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Thanks, I was just there. I am eating a strawberry donut that I got from Stony Hill Farm at the Paulus Hook Farmers Market. Yummy! I also reused my Morton Williams grocery bags there.
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Also, I don't understand why anyone is arguing for NOT repaving a street in front of an empty lot just because there MIGHT be construction some time in the future. Asphalt roads need to be replaced frequently, and even more frequently when you have shyster no-bid contract cronies doing the work. So my point is, the roads need resurfacing every few years anyway, whether or not construction rips them up, so why not pave them when they need paving. Also, City Hall, repaving more frequently just adds more money to your friends in the paving business, so its a win-win. Or as Michael Scott would say, a win-win-win, because you win, and I win, and Michael Scott wins for negotiating a positive resolution.
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This isn't good: Cost of Asphalt Rises
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I don't think its unlikely that they would expand, I think though that 2011 is an unrealistic time frame. Also, rental units and retail might be profitable whether or not condos are selling.
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I think the expansion to 1,100 units is a total lie.
They are having problems selling existing units because there is no neighborhood to speak of in the immediate vicinity, so in order to sell the units they claim they will create a new neighborhood in the future. Yeah, and I have a bridge in Brroklyn for sale (complete with a waterfall).
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My apologies to you for thinking you had editorially added the screaming ALL CAPS. I owe you one.  Just goes to show how tawdry the Jersey Journal has become.
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Althea thanks for the clarification -- I'm glad to hear this -- so when you say Newark Avenue will be repaved in early 2009 will that be all of Newark Avenue Downtown or just a piece near the PATH station. Simply put, will the repaving go to the fire station at 5th Street or at the very least will Newark Avenue be repaved through Brunswick?
It seems that all the empty lots on Newark Avenue Downtown are now being built on so the timing seems very good - past 5th street I can see that there will likely be even more large developments but it is imperative that the rest of the whole length of Newark Avenue Downtown be treated as one street. Quote:
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Ambitions Expand at Canco Lofts
New York Times By ANTOINETTE MARTIN Published: June 29, 2008 Jersey City As the first 200 condominium units at Jersey City?s Canco Lofts approach completion, with 60 of them already sold, the project?s developers disclosed last week that they plan to create an entire new neighborhood encompassing the site of the former American Can Company factory. The development by Coalco New York is to expand to more than 1,100 units ? about half of which will be new construction, and the rest lofts in the converted factory buildings, which closed in the 1970s ? according to Coalco?s president, Mikhail Kurnev. Retail shop space and a public park are also part of the plan to revitalize a 10-acre site that Steve Lipski, a local councilman, said once ?looked like Dresden after the war.? Coalco, a division of a Russian-based company with diversified interests, will invest a total of about $350 million in the project, said Mr. Kurnev in an interview last week. He detailed expansion plans even as the city moved to grant an improved tax abatement to jump-start sales at the Canco Lofts. Mr. Kurnev said the sales pace at Canco had been slowed by a number of factors: construction and permit delays, the soft market, and the need to educate buyers about the neighborhood?s potential and the city administration?s commitment to it. Moreover, he added, the project is attracting younger people ? so far, 80 percent are under 35 and unmarried ? who typically would be first-time buyers, ?and they are insecure about it.? The retro-modern look of the apartments, which have soaring ceilings and enormous windows, along with the high-tech-inspired design of the lobby (by Lot-Ek of New York) are creating intense interest, several brokers said. At least a couple of buyers agreed. ?Honestly,? said one of them, Dan Moore, ?I have not seen a single thing that even remotely compares to how cool these spaces are.? Mr. Moore, a designer himself, is moving from an 800-square-foot apartment in Midtown Manhattan with his partner, Shawn Cox. They have been searching every weekend for three and a half years, Mr. Moore said. They recently signed a contract for a two-bedroom penthouse at Canco that has 14- to 17-foot ceilings and more than 1,500 square feet of living space. The price was $710,000, which seemed like a bargain, Mr. Moore said. ?I don?t think we?re pioneers,? he said of living in a once-run-down neighborhood. ?We know the