondly

[@Polyanker1]

@@Derek-xk3mb Yes, very much so. Now Irvington has one exotic bar left, on Lyons Ave. Used to be a great city. Now Irvington is trash.

[@srojack]

Matched with a girl on Tinder, thought she was cute until she told me she was from Irvington. Told her to call me when she moved.

[@amandamc6569]

Lol

[@devanwilkins8672]

srojack irvington isn't that bad just unkept

[@dredre8103]

Lol I grew up in Irvington and I always dated girls from Elizabeth.

[@srojack]

Kinda ignorant of you to think I am ignorant, no?

[@ToshaBrevanuu]

do no blame I there and newark the worse

[@archiecunningham3734]

Love those old houses and buildings. I was born in Irvington. My entire family is from Newark they say it used to be beautiful. Freeways got built and divided neighborhoods and a large influx of blacks from the south came up for the factory jobs. The whites moved out is how the story was told to me

[@johnjstecher]

We didn't have "Hoods" We had neighbor hoods. With block parties with family and friends evefybody cleaned up after themselves and helped each other. You could walk through town and Irvington Park at any hour day or night alone....

[@johnjstecher]

@Clockwork When I was growing up in the 60s 70s and 80s. I moved to Jackson in the 90s then Fla in 93. I was back there two yrs ago.

[@thelush7288]

Sadly my grandparents still live in Irvington. The only saving grace is that their area is mostly residential with single family homes and borders Hillside and Union so it’s still relatively quiet and somewhat “safe”.

[@cindypltnm]

I was born and raised in a small town called Perth Amboy, NJ. I remember I had to stay with my grandfather for a month in Irvington before I left for the military. I was so terrified just having to stay in that city depending where you were. But this was years ago and the day I left, I was glad. During my month stay, I never left the house after 6pm and would always do my morning runs/errands early and I was only 19 yo at the time.

[@beckyhanover6284]

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[@billylozito5790]

cindypltnm hey thanks for your service!

[@beckyhanover6284]

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[@daniellereid7576]

Shove This L Up Your Ass im from the south look bought the same where all the people at streets look dry

[@michaelrosemond4743]

cindypltnm 😂

[@emmasandifer5976]

I don't know why I'm so intrigued with the hoods of New York and other east coast neighborhoods? Keep up the good work.

[@JamesHernandez-ob8cq]

Emma Sandifer OK BUT THIS AIN'T NO FUCKING NEW YORK SO WHY THE FUCK YOU BRINGING UP THEY NAME? FUCK OUTTA HERE JUST TRYING TO PUT SOME ATTENTION ON NEW YORK NAME YOU DAMN TROLL

[@bigripk1084]

Fuck New York real killers in jersey

[@Derek-xk3mb]

Cause its lit out hete

[@Derek-xk3mb]

Here

[@ChikaraGuy]

i drove through here once and i was so surprised. didnt even know this place existed. i was driving to montclair, a rich white mountain town ten minutes away. goes to show you the class divide and what years of neglect did to cities like this and camden

[@Lesj142]

I remember back in the 50’s, early 60’s when Irvington was all white. You barely even saw a black person there, unless they worked there, and Newark was the same. Then we came in and look what our people did to those cities. It’s a shame, and we wonder why white people don’t want to live around us. Hell... I don’t want to live around us.

[@Lesj142]

Kylie_ 536 I understand what you’re saying, but I don’t think ptsd had much to do with the destruction of these cities. I believe it’s due to lack of education, low income, single parent households, and a complete lack of self pride. You could put these same people in a nice neighborhood right now and they would tear it down. You know I’m telling the truth. They look for any excuse to start a riot, and then burn their OWN town down, and then start looting... stealing cell phones, sneakers, hair, and big screen TVs. I hate to ask, but how often do you hear of any other race of people doing this? There’s no pride or logic, so again I ask, “who would want to live around them if they any way of escaping”, I wouldn’t. They create their own hell, then stand back and say, look what white man did to them. Then they ask the same whit man for welfare, food stamps, and section 8.

