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Poncho11 wrote:
He will be there without any customers if he chooses.

And he pretty much is at times! I have visited on a couple of occasions midweek for lunch and it is always sparsely occupied. Their food is typical Latin cafeteria style: plentiful, savory, and cheap. I like them but, working in NYC, I don't spend enough time in DTJC during the day to be able to patronize them regularly.

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OneSkirt wrote:
The Jersey Journal has an online poll to go along with their story on front yard parking.

Fulop pays attention to this stuff. If you are against it, we have to hit back hard. Here is the poll; you can vote multiple times (yes, I'm serious - it's totally unscientific). Vote from your work computer, your home computer, your handheld device, click refresh and vote some more. You don't have to live in JC to vote - pass it on to all your friends who will vote no just for fun. Right now, it is 819 votes in favor of the ordinance, 102 against.

http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/20 ... _nov_11.html#incart_river

It's off the agenda for now, but if we don't hit back hard, it will come back. Vote early and often!

The results are in, and it's 79.6% in favor of allowing front yard parking, and 20.4% against. So, assuming everyone followed OneSkirt's advice and the poll was not skewed in favor of one group or another, it seems front "yards" are soon to be a thing of the past. Except, I believe, on Ogden Avenue where RNA managed to get the zoning changed to prohibit them?

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SwitchboardGirl wrote:
If you live in the Hamilton park neighborhood you can get discounted monthly parking at the Newport mall for about $100.

Yup, Im in the Hamilton Park area. There's a garage on the corner of Erie & 9th that never shows up on Google searches but there is a phone number posted, that would be the closest option for me, but I have no problem walking a few extra blocks

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hero69 wrote:
i agree that segregation is bad....but if white, elitist parents make sure that their children get the grades to get into elite programs whose fault is that, especially in public schools.just look at the elite nyc public high schools (mostly white, asian based on test scores)

if poor parents are not going to make sure that their chlldren study so that they are competitive and can get into good programs, then they should shut up.

i am all for affirmative action, but even in colleges, all students have to perform (unless, of course, you are a good sports player who performs on the field)

That's why we have the option of private school education - discrimination against struggling families doesn't mean their kids should be regarded and treated as second class citizens - it's discrimination anyway you look at it.

A public education should never discriminate - the private education can discriminate via socioeconomic means; school fees

i am not sure of the mechanics of gettinto special classes but there could be factors beyond race and income as to why there are not more black and hispanic chilldren in these classes

dtjcview wrote:


What's with the "we believe..."???

As a taxpayer I want to see results. I want to see every kid succeed. I want to see the best use of resources employed in the education of our kids.

I don't want belief and blind faith. I want results. I want proof that our kids are doing better. And frankly, I'm not seeing that in JC.

JCman24 wrote:
Can there be just one thread on this site that isn't immediately taken wildly off topic by the local wingnuts? Just one? Please?

Yvonne wrote:

Thank you for your apology, my son actually video people fighting on the PATH over a seat several weeks after the service was restored due to Sandy.

Yvonne wrote:
Amazing, I have been here longer than you, my spouse family goes back to 1880s, yet you, Lima17 have decided I should move or get mental health. The next time I attend the freeholders meeting I will ask them to make available the stats on, "turn yourself in" program. The public should see who these so-called criminal are.
You, Lima17, is the reason many people in the rest of JC resent downtown. I hope other residents throughout JC read your comments.

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You're right, neither of those are logical responses. But they are emotional ones, and they will and do happen.

Luckily this is not a problem that affects me personally, but it is very foolish to deny the problem exists, or to live in a fantasy land where no one needs cars and we all can walk everywhere.

Yvonne wrote:
#1, Many people do not know about empty garages. #2 This article does not say it is downtown where garages you are referring to. #3, At the last council meeting a resident with her young daughter in her arms, complained about a 150 stories building with only 50 parking spaces. She said that leaves 100 possible cars on the street circling for parking. Moobycow, you live in denial. This is a serious problem and I hope the problem does not escalate where someone is seriously injured or dies. As it is, someone will probably go to jail over parking.
A friend of mine who works at the Hudson County Sheriff have told me when the county does its, "turn yourself in" program, 85% of these so-called criminals have crimes related to moving violations or other parking issues. We are making criminals out of citizens partially due to lack of parking spaces.

JC_Livin wrote:
I had a woman threaten to beat my ass and put me in the hospital because I cut her off. While walking. I cut her off walking, apparently. So pedestrian rage does occur, particularly in Manhattan during rush hour. That's the only time it's happened to me, but I've witnessed it other times as well.

Yvonne wrote:
I don't know where this happened but according to some on this board, I exaggerate about parking. I know of other instances that did not make the paper. In the meantime, we are building more buildings without adequate parking pretending those residents will not have cars. We are also ignoring the fact the city failed to place municipal garages throughout this city.

dtjcview wrote:
Are these paid positions? I can't shake the feeling that the BOE is run by a bunch of well-intentioned but frankly amateur parents - owning a $600 million budget - bigger than the city's budget.

Perhaps a decent salary might attract candidates who can think beyond their kid's peanut allergy.

TwoBootsJC wrote:
Hi Hilltop Girl,
You stated that we had something to do with closing down The Space Station in 2012. I've never heard of it. Can you please explain?
Aaron

craigslistdiva wrote:

Plus, what I don't get is, how selling $3 empanadas from the market take away from selling mussels in a sit down restaurant? Jeff or whatever his name is, needs a reality check.