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Re: Bergen Lafayette: DEEJAY HERO SAVES LOST 2-YEAR OLD - naked, wandering along King Drive
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2-year-old found naked in street returned to parents
by Charles Hack Monday July 07, 2008 The wandering child who was rescued from the street after walking away from her home Sunday has been reunited with her family. The state Division of Youth and Family Services, which briefly took custody of the child, returned the girl to her parents shortly after she was examined by a pediatrician at the Jersey City Medical Center Sunday, Jersey City Police Department spokesman Stan Eason said. Harvey King, a disc jockey returning from a canceled gig at Liberty State Park, scooped up the 21-month-old girl, who was naked and appeared ready to step into traffic at Claremont Avenue and Martin Luther King Drive, and drove her to the South Precinct police station. King found the girl about a half-block from her home. Rashaun Settle, the father of the child, yesterday described the horror he felt after finding his daughter was gone. "I started to lose my breath when I did not see her," Settle said. "It all happened to fast. My legs started to get weak and I began to feel faint." The project manager at a construction company said the family had been cleaning their house when his daughter's mom went to a public laundry across the street, and he went around the corner to pick up supplies to fix a broken step. Settle said the girl had been playing with his other three children -- including a 16-year-old stepdaughter -- and may have slipped out when his 8-year-old stepdaughter was picked up by her aunt to go to camp in New Brunswick. When the toddler was nowhere to be found, he panicked. After 30 minutes of searching for his daughter, Settle said he ran to the South District station. There he was told his daughter had been taken to Jersey City Medical Center. Even though he was relieved to find his daughter was safe, he was too distraught to go to the Medical Center. His wife had to go instead. "I stayed back and tried to calm down," he said. Settle said that DYFS made some suggestions about child-proofing the home, but he did not believe that the family would be facing any charges. The girl's mother refused to comment. "I would love to thank him (King)," Settle said. "That is my baby girl." King said yesterday he had not heard from the family, but was glad to hear the child was back with her parents.
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Man attacked outside Newport mall; 3 charged
by Journal staff Monday July 07, 2008, 11:44 PM A man and two teens, all of Jersey City, were arrested in the attack on a 23-year-old man at Newport Centre Mall Sunday, police said. Authorities said Alvin Farmer, 20, and two teenagers, ages 16 and 17, were arrested early Sunday evening after the victim reported that a large group of teens and young men surrounded him. The teens and young men, ages 16 to 22, were shouting and behaving disorderly on the second level of the mall in the area of Macy's, JC Penny and into the food court, police said. As the young men were leaving the mall, the victim was walking toward the mall when he was punched in the face, authorities said. Farmer was charged with aggravated assault, police said. The two teens were transported to the Juvenile Bureau for processing, police said.
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Re: 10 Ugly Buildings JERSEY CITY Would Be Better Off Without
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and you're overlooking all the ugliness in wmbg architecture. that ugliness is from times past, but there's new ugly in bklyn too
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I see this as being very simple issue. More smiles = more money... without being overeager for tips.
Most posters enjoy the food at Taqueria. Some contrarians argue for a different definition of authenticity: Bergenline Avenue, etc. Many posters either observed, noted, are turned off by, or stay away because of the attitude of some staff at Taqueria. The most frequent target of their frustation is the tall, curt Frenchman. I enjoy the food enough to put up with the 2 minutes of unpleasantness in dealing with the counter service. While I've never had poor service, I've almost always experienced some attitude from their staff. And as I'm from New Jersey, I can also be tough, surly, prickish, selfish, and rude. I know tough attitudes, and I'm not saddened or moved by them. It's just the reality here... and it may be noteworthy that most of their staff are *not* Jersey tough: They're either Euro or CA rude. The point: If Taqueria wants MORE of my money, they'll endeavor to become more pleasant business owners. It's not a public service their running; it's a business. The 80/20 rule may suggest that eighty percent of their sales (profits?) come from twenty percent of their customers... but that also allows for them to *expand* their group of steady, repeat customers by making marginal changes in the climate of the place while maintaining their consistently good food. The 80/20 rule may still work... and they'll simply have a *larger* pool of repeaters (the 20), and a larger pool of sometimers (the 80). Why do I say that this volume can change? Because this neighborhood is changing so much, and because SOME of us sometimes stay away *because* of the moodiness... but would be dining there more frequently if we actually felt welcome, and not condescended to. P.S. At present, only the bussers get my (generous) tips. The counter staff haven't really earned any. P.P.S. My preferred BYO restaurant takes the opposite tack. Madame Claude's is often relaxed, friendly, slow, and welcoming... perhaps to a fault. Their prices are adjusted for that decreased volume.
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Re: can the success of downtown jersey city be measured by the number of sneaker boutiques?
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Starbucks, dogs, ipod joggers...
we need more boutique shopping and retail though!
