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Across from Newark Penn Station, in the heart of our city, a mixed-use, mixed-income residential tower is under construction thanks to investors like NBA legend, entrepreneur and Newark native Shaquille O’Neal. The building will provide 370 affordable apartments to the community, making it the largest mixed-income project in New Jersey.

A few miles away, an innovative village of dwellings made out of shipping containers is home to individuals who previously experienced homelessness. A second container village is scheduled to open in the South Ward before the end of the year to address the needs of those residents without addresses. Prioritizing housing for the homeless has helped Newark reduce homelessness even while homelessness increased 17 percent statewide — up to 10,270 New Jerseyans living without a home this year.

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