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This article shows that the NJ Turnpike Authority responded to this infrastructural hazard when the Newark Bay Extension Bridge (between Newark and Bayonne which links all points west of Jersey City and Bayonne to the Holland Tunnel), showed serious structural deficiencies. 

children were tested for lead poisoning and their was a correlation between those who had lead poisoning and those who were homeless or a victim to poverty.

This artifact represents a form of a precaution against the hazard of flooding and other natural disasters. This is a map showing the evcacuation routes for residents of Essex County.

charts like this only show how any are in poverty.  whats not shown is how these people and families got to this point and what the common theme is between them

Flooding is a major vulnerability of the Greater Newark area. There are large portions of the area that are extremely vulnerable to flooding, and have suffered substantial damage in the past, and to this day. Notably, the Ironbound and Airport/Port areas of Newark sustained a lot of flooding during the recent hurricanes and major storms.

this diagram represents poverty rates from 15 years ago.  this is the history of newarks poverty rates towards families children and more.  

this diagram shows how different age groups suffer from povert.  as the years in age grow larger, the higher the numbers in poverty.