megmcg wrote:
I'm considering moving to Jersey City from the Princeton area. I found a nice apartment near 1st and Brunswick - I was wondering if you all could weigh in on the neighborhood?

Is it safe to walk around at night? Any good food options around? Personal recommendations or anecdotes?

Thanks in advance!

MikeyTBC wrote:
If you're not in the mood to head down to Taqueria or don't feel like putting your big boy pants on, give these guys a try for a quick bite.

http://www.yelp.com/biz/el-chilango-d ... id:n87g7H6A1H8xpjrwm_mgQQ

jcboyz wrote:
I THINK THEY ARE FIGHTING ALL CRIME!! DID YOU MISS THIS?

Jersey City police have arrested more than 50 people, including 29 in an investigation into a building cops say was taken over by drug dealers, authorities said.
At a news conference today, police are to announce the results of Operation Summer Shield 2, which included an effort to get the 25 "most significant" parole offenders off the street. Police also focused on what they called notorious open-air drug markets, making five arrests.
In all, 85 people have been charged and 51 have been arrested.
An apartment building at 445 Bergen Avenue became the focus of a police probe when the superintendent was assaulted with a bottle late in March. Police say they found that the building "was under the command and control" of drug dealers, Police Chief Tom Comey said.
"They believed that they could deal drugs with immunity and the residents felt like they were under siege," Comey added.
Over the past two weekends, 41 people were charged and 23 were arrested at and around 445 Bergen Ave. in relation to the probe of the area, cops said, and six others were arrested while police were executing warrants there.
Of the 25 parole violators targeted, 17 have been arrested. At the same time, undercover cops investigating the selling of drugs openly on the street have charged 13 people and arrested five of them, authorities said.
Among those arrested are:
-- Antoin Forester, 23, of Bramhall Ave, charged with possession of 45 vials of suspected cocaine with intent to distribute near a school and public property, and two counts of trespassing at 445 Bergen Ave.;
-- James Williams, 24, of Bergen Avenue, 12-17-87, charged with possession of a community handgun, possession of drug paraphernalia, and two counts of trespasssing at 445 Bergen Ave.;
-- Alterik Ellis, 19, of Lexington Avenue, charged with possession of a community handgun and three counts of trespassing at 445 Bergen Ave.;
-- Darius Burgess, 21, of Bergen Avenue, charged with three counts of trespassing at 445 Bergen Ave.;
-- Parish Burgess, 23, of Bergen Avenue, charged with one count trespassing at 445 Bergen Ave.;
-- Thomas Johnson, 23, of Dales Avenue, charged with possession of marijuana and two counts of trespassing at 445 Bergen Ave.;
-- Laquan Dawson, of Halladay Street, charged with four counts of trespassing at 445 Bergen Ave.http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/20 ... 50_arrested_in_conne.html

borisp wrote:
Finally ! The terror of gucci look-alikes that plagued our city for so long has come to an end!!!

Batman forever!

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brian_em wrote:
Go ask the guy holding the hammer for his permit. #crybaby

+1

Seagull wrote:
LOUD NOISES!!!

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HighFiveCity wrote:
Automata Chino didn't last too long.
Anyone know what killed that place?

I'm guessing the name.

DouglasReynholm wrote:
Been there too, it is good, but even better...

Cinco de Mayo
401 Central Avenue at Thorne

Been there a few times, and it is authentic. The tortilla soup is awesome. Tacos incredible.

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TheTacoTruck wrote:
Great. Now we have the hula hoop lady quoting second hand news. The guys don't even know about the dumb blond stereotype here. Next we'll be insulting people in sign language. Which none of us know by the way.

This thread is now officially too laughable.

What's laughable is that the good people of this city feel so desperate for good affordable restaurants that they still go to Taqueria. They do this despite many obvious instances of rudeness and disrespect your management and counter staff have shown to even repeat customers over several years. I've witnessed it and experienced it myself with no provocation.

The reasons are simple: the workers and managers do not like people. Or they don't like certain people. They do not smile. They are not gracious. They are not welcoming of the people who choose to eat there, hand over their money, and help you pay your bills.

I will note that I have never received any attitude from your bussing staff. They seem to be genuine, hard-working people just trying to make their way in the world.

It's also laughable that you describe this city's culture as "classless" when every anecdote indicates its your snobby attitude which provokes every bullshit fight. That you have repeatedly used the word "retarded" on numerous occasions on this blog does not help your credibility as to your classiness. That it seems you have done nothing to express remorse for insulting and debasing your customers and neighbors is the true mark of who's losing the classlessness war. It's you.

