alanwright wrote:

So the janitor has your $1200 bike? And his son has your son's bike.

And this because of some non-registration issue? That's terrible. I'm sure there were hundreds and hundreds of unregistered bicycles laying around, cluttering up the space that needed to be removed because some crackpot scheme the building management planned for that room. Terrible.

ninasdogwalk wrote:
... on Newark ave right by Jersey Ave for at least 10 months someone has been selling used bikes for really cheap.
I've noticed that at times it's 1 bike sometimes 3 or 4 on 2 different corners locked with a makeshift sign with a price and phone number.
What I find odd is that I'm always seeing different bikes and some have been covered or disguised with reflective tape. I can't help but wonder if these bikes are stolen. I see too many differentt ones all the time except for lately. I'm guessing that it's due to all of the sidewalk construction and police presence in that area.

Xerxes wrote:
If abatements weren't lucrative for developers they wouldn't all be lining up with hands out and BEGGING for them. They are realists not altruists.

Nivekt13 wrote:
Not sure how he got it, but you can see any ship in the NY Harbor by checking the AIS system, a raido signal that all ships emmit to alert local authorities of their name, direction, call signs, flag etc etc

here is a free one for NY harbor:


http://aisserver.yachtmarine.com/US-NEWYORKHARBOR.html

regulator wrote:
school sports are alot more important in private schools than public ones. having good sports teams means more students striving to attend the school and it raises the profile of said school.

GrovePath wrote:
BIG A.D. PAY BOOSTS
Reading program expansion cut for supervisors' raises

The athletic directors were in the same union as coaches and teachers, and did not have the power to officially hire, fire, evaluate or supervise the coaches. That duty fell to Michael Venutolo, the district's director of athletics and nurses, Christen said.

But the directors believe they need to have the final say in athletic personnel decisions, and the district agreed - as did the state. Since at least 2003, the state Department of Education has required all new athletic directors to be certified as supervisors and all five of Jersey City's directors have the certification.

wibbit wrote:
if you think about it, most high rises in jc waterfront are soldout. The only 2 building with massive inventory left are crystal point and 77hudson. Even trump is 85% sold (at least that's what the agent tells me).

So really only 77hudson could come knocking..


I definitely support a nice abatement for a developer if they want to come NOW and build a NEW high rise condo in jc. As the market right now is very tough, and the new construction will create a lot of jobs for few years, it's the very definition of what abatement is designed to do.

Crystal point, after thinking it through i agree it's probably not in the best interest of the city. Fulop's argument makes sense, the building is done, it wont create new jobs or do anything for the city. The tax reduction might let the developer sell a few more units faster and generate revenue for the city sooner, but at the end of day i think the city lost more than it gained.

KOCTEP wrote:
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The organization that you describe already exists - One Jersey City.

Apparently not. The man said himself they won't support the recall initiative. They want to play nice, whatever, ain't my club anyway.

Binky wrote:

Unfortunately, if he were elected Mayor, it would do nothing to change the make-up of the other council seats.

I also think that were he elected mayor, the County Democratic machine would flatter him, promote him and send him down to Trenton just to get rid of him.

Call me cynical.

matt07302 wrote:
I have lived in Seattle, San Francisco and Los Angeles. All those places have the same problems with traffic, construction, etc., yet basic pedestrian law is observed by drivers. The difference is that in those cities the law is strictly enforced and drivers have learned that if they test the law they will get pulled over.

It is time for JCPD to step up and and enforce the law.