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BM - I think it's too late to edit, but thanks for the tip.
It is strange that they scrolled to the right, because I aligned every one of them to the left, but left a space between each picture's url. Oh well, maybe webbie can mop up. 
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Hey injcsince81, your post of pics is making this topic scroll to the far right.
Suggestion: edit your post using tags below for your images exactly like listed below except remove the spaces between the [img] tag and url and it will correct the wide scrolling: ![Resized Image](<br><br><a href="http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn271/injcsince81/RoyalCastle.jpg" title="http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn271/injcsince81/RoyalCastle.jpg" rel="noopener external">http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn ... jcsince81/RoyalCastle.jpg</a> ) ![Resized Image]( <a href="http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn271/injcsince81/Warsaw.jpg" title="http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn271/injcsince81/Warsaw.jpg" rel="noopener external">http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn271/injcsince81/Warsaw.jpg</a> ) 
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Well, having been born in Poland, I moved to Jersey City because it reminded me of Warsaw, bombed-out by the Germans in WWII.
So I absolutely feel you, Atsushi.   
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odd fellows on montgomery... used to be where o'connels is now... was a fan of their crab cake po boy... but thats me ;)
i believe they have another location in hoboken... but always like avoiding that trip...
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There was this Korean barbecue on West Side ave and Duncan, whcih changed hands a few times and the bulgogi and galbi was never the same. Now I have to drive to Fort Lee or Palisades Park.
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The stealth UPS man!!
So True! I thought it was just me. They did it 2 days in a row.... My intercom comes to my cell phone. There was no way "I rung the bell, but no one answered"... Such a BS.
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Yes, I am fairly new here. But I refuse to think that because something has been done a certain way since the beginning of time it should be accepted. I'm not saying I'm the first to witness this and I know I'm not going to be the last. But we are ALL taxpayers and deserve civil servants to conduct themselves appropriately. Good, fair service DOES happen in other communities and JC deserves the same. I know there are watch dogs out there and I look forward to a time when all of our taxes are used in a manner that benefits it's citizens, not the coffers of civil workers. I am very curious, however, if anyone besides me has taken this to the NJ state level for complaint and investigation.
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Yeah, some Asians had purchased it and tried to Infuse some California rolls, notwithstanding a few weeks later the place had been padlocked by the sheriff for unpaid debts..... What a Shame. CK
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Get Real, jules on westside ave was aweful, ate there once and had Heartburn for a month... The one on Franklin st in the Heights was much better. CK
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Find a car that is not as popular, and get the 100% monitary replacement insurance for the new vehicle, not just the book value.
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Are you new to J.C. this is how it's been done since the begging of time here. I've live here my whole life for many years it's the way of the world, Read 5 Finger Discount. If you are not nice to them they will screw up you order and tell you to come back tomorrow. Don't bother to go over their head because they stick by each other. Remember when they went after Flood in the council chambers her fellow member shuffled her out of site.
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My favorite things about JC:
In my neighborhood, there are moments when everything seems to just stop. No trucks, no people on the street, no car alarms or sirens, not even the whizz of a bicycle. Just silence. The people. Things seem to run at a different pace than in NYC. (slower) Which I prefer. Even though at times it can seem very crowded and full of traffic, there are also times of emptiness. We have Liberty State Park where you can fly kites any day of the year because it is always windy there. Little India. The artists. 2nd st. bakery All the owner-operated businesses around town, they are truly corageous people and I shop locally for most everything. The 14th St. Salvation Army Extra Supermarket on MLK Blvd. The waterfront at Exchange Pl. and many more...... My least favorite things: The stealth UPS man who never rings my bell, but always leaves a slip... the Bergen Ave. Bus, it costs the most $1.50 and never has AC, not even today in a heat wave....
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The owner died the the business was sold to a foreign investor. That was a good place I'm not sure if many people appreciated the quality and value it conveyed.
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The access to places in the surrounding area, also I was born raised here so I am used to the area and what I have a taste for is right here at my finget tips...So far. As far as an urban area is concereded for you you could have tried Newark, Perth Amboy, Linden, or other parts of J.C.
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Gladstone's
201-333-3373, 35 Oxford Ave. Veniero Lock & Safe 201-332-8943, 809 West Side Ave.
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Of course... now during the civil suit the lawyers for the city and the officer can say "of course he identified himself as a cop, look -- he was even awarded Officer of the Month, what Officer of the Month would forget to do that?".
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Lombardi's +1.
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I've used Hoboken Lock and Supply for a number of years and have always been happy with their service.
