Update: Jersey Still a Gigantic Shithole
Benjamin | Sunday, November 30, 2008 at 12:39AM 
On Saturday I had to drag the kids out to Highland Park, NJ to go visit friends who just moved there from Park Slope. I took horrifying pictures.
Please someone save these goddamn images to their hard drive and push them in my stupid face the next time I complain the tiniest little bit about how much I hate Park Slope.
In my defense, it's a logical thought progression; I live in Park Slope and:
...so when my wife and I stay up at night fighting because of all these factors, it's natural that we consider the all-out gamechange provided by dropping the atom bomb: Shoot the moon - just quit - fuckin move to Jersey!
Too bad it's not that easy. Just look at this shithole:
Imagine you actually had to live there and look at this crap every day? LIVE inside these pictures? Anything is better than that. This is why we fight; This is why we stay; This is why we tough it out and Zipcar to Fairway.
Pslope Love 
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Reader Comments (10)
Those horses' asses think Bruce Springsteen is a genius. That alone should tell the levels of mediocrity that those assess find acceptable in that state.
Ugh - your blog is new and already you resorted to the old standby of making fun of Jersey? Attention New Yorkers: making fun of NJ does get old, and it makes you look self-righteous and ignorant. FYI, there are lots of spots in Brooklyn that look like shit. Not that I'm advocating that folks move to NJ, but don't pretend like we live in some immaculate architectural heaven. Do you really think there are no 3-story apartment buildings, boring brick retail buildings, alleys between shops, or grey industrial buildings anywhere in the borough? Ugh.
Hey "Shroom" - While your screenname instantly gives you acres of credibility, let me take issue with your thesis nonetheless-
I was comparing it to Park Slope, fucknuts.
And yeah, congrats - there are a lot of places in the country that look like those pics. I wouldn't move to any of 'em. Jersey's just where I was on Saturday.
Now relax and enjoy the 9 Allmans Shows at the Beacon
@Danny: U R officially our new fave F.I.P.S. commenter; email us at effedinparkslope at gmail dot com...we'd love to interview you!
Wow Shroom, thanks for being our conscience. I know I've learned a valuable lesson today, and it's about self righteousness and ignorance. I've learned this all from your self righteous post and ignorance of the nature of this site. Now I know, and knowing is half the battle(cue gi joe theme music).
shroom-
kill yourself.
thanks in advance,
-brooklyn
ps danny: the girl's right, keep it up
@anon 11:39: I just laughed my ass off for 10 mins straight. Please comment on every post we ever do from here on in.
thanks in advance,
the mgmt
It's a humorous entry you have on New Jersey, but there are also parts of NJ that look much better than that. Try Ridgewood, for example. It's a big place, and not all of it is that bad -- though of course, much of it is.
Like anything else, it's a tradeoff.
at least you can afford park slope. I moved there in 1990 and got pushed out in 2001 I'm in a more ethnically diverse part of Brooklyn but if I tell you where it is do you promise not to move there until I can afford the Condo that is going up next door to me or the prewar I am in now? (going condo before 2010) It takes 12 minutes to get to Target and 55 door to door to Madison ave in the forties and I hope the Depression kicks in soon so that the prices will not go up any more while I make money working more than my parents ever did ...
I don't know.. the ORSHOP looks kind of nice.
Your pictures are cracking me up. They really DO suck.
One cool thing about NJ though is those cool angled fire hydrants.