jc_dweller wrote:
Anyone know who the politican is who has people driving around JC yelling messages out of their car on loudspeakers? They've driven down my street several times this week, and I find it obnoxious. If a politican is so blatant to interfere with what was an otherwise beautiful and quiet saturday on our block before he's even elected, how unconcerned will he (she) be once in office?

I'd like to know who it is so I can NOT vote for them. And I vote....

And isn't there some kind of rule against noise pollution?

Brooklynboy wrote:
This is our rep in the ward. I recently wrote him about the Grove Street Plaza issue ( making in front of Duane Reade open to vehicles) and he got back to me in less than 48 hours. Give him a shout


Steven Fulop (fulops@jcnj.org

Here is his address as well

Steven M. Fulop
Jersey City Councilman
Ward "E"
280 Grove Street
Jersey City, NJ 07302

soulman wrote:
Just went by this morning, he is still there (7:10 am), no tickets and no cars parked in front of or behind him. The street cleaner even went by and there was no action. Amazing!

nikkiinnj wrote:
What exactly is the "rat's nest" that you're referring to and how do you plan on rooting it out?

jc73 wrote:
Why is trash a matter for the police, whatever happened to those NID guys wasn't it thier responsibility to keep the streets cleans. How about the store owners aren't they responsible to keep the sidewalks clean. As a homeownwer I am responsible to keep my property clean. I'm not going to say anything bad about Frank the pizza man because I don't really know him, I don't personaly care for his pizza, but how can you say he is going to make a good councilman just because he makes good pizza. What does he stand for what has he done, apparently not enough in his own community if there is always litter. I've seen that section of Monmouth its filthy. Always a bunch of kids outside making all kinds of noise. Let's hear from him I haven't heard anything that he plans on doing, changes he wants to make.

football11 wrote:
being a home grown native his family being here for over 100 years i can not think of anybody (carpetbagers) coming over to try and take something that frank holds dear to his heart the place where hes born and raised and opened a buisness now opened 21 years where he felt that downtown jersey city is vialable to open up a buisness and 2 live and he loves competation and wants only the best and of course you have and (shamed to say) that theres a pit stop bar in his area within a block radius where they took out a dead body from a drug overdose and a cocaine arrest in 1999(jealousy is a big factor) and this is all a matter of police records just look it up the freeom of information act. I know frank and his family for many years and i know there honorable and compassionate people.

football11 wrote:
being a home grown native his family being here for over 100 years i can not think of anybody (carpetbagers) coming over to try and take something that frank holds dear to his heart the place where hes born and raised and opened a buisness now opened 21 years where he felt that downtown jersey city is vialable to open up a buisness and 2 live and he loves competation and wants only the best and of course you have and (shamed to say) that theres a pit stop bar in his area within a block radius where they took out a dead body from a drug overdose and a cocaine arrest in 1999(jealousy is a big factor) and this is all a matter of police records just look it up the freeom of information act. I know frank and his family for many years and i know there honorable and compassionate people.

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JerseyCityNj wrote:
Its pretty disturbing to see so many posts that are either racist or stereo typing. Most teens and men that wear white ts dont do it for criminal reasons. Its because the white makes you cooler in the heat then dark colors. Wearing them a few sizes bigger keeps you cooler since less fabric is touching your skin. They are also cheap, look clean and match most fitted caps and sneakers. No most of the kids wearing them dont wear them because of rappers its because its a style and the reasons above. For the most part rappers wear what the streets wear its not the other way around. Also the long t look actually started in Jersey, other citys always had the big white ts but the long ones started locally. (Before rappers started to wear them.)

If there are any serious questions about street styles someone would like to ask feel free to ask me just try your best not to be ignorant about it.

For the reasons listed above, I can understand why kids might wear the white t style in the summer, although I do think it does look a little silly when you see a large group all wearing them. But for the life of me I don't understand why kids and adults alike choose to wear heavy football jerseys in 90 degree heat...and it's not even football season!! Is it really worth wearing something thats considered "street style" if you have to sweat your ass off?

Keep in mind you dont get as hot in baggy cloths as you would if they"fit" and are pressing against your skin. Also for the most part the people that wear football Jerseys in the summer usually dont wear them until the sun is going down or night time. They wear them out of season because sometimes there jerseys are throwbacks and are expensive. It would be a waste of money to buy a $300 dollar and up jersey that most of the time no one would see because its under a jacket or coat. Alot of undercover police wear baggy football and baseball jerseys when they are on duty to blend in and hide there vest, so dont be suprised if the person you think is wearing it for style isnt really wearing it because its in a way their work clothes.