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Now that's a great idea! If we get enough of the BJ's carts in a row and then stack them vertically, the Wayne Street park will be completely inaccessible to all of the hoodlums. And if it's done right, it could even be aesthetically pleasing -- like a sculptural wall of cart art!
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In a bid to combine 2 threads/problems why don't we stuff all the carts into that little drug dealer's park on Wayne St?
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I've been thinking the same thing -- vigilante justice! Maybe there's an abandoned warehouse somewhere in Jersey City where the shopping carts can be stashed? The JCList posse can hold the carts for a new kind of ransom (with the ransom being that BJ's will be forced to install a cart theft deterrent system once and for all if they ever want to see their precious carts again)! 
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Maybe we should confiscate the carts until there are no more carts left in BJ's. Maybe then, they will do something about it.
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A new BJ's cart appeared at the corner of Wayne and Barrow today just days after the 3 that were there got carted away. I vow to not shop at any of their locations until they come up with a solution to stop the rampant cart littering going on across Downtown Jersey City. Maybe it is time to start a boycott.
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Hi All,
Just a quick update...just walked home from PATH train (10pm) on Newark Ave and spotted no less than FOUR shopping carts!! FOUR!! When will residents and businesses stop allowing this to trash up their neighborhoods? It's seems like people will just take the cart and push it to someone elses corner so it won't be on theirs rather then deal with it and call up BJ's or the JCIA to come pick them up. Wake up people. Jaah
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'Tis the season (summer!) to revive this thread.
Has anyone heard about progress on efforts to step up patrols at Angel Luis Ramos Playground on Wayne Street? Or if getting some sort of police "booth" or retractable park gate is ever going to happen? I've lived on Wayne Street for 7+ years and I'm getting pretty tired of the shenanigans going on over here (even though I'm told it used to be much worse back in the '80s and '90s). I just posed a similar question to JCList's Yvonne in this thread. She was one of the neighborhood activists who was instrumental in getting the playground built and I am glad to see that she's a member of JCList.com. I am hoping she can offer some insight and make some recommendations about what can be done to clean up the block once and for all. The drug dealing, loud music, bottle smashing, street fights, late-night loitering and public urination this park seems to invite needs to stop.
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How much does the lockup system A&P has cost? Their carts lockup when you try to wheel them past a certain point in the parking lot.
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UPDATE: Arson on the 10th floor
by Michaelangelo Conte Monday July 07, 2008, 6:32 PM The two-alarm fire this afternoon at the Westin hotel under construction at Sixth Street and Washington Boulevard on the Jersey City waterfront has been ruled arson, Fire Director Armando Roman has told The Jersey Journal. The fire apparently started in a large area of carpet on the 10th floor. Pieces of cardboard appeared to have been lit to set the blaze, Roman said. No injuries were reported. Get the full story in tomorrow's Jersey Journal.
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Thanks for the post, Yvonne.
I don't have cable TV, so it was nice to be able to check out a local interview like that on YouTube. I also like how you have a lot of your other interviews posted at the bottom of the page on SpeakNJ.com -- very convenient! I've never been to your website before, but I noticed from your bio that you, as a longtime community activist, were instrumental in having the Angel Luis Ramos Playground built from what was a formerly empty lot on Wayne Street. I've been living on the same block as the playground for over 7 years now. While I have seen occasional crackdowns on the rampant drug dealing that goes on over there in the park, it seems to be just as bad now as when I first moved here. And it goes on while families are gathering and children are out and about playing. While it's nice to have a place for kids to play, do you have any recommendations on what to do about this ongoing problem (as well as the late-night loitering, public urination, loud music and street fights this park seems to regularly invite)? I know some ideas discussed include a gate that would be closed and locked nightly or a police booth that could be manned from mid afternoon until late at night, but these ideas seem to just fizzle and go nowhere. In case you haven't seen it yet for yourself, you can read more about local residents' disgust on JCList.com's Wayne Street Issues thread. Thanks in advance for your help and for any advice you can offer.
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I have always found the quality and value at Nha Trang to be very good. It seems to compare well to some of the VN restaurants in Manhattan (e.g. Nha Trang Center in Chinatown) in terms of authenticity. I haven't tried Cafe Saigon but since the prices are significantly higher I never felt the need to pay more when I was happy with NT. However, I may try Saigon based on the reviews here. One interesting thing about NT used to be the 7 foot tall Vietnamese waiter. He seems to be gone now tho.
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Thanks Jim,
I will email BJ's and call Mauro Amato to discuss a long term solution, as you've suggested. Together we WILL make a difference!! Jaah
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The show is tonight @ 10:30, Tuesdays @ 9:00 for the month of July.