[@Mr.White10-65]

I live in the area and I agree with some of what you say, but I think it's about the mentality of the people in the community and not their skin color. There's white neighborhoods that look like shit too (I'm white btw). You can go into Maplewood NJ which isn't far from the "ghetto" and it's all half a million dollar homes, white picket fences and the majority of the people living there are black.

[@Lesj142]

Brian Bianco I understand what you're saying. I live in a fairly decent neighborhood, a few blocks from Maplewood. I think you'll agree that these people in Maplewood are not suffering from a lack of education, low income, and mostly single parent households. And they surely aren't suffering from a lack of self pride. My girlfriend's son and his wife have a beautiful single family home there. He's big In real estate and his wife is a college professor. His own son is 22 and has one more year in college and has just landed a summer internship working for Bloomberg starting at $24 per hour. It just goes to show what people can do if they really try to better themselves and stop sitting back with their hand stuck out, blaming other people.

[@derrickpollock1]

My family and I moved to Irvington in the late 60's from Newark, and you are right there wasn't many of us living there. This is crazy looking at how it looks now. We(Blacks and Hispanics) got to get it together.

[@highclass2982]

East Coast You again!? Knock off the uncle Tom senerio. You still be a ghetto jiver no matter what race you are. Any upscale person of any race still despises you.

[@tashapasha2995]

Back in the late 90s I used to get my hair braided on Stuyvesant Avenue. The salon consisted of 2 African braiders and a barber. When dudes would come in to get a haircut, I’d be prepared in the event they were coming to rob the place. The area was sooo bad that right before I knew they were on the verge of finishing my hair I’d call my boyfriend who lived in hillside - in broad daylight to make sure I got to my car safely whether it was parked in front of the shop or the next block over to follow me out of the area. For those of you complaining about this video only showing the shitty areas of Irvington I’m confused because Irvington is one big shithole!!!!

[@ManManYaheard]

U right it was a shit hole I lived on Hopkins n Ellis lawd that area was full of stolen cars crips dope boys dread heads 2002 was wild I could imagine the 90s

[@daddybear6801]

LoveXinfinity There were literally 5 or less decent blocks to live in Irvington. All were bordering another decent town like Maplewood or Hillside (at that time). I lived in a 1 family home, 2 car private driveway, big backyard and had a pretty decent childhood. However, I also had 2 loving parents that instilled qaulities and sense so I can admit I'm the exception. So sad to see the war torn territory it has become

[@tashapasha2995]

Daddy Bear eventually I started going to a new salon on the border of Maplewood a stones throw away from N.J. transit and it’s true as you approach the border of Maplewood it’s so much nicer and tame.... it’s like the vibe and energy changes in the blink of an eye. I used to date another dude (yes, in my younger days that was my thing, but shit has changed)who lived in Hillside and 2 streets over from him was the Newark border. He lived on a very nice street with very large old beautiful homes in a middle class working neighborhood. Then back in 2007/2008 they made his street part of the Newark address. The neighborhood is still very nice, but the fact remains it’s Newark. People side eye me when I say parts of Newark are a beautiful city.

[@samgbotoe500]

Probably got your hair braided by my mom

[@Lazaro38Roca2]

Oh Tasha God Damn U Sooo Good Looking 😋 ahiiii

[@Rollothemodel]

Fun fact about IRV is that what we know of the modern day "knock-out" game, originated here. Was like 89' @ Myrtle Junior High when dudes decided to start walking up to random people trying to take their jaws off. I lived here for about 3 years & it was straight wild. Remember a group of about 5-7 pre-teens who had a lot of older cats shook to the point when you seen them walking down the block you go in your house or hide anywhere you could because if you got spotted by them you were definitely getting victimized. The Marshalls were the spot back then & seen some crazy stuff go down there as well.