JerseyCityNj wrote:
Its pretty disturbing to see so many posts that are either racist or stereo typing. Most teens and men that wear white ts dont do it for criminal reasons. Its because the white makes you cooler in the heat then dark colors. Wearing them a few sizes bigger keeps you cooler since less fabric is touching your skin. They are also cheap, look clean and match most fitted caps and sneakers. No most of the kids wearing them dont wear them because of rappers its because its a style and the reasons above. For the most part rappers wear what the streets wear its not the other way around. Also the long t look actually started in Jersey, other citys always had the big white ts but the long ones started locally. (Before rappers started to wear them.)

If there are any serious questions about street styles someone would like to ask feel free to ask me just try your best not to be ignorant about it.

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mendezia wrote:
Yes - Let's elect a guy that can't take care of a trash problem in front of his own store to a post that would require him to take care of the trash problems in an entire ward - Go Pizza Man!

I have to agree, the front of his store was a pigsty for a very long time. It took a few promises of a fine from the JCIA just to get him to clean it up and put a garbage can out front for all the high school kids to throw their trash in. He allowed the children to throw trash all over the sidewalk and did nothing about it but take their money. He didn't give a damn about the trash in front of HIS business and how it affected his neighbors and other business, what make you think he'll give a damn about you??

Jaah

Well I just went by there and I must say that while his pizzeria was always messy out front, today it was as clean as it has ever been. Either he's taking his run for city council seriously or he actually reads these message boards.

mendezia wrote:
Yes - Let's elect a guy that can't take care of a trash problem in front of his own store to a post that would require him to take care of the trash problems in an entire ward - Go Pizza Man!

jclxz wrote:
I hope that each one of you that complained take a shopping trip to BJ's, find that you can't get a cab to take you back in a timely manner (most of the cab services will not reliably show up at the supermarkets), and have no way to push the shopping cart home.

I also further hope that you have to buy a car for the sole purpose of grocery shopping.

I also further hope that once you have removed another tiny piece of the charm of Jersey City without it being replaced with something legitimate and positive, you find it a more and more miserable place to live.

Yuppie scumbags.

zderic wrote:
Friends & Neighbors,

As I am sure you are aware, our neighborhood has a problem with shopping carts left in our neighborhood, particularly with carts from BJ's.

BJ's does collect them, and we need to encourage them to do so in a more timely manner while we figure out a more permanent solution to keeping the carts in the parking lots where they belong.

If you see a cart, call BJs at (201) 798-0500 and tell them exactly where the cart is so they can collect it. The general manager at our local BJs is named Tim Hebert. I also encourage you to email MemberCare@bjs.accentonline.com to let them know that this is a problem in our neighborhood.

You can also call the Incinerator Authority at 201-432-4645 ext. 631 or 646.

Thanks

Eric Fleming
president, HCA

JimA wrote:
I recieved a call today from Tim Hebert as well confirming the installation of an improved wheel lock system for their carts. The installation and retreval of abandoned carts will take aproximately two weeks. To assist in the retreval of the carts please call Tim when you see one so BJ's can pick it up as soon as possible.

Thanks to everyone!

Jim

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JadedJC wrote:
It seems to me that if they were half as diligent about stopping people from wheeling carts off the premises as they are busting mall shoppers who use the parking lot, we'd see a lot fewer carts downtown. To be fair, I saw a red cart with garbage in it on Barrow between Columbus and Newark (across the street from Brick Haus). Turned out it was a Target cart. Anyway, the shopping cart problem seems to be reaching epidemic proportions.

elvis wrote:
I spoke with Tim at Bjs last week. Apparently my method worked a little, because he and I spoke at length about the problem. The funny thing is, he seemed to agree with me on all points. He is as annoyed, if not more, with the cart theft. We spoke at length about options he could implement, but for now, his hands are tied. He said they used to have a wheel lock system, but it didn't work. People would just keep breaking them. We left it at, "Hopefully something will get done soon" and we were both optimistic that with the help of concerned citizens and Bjs, we could solve this problem. He said to call Bjs and ask for the manager to report anytime you see a cart. For now, thats the best he can do. It sounds to me like his hands are tied.