neighborhood is going to get better and better, but no matter what happens, we wind up with this incredibly perfect space.? The lofts are nine blocks from the Journal Square PATH station, but whether they walk there or ride on the free shuttle bus for residents, Mr. Moore and Mr. Cox said they expected to have the same 30-minute commute to work in Manhattan that they do now, living on East 57th Street. The units will start to be ready for occupancy in late summer or early fall, Mr. Kurnev said. The first 202 condos are being created in two center towers of the can factory, which has five towers. They range in size from one to three bedrooms, and in price from above $300,000 to about $750,000. More than 300 condos will be created in the second phase of construction, along with about 10,000 square feet of retail space, which will house a day spa, a dry cleaner, a cafe and automated teller machines, the developer said in an interview last week. A separate powerhouse building adjacent to the complex will most likely be turned into a minimarket, he said, adding that two new condo buildings would then be built across Dey Street from Canco Lofts. The final, and recently announced, phase of construction ? to be completed by 2011, according to Mr. Kurnev ? will include the neighborhood park, between the new condo buildings, and a rental building with ground-floor stores, which will be built on the site of a vacant warehouse. ?This neighborhood is going to serve as sort of a bookend to the Beacon on the southeast side of the square,? said Mr. Lipski, the councilman whose ward encompasses the Canco property. At the Beacon, the eight Art Deco buildings of the former Jersey City Medical Center are being converted to create 1,100 residential units along with stores and restaurants. Two years ago, the City Council established a program under which Canco buyers would pay 16 percent of their annual mortgage and maintenance payments for 30 years rather than normal property taxes. But in a shifting real estate market, that turned out to be less than a great deal for buyers, Mr. Kurnev said. Last Wednesday, the council approved Coalco?s request that the alternative payments be reduced to 10 percent for 10 years, 12 percent for the following 10 years and 14 percent for the last 10 years of a new 30-year-agreement. Similar terms have been granted to other new developments over the past year.
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Hey Bright boy, the SALACIOUS screaming "ALL CAPS" are straight from the Jersey Journal.
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I should add that in addition to the negatives there are positives living next to a school.
1. The security cameras have, I believe, improved the safety. Before the school, that area was one of the worst in downtown. 2. When the kids go to and get off school, there are police and crossing guards everywhere so I have not seen vandalism or any of the things I thought would happen. And they go in and out of the school pretty quickly, so you only hear them goofing around briefly. If you like kids, it can be a pleasant sound. 3. When you have a concern, the city seems to respond pretty quickly when you say it's right next to the school (i.e. kids will be hurt, someone will get in trouble if they don't do something about it.) I've heard of two useful pieces of legislation regarding schools, though I have no idea how well executed: pedophiles cannot live near a school and the air/water quality around/in a school are supposed to be tested. Unfortunately, PS 3 was tested to have lead in the water, so what does that say about our water? PS 3 is new and presumably have new pipes. As for the area, though a long way off, the colony strip mall there is supposed to spruced up, starting with the Bates Project (on Bates St/Grand). So, the area is fine. I'd worry about the flooding though.
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Breeding in captivity in front of the Exchange Place Path.
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BE - EXTREMELY - CAREFUL - ABOUT - THIS The grand St area has bad flooding. Don't take the sellers or the agent's word about this, speak to neighbors if you can, and get a 1st class inspection. A flooding basement apartment will make you miserable. You simply can't be too suspicious about this issue, particularly if it seems "a real good deal". Is it newly renovated? New sheet rock? Bad sign. Other than that it's a pretty nice hood, the main downside of the area is it's proximity to the school and the skanky Pathmark plaza. But those can pluses too. Good luck
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I did the math. If I do the same as you by 2011 I will completely vanish from the Earth. Don't Laugh Sal!
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32 min to the GWB!! I have nothing but the utmost respect for you my good man. I appreciate the help with this. Im seriously considering getting a bike and trying this out , unfortunatly moneys pretty tight right now so it'll have to be put on the back burner for a while. But once again thanks for the insight into this.