[@Rollothemodel]

@e sit ok then Irvington took it to a new level.

[@3dplanet100]

Look, that house is "For Rent"!! at 2:29. Who's writing down that number? LOL

[@Teemoney901]

I wouldn't rent that shit for .25 cent

[@aprilshorty4094]

Well unfortunately for some people they don't have a choice so I'm sure someone will rent it.

[@canabox7112]

If I could tap into the power before the meter, I may rent it to Grow Pot.

[@brendajefferson5984]

3dplanet100 That despicable slumlord should be fined or even jailed for such offering. That is the problem you know? Probably most are wealthy owners and don forge greedy and have dark hearts

[@davewilliams5102]

I thought that was funny as hell too. Guess you could use it for fire wood!

[@Defender78]

I’m surprise that we don’t hear the driver cough or sneeze or clear his throat once. I can’t go 15 seconds when driving without sniffling, reacting to something, humming, tapping the steering wheel, muttering some random “I’m all by myself, no one else can hear me kind of comment” or spitting out the window.

[@CharlieBo313]

Discipline when I know I'm recording.

[@simphiwendlela588]

Guys lets make some donations to this dude right here please guys it will literally fund all the travelling expenses for his great work.

[@paulzekas3933]

Moved from Cummings St in 1979. What a different place it is now. Pretty sad.

[@Mutlap]

Using the street as trash can says a lot about their upbringing. People raised dependent have an entirely different way of thinking as compared to a person who has worked since they were 16, put themselves through college, and worked their entire lives. I know I accidentally married one it was a nightmare! Everyone is asleep during the and up all night. They don't get out of bed before 1:00pm! Babies are money machines and reqalyy have no other purpose.

[@jaimirsmom06]

Ahh Irvington Newark's backyard.

[@robertpreskop4425]

I thought that was Elizabeth and Bayonne that were both Newark's urban backyards.

[@yvonnecollins-deaf4195]

Lee-Monet Yes it is

[@M383_]

East orange too

[@GABRIELADAWSON]

Robert Preskop Nah Bayonne And Elizabeth are two different Towns not to mention I’m two Different Counties.

[@markbooket6477]

Used to be the front yard long time ago..

[@njmenaceify]

paradizio gentlemens club on clinton ave is the SPOT lmao

[@lorenzonotarianni1667]

I know you can't judge an entire nation based upon a neighbourhood shown on a video , and of course I won't be judgemental, we have really bad and derelict areas in Italy too but levels of degradation seen in the USA are more surprising as it is the most powerful and rich nation in history. Greetings from Italy.

[@missKushite]

the abandoment is real...

[@hubertvancalenbergh9022]

Lots of crummy tenements, but cars are all new and shiny.

[@brendajefferson5984]

Hubert Van Calenbergh And?!? You also have plenty slumlords!

[@salvatorespilletti4063]

My boy owns the Dairy Queen on the corner of Stuyvesant Ave. Banging Blizzards! The good old days hanging out at the Old Homestead.

[@ngdenice]

MY FATHER HAD A BUTCHER SHOP ON 18TH AVE AND I USE TO DELIVERY ORDERS AROUND WHOLE TOWN IN 1969- 1972 .. NOT BAD AT ALL BACK THEN ..

[@rel1800]

So many people hating on Irvington but I loved reminded me of my hometown Oakland before gentrification when it was a black city. I seen many black home owners in Irvington and black employees all over the city.

[@spacelyman9482]

What he is showing is NOT the whole Irvington trust me. Irvington going towards Maplewood looks much better and it's quieter.

[@jasonk333]

I grew up on the border of union and Irvington and when school was closed due to snow me and my sisters would walk to this bowling alley in Irvington. 4 white kids between the ages of 11 and 14. Probably wasn’t the smartest/safest thing to do but it was the only bowling alley within walking distance.

