alteknj
Bluelighter
NJ dudes: I'm like 20 minutes out of Newark and can get there easily...would you say that's a good place to cop, or would you say I should go a little further and head into Jersey City? This one guy I know told me that copping in JC can be too dangerous at times.
Of course it can be dangerous. Anywhere there is open air drug dealing, high-crime areas, heavy police presence, homeless people, projects/low-income housing, etc.. you are going to have to be careful of all those factors.
It's easy to get the drugs (as long as you know where exactly to go), but getting in and getting out without getting robbed or arrested is the trick.
My personal experience: I've been to Newark and Jersey City both. I started copping in JC, that is where I learned so that is where I feel more comfortable, especially at my spot, basically the only place I go (24/7). Newark is too big for me, although probably a bit easier to find the dealers out on the streets or spots. I just feel more comfortable in JC. I know all the streets, blocks, spots, hiding spots, where the cops chill, where the precincts are, escape routes, best ways in and out. I don't know Newark too well. You should always do some casing first, see the area out and all. I'm not gonna bullshit you; I was arrested in JC (not my main spot though). I know people arrested in JC and Newark. It is a possibility when copping. You have to find an area you feel comfortable going in (although never completely, always watch yourself). Somewhere the cops don't pass through too often, somewhere out of the way, and also somewhere you can get drugs. Don't just go to the hottest projects in the middle of a really bad area. Cops patrol the bad areas, but they don't necessarily like to. The projects I cop at in JC are a little out of the way right near the highway, there are cops that pass the block occasionally, but other than that it's pretty lax, though a pretty bad area. If you go into the projects, cops ain't gonna follow you in. Police don't like going into the projects, not without a very good reason or a Narcotics squad doing a sweep. They are gonna pop you on the way out. Always be careful. alert, and it always involved a little luck. Don't want to be pulling out of the projects right as a cruiser is passing you and the cop so happens to glance over at you and think twice. That is luck in my book. But there are tons of things you can do to make it a quick, safe trip. Always try and get a number and have him meet you a block or two away. We all gotta make the trips we don't like making, that could end us up in jail, but that is the lifestyle we choose. Newark, Jersey City.. same thing in the end. Depends on where you go and how you handle your business.