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Riding from JC to the GWB is not far..10 miles or less one way depending on where in JC you start. Rule #1 is that you need a good bike. Do not under any circumstance by a bike anywhere but a bike shop (no wal-mart department store bikes). If you think that you want to work up to doing long rides it is best to buy a road bike. You could probably get a decent beginner road bike from a bike shop for between $800 and $1000. If you are not sure how much you would be riding and only see yourself doing rides no more than 20 miles I would suggest a Hybrid bike which you could get for between $500 and $800. I started riding in May of 2005 on a $300 Schwinn. I was 225lbs and it literally took me all day to reach the GWB. Now I am 160lbs and can get there in 32 minutes. Email me if you want to know more about cycling around Hudson County or ideas on bikes Mathiasbolton@gmail.com
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I think that would be an example of what is called "survival of the fittest". And while a hurricane might be a poor example of a reason to evacuate, with all this "post-9/11 world" bitching and moaning I see on this board every day, you'd think the first thing people would do when living in a sensitive area would be to prepare some sort of contingency plans for worst-case scenarios.
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I've always ponderd riding from Newark Penn to the GWB. Id defenitly be down for trying it, theres just that small matter of needing a bike
. Also Mathias thats awesome that you can do that kind of distance but what do you think a person with little to no biking experience can pull off? Im in good overall condition but really havnt touched a bike in a few years.
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The joys of living in a multi-dwelling building. That moment when you realize you live with lazy scumbags.
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I live on this block and haven't had any problems. The neighbors are friendly and it's nice to be so close to the park. Sometimes it can be a pain to find parking during the start and end of the school, but aside from that, it's a pretty calm street. In terms of flooding, we had a problem twice since we've moved here 4 years ago. In both cases, JC overall had horrible flooding. Hope that helps!
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texanmovesnorth wrote: Whoa. I hold my breathe and say a quick prayer when we cross the Skyway in our vehicle. I can't even imagine the terror I would feel crossing it on a bicycle! Absolutely! You can see what happens to people when drunk Jersey City cops use the skyway --- and those poor souls were in a car ---- imagine just being on a bicycle!
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hey guys, i'm new here. i'm thinking of buying a place on bright street near monmouth and wondering if anyone can give me their opinions of the area/neighborhood, bad, great, indifferent, (i'll be happy with all of them) and/or the future prospects of the area. your info and brutal honesty is greatly appreciated. thanks in advance
ps -- will i have to worry about flooding in this area. it is a basement unit... BOC
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after biking over the Rte 1/9 Lincoln Hgwy Bridge ONCE to Raymond Blvd, we now just take the PATH to Harrison or Newark.
Mathias - up to Rte 46, then down just to get to Newark..... btw, the bike path and walkway were restored to the Witt-Penn Bridge replacement project after much letters and complaints from groups and individuals. you all should bring your bikes to a city council meeting sometime. during the downtown traffic study, one council member said he could not understand why anyone would want to bicycle over the Witt-Penn. Quote:
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this should not be rocket science, should it?
.... a inspection and maintenance schedule that is audited to ensure performance. .... an annual line item budget allocation for maintenance and repair of roads. .... an annual review of grant and other funding opportunities from sources that contribute to unusual road deterioration; State DOT, Port Authority, Turnpike Authority and large scale property developers.....
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You really wonder about this? Mainstream media = $. I'm sure I'll get demonized by saying this, but the fact is that the people mainstream media is targeting are the people who would care a lot more about Natalee Holloway than people getting killed in a Jersey City housing complex.
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I agree that people are conflating the two issues of shaking and cracks/settling. Clearly a smoother road surface may reduce vibrations, especially with the speed bumps and craters currently on Grand. But yes, cracks caused by settling would not stop because of the road being repaved. One thing I don't understand though is why people are so aghast that low-rise buildings would use wood framing. The vast majority of homes and low-rise multi-family buildings built in the last 50 years have had wood framing, even multi-million dollar mansions. Nearly all new wood-frame buildings tend to settle in just about any geology (even hard desert clay) and develop small hairline cracks in the wall as a result. These rarely are a sign of structural issues as long as the cracks are smaller than the width of a dime.
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The owners of the LHN townouses need to stop telling themselves that. Even if G-street gets repaved, there will always be a truck rumbling there, shaking their wood frames. The owners of townhouses in LHN need to realize that they live in an 21 Century American wooden shantytown.
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