[@frankgalligan9111]

Good place to have a overhead steel door business

[@shinebrightlikeadiamond5329]

I was 12 yrs old my grandmother use to live on 21&22nd ST in Irvington the yr of 1992. That block use to be so cozy ,when u walk down the ST. That was block nobody knew of. Now I’m 39 yrs old. My grandmother was in her 40;s or 50;s. My grandfather moved my grandmother off that block in 1993 the whole family left. Now my grandmother been living down south since 1993. & my grandmother nor the family ever came back on that block. My grandmother would be shock if she that block now.

[@3kingkill3]

I wish there was a highlight reel for your vids every week. That would be awesome haha.

[@Алексей-т7е2ф]

Видео изнутри заброшенных домов есть?

[@warden9876]

Irvington/Newark/East Orange area. A thug zone

[@duster43]

Wardenwarden warden and a little bit of Hillside

[@trinaj9749]

@@duster43 I disagree. Hillside is paradise compared to Irvington and East Orange.

[@duster43]

Trina J. Summit ave is half Hillside half Newark..can’t tell the difference. Same with Maple ave. You don’t want to be out there slipping late at night even on the Hillside side.

[@NVTwistedProductions]

Jersey has so many areas its insane.....

[@duster43]

Lol true that

[@ChurchoftheLatterDayShrek]

Looks like something out of GTA

[@igcyjccvfctnbbyj6666]

Oof

[@27DeeDee]

We Get it In!!!!!

[@27DeeDee]

Especially Back in the day Dem Boys Wasn't fuckin with Us. leave Literally!! to those who thought they Had it! Even the Boy's!!! Thats why we have Respect round here not sayin it's right! None the less its a Sport!!!!

[@bikelifepov9617]

Facts a New Jersey GTA game would be fucking crazy. Real east Coast shit.

[@drewr5119]

Hey, Charlie, have you been to Passaic NJ if you have not the next time your in Jersey you should do a video there Some of the bad parts are Passaic st and Market st President st and Dayton Ave Lexington Ave and Monroe st Myrtle Ave and Monroe st or Van Houtan Ave and Howe Ave

[@Marquan1988]

Peace to Jersey!!!! Shoutouts for passing thru bro mind as well ride thru Newark while you at it

[@Derek-xk3mb]

And East Orange Dth

[@a.b.sproductionsllc]

The first 18 seconds of this video is Newark heading west into Irvington along Springfield. Plus I always say the worst part of Irvington is on the east part of the Garden State Parkway where this is being filmed at.

[@blacksultan85]

Irvington,NJ looks very rough and filthy

[@davidreeves8388]

It is lol

[@marcmason165]

Wow.. My old hood.. @1:41 I went to that school. That Irvington/Newark area was rough but back in the 80's as a kid was the best years of my life. My family and I moved in 90 because it was getting too crazy

[@realonesfreed]

What school was that Madison ave?

[@marcmason165]

@@realonesfreed grove street elementary school

[@enosger]

New Jersey seems to have the worst in usa.

[@MerlySelly]

I live in irvington but I never seen some of these places😂

[@spacelyman9482]

Same here but that's around 21st and the rest of the number streets.

[@jkyboss_]

I used to live there like at 5:53 around there

[@fairfaxcat1312]

Certainly an upgrade from Newark. Can’t wait to get back there.

[@PeakBagger999]

Could you please show some of the worst parts of Jersey City?

[@edchevalier269]

Duncan Gardens pehaps? How about Currys Woods?

[@threeamigosrapgame850]

Ed Chevalier curry woods is gone that knocked them down only pjs is up is Marion projects and Booker T I think Booker still up maybe that's down too JC was real shitty back in the 90z really really bad

[@edchevalier269]

That's good news actually. Yup, JC was on the slide for a long time. I left there in 83 but still had family there for a while. Thanks for taking the time to give me a heads up. Still have fond m,emries of the place though. I suppose White Mana is still there, huh?

