As development pushes forward on Sussex Avenue, some reflect
Originally posted on NJTV News
“Developers shoveled dirt to kickoff a $30 million urban renewal project on eight acres along Sussex Avenue. It’s a blighted, brown fields site that’s been vacant for 15 years. But residents who used to live in the East Orange neighborhood called it “Lil’ City,” and they’re nostalgic, including Mayor Ted Green, who grew up there and wants to see it reborn…”