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Shocking! An employee of an organization that robs people all day is caught stealing!
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Clancey -
The City of Jersey City, i.e., the government, isn't doing its residents a "favor" by re-doing the park. The park is owned and paid for by the residents, the ever-shifting mosaic of people who call Jersey City home. The "city" doesn't own anything. The people do. Would you appreciate someone forcing their way into your home to do renovations, but on their schedule, with their designs, on their budget, with their people? Hamilton Park is a vital part of the downtown community. This project was delayed, delayed, and further delayed. As in almost everything else the government gets involved in, there is no transparency, but closer to an opaque patriarchal conspiracy. The new "temp park" was supposed to be open before HP was closed. It is not. Where's the communication? Why couldn't the renovation wait until October? Why isn't there communication between the Government and the people? Why do we have to guess what's happening? Did you notice that there isn't even a projected completion date on the sign at the park? I bet I'm not alone in having the sinking feeling that the project is going to take years, not months. Especially with the economic crisis. Hope I'm wrong.
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Man, if you got stock in the place I'd sell.
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Ants are invading our kitchen, and attacking the pantry.
I've chalked off the point(s) of entry, but these guys are resilient. We had tiny ants for the last few summers. I'm guessing that a bigger, badder clan took over the old nest, because these guys are Amazonian. Anybody else have ant infestation? Any suggestions? I told our landlord but he doesn't seem too interested. My mini-wheats are marching out the door as I type. Help!
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Had amazing tacos in Union City on Sunday at Celia Cruz Way from a little taco cart.
Closest thing to authentic LA-style tacos I've had anywhere in NY area. 2 bucks a pop, which is a little pricey, but they were jammed with meat, cilantro, onion, HOT red house sauce, guacamole, and radish. They were out of steak, but had some other sort of steak, as well as pork, chicken, and tongue. Only thing missing was the proper-sized "mini' tortillas that every taco place uses in LA, but are impossible to find on the East Coast. I want to Mi Bandera to hunt them down the other day, and out of 99 varieties of tortilla not one "small" size! Also visited the place in Bayonne. Pretty good, certainly better than local options, but Union City Taco Truck is well worth the trip!
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Actually, those are the three professions I would assume violent high school douchebags would take up.
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Holy moly.
One guy thinks all bad art is kitsch, and the other that art must represent over-arching and complete historical truth, but only as channeled through a movie. I don't know which is worse, the pompous derision by an armchair art-critic (could there be anything more... useless?) or the master of the obvious anti-revisionista, who can't see the (w)hole for the t-t-towers or the "bayonet in the back" for the ham-fisted metaphor.
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A group of fifth graders huddled around laptop computers in the school library overseen by Ms. Rosalia and scanned allaboutexplorers.com, a Web site that, unbeknownst to the children, was intentionally peppered with false facts. Government-issue textbooks and public school teachers have had the monopoly on misinformation for years!
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Yikes.
1. The PAD condos-for-artists project was a token offering created to appease (IMHO) the vocal artists groups that were abused and swindled in the 111 fiasco. 2. You have to prove a certain salary derived FROM YOUR ARTMAKING to be able to qualify for the condos. If you aren't supporting yourself through the arts, then you won't be able to get one of the condos. 3. I don't much care for the government subsidizing anybody or anything, beyond infrastructure and a limited standing army, but can't begin to understand the backwoods mindset that permeates this thread. Cops, schoolteachers, and garbagemen do not encourage people to move into neighborhoods. Artists (and especially the cafes, bars, and shops that cater to them) do. 4. No one is losing money on this except for the developers, but they didn't have to build in PAD. The city, in essence, gets free properties. It could choose to rent them (a la 150 Bay Street) as well as to sell them to the artists. The artists can't make money on the condos either (no sales or subleasing.) The condo developers are building based on the zoning regulations of the PAD. They signed the contract. I'm pretty sure that the artists who win the condos are even responsible for property taxes. This was a initiative to maintain some of the funkiness of a downtown arts scene. 5. Garbagemen, cops, and schoolteachers are already subsidized by the government. They all have the opportunity for early retirements (maybe not garbagemen) and pensions. Am I missing something here? 6. I agree with Jenny that it's ridiculous for the government to define what artmaking practices define a "real artist." However, the benchmark they chose is "does this artist support his/her own ass through their artmaking." Outside of this standard, the city has set a few relatively clear definitions. Does the artist need a big space to work in (writers and poets need not apply.) Does the artist work independently, or for some ad agency or corporation (again, keep in mind the salary cap here. Pretty hard to cheat.) If you are just working as a "work for hire" type artist, again, don't bother applying. I forget the others, but they are similarly focused on independent artmaking. 7. Quit bitching. This doesn't cost you anything. Is it the best program or the best idea for the government to support artists? I'd say no. But if you're going to apply that to artists, I can think of a whole lot of more useless things the government spends its money on. Ok, back to the provincial sniping and ignorant ramblings.