Hoboken Lock
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Here is an open letter to the JC Permit Offices:
Dear K, To a woman who adores her power behind the counter. While countless hard working taxpayers have to line up in an unmonitored mass in front of your counter before staff determines whether or not to put a waiting list sign in sheet up. Who don?t follow the list when they do. As countless taxpayers ask one another in the waiting room how the system works to see someone and are often educated by the cynical tired contractor who has been sitting there for his 2nd hour of waiting, or 3rd hour, yes, it?s possible, I?ve done it?.while you, dear ?K? get satisfaction providing information that is inconsistent, off the cuff and riddled with adjectives that I am most certain are not in the civil servant training manual. Are you all getting grumpy behind the counter now that you can?t pay off your summer homes with the money so many of these people now waiting used to give to your offices for permits to be approved? Or have the ?windshield inspection? I?ve heard of where inspectors just drive by the address, look through their government sponsored vehicle car?s windshield and determine it is ?permit approved? and go off to pay for the hot tub in their backyard? To you, Ms. K, who needs to answer an under 2 minute question but would rather passive aggressively have the person wait two hours, yes, TWO HOURS, while you walk past doing nothing but ?chit-chat? while we see you traipse around the office consecutively telling your underlings you?ll be with me ?in a minute?. Yes, you were with one person in that window, who profusely apologized to me as he knew you were just wasting time....Well, let?s count ? that was 120 minutes of my time wasted. Not your time, because you see, you were getting paid by the hour to waste my time. I was losing money waiting for YOU. For you only to tell me you are the wrong person to talk to when you were umm, the RIGHT person two hours ago by your words. You wonder why we are all at our wits end when we get to ask you our ONE question which you barely answer? Because you HOLD US HOSTAGE. There is no other option offered to us but to work through this unbelievably dysfunctional, inconsistent, disrespectful system. Can this really and truly be 2008 and the U.S.A.? How can this be happening ? is there no governing body seeing what a horrible system the permit offices have and how they treat their taxpayers? You can literally see the staff choking on their words as they contradict themselves over and over again. I've seen them lose plans, contradict themselves, go for lunch and close down the offices although they messed up their sign in sheet and one woman was waiting to talk to them for 2.5 hours....and that's happened to me. While we line up not because you are busy, BUT BECAUSE YOU ARE EXTREMELY INEFFICIENT. With the time I've waited in their offices to talk to them I figured out about four things they could EASILY do differently to have the system work better - WHY CAN'T THEY? This department is a joke. An embarrassment. These people are civil servants with absolutely NO recourse. Where is the manual on how to treat people, on how to do their jobs efficiently. How come they have yet to invent a sign in sheet system for more than one counter we are visiting? HOW CAN A CITY GET AWAY WITH THIS TYPE OF TREATMENT AND SERVICES? WHY ISN'T SOMEONE LOOKING IN TO THIS DEPARTMENT WITH GREATER SCRUTINY? It makes me sick.
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I am from Japan, and I have visited Hiroshima. But I really don't have any connection. My comment was actually initially made by someone who I corresponded in email. She said that parts of JC remind her of Hiroshima after the atomic bomb. Then, I started to explore parts of JC. Some are very nice, and others didn't look very nice. And I noticed that there are many empty lots that do remind of the pictures of destroyed buildings in Hiroshima, just like my correspondece was describing. The expression kind of struck me funny, so that's why I posted it here.
I do like JC, and other wise, why would I move there? And I would like it to become lively again. So, I've wondered why nothing has been done to these empty lots. Someone has provided me with a few reasons, and I understood. Anyway, are there people who hate living in JC? Perhaps, some people have no choice but to live there. If that's the case, that's too bad. Why have I chosen JC? It's because I have never experienced so called urban life style, and I want to experience it for a year or two. And because I still work for a company that is located in Somerset (Bound Brook is the nearest train station). Considering the commute time, I really don't think I should cross the Hudson river, and also, I feel that moving to NYC is too big of a leap from a life in a suburb for me. I have chosen JC because it is the transition between the city and the suburb. If I like it, I will stay longer. If not, I can always go back to my life in a suburb. So, I consider this an experiment. So, what do you like most about living in JC? Atsushi
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Perceptive, Atsushi. Didn't you start another thread on the trouble you have making friends? Atsushi, the problem may not be the place you live. I know you had issues making friends in suburbia - something tells me it isn't going to get much better here. Which building are you moving into? 
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i'll have to agree with 3rdandwild. Relax & give it a chance.
