Newport News, affectionately known as Bad Newz is one of Virginia's largest cities in perhaps the largest metropolitan area in Virginia. The overall feel of the city is industrial urban/non-descript urban sprawl. The most charming & distinctive areas of the city are Hilton Village, Port Warwick, City Center, East End, and Huntington Heights.
To the ears of other cities in Hampton Roads which is the surrounding metro area, Newport News conjurs images of shipyards, ports, violent crime, drug infested neighborhoods, and beautiful river vistas. Newport News has some of the best shopping and retail for 100 miles around, with vast commercial areas including shops, department stores, hundreds of resturants, and theaters. Within the past 5 years Newport News has seen unparalelled urban and highrise growth and renewal, now making the city one of the finest cities in the Tidewater area.
Newport News may still have that ghetto reputation but it is becoming more than just a rusted, industrial, cookie-cutter, urban no-where-ville that it was from the 70's through the 90's. The city is now capturing an identity of it's own, and a renaissance of sorts is happening there as we speak!
Newport News is home to Ella Fitzgerald, Pearl Baily, Michael Vick, Allen Iverson, Arron Brooks, Marcus Vick, and many future famous people. 50cent refers to Newport News in his song Ski Mask Way, stirring controversy with local rappers.
Newport News is one of the most (Black to White) integrated areas of the U.S. Demographics are nearly split with many neighborhoods in the city splitting 50/50. The East End and many areas of Denbigh are exclusively African American, while there are virtially no exclusively White parts of the city.
Bottom line, this place is probably quite different from where you live, anywhere else in America.
To the ears of other cities in Hampton Roads which is the surrounding metro area, Newport News conjurs images of shipyards, ports, violent crime, drug infested neighborhoods, and beautiful river vistas. Newport News has some of the best shopping and retail for 100 miles around, with vast commercial areas including shops, department stores, hundreds of resturants, and theaters. Within the past 5 years Newport News has seen unparalelled urban and highrise growth and renewal, now making the city one of the finest cities in the Tidewater area.
Newport News may still have that ghetto reputation but it is becoming more than just a rusted, industrial, cookie-cutter, urban no-where-ville that it was from the 70's through the 90's. The city is now capturing an identity of it's own, and a renaissance of sorts is happening there as we speak!
Newport News is home to Ella Fitzgerald, Pearl Baily, Michael Vick, Allen Iverson, Arron Brooks, Marcus Vick, and many future famous people. 50cent refers to Newport News in his song Ski Mask Way, stirring controversy with local rappers.
Newport News is one of the most (Black to White) integrated areas of the U.S. Demographics are nearly split with many neighborhoods in the city splitting 50/50. The East End and many areas of Denbigh are exclusively African American, while there are virtially no exclusively White parts of the city.
Bottom line, this place is probably quite different from where you live, anywhere else in America.
Newport News is such an inigma, both urban and suburban!
Newport News began as a boom town and is again a boom town.
The weirdest named city on the East Coast is Newport News.
50cent has a song featuring Newport News, ski mask way.
Newport News began as a boom town and is again a boom town.
The weirdest named city on the East Coast is Newport News.
50cent has a song featuring Newport News, ski mask way.
by True Minority September 15, 2006
1 of the 7 urban cities of Virginia's Hampton Roads...Also known as Bad News for its high crime rate
Located North of Norfolk
Located North of Norfolk
by Al C November 15, 2004
by Îgleziyahs Gaybrielle March 27, 2023
Worst City in America. Hands Down.
90% of the city is comprised of strip malls and fast food joints, the other 10% is a combination of wealthy neighborhoods and extremely poor ones with astronomical crime rates. The locals are rude and have no idea how safely drive a car, its expected to have some jackass riding on your ass at all times while driving within the city limits. Newport News, or bad newz as morons who take pride in what a shithole this place really is call it, is also home to Christopher Newport University, which is home primarily to rich white kids from Northern Virginia who got waitlisted at JMU.
Avoid Newport News, VA at all costs. Seeing that there is pretty much absolutely no reason to go there, that shouldn't be much of a problem.
90% of the city is comprised of strip malls and fast food joints, the other 10% is a combination of wealthy neighborhoods and extremely poor ones with astronomical crime rates. The locals are rude and have no idea how safely drive a car, its expected to have some jackass riding on your ass at all times while driving within the city limits. Newport News, or bad newz as morons who take pride in what a shithole this place really is call it, is also home to Christopher Newport University, which is home primarily to rich white kids from Northern Virginia who got waitlisted at JMU.
Avoid Newport News, VA at all costs. Seeing that there is pretty much absolutely no reason to go there, that shouldn't be much of a problem.
by Scribbly McGee September 18, 2008
A mountain town in western New Hampshire as stereotypically redneck as anywhere in the South. Home of Ruger Firearms, hence the town is militantly pro-gun. Rebel flags are even an occasional sight. The local barbershop on the corner of Sunapee St. and Main St. is called Git R Cut, since the town is proud of it's Redneck label. Classy middle class homes are located across from white trash dwellings, and everyone seems to get along. Drunks are all over this town, but fortunately the heroin addicts and such are all nestled privately on Laurel St. and the surrounding environs, especially Cross Street. Lifted trucks are also quite common to see. Many residents are classic inbreds.
North Newport, the rich area located in the woods, still habors some run down houses and farms.
Newport is an upscale shithole in disguise. Despite the description, it is a pleasant area to live. Low crime rate, friendly folks. And the Country Kitchen restaurant has great biscuits and gravy.
North Newport, the rich area located in the woods, still habors some run down houses and farms.
Newport is an upscale shithole in disguise. Despite the description, it is a pleasant area to live. Low crime rate, friendly folks. And the Country Kitchen restaurant has great biscuits and gravy.
by The Truth Dammit! October 6, 2009
by Shwaya Arabian Habibi January 27, 2022
Small ass farm hick town with teen country boys riding any machine there is, smoking pot, and drinking. Only thing there to do is go to Stuart’s in Middleville, ride, or get in trouble.
by threeonefiver September 18, 2021