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Compare to some Williamsburg buildings...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jennabascom/544499654/ http://www.brooklynpaper.com/assets/p ... _richardsonstrender_z.jpg http://www.streeteasy.com/nyc/image/46/1748146.jpg http://www.topnycapts.com/blog/media/196scholes.jpg http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1235/1407506397_1ee1920790_o.jpg I only pick Williamsburg because it's attracting similar Manhattan diaspora.
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"Another man's garbage is another man's treasure :)"
The difference being that most people who find garbage appealing drag it back into their hovels. The garbage that is constructed in Jersey City is semi-permanent and visible by all. The low-quality of development here is astonishing. Who allows an entire city to be constructed out of hideously designed buildings? Look at those old brown project looking monstrosities near Grove Street. They might have looked "ok" in the 80s, but now they look like outdated crap. It's basically an unforgivable sin for developers to build hulking behemoths that will last decades if not centuries, and chintz on the design. Why not make each building beautiful, or at least pleasant to look it?
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Oh, and I pre-nominate the Rem Koolhaus pizza boxes.
And the freedom tower, since we'll have to look at it everyday.
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How about all the McTowers that dot our beautiful waterfront?
Were architects even consulted on these, or do developers just shit these borg bricks composed from the souls of the communities they devour out whole? Conversely, the entire old Medical Center complex should have been raised, as it's an example of the worst architectual instincts of our thieving forefathers.
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Friendly fire? If a group of undercover cops beat the crap out of another group of undercover cops, that would be friendly fire. Also, it would be hilarious.
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we've been over this a million times.
it's an opossum.
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If someone here can make a reasonable argument that committing suicide is not a mentally imbalanced act, I will withdraw my hypothesis.
Otherwise, it would probably do you well to keep emotional opinions to yourself, as they make you look both foolish and reactionary. For the record, I think it's a shame that this man killed himself. And I think that more should be done to protect the mental health of people who are in high risk jobs. And I think that the real shame here is the responses of people who would rather stick their head in the sand than demand reform and accountability. Cheers.
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"I am sorry, I misquoted you,the actual quote that you stated is "I'd imagine that the reason for the high rates is that the profession attracts(not all,but alot) of mentally imbalanced people." I may not have gotten the quote 100% correct in my previous post, but the meaning of your statements was exactly the same.The views of a very callous and shallow person pointing out my misquote doesn't change that.Now I am sure there are some punctuation and grammar mistakes in this statement ,but that doesn't change the point.Just like your pointing out my misquote doesn't change the meaning of your posts."
Are you then claiming that people who kill themselves are not mentally imbalanced?
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"Your statement that"most not all must be mentally imbalanced" has to be the most absurd statement that I've read on these forums"
I didn't make that statement. Please reread and quote properly.
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"A man dies and the lines forms of those who have a strange need to show they're clever. Thanks Minnie for saying the right thing at the right time. Later for speculation."