[@threeamigosrapgame850]

Ed Chevalier idk about white mana im from jersey city warners ave but I was never raised there therefore I came and gone as I please I just found out recently that most pjs in JC were knocked down but truthfully havnt been there in years but I got fam there still too and from wut I hear JC pretty much still the same as far as drugs and crime go but you prolly knew that lol

[@edchevalier269]

Got ya. I'm not there any more. I live way out in the country where I have to be careful driving so I don't hit a bear or a moose. A long way from JC. been away so long I no longer go into cities unless I'm forced to. I love it. Enjoy your day brother.

[@classicalvecchio]

I lived in Jersey for 22 years,it really looks no different from NewYork now that I live in Florida!

[@Fromthestreets2Christ777]

Depends where u at honestly Staten island look a lot like jersey tho

[@classicalvecchio]

I agree! Some parts of Jersey has cowfields and pastures. Other parts like Patterson... Jersey City and Newark are very much like NewYork City areas; such as Brooklyn and Queens and Staten ISLAND. Nothing much like midtown Manhattan though! I live in FLORIDA, and it's alot like south JERSEY MT. LAUREL AND CHERRY HILL come to mind. I grew up in an I talian american neighborhood in Central Jersey right by Plainfield. Goodluck, where ever you hang your hat, from Mike Guitarist!

[@billylozito5790]

I grew up on corner house on Nesbitt terrace and prospect till I was 12 and then we moved to Florida , I thought it was ghetto as hell in 92' now dam it looks like Chernobyl lmao, for real

[@aldansaofficial710]

I was born and raised in this city #IRVINGTON on 19th ave, lol I wonder why you edited the video when as you were approaching my old block ( we call that area the jungle ) . For the record we go harder than Newark but we all fam so ✊🏿

[@isaac14552]

Emphasize "going harder"

[@mrpayne1974]

I was on 19 an ellis...my sunday alarm clock wake up was stolen car tires sounds 😂😂😂..i was there 2004 wen killing was a everyday thing

[@bossvegeta1]

This is where it all started for me I'll never forget the long nites that made the Bo$$.

[@BoraBoraTurtles]

I've ordered stuff online and have noticed my packages pass through here...😱 I had no idea this is what this place looked like...those packages have probably seen some things...😦

[@baryka2015]

50 years ago was beautiful city....

[@neblinasp]

Baryka Stop in time

[@heraldomedrano6993]

Another Democratic chocolate 🍫 city.

[@lincoln169]

This is a town of the 80's urban decay drugs movement and corruption also, it may have been going downhill after the late 60's early 70's. That's probably why they closed the Olympic Park because the earlier residents at that time knew this was coming and left for places outside of Irvington.

[@RahubaatNeteru]

After MLK got killed every black area went to dirt.

[@muftiahmed1900]

drove through there last night and never noticed how bad the area was until i was at a gas station at midnight lol, i’m from paterson and i can’t lie irvington actually got some wild vibes

[@AURIANNA1234]

Newark/Irvington border..Gangland War zone

[@chuckking1817]

Joe Calleja ant really been much going on tho

[@bighomiejerz1123]

By Grove shit been quite

[@imarikay6329]

Righttt...yuuuhhearrd!

[@highclass2982]

Azariah Johnson Not true? You must be a city shoobie residing there in denial.

[@Cinnamonrollslay34]

Joe Calleja what’s the name of this area pls ??

[@hellrell2611]

Yo this dude in Irvington now, yo you the real hood 2 hood

[@r0m3r018]

Tht shit was probably beautiful back in the day

[@brandonblaylock5242]

Romero Montgomery it was man... Newark was too..

[@41357500]

looks like a nice very quiet town..............many many nice homes and vehicles..........so peaceful.......beautiful.........thanks

[@BODYBYSTRUGGLE]

every hood looks the same. We have to ask ourselves, why is that? And it aint because black people don't care about where they live. Y'all better do some research and some studying.

