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Is Liberty Walk at Liberty State Park a decent place to run? Or too crowded with tourists?
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Dealer usually is the best option. I like the one on cityline. I forget the actual name but for around $30 you get an oil change, tire rotation, and a car wash. Just watch out they will sell you on everything. Just remember the dealer recommended maintenance periods for your tranny and engine flushes, etc.
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Yes, what she intended to say is (hopefully) different than what she did say, which was "you can hear everything... it was actually innocent fun, kids went down to the waterfront after the prom... an argument ensued and someone popped off....." And then she called a couple of us "retarded" for taking what she wrote as it reads. Mean.  In any case, giving a second-hand story based on what was heard in the ER is tricky like that. No mention of this being post-prom in the news, either. I like $1 million cash bail though. Punks.
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We walked down the block to check out 77 Hudson, they've opened up Sussex Street again both lanes between Hudson and Greene. (I've noticed people are living in the rental tower already). On the northwest corner of the complex, facing Hudson Street, there are large generic signs in the windows stating "Fresh Groceries Coming Soon" over pictures of food. Peeked in and the place looked rather large, (though it is full of junk right now).
Wanted to pass along what I saw, and wondered if anyone knows anything else???
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my friend got a ticket (not in jc but in nj) a couple of weeks ago.. also goin 20 over the limit, and also paid $400 and change and no points at court.
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The far right pedal is go and the big pedal is to slow down or stop. The signs on the road tell you what the maximum speed you can legally travel and STOP signs mean you have to come to a complete stop.
Going down hill and kids screaming in the back would suggest one should pull over and deal with the commotion first, so it doesn't affect your concentration when driving - like using your cell. Its not rocket science and you are commuting the most valuable asset you have - your kids!
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My humor is for the silent blue collar majority - If my posts offend, slander or you deem inappropriate and seek deletion, contact the webmaster for jurisdiction.
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Funny how downtowners consider themselves to be the 6th borough but do not consider the projects as theirs!
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Directions to the Governors Island Ferry
The Governors Island Ferry departs from the Battery Maritime Building located adjacent to the Staten Island Ferry in Lower Manhattan. The ferry terminal is accessible as follows: By Subway 1 ? South Ferry Station 4, 5 (weekdays) to Bowling Green W (weekdays only), R (weekdays and weekends) ? Whitehall St. Station By Bus M1 (weekdays only), M6, M9 and M15 Know before you go. Rebuilding efforts are ongoing and may affect subway service. Visit www.mta.info for service advisories, updated every Friday, or call 718-330-1234.Directions to the Governors Island Ferry This is what it would have told you on the link that I provided. I thought that this was pretty clear. And it included a complete schedule of the ferries, too! So would you rather that I (or someone else) had just said "No" or "Yes" to your question? And what basis would you have for believing it? Hope you had a good trip.
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Is this still the case? That is, will they take $400 and offer no points?
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no offense, but g-chick never said that the shooting was innocent fun. maybe reading comprehension isn't my strong suit, but it was pretty clear to me what she intended to say.
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i think that hoboken is technically part of the heights. i mean we're just separated by a measly cliff and we even have an elevator to get us down there. also i think the west side of manhattan , while technically new york, should be considered nj as well. and really.. greenville is technically part of jc, but they're closer to bayonne anyway and no one really considers them part of the real jc.
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the new JC Fridays map looks great. the designers took the suggestions (long earlier thread) to heart and definitely made some improvements, in my mind. it seems the system now is neighborhood based instead of chronological. so, exchange place is items 1-3. grove street is items 4-10. etc. ham park is 11-17. the map reflects these numbers. also: i did NOT volunteer to actually do any of the work. many thanks to those who have the interest, skill set, and know how. (i probably could help also, but am yet to execute it). THANKS!
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HOPEFULLY SOON ABBONDANZA TRATTORIA WILL OPEN..AT LIBERTY HARBOR...PLENTY OF FREE PARKING, BRICK OVEN PIZZA, MODERATELY PRICED FAMILY STYLE ITALIAN FOOD
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Agreed with both points above. The police response is sometimes slow, but when I've called the cops for streetfights outside of Indio's they got there quickly. Also, don't give the pricks a warning. These fights can escalate or deescalate in a second, so you've got to give the cops as much time as possible to get there. It's an unpleasant job, but paying taxes = getting gov't services. The same goes for ABC enforcement. They might not care if bars are marrying bottles or selling Bud as Stella, but they damn well should care for the heavy stuff. Some people don't want to be "that guy" who shouts out the window, etc. "It can instigate, there could be race tensions, they'll think I'm a gentrifier, it's my neighborhood and I have to live with them. Etc." So, instead, they let a bunch of twats from some other neighborhood roll through and screw up the neighborhood. I always like blame Bayonne and Union City, no matter what "kind" of bar it is, because blaming Greenville and The Heights is played out. Letting it perpetuate, without personal or government intervention, is why these problems grow. It's why the neighbors around Barrow Bar complain on JC List instead of trying to talk to Chris (I think) about the noise. They've let it grow and grow, didn't intervene smartly and early, and the cops couldn't be bothered. Of course, there's a lot of drunk driving too. Most downtowners do a bar crawl the old fashion way: on foot. But at Indios, for example, I saw a lot of people getting into their cars. Latin Lounge had at least one drunk driving (vehicular assault?) problem in 2008 if I'm not mistaken. They're not the only ones. I don't care if you have a drinking problem, but if you get behind the wheel, you are a sorry sack of sh*t and deserve nothing but scorn and chrome bracelets. This town is too dense for that sort of sh*t. When I see JCPD flaunting the law, whether here or down the shore, it makes me sick. Unfortunately, the Jersey Shore is a good example for policing: there are lots of cops watching drunk and disorderly, public urination, drunk driving, etc. They're pricks, but at least they're out there making sure closing time is done right.
