skepticalhook wrote:
The bitter folks on this board would rather speculate and complain than ever do anything positive or actually look at facts. I've said it before and I'll say it again--stay in your basement apartment in the heights. Enjoy yourself. Just let us enjoy ourselves too.

mies wrote:


Maybe you should stick to topics you know something about. In the meantime I will continue to enjoy my silly amenities

mies wrote:
I suggest you visit the Trump building and request a tour before you comment on things you know nothing about.

Once you have seen the apartments, the views, the amenity floor, the outdoor space with pools and cabanas, full service gym, game room, virtual golf simulator, spa, indoor whirlpool and steam rooms you may have a different opinion on this "sub par" building.

Pay attention to all the professional, attentive and courteous staff that will open your door, carry in your groceries, escort your food delivery people to your apartment door and keep you safe.

There are lots of other great buildings in JC too with great amenities. Sales are tough all over. There are lots of condos for sale. Buyers really have some great opportunities out there. It will take time, in any economy to fill all these buildings to capacity. Based on the state of the market, the Trump building is doing fine.

Some people want small, cozy private condos. Some people want more bells and whistles. From brownstones to luxury condos JC has something for everyone's taste. There is no reason to trash a particular building if you don't have any real knowledge of the situation.

mies wrote:
I suggest you visit the Trump building and request a tour before you comment on things you know nothing about.

Once you have seen the apartments, the views, the amenity floor, the outdoor space with pools and cabanas, full service gym, game room, virtual golf simulator, spa, indoor whirlpool and steam rooms you may have a different opinion on this "sub par" building.

Pay attention to all the professional, attentive and courteous staff that will open your door, carry in your groceries, escort your food delivery people to your apartment door and keep you safe.

There are lots of other great buildings in JC too with great amenities. Sales are tough all over. There are lots of condos for sale. Buyers really have some great opportunities out there. It will take time, in any economy to fill all these buildings to capacity. Based on the state of the market, the Trump building is doing fine.

Some people want small, cozy private condos. Some people want more bells and whistles. From brownstones to luxury condos JC has something for everyone's taste. There is no reason to trash a particular building if you don't have any real knowledge of the situation.

Atsushi wrote:
I'm just curious; I know nothing about this building, but why are they not selling so well? Bad construction? Over priced?

Atsushi

mfadam wrote:
it's a tough living those guys earn, maybe cut them some slack...

tommyc_37 wrote:
I'm searching for Chipotle peppers (I guess dried?). I'm planning on making a smoky turkey chili this week. I was in the Tender Shoots farm store yesterday, and they had what appeared to be dried, smoked chilis in little bags, and there were about 5 different varieties, but it was written in just Spanish, so I don't know if it's smoked or not. Can anybody help?

victoria wrote:
No, I'm very serious here. Just observe some of the posts on this forum, all that is missing are the pitchforks. I mean, what are they going to do, try and get the crossing guard lady fired? I mean, I don't care, yeah, it's annoying but seriously pointing her out that way? It sucks! I mean, do these people understand the real life ramifications that their petty grievances can have on real people's lives and jobs? Leave people alone. Get a life. Stop complaining and yeah, stop trying to make our goddamn city a suburb. PLEASE!

victoria wrote:
You folks are a little Stepford Wives, a little Children of the Corn, a little Night of the Living Dead. So, creepy to think you are all constantly peering out your windows and criticizing anything and everything you can find when your meds wear off and you start twitching at the sound of a crossing guard whistle. You know, it's not about gentrification necessarily or is it? I don't know what it is. The cool people are moving out because they have no choice. The haters are moving in, that's just the way it goes. I think it really sucks too that you are criticizing blue collar workers and teachers? Only an ignorant ass says something like this? Do you have children? (probably not, I imagine you are probably unmarried, childless and balding.) Are you planning to home school them? I think it says a lot about the people who post on this forum, they just don't have the guts to say these things in the streets, out loud. Now I clearly see that these voices are becoming the majority in our town. Last but not least, the audacity and hypocrisy of you saying that the crossing guard is having a power trip????? You must be kidding. GET A LIFE.

teacher wrote:
I don't really see gentrification as a goal, but more as an occurrance. Then tolarance and acceptance(then friendship etc..), if both can relate. What the hell is wrong with white people?
Too many is bad? I don't get it?
What is wrong with Hoboken? No disgusting bogedas, no bullishit illiegal money exchange places, No bums/drug dealers outside Dunkin Donuts on Sat and Sun mornings.
Whoever set up this post is a racist against White people or very insecure.
Immigrants of yester-year wanted to be American! They gave up their home and language to be American. No different schools, press #2, no dual passports, no covered faces..etc.
Hard work and integration. Do any blacks say..to many blacks here...need some whites here, or Muslims saying we have too many, let me get some Catholics here?!