[@GardenStateNJ27]

FACTS

[@davidreeves8388]

Its inly irvington if street signs blue

[@tracygodli]

That's my old block on 22nd st where he stopped the car. My house was where the lot is next to the gate where he stopped the car. I used to cross the street and go to Grove st school.

[@327pv]

was beautiful in the late 1960's olympic park, diners, jimmy buff's ihs etc

[@DanaBlackBlumpkins]

i ordered an amazon package from irvington n tucked my chain while opening it.

[@benebutterbean2737]

Hey, what is all that jumping around? Do you really have to adjust yourself that often?

[@joey6ujackson853]

I rode past there today and i was just telling my girl how if u look at a person wrong up there u get killed......smh

[@johnjstecher]

We didn't have "Hoods"We had Neighborhoods. We had block party's. We helped each other clean up. We didn't live in trash because "SOMEBODY ELSE" made a mess. We cleaned it up.

[@realonesfreed]

I used to post up on crescent lane with my bro’s and smoke. Swat pulled up one day I was mad

[@benjamintorres9211]

Such a shame these homes have been neglected like this, the architecture to me looks better than most new homes today, a little gentrification and streets like these would look amazing

[@williamp9983]

De noche ya en la madrugada las voces gimen y gritan,pero ya no son almas vivas siempre New Jersey es misterioso.Antes de llegar a Newark airport por la carretera que pasa por un lago casi seco siempre se siente un olor fétido y es de aquellas almas que gritan piedad 😱😱😱😱 ... 🌇🌇⛼⛼

[@alberte.3059]

Obama had a pen and a telephone for 8 years to do something for these hoods...the pen ran dry and the phone got disconnected.

[@r-monsolace2630]

Albert E. Probably someone on welfare stole them.

[@alberte.3059]

They voted 99% Obama for change...

[@r-monsolace2630]

Albert E. Because them folks graduated from Watermelon College.

[@2.3_44XD--]

Bottles Beats half black, his mom was white and it's the way the media and Obama himself portrayed him as something special. OK all other presidents are worse if you want but admit that he was treated by the media like a God but he was like the others a piece of shit

[@arijao92]

Obama doesnt give a fuck about these places

[@carolquezada7062]

This was cool back in the day.sucks how it looks now,grew up on 22nd st went to Berkeley Terrace and Myrtle..glad to see the fire hydrant still there in summer that corner was it...and the mailbox when it use to be there was the spot..good memories

[@daquanmcdonald7104]

Jersey got so many cities w hoods 😂.

[@oli.complex]

i practically lived in irvington all my life, somewhere between the good and bad area, (since there are no good ones)2002-2016 it was when i started goin to hs when i spent less time there and more in maplewood. its crazy how big it is and how many areas i aint know about that much

[@miker7798]

I grew up one town west in Maplewood. By the Maplewood loop where the bus turn around was. My mom would take me when i was 5. We would walk to the bus and ride up to Irvington. Go shopping on Springfield ave. Almost to Newark. Would always hit the 5 and 10....was beutiful. That was around 1960 or 61. Then in the mid 70s I worked construction and would get laid off in the winter. Had to go stand in line at unemployment right across from the A&P...then there was Motionz night club. Kind of an underground rock/punkish place that smelled like piss...but good bands and cheap costs..probably no place for a white guy down there now...

[@bigripk1084]

Its very interesting hearing how it was back then

[@melodydavis7052]

The Community Outreach Center at 5:33. Why????? Who???

[@kyreshathomas9046]

I remember I used to go see my boyfriend cause he used to live over there but we both move out to live in Atl as matter fact after he move like months later he brought me up to be wit him so I won’t have to stay in Newark nomore & my aunt lives right down the street right off from 19th street I used to spend the night over there all the time but I do miss my city doe no lie

[@wilsonhoward9901]

I grew up in Irvington, Ellis ave. It was beautiful. Damn

[@zakkiyahhicks5933]

152 19th Ave I use to play on Ellis Ave..

