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Can a pet dog ride PATH with out being stuck in a crate ?

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I think there is a market in JC for mediocrity, when formatted a certain way (kind of trendy/cute space).

They could differentiate themselves immediately if they operate as a late night kind of place. Actually, they would probably do quite well if they did that.

I agree, it seems to me that most of the new DTJC craves mediocrity as long as it's shiny and new.

If they're open past 10, neighbors are gonna have a hissy fit.

I disagree that there is a market for mediocrity. There is simply a market. And yes, this market does want shiny and new (well designed) if a place is going to be renovated. Look at the yelp ratings of Bucket and Bay or Milk, Sugar, Love vs that of Cherry Pick.

Affluent population DT is approaching levels to that of the more desirable neighborhoods in Brooklyn. Rent prices reflect this. However, retail saturation is no where close to what you see in BK. Additionally we don't have the option of hopping on a number of different subway trains to arrive in less than 20 minutes at a number of other neighborhoods with similar saturation levels.

I'm hopeful that PAD development does things right with a ton of ground floor retail. Its unlikely that we'll see much re-zoning in Harsimus/The Village/Hamilton or Van Vorst.

Side note: if you want to play old DT vs new DT by all means. But to try and claim this is a worse option than the E+L deli that preceded it would be ridiculous.

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I think there is a market in JC for mediocrity, when formatted a certain way (kind of trendy/cute space).

They could differentiate themselves immediately if they operate as a late night kind of place. Actually, they would probably do quite well if they did that.

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Jersey City cab drivers want mayor to take on Uber

By Terrence T. McDonald | The Jersey Journal
November 16, 2015 at 11:43 AM

JERSEY CITY — Safwat Ali says driving a taxi in Jersey City is "very, very bad."

Not heading into sketchy neighborhoods or picking up rowdy passengers late at night. No, the real enemy is ride-sharing.

"Uber is taking all the business," said Ali, 49, who can be found afternoons waiting for passengers at the Grove Street taxi stand.

Ali's complaint is echoed by taxi drivers across Jersey City — there are 235 registered with the city — and they are taking the fight to City Hall. The response?

"Nothing. Zero," said Aboelhamd Azer, who owns three taxis. "City says, 'We can't control Uber.'"

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

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I don't think you quite understand how Uber works for drivers. Once a driver accepts a fare, he is no longer able to accept other fares. So, he HAS to cancel, otherwise he risks losing out on whatever he fares he is hoping to get. As soon as you tell him you have no intention to cancel, he will get pissy, and after a minute or so, he WILL cancel.

I got an A+ in Uber class and have been using it long enough and often enough to know, haha. Yes, I know they can't take another rider until the present ride is canceled, but some of them are a**holes and don't wanna cancel and not risk a mark against their records. Apparently, they'd rather play chicken with the rider and not take another rider. Or, a more likely scenario, they're on their way to NYC on the highway and gave up on getting a passenger to NY and don't care if they can pick up a ride.

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I'm a long time Uber/Lyft user and mostly satisfied... up until recently.

In the last several months, I've had an unusual number of drivers call shortly after they accept my ride to ask where I'm going. This is a BIG no no. It quickly became apparent that the only reason they were calling is that they wanted to go to Manhattan. Some were a little more devious and ask innocuous questions before asking "where to?" Others would just come out and say that they'll only go to Manhattan. Some would refuse to cancel and force me to cancel making it look like they did no wrong. Yes, there's been that many over the past few months.

I was tempted to tell them that I was going to midtown to get him to pick me up. But I don't really have time to waste if they refuse or worse, if they go Uber-ballistic on me.

I understand their dilemma, but they signed up for it.

I always report the drivers to Uber. I always get a credit and they always say they're doing their best to throw out these problem drivers. Since the problem seems to continue unabated, I wonder how much they're really doing. Anyone else have this problem?

Are you sure you are a long time user? Every time I use Uber I have to put in my pickup and drop off location on the app. I am not sure why anyone would have to call to ask since its already in the drivers app where their passenger is going.

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Update: Tonight the city council defeated the parking ordinance.

They did this because legal accidentally included all of zone 2 in this ordinance. Zone 2 is a massive zone that stretches from the south of the Beacon, over and then over by McGinley Square, all around Journal Square including Marion and the Hilltop neighborhoods, and then all the way up into the Heights. Upon notification of this error from resident groups, the Council President and Councilwoman Osborne opted to vote it down so that they could revise it and take this zone out, and keep it focused on downtown only as was the original intent. It will be coming back with this edit made. It's not dead yet for those who want to know

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In the early morning and late afternoon, seeing the sunlight hit the wall of the building where this latest mural is located was a simply lovely sight, especially on days when the sky was brilliantly blue. The sun's low, slanting rays made the wall "glow" against this azure backdrop and it was beautiful to behold, even though it was "only" a simple brick wall. But that was part of the wonder of it--the light made the plain wall a thing of beauty. Being someone who prefers to live in an urban environment, I truly like looking at old brick walls/buildings. They are symbols of the age and history of a place, put there and maintained by workmen's hands so many years ago. I also love art, and I do like the mural that this artist did over by the tunnel. But I feel like the Grove Path Plaza mural is out of sync with that space. It feels predatory, and, at least for me, it has in fact drowned out/trampled the beauty of the former plain-old brick wall, especially when that low-angled sunlight would hit it just so.

plnj wrote:
Wow, never realized so many people in JC were scarred from a storm. Who gives a shit what some bored blogger thinks. It looks cool compared to the shitty mess on the corner of columbus and coles.

tommyc_37 wrote:
Last night I was doing some laundry at Carolina's and there were a bunch of dudes scouting out the Sushi Tango space and discussing things, presumably about how to renovate the space.

