Re: Jersey City mayor-elect orders end to citywide reval
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The way house prices have appreciated over the past couple of years will naturally lead to a fall in the tax rate, otherwise they are going to be collecting double the taxes they were previously.
Bodipooh bandies this 2% figure about, but it is based on nothing more than his own speculation. 1 or 2 family houses in the heights are now worth $400,000+, every one or two family in Journal Square is now worth $600,000+, if they all pay 2% the city would end up with too much money! Robin.
Posted on: 2017/1/12 21:45
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Re: tree slaughter on Erie Street
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A very tall person could probably hit their head, you are right.
The way they have pruned it is horrible though, destroyed the whole spread of the tree, will take many years to return to its former beauty. Robin.
Posted on: 2017/1/6 15:02
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Re: tree slaughter on Erie Street
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The city [I assume it was they] severely pruned the large cherry tree in front of my house in Hamilton Park today. The work if not slaughter, is at least butchery, none of the other trees on my block seem to have been touched, odd.
Being a cherry tree, it wasn't tall enough to interfere with any power lines; it wasn't obstructing the sidewalk, or otherwise problematic. Any ideas why this would be done? Robin.
Posted on: 2017/1/6 2:54
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Re: Secaucus Boy Kicked Out of Scouts Because He's Transgender (Petition)
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In England the scouts have admitted girls for many years now, surprised they are still gender seggregated in USA.
My brother's troop has about 15 boys and 7 or 8 girls. Robin.
Posted on: 2016/12/28 22:02
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Re: options for TV for a non- tech savvy person
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GrovePath already told you all what to do, get a Kodi box.
Robin.
Posted on: 2016/12/26 22:56
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Re: Buy this beauty - and pray the reval never happens!
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Property taxes are deductible...for now.
One of Trump's numerous and ever shifting plans and promises is to eliminate it! Robin.
Posted on: 2016/12/8 21:38
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Re: Buy this beauty - and pray the reval never happens!
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Flooding means you don't want to have a basement in that location, so that is a positive
Robin.
Posted on: 2016/12/8 19:59
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Re: Controversy swirls around Jersey City synagogue
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All these reasonable explanations won't count for shit when they show a massive church across the street.
Perception of bias is all that will matter. Robin.
Posted on: 2016/12/5 16:35
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Re: Blue Lotus
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I discovered that Blue Lotus has been sold, and will be reopening as an Indian restaurant. The new owners are tbe folks who run the Indian in the Newport Mall food court.
Robin.
Posted on: 2016/11/27 15:30
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Re: Blue Lotus
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Blue Lotus 'Closed for Renovations', another restaurant bites the dust in that spot.
The food was great, best Indian I have had in Jersey City, but prices were high. Robin.
Posted on: 2016/11/25 22:18
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Re: Can Anyone Recommend an Affordable/Decent Real Estate Attorney???
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I am yet to encounter a decent, or even passable, Real Estate Lawyer.
Most transactions don't require one, save the money. Robin.
Posted on: 2016/11/25 15:06
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Re: Parking Issues Around Hamilton Park
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In my experience, marked parking spots lead to worse use of available space, as the spots are marked out huge. The spots on central avenue in the heights being a case in point, you could fit 50% more cars in without those official metered spots.
Often when you see someone parked badly it is because cars have moved around since they first parked. I think most people get it, and park tight. Robin.
Posted on: 2016/11/11 19:20
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Re: Parking Issues Around Hamilton Park
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Suzy,
There is enforcement of parking permits in Paulus Hook, I see wheelclamped cars almost daily. You honestly have't seen any? If you had complained about zone enforcement in Hamilton Park or Harsimus Cove, I'd agree enforcement is light (but does still happen). Paulus Hook however is the one district where they are on top of this. I challenge anyone without a permit to park in Paulus Hook for three days without getting clamped. One explanation in our different experiences could be due to specific streets? Perhaps the blocks you focus on the peripherary of Paulus Hook and not patrolled? Robin.
Posted on: 2016/11/10 17:14
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Re: Jersey City school board election November 8, 2016
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So the slates were split, two got in from the teacher backed slate, and one from the reform slate. How does that leave the balance on the board of Ed? Does Lyles have enough support?
JERSEY CITY Board of Ed Three-year term (3): Angel L. Valentin -- 16,308 Sudhan Thomas -- 16,033 Luis Felipe Fernandez -- 13,534 Gina Verdibello -- 12,815 Matthew Schapiro -- 12,615 Asmaa Abdalla -- 11,252 Mussab Ali -- 6,290 Natalia Ioffe -- 5,389 Mark Rowan -- 4,231 Kimberly Goycochea -- 3,736 Robin.