[@wilsonhoward9901]

I live in the Building on the corner of 166 Ellis ave and Springfield ave. went to Berkeley elementary, and myrtle ave junior high. Peace

[@zakkiyahhicks5933]

I went to grove St in summer school at Berkeley but played up in down Ellis in grove in 18 Ave

[@buddyanddaisy123]

Those roll-down anti-blast doors lend a certain ambiance to the hood..

[@blackhenry6256]

When they knvked down tue PJs in Newark a lot of them went to Irvington& E.O. and messed it up. Nye Ave used to be live. And the first few street in North East Irvington next to Maple Gardens and Crescent Pl.

[@JohnDavis-de7xm]

Lots of vacant buildings. Guess most folks can't afford to live there.

[@AuroraBoarder1]

Of course not. It would cost them their lives.

[@41357500]

true the taxes are crazy.............a home worth 147K has taxes over 7K!!!!!!!!!!!!! only east orange has highest taxes in essex cty

[@Ugottabekittenmern]

You’re right though. Even the hood in Jersey is unaffordable 😂

[@canabox7112]

White flight.

[@missKushite]

Anerikkka should be ashamed!!

[@highclass2982]

missKushite Why should America be ashamed cause of Irvington? What does the KKK have to do with Irvington? Irvington is full of ghetto jivers and city sleazebags that ruined it.

[@childoflugh902]

Irvington was once a beautiful town. It’s demise has nothing to do with America.

[@bertoniandre]

NJ has high state taxes and seems fucked up in a lot of places

[@Twiztaphate]

As Irvington's premier KZbin channel this cuts deep but is the reality of the conditions of PORTIONS of the town, I promise there are nice parts. We're working on turning this around (or blowing it up, whichever is cheaper)

[@paulrevere7213]

Twiztaphate change starts with the people...GOOD LUCK WITH THAT

[@SpriteIsSpicyWater]

Blow it up

[@peterf4620]

Looks like a ghost town! It shows you that people don’t care.

[@kmuhammad2007]

Puppy Cuteness irvingtons nickname is called ghostown

[@peterf4620]

Rockwell2000 Good to know. Thank you didn’t know that. Is this the worst part of New Jersey?

[@backgroundni99a]

Nah. Weirdly enough Irvington is hood but it's more dirty than hood. It's like you said, they don't care. Even the nice houses on Stuyvesant have an elegant element of rachetness to them. Oddly enough one of the streets he was probably on is South Orange Ave and it connects to South Orange which is one of the best towns to live. Sexy girls, business people, young people, rich people. All 10 minutes from this. I MET WHOOPIE GOLDBERG on South Orange Ave!! It was dark. Me and my sister made small talk with her and didn't realize it til she left. My mom told me it was her too because they spoke under a street light. In my opinion tho, East Orange and Newark is worst. Camden has the statistics but shit goes down in these two places and no matter how much you are in the house, you'll see some. I remember getting up for breakfast and Pokemon when I was ten, soon as I reached for my TV niggaz were next to my open window talking about bodies. I stopped and touched nothing until they left. 10 minutes.

[@yajsirrah2239]

Funny thing is we actually call this place Irvington... Ghost Town fr... Cause of the walking dead

[@khodges2]

Puppy Cuteness nothing to care about. It’s a slum.

[@yoyoimporio1665]

This city is a disgrace... every other building is boarded up. They refused to let developers in, they’re afraid of #gentrification how #ignorant is that? you’re okay living in a city like this. The mayor don’t give a darn and the same people keep electing them over and over. Why change? #mayor #mayortonyvargas #irvingtonnj

[@duster43]

Irvington is like Newarks first cousin and East Orange is Newarks step brother.

[@elmangm8032]

Super.

[@canaltudibaobrasil4002]

Parabéns pelo vídeo!!!

