Springfield/Belmont, Newark, New Jersey
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Springfield/Belmont is a neighborhood in the city of Newark in Essex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Part of the Central Ward, it is unofficially bounded by South Orange Avenue in the north, Avon Avenue in the south, Martin Luther King Boulevard and University Avenue on the east, and Bergen Street in the west.
At one point, this was the "
Springfield/Belmont's projects were demolished in the 1990s and replaced by small scale public and private housing. Springfield/Belmont is close to 100% African American, and one of Newark's neighborhoods most drastically affected by white flight.
Springfield/Belmont contains many historic buildings along Martin Luther King Boulevard, formerly known as High Street. Describing the street from north to south, a visitor would see the
The 1884
The most severe destruction from the Newark civil unrest occurred on Bergen Street between Clinton Avenue and Springfield Avenue. Since the millennium, new construction of Society Hill and the Springfield Marketplace have replaced many abandoned lots.[1] A Food desert is a neighborhood where there is a shortage of places to buy food.[2] Despite the closure of a new supermarket one year after its opening,[3] several have opened or are planned to open in the city.[4][5][6][7]
The Springfield branch of the Newark Public Library is located in the Springfield/Belmont neighborhood. The Springfield Avenue Marketplace is a $94 million mixed-use development that opened in 2016 and features a variety of stores. There are other new retail establishments on lower Springfield Ave.[8]
References
- ^ Kaysen, Ronda (August 19, 2016). "In Newark, a New Chapter Unfolding". The New York Times.
- ^ Staff (August 8, 2011). "Stranded in 'food deserts,' hundreds of thousands of N.J. residents lack access to healthy, fresh food". The Star-Ledger Staff. Retrieved February 10, 2014.
- ^ Carter, Barry (February 10, 2014). "Quick checkout: Touted Newark supermarket closes after only 1 year". The Star-Ledger. Retrieved February 10, 2014.
- ^ "Newark to open first supermarket in decades". Associated Press. February 27, 2012. Retrieved February 10, 2014.
- ^ Sciarrino, Robert (October 17, 2013). "Booker and Christie bond over groundbreaking of Newark ShopRite". The Star-Ledger. Retrieved February 10, 2014.
- ^ Webster, Elnardo (December 13, 2013). "Newark growing from food desert to oasis: Opinion". The Star-Ledger. Retrieved February 10, 2014.
- ^ Giambusso, David (February 6, 2014). "Newark mayor's race: Baraka, Jeffries hold dueling events at city supermarkets". The Star-Ledger. Retrieved February 10, 2014.
- ^ "Newark homeowners say no to fast food restaurants". May 26, 2015.
- ^ "Home". mbcnewarknj.org.