Wishful_Thinking wrote:
I'm glad he got in that he wants to make this a "conversation", not a "debate".

moobycow wrote:
I'm happy to see some affordable housing included.

They also launched a website for the project.

http://www.hudsonexchangejc.com/

Vigilante wrote:
I cannot believe the city allowed a bar/restaurant that is so loud to be unleashed upon longtime residents in what was once an innocuous police building. That Carrino's is a travesty and the city should have to pay for soundproofing and new windows for the local residents. Or else force Carrino's to keep their doors shut and the patrons inside.

Monroe wrote:
To the credit of the parents they have pushed back at the school administrators and the police (hundreds and hundreds of posts on the local community website) and forced a 'Town Hall' meeting Monday night at the middle school to problem solve.

fat-ass-bike wrote:
I've seen and heard of stories repeatedly how many 2 bedroom apartments are being reconfigured to maximize tenant numbers -

Monroe wrote:
Ship all the illegal aliens back to their legal domiciles and watch the housing market in Paterson open up. Problem solved. Support porous borders and open immigration and you're part of the problem.

JCman24 wrote:
And those fireplaces were built for burning coal, not wood. If you start a wood fire in those you're going to have a bad day.

Wishful_Thinking wrote:
Springfield, MA, near where my mom's family grew up and I was born is doing just this - building a casino. Ground has been broken, you can get information on it's progress and community reaction on line - http://www.masslive.com/casinos/

Springfield is a little smaller than JC - 150,000 residents - and it has some parallels as a former manufacturing center with a more prosperous past; unlike JC it's not a major job engine nor near one (e.g., NYC) but it will be interesting to see how the casino plays out. Some people, like my Aunt who lives there is very optimistic.

To Yvonne and user1111's point about crime - Springfield is considered to be a high crime area, so you'll see there if the casino makes things worse, or fulfills its promise of more jobs and less poverty.

radryan03 wrote:
So... I think to myself this morning, "Can this post get any better?"

It did!

Masturbating on a bicycle has evolved into gentrification, class-ism, bikes on sidewalks, and more ticketing for cars... this post is like crack (pick the type of crack you think is most appropriate).

Can someone please find a way to weave in dog poop or leashing in parks?

MDM wrote:
United Water has been around opening hydrants and flushing the system. When they do that, it stirs up rust and sediment.

CapnJon wrote:
I know I'm falling into a troll trap here, but are you honestly implying that the photo of the mom/daughter in the round chair is somehow "anti-Muslim"? Are you implying that Mod Cup (where the chair is) is somehow a secret "christian coffee shop"?

tommyc_37 wrote:
Has anybody heard anything about what the retail would be at the base of the new midrise development on Jersey Ave between Columbus and Newark? It is probably going to be a large space.

Also, does anybody know if the new development on Marin Blvd around Bay Street will include retail on the ground floor? It looks like it's built for it, but hard to tell.

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JadedJC wrote:
Very ironic proposal in a country where asking a restaurant for a doggie bag is frowned upon.

More or less along the same vein, I once came across a supremely ironic line that really captures the dichotomy of this here in the US:

In the US we are fighting a war on both hunger and obesity.

PS - And, to make the topic more "local", consider this: the South Bronx is widely considered to have some of the most severe hunger-related problems, as well as one of the highest rates of obesity in the US.

njlife87 wrote:
Place is great..all the bad reviews probably come from the hipsters who get their rent paid by their parents.

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blanquiita wrote:

My neighbors across the hall gutted their apt when they bought it and put in all high-end fixtures. I doubt very few, if any, permits were pulled. Their place is now worth several thousand dollars more than mine at this point, yet we pay the exact same in property taxes.

The fitting and fixtures of a property don't come into the equation - It's how many bedrooms, bathrooms and square feet you have.
You could have solid gold door handles or the newest 'whiz bang' oven or appliances - It's the skin and bones fixed structure that gets assessed and of course, location location location!

The house / apartments' 'cosmetic dressing' is what many people get screwed (over paying) on when buying new or used properties - It's like having a bread loaf with cinnamon cooking in the oven to give a homely feel (smell) when you have an 'open for inspection' of a property up for sale!

My parents in central Jersey had a reval a few years ago, and a renovated kitchen that includes new cabinets and appliances will result in a higher assessment, as will finishing a basement. In my parents case, a bathroom renovation added $7k to the assessed value. I know a number of people in JC who put various home improvement projects on hold when Healy announced the reval. Contractors' phones started ringing in earnest when Fulop canceled the reval.

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hero69 wrote:
does anyone know what is going up at 225 bay street?

It's condos, similar to The Gannon on First Street (emulating 19th Century rowhouses).

is this developer planning to lose money? why didn't he build an 18-story tower?