[@jerzeysfinest7893]

I'm from Camden. I used to stay with my aunt in Irvington in the 90's. It use to be so clean there. Looking pretty bad now Smh

[@highclass2982]

JERZEYSFINEST Camden sucks also. Full of city sleazebags.

[@richalex8489]

Looks like Bridgeport ct

[@louielopez8228]

I love New Jersey for life! I was born and raised in Paterson!

[@highclass2982]

Louie Lopez Patterson is a shithole. Also full of city sleazebags. The great parts of NJ are the hometown regions. And I'm not talking about the shitty suburbs near a city. I'm talking about the close knit towns.

[@robertpreskop4425]

@@highclass2982 places like Princeton and Cape May are very beautiful and quite safe. You dont have to worry about gunfire and slumlords in either Princeton or in Cape May.

[@emekaiheanacho6971]

@@robertpreskop4425 Edison is awesome too

[@joy.19]

Me too

[@micholakinola1053]

I've Paterson cool but some fux up ppl on market street ouuuweee

[@olzt100]

Redlining destroyed these neighborhoods potential years ago.

[@michaelkucinski4021]

So did blockbusting.

[@igcyjccvfctnbbyj6666]

I lived in strawberry mansion Philadelphia. This is worse tbh.(I'm white and Asian and survived strawberry mansion.i live in South Korea now)

[@jk0897]

Ever present trash in these neighborhoods

[@CONTRACTOR_SG3]

Wow to think I used to play football for the Irvington blue knights what a time

[@faithblair3622]

You were in Newark for most of the video. And you showed the worst of Irvington. There’s nicer areas especially toward maplewood.

[@amuzseme9446]

No that’s not Newark and I also agree that there are nicer places right down the street that could have been shown. The problem with Irvington is the lack of money. Irvington has been trying to give certain parts of their town to Newark for revitalization for years.

[@faithblair3622]

Amuzseme well Irvington just made $1million dollars in property . And working on get a Starbucks 🤷🏽‍♀️ so

[@amuzseme9446]

The money from property is a drop in the bucket compared to what needs to be done to revitalize that part of town. Also how are they pushing for a Starbucks when you have that much garbage up the street. Clean it up first and then push for businesses to come there.

[@amuzseme9446]

Irvington has a lot of potential it just needs to be cleaned up and funded properly.

[@spacelyman9482]

"Faith Blair" EXACTLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@jamesmcneill9199]

I left New Jersey over 40 years ago for college.and stayed in NC after college..and I haven’t seen no big changes in the neighborhoods..still dirty more gangs..lots and empty buildings..why?

[@curtisjones400]

James Mcnell-When you left New Jersey 40 years ago things were slowly changing for the better. The reason things are not better is because in the mid 1980's crack cocaine hit the streets. Crack cocaine destroyed alot of communities and most still have not fully recovered.

[@robertthomas9379]

Irvington is so bad they moved the police station

[@michaelkucinski4021]

When did they do that? I lived in Irvington in the 70s. The police station was on Civic Square. So was the fire department, the municipal court, and the library.

[@salvitti30]

Parece os bairros do centro de são Paulo no Brasil muita sujeira e abandono

[@michaeltischuk7972]

Went to Seton Hall in South Orange and Irvington was right next door, it wasn’t an appealing place to go to in the eighties

[@gabrielle5062]

There are some nice house that are boarded up . Most place they raised the rent high so you cant afford to fix it up. They want a new developer to come in raised the rent .Then you moved.Most hoods are about a nationality and culture. The government set it up who works, school and where they lived. Call Sundown towns. Over 20 - 50 years many of these places should've been fixed but because scrumplous politician and business. If we keep a community working then they have dollars in their own hoods they can buy land, homes, car and etc.

[@markbooket6477]

Is Stuffy's still there?

[@zilphapeatce]

So sad that I don’t recognize any of my home town anymore