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I'm a huge fan of this, but seeing the docks put in place has me a bit concerned.

The city has its own rules that bike racks can't interfere with the sidewalk (you need 5 feet of passage) and they are on many narrow sidewalks. I didn't measure but they look like the passage way will be very narrow. Are they not subject to their own rules? (I know the answer....)

NYC had the wisdom to widen many sidewalks to fit the bike racks by widening the sidewalks into (no parking) striped spaces on the street near corners. JC couldn't do this?!?! Come on.

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Other areas?! LOL!!!


The second the PATH extension to Newark is killed, the money will go to the World Trade Center, LaGurdia Airport, new PABT or if it does stay in Jersey, the skyway bridge!

No, the $2 billion will not be reinvested in PATH If the EWR extension is killed. Let's take the extension and then gun for capacity improvements so the PA will have fast, reliable service between Manhattan and Newark Airport.

The AirTrain people move has reached the end of its useful life. This is an excellent opportunity to improve the link between PATH and the new AirTrain.

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Lol. No one is choosing between harrison or dtjc. That choice is like saying to your kids, "hey, want to go to a waterpark or want to close your eyes and let me spray you with a garden hose?"

I for one disagree. It's a little further out, but still accessible via PATH. People who can't afford downtown JC will likly now look at JSQ and Harrison.

In two years once the tens of thousands of new units are up in JSQ and DTJC, moving to Harrison comes with the added bonus of being able to get on the PATH train. Because these trains will be packed to the gills before they leave JSQ.

lol. people don't understand sh_t. I don't think dtjc ha anything to fear from jsq or Harrison (I wish these areas the best). if I don't want to deal with crowded path, I can just hop on the ferry or leave earlier and dtjc is developing its own scene, which is an added bonus!

Leaving earlier is not a viable solution for everyone. And, even if it was, the return would still be a major pain. I have been noticing ever more crowding in the afternoons, and early evenings. The problem with the ferries is that it is very costly (three times the cost of a PATH ride!) and it runs limited hours. For people who need to be at work late, or whose day starts late, the ferry is simply not a good option.

As for DTJC developing "its own scene"... who cares? Despite what others would rather believe, most of the newcomers are flocking here because of proximity to Manhattan and other parts of NYC. Easy transportation to NYC is key to the long term prospects of JC.

it's a shame some people are so narrow minded. some people like a scene, some don't. some people will want to live in a place that has a scene, a vibe.

Sigh. You are missing the point. Or, you are seriously deluded. People are not flocking to JC because of its "scene". Whatever scene we have is just an added bonus. I love JC and the many things happening in town. Good restaurants, plenty of places where to grab a beer, the various farmer markets, etc. In general, I rarely go into Manhattan on weekends and instead choose to stay local. But, I didn't come to JC because of any of that. I made a decision to come here because I could pay a nice rent on a nice place that puts me at work in very little time. The local stuff was just a cherry on top.

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Lol. No one is choosing between harrison or dtjc. That choice is like saying to your kids, "hey, want to go to a waterpark or want to close your eyes and let me spray you with a garden hose?"

I for one disagree. It's a little further out, but still accessible via PATH. People who can't afford downtown JC will likly now look at JSQ and Harrison.

In two years once the tens of thousands of new units are up in JSQ and DTJC, moving to Harrison comes with the added bonus of being able to get on the PATH train. Because these trains will be packed to the gills before they leave JSQ.

lol. people don't understand sh_t. I don't think dtjc ha anything to fear from jsq or Harrison (I wish these areas the best). if I don't want to deal with crowded path, I can just hop on the ferry or leave earlier and dtjc is developing its own scene, which is an added bonus!

Leaving earlier is not a viable solution for everyone. And, even if it was, the return would still be a major pain. I have been noticing ever more crowding in the afternoons, and early evenings. The problem with the ferries is that it is very costly (three times the cost of a PATH ride!) and it runs limited hours. For people who need to be at work late, or whose day starts late, the ferry is simply not a good option.

As for DTJC developing "its own scene"... who cares? Despite what others would rather believe, most of the newcomers are flocking here because of proximity to Manhattan and other parts of NYC. Easy transportation to NYC is key to the long term prospects of JC.

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I live in the Heights (just west of JFK) and checked out the music at the lumber yard on Palisades last night. The music itself was ok but the large crowd of people was definitely a sign that there has been some demographic changes in that part of the heights in the past couple years. The thought that I had while walking away is that somebody in the very near future ought to open some type of beer garden in the heights (not sure how it would jive with the residential neighborhood but the demand seems like it would be there).

I have noticed changes in area around my house (pretty much 1 mile due west of the lumberyard event with more proximity to JSQ) but it is the Indian population that seems to have increased the most. It is hard to say what impact this has on local business/neighborhood but I can't help but notice there are several more vacant bodegas recently. Could this be because spendthrift Indian population generally buy most of their groceries etc around Newark ave rather then at local bodegas?

