Ed Huntress wrote:

And the place where they caught him is nine miles from my house.
It's not a neighborhood I'd normally visit. Elizabeth is next
door to Newark, and it's a lot like many people imagine Newark
to be.

Right, Believe me, the whole dispute about where people like to or "should" comfortably spend their time - urban, suburban or rural - is a constant issue every place on the face of the earth.