But, that's your prerogative. Maybe being friendly and welcoming is really very difficult for you. Maybe being a misanthrope is something you've been doing so long that you can't abandon it now. That's fine. Live how you wanna live. If you don't want to be known for good customer service, that's fine. It's your place. If you haven't taken the hint, dozens of people find it repulsive. I am such a person.

To everyone else: you cannot communicate with people in a language they do not understand. All the owners of Taqueria want is your money. Not your friendship, your moral support, your neighborly attitude, your sense of community, your patience to a fault, or your reviews on Yelp.

None of that stuff matters. Your vocal distaste for their bad attitude hasn't knocked the chip off their shoulder. That you don't eat there anymore is irrelevant, because they have customers aplenty to replace you. It's a simple and sad reality about human psychology that there really is no reaching some people. Further, they have little incentive to embrace human decency and good community relations at this point.

The only meaningful comparison are the politicians and civil self-servants of this city. They are generally low class, scornful, entitled assholes who don't give a shit about you either.

Bobblehead wrote:
LOL. We have someone saying they have never gone to Ibby's, because everyone who works there is homophobic; we have some sock puppet signing up today to claim that Adnan and Mamoun's falafel mafia rule the Northeast in their first post.

Wow! Ibby's may not deliver to your neighborhood, but JCList does, time and again! Keep up the good work!

Back to you regularly scheduled idiocy.

Azul_the_Cat wrote:
So now GrovePath is just posting random newspaper articles that have nothing to do with JC or even New Jersey?

Hew Webmaster, can we give GrovePath a news section to post all of his newspaper articles in?

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BeatrixKiddo wrote:
Dude..... Wtf GP.. This has nothing to do with JC.... Are you effing insane?... I just shit myself over this thinking people were dying in the Hudson Right Now and getting ready to go help.. Ugh asshole.....you #OOPS#ing suck.... Jerk off



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At least 5 killed at Reno air show, authorities say

September 16, 2011 | 6:24 pm

At least 5 people were killed after a plane crashed into the VIP stands at an air show in Reno late Friday afternoon.

The plane crashed near the bleachers at the National Championship Air Races, said Michelle Anderson, a spokeswoman for the Reno Fire Department. The pilot was reported dead, as were four others.

Mike Houghton, president and chief executive of the Reno Air Racing Assn., said at a news conference that 40 to 50 people were injured in the crash. He identified the pilot as Jimmy Leeward, a real estate developer from Ocala, Fla., who has been racing in Reno since 1975.


The full scope of the disaster was unclear. Officials described a scene of chaos as they tried to assess the damage.

"We have five bodies out there, but they transported a whole load to hospitals," Lt. Mac Venzon of the Washoe County Sheriff's Department told The Times. "We're just trying to establish a scene and get everybody cleared out of here, and then we'll know more," he said.

GrovePath is terrified of an airplane falling on his head-you should have been here when he was posting about the Red Bull Air Races.

GrovePath wrote:
At least 5 killed at Reno air show, authorities say

September 16, 2011 | 6:24 pm

At least 5 people were killed after a plane crashed into the VIP stands at an air show in Reno late Friday afternoon.

The plane crashed near the bleachers at the National Championship Air Races, said Michelle Anderson, a spokeswoman for the Reno Fire Department. The pilot was reported dead, as were four others.

Mike Houghton, president and chief executive of the Reno Air Racing Assn., said at a news conference that 40 to 50 people were injured in the crash. He identified the pilot as Jimmy Leeward, a real estate developer from Ocala, Fla., who has been racing in Reno since 1975.


The full scope of the disaster was unclear. Officials described a scene of chaos as they tried to assess the damage.

"We have five bodies out there, but they transported a whole load to hospitals," Lt. Mac Venzon of the Washoe County Sheriff's Department told The Times. "We're just trying to establish a scene and get everybody cleared out of here, and then we'll know more," he said.

Did M tell more details about what happened?

murican wrote:
So were Comcast customers the only ones in JC without cable or Internet service all morning or were Verizon FIOS and VERIZON DSL customers affected too? Mine was out from @8am to 12:15pm.

Also they seemed to really dislike kids. This seems to have changed...maybe they realized that lots of people here now have kids so they have to put up with them.