Besides the obvious “welcome to [state name]” sign. Is there a significant change in architecture, infrastructure, agriculture, store brands, maybe even culture?
Besides the obvious “welcome to [state name]” sign. Is there a significant change in architecture, infrastructure, agriculture, store brands, maybe even culture?
I don’t live near there anymore, but when I did you could legitimately tell when you crossed to NJ because there was trash absolutely everywhere along the sides of highway.
A lot of states in the south will also have a precipitous road quality drop at the state line.
Ah yes, the Garden State. What do they garden? Apparently strip malls and trash.
We have great corn, tomatoes, blueberries, strawberries, and cranberries. It’s not all sprawl
Totally agree. It’s just sad to see the extent of the sprawl with seemingly no regard for anything except “development.”
What part of Jersey? Just curious. I will say, I’ve been happy with the NJ plastic bag ban because it’s helped some. Still wayyy too many people around here that don’t give a shit and litter.
Trenton area mostly. The bag ban wasn’t in effect last time I visited, so if it’s improved the situation that’s great.
The butthurt that I witnessed in Wawas and Grocery stores in the wake of the ban was glorious
You sure you don’t mean Staten Island? It’s a literal island of garbage, with garbage people living on it. Like one of the wonders of the world, but the opposite, whateve that would be.
Besides that, whether you’re on 295, or 202 or 78, or 80, when you cross the river into PA, the road goes to absolute shit. But for the most part, the cities along the river aren’t bad. You got Easton okay, but Phillipsburg sucks. New Hope and Lambertville, lovely. Trenton sucks. And yeah, I don’t really go south of 195 except at the shore.
All my years in NYC and I never did go to Staten Island, and god willing I never will. Unless taking my tourist friends/family on the ferry to see the Statue of Liberty and immediately turning around and going back on the next ferry without even leaving the transportation center counts. But the Staten Island ferry is actually free, unlike the Ellis Island ferry, so screw that.
And yeah, PA roads are… special. Worst I’ve seen outside the south for sure. Trenton area was mostly where I was going to and from, so that might be why the NJ/trash association is so strong for me.