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Lol. No one is choosing between harrison or dtjc. That choice is like saying to your kids, "hey, want to go to a waterpark or want to close your eyes and let me spray you with a garden hose?"

I for one disagree. It's a little further out, but still accessible via PATH. People who can't afford downtown JC will likly now look at JSQ and Harrison.

In two years once the tens of thousands of new units are up in JSQ and DTJC, moving to Harrison comes with the added bonus of being able to get on the PATH train. Because these trains will be packed to the gills before they leave JSQ.

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Ive been twice, both while the preview menu was available,
on both visits I saw out front at a table during happy hour and
had wine, Ive only ordered one food item, the bacon wrapped
onion rings, which were awful. The happy hour wine and beer
specials are good, $3 beer and $5 wines 5-7pm,
the service was excruciating, slow and the waitress/waiter
seemed over whelmed and confused. The entrees I saw
other people ordering looked tasty so Ill give it another shot,
only major annoyance was the service, probably due to
inexperience or not having enough staff for the volume of
customers. Id like to try the pork sandwich, and the fried
chicken plate looked interesting, anyone tried these items? Also,
anyone have the scoop on when the game room will open?

neverleft wrote:
August 31, 2015 update: the two projects are really moving along. The NJCU dorm building mentioned below is up already. It is the area next to the rt 440 Home Depot. Across the highway is the Bayfront project. The old JCMUA buildings are gone as is the old cement processing plant. They are compacting the soil with huge piles of dirt. There are cool looking panels/signs along the fence with pictures and words about the Bayfront project. ?A half mile of waterfront housing, with retail, restaurants, and office space?.

Bayfront link: http://www.bayfrontjerseycity.com/

NCJU West Campus info: http://www.njcu.edu/west-campus/

(It is amazing how fast the dorm building went up?yes it is prefab but still amazing. )

May 2015: NJCU breaks ground for new $50 million dormitory at 'West Campus'

http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/20 ... ide_student_resident.html

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Ha.. I've seen the database... lists the addresses. They are all over the place here downtown. They are just wondering how long it'll take for someone to tell the spouse that they are on the list.

As the divorce lawyer vultures are all drooling.

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He's practically guaranteeing that Fulop becomes the next governor.....only time will tell if Fulop can be worse than him.

Hahahah, Fulop won't even be second in a Primary.

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He's practically guaranteeing that Fulop becomes the next governor.....only time will tell if Fulop can be worse than him.

it is really sad when you think about the gop contenders....jeb just said that wolfowitz, architect of the iraq war, is a foreign policy advisor....i think jeb is mentally weaker than his brother.

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Gross. Reading Mr. Scarinci?s opinion piece is like reading about something that should have stayed in Vegas.

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Erin O'Neill | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

New Jersey lost nearly 14,000 jobs in July, with the largest employment declines posted in leisure and hospitality and professional and business services, according to new labor data released on Thursday.

The state's unemployment rate, which is measured by a different federal survey, decreased to 5.9 percent, down from 6.1 percent in June and 6.5 percent a year ago.

The state lost 13,600 jobs in total in July. The industries that posted the most significant declines were leisure and hospitality, which lost 7,400 jobs, and professional and business services, which lost 5,200 jobs.

The financial activities industry also shed 2,700 jobs and 1,200 jobs were lost in the information sector. The public sector posted a loss of 1,300 jobs, according to the data released by the state Department of Labor and Workforce Development.

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Thanks for the reference. All the reasons to remain vigilante. Development in LSP would be a casus belli for me and many of my friends. This is our gem. We should learn from Central Park history and remain very active as community.

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Back to the tunnel - here's an op-ed piece supporting Christie's cancelling the ARC project, the writer basically concluding (cost issues aside) the ARC tunnel was not the best design, and better options would enable more connections to NYC's transit network.

http://newyorkyimby.com/2015/01/why-t ... nnel-deserved-to-die.html

Problems which the GATEWAY plan could solve - thus the urgency in getting both governors off their respective soapboxes and into the hard work of raising political and financial support for this project! Sure, it will be expensive but it will be 21st century solution providing maximum inter-connectivity for the metro area, vs. a 19th century solution (the ARC plan) providing yet another terminal.

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lol, Christie was allowed to 'steal' the money? Jeez.

The Pulaski Skyway deal was payback for the One WTC PA money.

And yes, I feel that the Port Authority should be crushed and absorbed by both states, with much greater accountability. But overall, it's been more of a benefit for NY than NJ.

nj should just raise the gasoline tax and get on with improving its infrastructure as many other states are doing

No, the answer isn't just keep raising taxes. We are already taxed to the brink.

The answer is go into the tremendously bloated government and start cutting out waste. We have over 500 municipalities, most of which have their own local government, along with the fundamentally useless county government. Start hacking into that and use the savings for better purposes.

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lol, Christie was allowed to 'steal' the money? Jeez.

The Pulaski Skyway deal was payback for the One WTC PA money.

