heights wrote:
Quote:

Pebble wrote:
Quote:

Yvonne wrote:
Hey wishful thinking, didn't you read what I wrote? I said my condo, not the building. The place where I reside. The blessing takes places inside my door, not outside. The priest uses Holy Water and prayers. By the way, many Jewish families have Mezuzah which is on the outside of their door. They do not need my OK for that so I am not seeking an OK for the blessing on my condo.

The Mezuzah would be in their doorframe. I don?t care about you blessing your condo.

Considering the Catholic Church chooses to depict a nearly naked man with spikes through his hands, thorns around his head and slashes and cuts dripping blood throughout his body, I find it rather comical that a bunch of healthy people in a photograph would be alarming, disturbing or embarrassing?

This is blasphemy and offensive towards Catholics and religion it should be removed and you should be chastised for posting this. I am surprised the webmaster has not done so yet.

heights wrote:
https://wallethub.com/edu/cities-with- ... nguistic-diversity/10264/
Jersey City is second with being most diverse city in the U.S.A.

MoloTov wrote:
Why is it that a sizable segment of Indian females in JC refuses to assimilate and continues to dress in their traditional Indian garb as if their still living in India? Would it not behoove them tremendously to attempt to make at least a token effort to dress Western so as to ingratiate themselves to the country they ostensibly are citizens of now?!?!

I'm sorry but the way they dress reminds me of the 3rd world and in my view contributes to the 3rd worldification of America. HELLO you're no longer living in freakin downtown Calcutta (which you should thank god for!!!) so unless you're just visiting here for goodness sake could you please just make some kind of effort to incorporate elements of Western style into your everyday wardrobe? Is that asking to much?! HELLO we're a melting pot after all now get with the program already!!!!

....and don't even get me started on Muslim females in ninja gear!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Disclaimer: I'm NOT a Republican/Trump supporter/Xenophobe/Uber patriotic America take it or leave it type

elsquid wrote:
BTW, since we talked about carving streets up to separate peds and bikes and cars, I should also point out that there's another physical design, also popular in Holland, where there are NO divisions, not even curbs, and all road users just blend in -- slowly and carefully. These "shared streets" are designed to prevent high speeds by anyone.

Chicago is about to get its first one:

Chicago shared street

jcwalkingman wrote:
Bubble is already bursting, but you won't read about it for another 12-18 months when brokers want to use 'bargain' prices to lure buyers back in.

Units in new buildings just aren't selling - just go to those few new buildings downtown and ask how many units have sold and you'll see what I mean. And gold coast buildings that have been on the market for awhile - just saw an ad for in Weehawken - are now slashing prices and offering incentives.

Prices peaked over the winter between 2014 & 2015. Sales are falling off a cliff and prices are now following - prices were unaffordable for anyone who doesn't earn several hundred thousand a year, and those folks would all rather rent in brooklyn or manhattan than buy in JC.

Asking prices peaked above $700/sf, now they're down to around $600/sf, even with the low supply. Look for those to fall further to around $500/sf as investors freak out and want to cash out before they lose an opportunity to make a profit.

As for the Crystal Pointe sale, nothing shows nervousness like a need to advertise sales. This is looking like 2006-2007 all over again. Anyone remember that fool who paid a $2.3 mil for the penthouse in the Beacon back then? Talk about bad bets!

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/11/rea ... tions%2FNew%20Jersey&_r=0

Quote from Feb 2007 article:

"Last week, a two-story penthouse at the Beacon, the former Jersey City Medical Center complex that is being converted to condominiums, set a record for a high-rise apartment in Jersey City when a purchase contract was signed for $2.3 million.
[...[
Most Liberty Terrace units were sold by September, though, said Ms. Urgo ? and she sees the market for expensive condos with riverfront views as having picked up significantly since then."