Excuse me. Police suicide is an EPIDEMIC, as per the article by dontstealmyrocks. It's totally appropriate to suggest reasons for the problem. I'm not blaming the police officers, but perhaps the hiring mechanisms aren't doing enough to screen applicants who won't be able to deal with the stress from the job, or doing enough to ensure the mental health of the officers. If you can't handle conversation, then don't visit public message forums.
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There are plenty of stressful jobs out there (like air traffic controller) that don't have high suicide rates.
I'd imagine that the reason for the high rates is that the profession attracts a lot (not all, but a lot) of mentally imbalanced people. Outside of very few, how many people actually WANT to be police? It's kind of like the army. A lot of people who have burned down all of their other options see it as a last resort. Marry that type of personality (reckless, angry, violent, authoritarian, controlling) with the realities of the job (chaotic, uncontrollable) and a service weapon and someone is going to get killed. As the police state increases it's need for soldiers, the quality of those soldiers will continue to diminish.
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I love tacos. They are my favorite food. I once spent TWO DAYS in LA JUST EATING TACOS. I would stop at every stand or restaruant, no matter what, and eat a taco. I ate at least 70 tacos a day. There is not better food on earth than a taco, IMHO. I'm not even Mexican. I just love tacos, and could eat them exclusively for the rest of my life. I would almost be willing to die, if my life would mean that tacos would be saved for humanity. Like if a race of aliens came and said, "either someone is sacrificed or we destroy all tacos forever!" I'd step up.
TACOS ARE THE MOST DELICIOUS NUTRITIOUS AND WONDERFUL FOODSTUFF ON EARTH! That said, Tacqueria makes lousy tacos. The food is pretty lousy overall, compared to "real" taco places, like the millions of taco joints in LA. There are also two ladies that sell tacos on the street from a truck in Union City that make great tacos too. And I think that Tacqueria has some serious attitude. Even the menu is snarky. Why no guacamole? They act like it's not Mexican. Well neither is your helvetica font! But I double dog dare you to find a place in LA that doesn't serve guacamole, and it's not like those places are catering to white hipsters. They act like it's like serving a chalupa. Why no guacamole? It was invented by the Aztecs. Read this if you don't believe me: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guacamole If you're going to be elite, snobby, and "too cool for school," you might as well have some good tacos. Tacqueria might as well serve up some old el paso! Probably be more authentic. As to whoever said "don't say anything you wouldn't say to someones face," that's fine advice if you're not commenting on public figures in a public establishment, especially one that serves terrible tacos, which, if I have my way, will one day be a high crime in the world court. TACOS FOR LIFE!
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thank you all.
This was actually due to the crazy new traffic pattern coming out of the covered roadway. I got sent to those crazy backroads under the turnpike.
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I hit a nasty pothole last evening, on an unlit street, which popped my tire.
I know that NYC will pay for tires popped by thing like raised manhole covers. Anyone know if Jersey City does the same? Thanks!
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i think you should record these zany antics (with good audio) and then set up a projector and a really kickin' sound system and project/blast it back onto the music box building.
i call it a rejerksive loop. Quote:
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yeah, 'cause italy's paradise?
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=18028075 you're right! he'd fit right in in the heights! snap!
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I drove through with a friend from Italy. He was quiet for a bit, and then said "You know, this place is very terrifying. There is something wrong with this place."
This was on JFK heading toward Union City. For what it's worth.
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coppers gotta stop flushin' all the evidence
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This is exactly why moron bureaucrats shouldn't be in charge of things like trains.
They raise our @%#$ing PATH fares, and give NBC a 7 YEAR DEAL for $1.5 MILLION DOLLARS? What's the ridership on the path? A million a day? A regular billboard is like $30,000 a month to rent. Over seven years, that's $2,520,000. God almighty, who are the morons who signed this deal! I'm furious! Those bleeping advertisements should LOWER THE PATH FEE by a few pennies. When will the brain dead masses stop taking it up the ass and stand up to these totalitarian bullies? 
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