And yes, I feel that the Port Authority should be crushed and absorbed by both states, with much greater accountability. But overall, it's been more of a benefit for NY than NJ.

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Cuomo has quipped in weeks past that the project is more New Jersey's burden, which the Times calls out as a negotiating tactic to lower New York's eventual contribution to the project. "But it makes no sense," the Times says of Cuomo's finger-wagging, "Without all those people coming in and out of the New York City, the state's economy would sag and state tax revenue would drop with it."

NYS is trying to get all the benefits associated with a new tunnel without having to contribute on equal terms. I know people love to hate on Christie, but I think he was right on demanding that all beneficiaries share equally on the funding pains of this project.

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Jersey City Puerto Rican Day Festival and Parade set for this weekend

By Nicholas Zeitlinger | The Jersey Journal The Jersey Journal
August 12, 2015 at  3:21 PM

The 55th annual Puerto Rican Day Festival and Parade are set to commence this weekend, with attractions for people of all ages looking to show their Boricua pride. 

The festival will take place at Exchange Place in Jersey City on Saturday and end the following day at 9 p.m.

The parade, which will set out from the Lincoln monument at Belmont Avenue and Kennedy Boulevard at noon on Sunday, will travel north on Kennedy to Montgomery Street, before heading east on Montgomery and concluding at City Hall.

Floats, singers, salsa music, vendors, food and Puerto Rican dances, called "plenas," will provide family-friendly fun and enjoyment at both weekend events.

Councilman-at-Large Daniel Rivera will serve as this year's grand marshal, while the honorary grand marshal is Luis "Mosquito" Gonzales, who is honored for his past service as president of the Puerto Rican Day Festival and Parade organizing committee, as well as his service to the community.

Read more:  http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/20 ... _parade_set_for_this.html

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He's practically guaranteeing that Fulop becomes the next governor.....only time will tell if Fulop can be worse than him.

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Downtown Jersey City tower getting 30-year tax break

By Terrence T. McDonald | The Jersey Journal The Jersey Journal 
August 14, 2015 at  8:02 AM

The City Council next week is expected to give initial approval to a 30-year tax break for a 17-story residential tower KRE Group is building near Hamilton Park.

The developer, who received a $40 million tax break from the state last month, has pledged to make 20 percent of the tower's 397 units affordable. Mayor Steve Fulop, who for years as a councilman criticized long-term tax breaks for Downtown developments, has said he now supports them if developers build affordable units on-site.

Instead of conventional taxes, KRE would pay a service charge, which in the first year is estimated to be $1.1 million. Conventional taxes would be $2.1 million. KRE could save as much as $41 million over the course of the deal.

http://www.nj.com/jjournal-news/index ... ax_break_planned_for.html

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I totally disagree with you rescue, I remember when the Lowes opened their doors. It looked like a scene of a bombed out building. I am stunned by the process of the FOL. The only stumbling block has been various administrations. The city holds up the money then calls FOL unsupportive. The problem is spelled F-U-L-O-P. Tell your friend, Fulop to release the funds.

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And the first words I've seen attributed to Fulop/McGreevey's new eye candy flack is a lie-'we're very supportive of Loew's'.

And for them to talk about the Loew's salaries, when the new flack is being paid over 100K, while the old flack is kept on the payroll, is pretty ironic, no?

Not a good summer for Fulop.

It shows they don't really care about taxpayer money. But almost every single politician is like this.

I disagree that this will hurt him in any meaningful way; it's sadly expected.

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"This South Korean neighborhood banned cars for a month ? and people loved it."

http://www.vox.com/2015/8/2/9080173/ban-cars

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Prices in Jersey City hit record highs starting in late 2005 and records continued to be shattered for about 12 consecutive months until late 2006. Then prices collapsed.

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The same types of people buying downtown now were buying downtown back then.

Uh, yes... When there's a real estate bubble that bursts, people tend not to buy homes for awhile. Now they're back. Is anyone surprised by this?

Also, have you not noticed that 07302 prices are fairly stable, and only gradually rising over several years? When you look at the price history, the REAL bubble is readily apparent.

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There is historically low inventory right now, and this is the main factor driving prices to record highs. Once inventory rises back to normal levels, the party is over.

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Yet again: lol

a) Lots of cities have issues with public transport.
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Now that's community policing!





Caitlin Mota | The Jersey Journal

As he enters retirement, a Jersey City police officer is receiving a lot of positive attention on Facebook for a picture of him helping a young man on the street a few weeks ago.

On Thursday, Lashambi B. Moore shared a photo of Officer Charlie Casserly on Martin Luther King Drive with a local teen, wearing khakis a button-down shirt and sweater vest. The teen did not know how to tie his tie and asked Casserly for help.

"Charlie pulled the patrol car over, got out and spent nearly a half an hour teaching the young man how to tie a tie," Moore wrote on Facebook.

The photo was taken on July 9, just before 10 a.m.

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