Yvonne
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Elvis, jaah37, pchops, and gang
Here?s what I did. First I e-mailed BJ?s Customer Care center to make them aware of this cart issue in Downtown Jersey City and then told them of this web site and the ?cart? thread and suggested they read through the entries and look at the photos. I received a cordial response back apologizing for the inconvenience and thanking me for bringing this to their attention. The Regional and General Manager?s were contacted regarding this issue and I was told I will be contacted upon BJ?s customer service receiving more info. I was also given the Jersey City General Manager?s name; Tim Hebert and his phone number is 201-798-0500. I called him today and spoke to him about the cart issue and he was friendly and polite and said he is fully aware the problem but didn?t know about this thread. I asked him what kind of solution he could offer and he said that he contracts with a company to go around the City and pick up errant carts but people need to call him when they see one because he can get a truck over to pick it up before it disappears and is moved to another location. Also the Regional Manager?s name is Mauro Amato and he is based out of Paramus and the store phone number is 201-909-9800. Although Tim Hebert?s solution could work in the short term this obviously is not a long term solution. I would suggest EVERYONE posting on and reading this thread not only e-mail BJ?s but call Tim to report abandoned carts and locations, so they can be carted off, as well as call Mauro Amato to ask what kind of long term solution is BJ?s is considering to resolve this problem. Together we can make a difference. BJ?s e-mail is membercare@bjs.accentonline.com Good Luck, Jim
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Gallery Opening Tuesday July 8, 6-8PM
paintings by MUSTAPHA ABELSEED also on display: KOREAN ARTISTS GROUP EXHIBITION Rotunda Gallery City Hall, 280 Grove Street info: Greg Brickey 201-547-4333
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I've never had any problems with the staff, though I can see sometimes how they might rub customers the wrong way. For me it's pretty straightforward: I give them money, they give me food. I'm not looking to be best buds or coddled, but they're usually pretty friendly with me. My only complaint recently is that they can get so packed on weekend evenings that the food takes awhile to arrive and the counter area is chaotic. I'm not an expert on Mexican food, so I can't really comment on how "authentic" they are. But imho, they are the best tacos in the 'hood.
If anyone ever goes to Red Bank, I highly recommend a joint called Juanitos on Monmouth Street, near the intersection of West. There's a restaurant and bodega, both named Juanito's, at that intersection. The restaurant is OK (strictly for the gringos). I highly recommend the bodega (across Monmouth St. from the restaurant), where there's a takeout counter at the back. Amazing food and incredibly cheap, too. If you don't speak Spanish, ordering can be a struggle, but hey, that's part of the experience/adventure.
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Yeah, Good Luck, you'll need it. What's Obama's SOLUTION to high gas prices???
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LoraJ:
On my way home I spoke to the young engineer on duty. She advise me that they have two days of work left and one day for clean up. Hopefully ,it will all end by the end of the business day on Thursday. Parking is getting a bit hairy around here. Hope it helps !! DTG PS ?Let?s see if day replace the two trees that they killed in front of the Lincoln Apartments.  [quote] LoraJ wrote: Anyone know just how long this will take? quote]
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Re: Taqueria. You can have it.
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huh - I stopped going after trying it once or twice because of the blandness factor, but now I want to go back just to be amused by the attitude. They sound like the soup nazi - "No Tacos for You!!"
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"Someday a book will be written on how this city can be broke in the midst of all this development." ---Brewster
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Re: Bergen Lafayette: DEEJAY HERO SAVES LOST 2-YEAR OLD - naked, wandering along King Drive
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Dude, you clearly have a serious problem with reading comprehension, as Well as the proper and Appropriate Use of capital Letters, which from what I understand Is linked to SchizoPhrenia. Special bonus awesomeness for actually capitalizing "Crazy". It's like you're sending the board a message. Much like the ones I've been beaming into your head from the White House. Better go re-layer the tin foil hat! We've found a way to defeat your countermeasures!!!! GWB
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Right on Braxton! But better hope Phil or his little minion (the surly bald buy with the glasses) don't find out you mentioned anything about the authenticity of the food, or Phil will rip you a new one like he did me. I haven't been back to that place in over a year, and I don't miss it because as others have mentioned there is equally as good if not better food with nicer people dishing it up to be found all over the place.
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I have never experienced any "surly attitude" or bad vibes from anyone at taqueria. The food there is delicious, fresh, and cheap, and I'll keep giving them my business as long as its stays that way
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for some delicious, cheap, completely filling and authentic tacos, i have the place. Corner of New York Ave & Congress in the heights. My guy sets up shop almost daily and parks his cart in front of Lee's Liquors. Seriously, this is the best stuff i've had in years. And the guy? sweet as hell, waves hello to me every night on my walk home. I'm always a little cautious of carts, but now that i've had it twice i'm a believer and a regular
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Re: J CITY Theater seeking Actor / Actress
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Seated characters? You mean perhaps an actor with a disability and unable to walk? Sure! - We would love that! All options are on the table.
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