We are in a massive asset bubble right now, driven by a super-long period of record-low interest rates. People couldn't get a halfway decent return putting money into savings accounts or bonds, so they invested in stocks, startups, & multifamily properties, and individual condos and townhomes.

hero69 wrote:
we can now say jc is in a bubble

http://therealdeal.com/blog/2015/07/2 ... owntown-jc-per-sf-record/

iGreg wrote:
Wow all phony yuppie places.

bill wrote:
A&P just filed for bankruptcy again. I wonder who will buy the space on 18th St?!?!

Stringer wrote:

2015’s Best & Worst Cities for Recreation

WALLETHUB - by Richie Bernardo

To highlight the benefits of public spaces and recreational activities to consumers and the local economy, WalletHub compared the 100 largest U.S. cities across 27 key metrics. In each city, we examined basic costs, the quality of parks, the accessibility of entertainment and recreational facilities as well as the climate. The results, as well as expert commentary and a detailed methodology, can be found below.

100	Jersey City, NJ

http://wallethub.com/edu/best-worst-c ... ation/5144/#main-findings

slsu wrote:
@JCDevil @Jaded8695 @Maise

Thanks for the information - again very helpful! I'm going to rule out 50 Regent. I checked out in Paulus Hook as well, but its out of my price range currently. As for 18 Park, I fell in love with the place, but was very concerned about the south-facing units that are facing the new condo construction site. Was the noise pretty unbearable? That's not a good sign if it indicates that the walls are really thin.

I'm considering units in Gulls Cove, and while they face the Light Rail, I'd hope they'd be less disturbing than 18 Park. Maybe they have better insulation?

Does anyone have any insight into the quality of Toll Brothers apartments? I know the company has just started entering into this market, wanted to see how they were doing reputation-wise.

Yvonne wrote:
I want any business who receives a tax break to show the figures of who they hire. The burden should be on the business. This reminds of the abatement deals when they say they are hiring 200 or 500 workers for the project. Really, where do these 200 to 500 workers park their cars? Those numbers are in the ordinance, but there is never any hard proof when I ask.

Sommerman wrote:
http://munchies.vice.com/videos/chefs-night-out-thirty-acres

I found this really strange and the people unlikeable. Anyone else?

Jaded8695 wrote:
So my better half and I are considering moving from our apartment in Liberty Harbor to a luxury building downtown. With new construction on what seems like every corner - it's daunting to review and seek out each property as my wife an I travel frequently.

We are looking for a pet-friendly, 1br (ideally 700 sq ft or more) in the $2600 range.


Also is it seems like these new properties to like charge both a annual pet fee; as high as $500 plus a a per month fee of $50-75. Is this the new norm? Is this permitted?

Thanks.

Dude, you live in Jersey. You are the fucking B Team.

ianmac47 wrote:
I always find it humorous when poors foolishly defend the corrupt system of quasi free market capitalism that has kept them poor and will continue to keep them poor while a handful of the richest few suckle wealth from their labor. France has a stronger middle class and a better average standard of living for their people, and that comes at the expense of the wealthiest members of society. Certainly that means the millionaires can buy fewer gold plated iWatches and may have only four or five homes instead of nine or ten, but for the average worker, the quality of life is higher. Damn right unionized workers are going to fight to maintain that standard of living and they have every right to do it. If you fucking twats weren't so busy defending the corporate oligarchs you might take a moment to realize you're fighting over the breadcrumbs they leave behind.

user1111 wrote:
Star-Ledger Editorial Board

A white supremacist leader has contributed to a slew of Republican candidates, many of whom are abashedly giving the money away after the Charleston church shooting.

But don't fault them for not knowing that Earl Holt III ? a man so crazy New Jersey Tea Partier Steve Lonegan calls him a "whackjob" ? was sending them checks. Campaigns receive thousands of donations, and can't research all of them.

Instead, we should be asking a much deeper question: Why would a racist like him embrace the Republican Party to begin with?

These candidates should sit in a room, turn out the lights and think about that. Think about their party's systemic efforts to turn minorities away at the polls, under the flimsy guise of voter fraud. Think about the xenophobia and racism that even Republicans admit was the primary reason they failed on immigration reform.

Full Editorial