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crushthedemoniac wrote:

You betcha doll face, Downtown is nice at night because all the soccer moms have to be back inside with their children and the hipsters go to NYC where they really wish they could be :). What we are left with is a good bar crowd at that point.

You really think the JC hipsters go to NYC? Not sure where you go out at night in downtown, but I see an awful lot of hipsters just about everywhere.

Crazy_Chester wrote:
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crushthedemoniac wrote:
Iron Monkey rooftop worked for me, just go back there.

Wait a minute. You took a date out downtown with all the hipsters and yuppies?

Greenvillechick wrote:


Image from www.litm.com
LITM

140 Newark Avenue
Jersey City, NJ 07302
(201) 536-5557
www.litm.com

A trendy, high-priced but chic hangout, LITM (short for ?Love Is The Message? ? don?t ask us) offers bar food ranging from a house beet salad to sliders to fried artichokes. While the menu goes beyond the traditional, the food is over salted and lacking in complexity. LITM does showcase some good local art, and is conveniently located two blocks from the Grove Street Path train. $3 Happy Hour mini martinis.

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gp193 wrote:
I take my dog to the park at the end of Washington and let him off the leash..... I realize this off-leash freedom is a privilege....

So the generally oblivious and spoiled sense of entitlement that pervades the lives of so many of the people living downtown has now progressed to the point where the willful breaking of the law is now classified as "a privilege".

Thank you. You have further confirmed that the overall sense of contempt I hold for so many of you is not misplaced.

FGJCNJ1970 wrote:
C-town for many years has been geared for low-income and latino demographics - thus the aisles of Goya product and being greeted by WIC signs on the door. I've even seen vermin in there.



FG

FDS_JC wrote:
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K-Lo wrote:
http://www.neighborhoodscout.com/nj/jersey-city/crime/

FYI: Just checked out this website, seems like a load of BS. It described my neighborhood on the border of JSQ and McGinley Sq as "Artsy/funky, Urban Sophisticates" and full of "Young singles-upwardly mobile (young, educated, professionally employed, and single)" as well as "Mostly White (non-Hispanic)". Not at all an accurate description.

JC_DowntownRegular wrote:
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crushthedemoniac wrote:
Yea yea I know .... we desreve better we live here now, like its so effing horrible downtown now, place looks like park slope for god sake.

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heights wrote:
It does have that Park Slope touch to it.

Can you clarify something for me? Are you saying that downtown JC looks/feels like Park Slope or that Newark Ave looks/feels like the Aves in Park Slope?

Also, NYC is cutting back on the number of street fairs it will have. I guess the cost of shutting down the streets, setting and cleaning up, and providing emergency services for these events has hit the city in the pocketbook.

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jcboyz wrote:
Please, its not that bad! I've been living in JC for 10 years now and it is so much better today than it was 10 years ago. Downtown JC is an amazing place which seems to be getting better daily. There are more restaurants, bars and new developments appearing on what seems like a monthly basis! I'm sure you have your reasons for giving up but I am pretty excited about the prospects of Jersey City's future!

I believe Mr. Fulop will be the next mayor and we will move forward much quicker.

I think downtown has grown enough. All these buildings and stuff doesn't mean a thing. Your just pushing the "bad crowds" around. Moving them from one area of the city to another. Or if you use your theory of Fulop being mayor, he'll just push everyone out of here and there will be a near crime less city with people from NY. However much crime there is, the people are just as much residents of the city as we are. Getting more people in here is not the solution.

bm40 wrote:
..i would bet there is more pill popping and wine guzzling among the white housewives of hamilton park...