Posted on: 2016/11/9 15:47
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Re: One solitary voting booth at Cordero School polling station
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Who is behind this?
Time for conspiracy theories... Robin.
Posted on: 2016/11/8 14:14
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Re: Buying a car for 1st time in years - where to start?
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Stay clear of any dealer on 440 or Communipaw, they are con-men without exception.
Robin.
Posted on: 2016/11/2 17:11
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Re: Painter for fire escape?
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Can't the painter stand on the fire escape while painting it?
Robin.
Posted on: 2016/10/25 13:40
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Re: James Vincent Bicycles on Palisade closing to make way for yet another realtor
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They were my favourite bike shop in Jersey City, friendly and communicative.
Robin.
Posted on: 2016/10/25 13:14
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Re: Man charged with knocking out woman's teeth, trying to rape her
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He beat the man with a large black bird?
Robin.
Posted on: 2016/10/18 14:23
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Re: Republican Convention
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Trump is such a disaster now, Democrats should beware he is not forced out leaving space for a credible challenger to move in. Such a last minute change would give a huge bounce to the republicans.
The democratic campaign staff must switch gears and figure out how to keep Trump in place until the election. Robin.
Posted on: 2016/10/8 17:58
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Re: Here comes another one... Hurricane Matthew
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Has anyone checked the chicken levels at Shoprite?
Robin.
Posted on: 2016/9/30 11:30
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Re: Parking Issues Around Hamilton Park
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Bodipooh is correct, when you apply for a parking permit they have a database of all buildings with parking, you are only allowed a street parking permit if your building does not have parking or if you present a letter from the building saying the parking deck is full and there is no space available for your vehicle.
Hamilton Park parking has gradually been getting more difficult, a lot of spaces are out of action due to construction at the moment, so hopefully it will get better. Robin.
Posted on: 2016/9/21 14:38
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Re: Looking for an architect with city planning experience
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You need a zoning lawyer, not an architect.
Jon Campbell 973-748-7474. Robin.
Posted on: 2016/9/20 14:44
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Re: Comedy Club in Jersey City
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Art House used to do them right downtown in Hamilton Park in the old hospital building.
Unfortunately they moved all the way over to the west side of Journal Square. Robin.
Posted on: 2016/9/16 16:24
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Re: Crash on Jersey Ave, Friday Night Aug 5
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"enforcement", as in manual enforcement by police officers, is a solution proposed by those who don't really want a solution.
The structural changes proposed by Elsquid are precisely what is needed and will achieve much better results than calling for additional manual enforcement, which will have fleeting impact at best. Longer term, the path to vastly reduced traffic deaths is clear. Speed cameras, red light cameras, radar; the pieces are all there for full enforcement. How long before every car has an embedded transponder and its speed is monitored at all times and available instantly to the police? How long until driving a car without computer supervision and oversight is illegal? Robin.
Posted on: 2016/9/16 15:14
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Re: Mortgage Lenders
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Thanks for the response Brewster.
It wasn't the actual appraisal in terns of appraised value that caused tbe problem, tbe value and cash ratios were fine, rather it was that the appraiser reported that the boiler wasn't working and BOA said flatly "if the boiler isn't working, we can't make the loan". I know for a regular mortgage the place has to be habitable, I don't consider these kind of problems to make the place inhabitable, as I am planing to rehab. I am hoping some lenders are more liberal with such assesments. Maybe someone offerring "non-conforming" loans like BCB as mentioned upthread? Robin.
Posted on: 2016/9/2 20:13
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Anyone recommend a mortgage lender that is not so strict regarding condition of the property?
I had a mortgage fall through with Bank of America because the appraiser pointed out the boiler wasn't working. I don't care about the boiler, or about a roof leaking, as I am going to rehab the place. I don't want a 203k, just a lender that will not kill the deal over these issues. Robin.
Posted on: 2016/9/2 19:25
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Re: Wife of Jersey City cop reports attempted carjacking in broad daylight
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Off topic - but that gas station is the worst in Jersey City, ridiculously high prices, slow attendants, long lines.
They even charge $2 for air. Avoid. Robin.
Posted on: 2016/8/31 14:14
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Re: Rental Repairs
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Isn't "leaking gas" what a stove burner is supposed to do when it is on?
Do you mean that it doesn't auto-ignite? Robin.
Posted on: 2016/8/13 0:27
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