I have never been in Sushi Tango, but it was empty and lit up so I got to see the size of the place. Bigger than I thought.

Was this the place that years ago was Downtown Eddie's? I think that closed down just before I moved here.

TonyTwoPoops wrote:
No one should pat themselves on the back for tipping even if there is a delivery fee- that fee has nothing to do with the driver. You're supposed to be tipping them anyways.

bodhipooh wrote:
Esperanto's to Thirty Acres to ??

Hopefully, not another bar stuffed with TVs.

ahab wrote:
Happening irregularly before 6:am near Coles and 6th. Someone hits the "panic" button on their remote control to find their car.

Any legal suggestions for next time this jerk wakes up everyone feet away from his/her car? Doubt the cops care.



If this is you: Just wow. Please stop. Maybe write down where you park next time or use one of the many parking apps available on your phone.

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Thanks neverleft and dtjcview. I guess I had my blinders on.

VillageIdiot wrote:
I heard that they are turning the whole space into a restaurant - maybe a sports bar.

geniusofthecrowd wrote:
Well, it's obvious that the best thing for Jersey City would be to kick these poor crazy people out of their homes and demolish these "problem buildings" so Kalen has a property to invest in.

:)

alastor wrote:
get our panties out of a wad
--misogynistic no less--

jerseycityboy wrote:
@ User 1111, If you run into the owner of Wonder Bagel again. Please, ask him when is he going to remodel the Downtown Location on Jersey Ave. That place is down right disgusting looking. I stopped going there awhile ago.

HappyInHarsimus wrote:
Hey! I am very petite and no pants, not even the short variety, fit me correctly. I'm looking for a good tailor downtown to shorten the length on a bunch of pants. I need a place that will allow me to try on the pants, and they do the pinning/measurements. Thanks in advance for your help.

plnj wrote:
Didn't a girl get abducted from Lucky's last year? And now this happens and nobody does anything about it? What the F*ck do they have a bouncer at the door for? I guess just to check Id's...

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They need to move this mess of a "parade" out of downtown, why would you have this kind of chaos in the middle of a residential area? This is so messed up.

Move this to times square, 34th macys etc.. not in the middle of a residential area!

Petition fulop: http://stevenfulop.com/submit-your-suggestion

You keep making silly comments...

How are you going to move a JERSEY CITY event to Times Square or 34th Street? Besides, NYC has its own PR DAY parade, which happened two months ago.

No, seriously, how long have you lived here, or in this region? You strike me as one of those people that moves right next to a bar and then complains about people, noise and drinking. Or, next to an airport and then complain about the overhead noise from planes coming and going. You moved to Jersey City, where this parade has been an annual event for 55 years. Maybe you should have done your research ahead of time.

i moved here in 2004 when i bought my condo, this is the first time i encountered the PR "parade".

increase the deposit will not stop the fights, noise, garbage and chaos, short of them decide to cancel the event.

organizer will never be able to enforce and stop such chaos.

you are being very naive.

and those comparisons to airport/bar makes no sense. You really expect people to do their "research" and find out about this parade before they move here? who's the one making silly comments now?

I have been to many events in the waterfront including india festivals, flea markets that was setup, concerts by the watrerfront etc... nothing was like this PR parade, many of those people have no respect for anything.

bottomline is the majority of those crowds from the pr parade clearly do not live here, they come in, make a total mess, then leaves. I could careless if you think that's fine, i dont.

Cry me a river jcguy.


Don't try to turn JC into a sterile white washed yuppie playground like Park Slope and Hoboken.

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I said I was going to Edgewater. It's too bad people are "stumped as to what you would need to go there for." I was going for some "oddball" ethnic food that I was raised on

You actually said, and I quote: "I had to go to Whole Foods and Trader Joe's in Edgewater Saturday. "

New question, what traditional ethnic foods do the TJ's and WF's in edgewater sell that you can't get here? I'm always down for trying something I may not have tried before.

this has grown tiresome.

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Seriously. The one thing I feel like downtown is missing is a fresh seafood place, but I have bought seafood from Shop Rite, La Conga and Key Food and haven't died. I don't understand this fucking need for a TJ'S or WF's here. All grocery stores suck as does food shopping and doing laundry. Christ. Also I hate, HATE Prato because of this thread, never been there but don't care. It's not near me so who fucking cares. My god, when you get caught doing something you shouldn't you get punished. Prato has people clamoring for them, if this was a Puerto Rican coffee shop half you would be outside with brooms and burning shit. Ughhhhhhhhh its jersey city you assholes, not smoke rise or Franklin Lakes