As for reverse commuting, I also do so into Newark and I love it. Its less of a headache than when I used to commute into NY. But just check your schedules, not all NJ transit trains run with the reverse commuter in mind. While there might be 10 trains heading into NYC at rush hour, there may only be 1 or two going the other way at that time. The first time I went out to an event here in JC was the Cathedral Arts Festival at Grace Church Van Vorst and I made friends that night that I still have today, years later, all ages. Don't limit yourself to an age group for friendship, especially if you are an artist, there is so much fun to be had!!! I am also a parent of 2 and I take my kids everywhere, restaurants, openings, poetry readings, etc... Don't discriminate, JC is rich with extraordinary people doing cool & interesting things. Enjoy.
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As the President of the NNA, I would like to reach out to residents throughout downtown Jersey City to invite you to join our Gardening Group to plant the first public gardens in Newport this Saturday, JUNE 14th. We will meet at the Port Authority mini-park beginning at 9 am and continue to about 3 pm. The mini-park is located directly next to the Duane Reed Pharmacy on River Drive South in Newport and next to the dog run at the base of the Port Authority pier.
This is a special opportunity as the NNA has been authorized to plant gardens on the Port Authority mini-park, aka pocket park, in Newport, the first publicly accessible gardens in Newport. The poignancy of this moment is particularly noteworthy because of the fact that many within downtown have expressed to me their sense of alienation from the beautiful waterfront community here in Newport. I empathize with your feelings and offer you the opportunity to begin to break down some of the barriers that have existed by joining with us in planting a garden in this pocket park. To get to Newport via mass transit, you can take either the Bergen Hudson Light Rail to the Pavonia Newport stop or the PATH to the Pavonia Newport station and walk about a block to River Drive South ("RDS") and make a left onto RDS. The Port Authority mini-park is at the end of RDS. For more information, visit the NNA website at www.newportneighborhood.org and I can be reached at rvivien2003@yahoo.com. I look forward to seeing you this Saturday in Newport.
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I have used Monaco lock on Newark Ave near Monmouth. They seemed professional and knowledgeable to me.
345 Newark Ave Jersey City, NJ 07302 (201) 659-7626 http://www.monacolock.com/
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Welcome to JC. I am curious Atsushi, are you a survivor (or your parents) survivors of Hiroshima? My grandfather was there in the aftermath and he never really spoke about it. I can only assume its because of the devastation he was witness to.
There is this sort of urban beauty about JC that appeals to many, myself included, that despite urban decay/renewal/blight/plight/etc... no where else really feels like home...Been here 15 years, from NY. But parents & grandparents & great-grandparents all born & raised here in JC. I would say the closest comparison to Hiroshima I would make happened on the other side of the river on 9/11. No joke, we here in JC felt the pain that day & it continues. I did not personally lose someone that day, but I feel loss. I feel sorry for newcomers to JC who never saw the twin towers in the backdrop of every view. Anyways, don't mean to be a downer, I was just curious about your comparison and where its coming from.
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TO THE PERSON LOVING SHADMAN:
shadman is so great that it had to be closed last summer by the health dept due to roaches and sewage issues. you're right... that's FUN dining
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  Despite possible lawsuit, cops named Officers of Month Monday, June 09, 2008 By MICHAELANGELO CONTE JOURNAL STAFF WRITER Two Jersey City cops who a City resident claims beat him senseless when he reported a possible burglary were recently named Officers of the Month in their district. In the April 2008 edition of the Jersey City Police Department's internal newsletter "Jersey City Watch," officers Victor Vargas and Kevin Hill were commended for coming to the aid of a man being assaulted during a robbery in March, leading to five arrests. It was the second month in a row Hill received the accolade. Seven months earlier, Vargas and Hill made an arrest that might land them in court responding to a lawsuit. Matthias Bolton, 34, of Palisade Avenue, said he called police last Aug. 20 when he heard a noise on his roof and saw two men trying to break into his building, according to police reports. In an apparent case of mistaken identity - on everyone's part - Bolton mistook plainclothes officers Vargas and Hill for robbers and they, apparently, thought he was a suspected burglar. Before he was arrested, Bolton says he was beaten, kicked and thrown down his front steps by the cops. The cops never identified themselves, according to Bolton, who was charged with aggravated assault on a police officer and resisting arrest. Police officials insist Hill and Vargas, who declined to comment, identified themselves as cops. Since then, Bolton, director of research for a labor union in New York City, has filed assault charges against Vargas and Hill. His attorney, John Burke, said he's nearly ready to file a civil lawsuit against the officers, police department and city. According to Burke, Bolton suffered a black eye, an injured foot, and many abrasions to his arms, back and shoulders. An investigation by the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office, which took over the case when Bolton filed the assault charges, is nearly complete, said Prosecutor Edward De Fazio, who declined to provide more details. ? 2008 The Jersey Journal ? 2008 NJ.com All Rights Reserved.
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