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Juliekayxo t1_j54sfyj wrote

Paterson

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Jeff-Van-Gundy t1_j55ifht wrote

At least Paterson contributes some really good food. I'd put the food at Al-Basha over damn near any Arabic restaurants in NYC. Plus it has a lot of historical significance

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[deleted] t1_j56u8wj wrote

Paterson's history is off-the-charts cool. First industrialized city in the U.S. after harnessing the power of the Great Falls (second largest waterfall in the U.S.) with the planning of founder Alexander Hamilton. Became famous as "Silk City" and has a castle built by one of the first textile magnates in the country (Lambert's Castle). Also was the largest builder of Locomotives, and home to Samuel Colt, who built the first revolvers and manufactured them in Paterson. John Philip Holland built his first prototype submarines in Paterson, and sunk them in the Passaic River.

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ptowndavid t1_j56ytwu wrote

Hard disagree. Even with the corruption in the police and incompetence in the city government, it is still a pretty cool town.

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lol5600s t1_j578vz4 wrote

Paterson is at least seeing some growth, as opposed to Camden and Ocean City which have been in decline for decades

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CryptographerInner31 t1_j58m0vh wrote

Paterson’s history is incredible, the people are very hard working & warm, for the most part. Anywhere you go in Paterson, someone is willing to help you out .

Granted it has some parts that are very sketchy , & there’s crime because it is a city ;but overall it’s a pretty interesting place.

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