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Or more accurately, the OVERREACTION that NO bars should be allowed in these areas.
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Thanks for that heads up Frankie.
They will act on that info and thus change the name to THE EMPTY HEAD MEMORIAL A more appropriate name all round for this travesty.
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wouldn't paint all bars in residential areas with the same brush. I've been to and lived near plenty that are responsible neighbors and do their part to co-exist for the most part without incident. Beyond yelling "SOMEBODY IS GOING TO CALL THE COPS, GET OUTTA HERE" even. That sounds great except when you do have places like the Music Box, Latin Lounge, the old JC Winstons, etc. that are a nuisance to residents (for all the reasons we've been through) and there is no police response, ABC enforcement, etc. When there is no guarantee from the local government that reasonable quality of life laws will be upheld, you get the reaction that NO bars should be allowed in these areas.
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I wouldn't paint all bars in residential areas with the same brush. I've been to and lived near plenty that are responsible neighbors and do their part to co-exist for the most part without incident.
Beyond yelling "SOMEBODY IS GOING TO CALL THE COPS, GET OUTTA HERE" even.
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Charged in shootings at Exchange Pl.
Saturday, May 30, 2009 A Jersey City man has been charged in the shooting of two men last week at Exchange Place -- putting six slugs into one of them -- and his bail was set at $1 million cash only yesterday, authorities said. Terell Sandifer, 23, of Bayview Avenue, was arrested on Thursday at the corner of Martin Luther King Drive and Bayview Avenue by Jersey City police and charged with conspiracy to commit murder and aggravated assault, Hudson County Assistant Prosecutor Timothy Moriarty said. At about 2 a.m. last Saturday, the 19-year-old Montgomery Street victim and 20-year-old Bayside Terrace victim were hanging out with friends outside 70 Hudson St. when gunfire erupted, reports said. The men ran, but the 19-year-old was shot twice in the ankle and also in the abdomen, upper left thigh, upper left buttock and upper right back outside 90 Hudson St., reports said. The 20-year-old was shot once in the left leg, reports said. Police are still looking for others thought to be involved in the shooting, said Moriarty, adding that the motive for the shooting is still unknown. Sandifer is being housed at the Hudson County jail in Kearny. His bail was set by Superior Court Judge Michael Raven, Moriarty said. Anyone with information on the shooting is asked to call the Jersey City Police Department tip line at (201) 547-5245.
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Google this.
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That video is exactly why so many people are rightfully against bars in our residential neighborhoods. i dont know if id consider music box a bar. its more like thunderdome with alcohol. i dont know how this place still has a liquor license...
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No. Not everyone has an illegal apartment in their house. But they would be able to once this ball starts rolling. Of course, not everyone wants to have one, but they would be foolish not to obtain the right to one so as to increase the house's value when it is sold. There are apartment buildings in this city with groups of people living on mattresses in the basement. Should we make sure that they have a refrigerator and stove so that it is a legal rooming house? And by the way, last year wasn't someone talking about making basement (garden) apartments illegal because of the flooding? And Brewster, call it social engineering if you will, but I don't think that wanting my neighborhood to retain the character it had when I bought my house is a bad thing.
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Property tax is one thing, and they can give some sort of amnesty if they want to for that... but what about their income taxes? I wonder if Uncle Sam will be so forgiving. Illegal apartments = unclaimed income most of the time.
Just sayin'.
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+1, again and again... 30% of properties estimated and would be revalued. Increasing the tax revenue by selectively carving out groups of the population, scapegoating them (who is going to defend landlords with illegal apts.) and making them pay. Anything to avoid doing a citywide reval cause it would make for a city of mostly angry voters, even his supporters. If that happens he believes he will be serving his last years in ANY political office. I am sure we will hear more of these kind of ideas floated in the near future because with Abbott funding gone, supplemental aid gone, and new PILOTs almost dried up because of the bad real estate market the city needs another revenue source to plug the budget, FAST.... How about the novel idea of enforcing the codes? I know, I know..this is the Twilight Zone, JC style. "Sneaky Heally" indeed, must admire his politics though.
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I also recommend Flash Lube in the Heights:
1026 Summit Avenue Jersey City, NJ 07307 Tel: 201-222-1022
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Is there a ferry that you can take to Governors Island from Jersey City, or do you have to go into the city then over?
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Holy Rosary reminds me of the days of Deacon Aart. Although I never attended the latin mass.
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There is already an existing ordinance regarding booting that states that, with the exception of the zone around Jersey City University and one zone downtown, booting can only be applied to vehicles with 3 outstanding tickets.
I have a copy of the ordinance. It was faxed to me by an administrative assistant at City Hall. The funny thing is that it's not online...it's that one section of a larger ordinance that wasn't scanned onto the online ordinance library (strange, huh?). If anyone wants a copy, or details, I'll pass it along.
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