Posts Tagged ‘ newark ’

ctrp322 Newark Night Patrol

December 8, 2009
By bicyclemark
ctrp322 Newark Night Patrol

The story is not unique to Newark, all over the United States there are cities that are struggling. But what is unique is how citizens of Newark respond. Led by Newark Mayor Cory Booker, a man who lov
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bm274 The Ironbound Through My Father’s Eyes

August 19, 2008
By bicyclemark

Before the Portuguese came to the Ironbound, before the uprisings of 1967, and before the manufacturing industry moved south, my father made a life for himself in Newark.  In another of a series of po
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Abandoned US

July 14, 2008
By bicyclemark
Abandoned US

Sitting in my cousin Dan's car driving through some lovely central Connecticut landscape, he points to something huge coming up on the right side of the car. "Look back there, you'll see a huge buildi
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Followup On Newark

April 12, 2008
By bicyclemark
Followup On Newark

In keeping with the issue of what is happening in the city of my birth and childhood, I noticed Ken over at the DailyNewarker has just posted an interesting podcast.  It is an interview with someone
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Scarring a Community

March 25, 2008
By bicyclemark
Scarring a Community

I have a scar on my forehead. The year was probably 1986 and a large object fell into my forehead. Like any ironbound (newark) mother would, my mother carried me to the car and sped to St. James
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Portuguese in Vietnam

July 27, 2007
By bicyclemark
Portuguese in Vietnam

As I sit down to lunch with my parents at a beachside resort famous for having a huge population that immigrated to Newark, New Jersey, the waitress walks over with a bottle of wine. "This one is com
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From Portugal Remembering Newark

July 15, 2007
By bicyclemark
From Portugal Remembering Newark

Greetings from Lisbon, where in theory I've just begun my vacation, even though I can neither take a vacation nor do I believe in taking them. There's never a moment that Im not observing or thinking
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Catching Up On Newark Related Issues

May 31, 2006
By bicyclemark
Catching Up On Newark Related Issues

As many of ye blog readers know, yours truely was born and raised til his teen years in the ironbound section of the city of Newark, New Jersey. I often feel like the least likely candidate to be som
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