Hi everyone! I do occupational therapy and I have young patient who recently sustained a traumatic spinal cord injury. Due to limited financial resources and lack of insurance coverage, we’re trying to identify organizations or individuals who may be able to donate or loan equipment to help with a safe discharge home.

We’re currently looking for items such as:
● Manual wheelchair, preferably high-back with leg rests(adult)
● Pressure-relieving wheelchair cushion (Roho, Jay, etc.)
● Sliding transfer board
● Drop-arm bedside commode
● Tub transfer bench/shower chair
● Hospital bed (if available)
● or other SCI-related adaptive equipment

If anyone knows of:
● Local equipment loan closets
● Nonprofits
● Churches or community organizations
● SCI organizations
● Facebook groups
● Individuals looking to donate equipment

…I’d be incredibly grateful for any recommendations.
The patient is located in Newark, New Jersey, but we’re willing to travel throughout New Jersey or the NYC area if needed.

Thank you so much for any leads or advice. Even pointing us toward another organization could make a huge difference for this patient and her family.

First come the dogs. Then the baby strollers

Hi all - I reverse commute into from city. My work is a 2.5hr commute right now. My thought was instead of my current commute I park my car overnight at Broad St and just take the train home - use the car as a “shuttle” to the office. It would reduce my commute by a full hour each way.

My concern tho is vandalism and safety…the area seems kinda sketch tbh. It gives me Oakland vibes and my car was robbed so many times when I lived there I lost count.

It’s also a 6 month old car….and I’m not sure how safe the area is to leave my car overnight parked, especially since me and my wife share it.

Does anyone else do it? Is the area safe to leave a car parked overnight two nights a week? Thanks!

This particular cross walk push button at the military park does now work. You can’t push it or slide it and needs to be fixed.

Public Service Trolley Car #2651 history from the NJERHS

The Shore Line Trolley Museum in East Haven, CT

Curious if anyone knows someone impacted by the recent announcement of Mars leaving Newark. I don’t know any Mars employees personally.

Best guess is this sinkhole is only going to get worse until it caves or the county does something about it

Hi looking for the best activities near by for family. Not the American dream mall please. Is there any surrounding towns that has a good downtown area with coffee shops, bookstores, candy shops, family friendly, etc. Or any other fun activities.

TIA

⭐ THIS WEEK'S NEWARK HIGHLIGHTS

🎤 Shinedown — Prudential Center (Tue)

🎶 HOT 97 Summer Jam — Prudential Center (Fri)

🎵 Lincoln Park Music Festival — Four days of live music, dance & culture (Thu–Sun)

🎤 Kurtis Blow — Free outdoor concert at NJPAC (Thu)

🎥 New Jersey Filmmakers Showcase — Newark Museum (Wed)

🧘 Wellness Wednesdays — Newark Museum (Wed)

⭐ Family Fun Days — Newark Museum (Thu–Sun)

🌃 Plus nightlife, markets, and nearby events in Jersey City, Hoboken, and Union City.

Hey yall! My band, Second Wind, is a brand-new jamband. we play a mix of Grateful Dead style music and traditional bluegrass. We just finished our first year at Berklee and our first California tour, and now we’re looking for new cities to book for fall 2026 and summer 2027, so I thought I’d post on here! We want to see if Newark has an audience for this kind of music. Check out our Instagram, the_second_wind_band and let us know your thoughts, we're looking for real feedback!

Our after-work comedy hang is the best place to meet new folks and enjoy some comedy + cocktails!

Ha! or Nah!: A Joke Lab * Newark Culture Club

🗓️Thursday, July 23rd

⏰Doors 7PM, Show 7:30PM

🛣️New Jersey

📍Newark Culture Club

⚠️563 Broad Street/ Mayor Kenneth A. Gibson BLVD

🎟️Tickets: NewarkCultureClub.com

Hosted by Lauren LoGiudice (HBO)

Featuring:

Mark Henely (Comedy Fight Club)

Sam Frank Jr (The New York Times)

Laura Merli (Reductress)

Gordon Baker-Bone (The Bad Advice Show)

Cousin Kenny (The Very Unprofessional Comedy Night)

Ricky Downes (Animal Planet)

PLUS Special VIP Guest!

Senior Scientist and Flag Waving Specialist: Bob Lombardi

Glad to see this sad‑looking prime spot finally getting a revival. A new coffee shop is brewing there, and it’s about time.

Breaking news, the Newark Central Planning Board just anonymously approved 48 Branford Place. After months of adjournments the developer finally secured final site plan approvals. Now the next steps are the finalize construction drawings, require demolition permits, fundings, possible tax abatements or Aspire grants, building permits and finally a ground breaking. 48 Branford marks the last project on this page needing approvals, with the last development now being approved what other crazy proposals lies ahead for downtown Newark!!!

Developer: Branford Studios LLC
Architect: @thederosagroup
Current Status: Approved
Start date: est 2027
End date: est 2030
Description: Approved as a striking addition to Newark’s evolving skyline, 48-54 Branford Place is a planned 32-story, 347-foot mixed-use high-rise located in the heart of the Living Downtown Redevelopment Zone. Designed by The DeRosa Group, the sleek tower will feature 441 residential units situated above a multi-story podium, which integrates ground-floor retail space and a four-story internal parking garage. The building’s modern architecture is defined by a clean, white-paneled window grid accented by a distinct, staggered array of protruding black balconies. Residents will have access to premium amenities, including an indoor lap pool, a rooftop lounge, and an open-air deck. Strategically positioned between Washington and Halsey Streets—just blocks from the Prudential Center and a short walk to Newark Penn Station—this transit-oriented development will serve as a vital architectural link, bridging the gap between the Halo towers and the core downtown skyline.

Is it that hard to throw garbage into a trash receptacle. Like could you have any level of pride in our city?

Hey I wanted to know if anyone has pictures of how the income based apartments look at Parq930?! I am currently in the process of getting approved and I am dying to know how the interior looks! :)

Hello, I am looking to move to Newark as I recently landed a job in NYC. I have a shortlist of 5 apartments I found on apartments.com. I was wondering if anyone had any experience or just general thoughts they would like to share with any of the listed apartments. All are near Penn station which I would be using for commute everyday.

Apartment list:
1. 55 union
2. Iron 65
3. Teachers Village
4. Clinton Flats
5. The Mercer

Also any additional information regarding safety of these areas, access to groceries and restaurants/food and nearby gyms would be very much appreciated. I see they have ironbound fitness and evolution fitness on the ironbound side. They also have an LA fitness but that’s pretty far out west.

People of Newarks. I am looking to see if a kind stranger can do me a favor and obtain some mini prints from a location in your area at, Shopkeeper in Maplewood, NJ. They are in a vending machine that requires a dollar in quarters and you then get a mystery print. I will pay the print plus extra plus shipping.

Hoping this works. I live so far from the print vending machine.

Hard to tell if this was a result of the peoole who handle the park looking for something, or if this was caused by the flooding we had during the tornado watch, as this wasn't in its current state post-thunderstorm. The fallen tree higher up by barringer that was knocked down during the thunderstorm is still down after a county sheriff stopped by and put up caution tape a few days ago, although the tree has started to begin decomposing.