While the New York Avenue Block Association may have witnessed a turnaround in its small corner of the city, the same can't be said for the Jersey City Heights as a whole, at least one resident says.
Ron Clate, who lives on Congress Street, said his tires have been slashed, his home has been "tagged" with spray paint and his bushes have been uprooted. Gangs have moved into the neighborhood, and calls to the police have not fixed the problem, he said.
"Do we have to become…
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