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Re: Savas - Polish Cafeteria Opens on Grove Street
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I just ate at Sava Polish Deli again tonight -- it's always SO GOOD! I heartily recommend the following...
- Kielbasa and Sauerkraut - Pierogies (the Potato or the oh-so-awesome Cabbage-Filled) - Stuffed Mushrooms - Cucumber Salad With Onions, Sour Cream and Dill - Poppyseed Roll and the scrumptious Poppyseed-Almond Cake (I know she often gets it delivered from Krystina Bakery out in Garfield or elsewhere, but it's still darn good.) - Stuffed Cabbage (Sava's is not as good as my mom's, but my mom's recipe is hard to beat. Still, Sava's makes me happy.) The owner, Jadwiga, is always so sweet and doting -- it's really heartwarming. And I've never been called "luvie" so many times in my life. She's one of a kind. Much of this has been said about Sava Polish Deli before, but it's definitely worth repeating. Here's a link to her website for the uninitiated: http://www.savapolishdeli.com. It was created for Jadwiga by a fellow JCLister if I recall correctly. Enjoy!
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Re: Where are all of the classical musicians?
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I'm interested in getting some new music going in jc. I'm a singer and would be interested in any various combinations of instruments. With new music of course there are many pieces written for odd combos. I would definitely be interested in pianists and string quartets but anyone who has the interest in and chops for new music would be great - including guitar. Thanks.
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Re: Downtown Newark's rental market on the rise -- Drawing renters priced out of Hoboken, Jersey Cit
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The morning PATH trains are not crowded because of a few dozen people in a Newark building. They are crowded because everyone who takes NJ Transit from the 'burbs to downtown or to the JC waterfront and has a Newark stop gets off there and takes PATH.
You contradict yourself when you both say that PATH is doing nothing and then mention what they are doing (also, Grove and Exchange Place platforms have been lengthened already). PATH ridership actually peaked in 2000 and the easy way out for them would have been to point to this or bs about 9/11 costs and not do the planning and capital expenditures that they are doing, to their credit. Anywho, I don't understand paying $1,600++ to live in Newark but it's great that they are seeing some development. Quote:
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"Do without" what, exactly?
Posted on: 2008/6/24 1:24
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Re: Downtown Newark's rental market on the rise -- Drawing renters priced out of Hoboken, Jersey City...
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Many of the residents of 1180 Raymond Boulevard are city employees who joined the Booker administration. Because there is a residency requirement for working in Newark, this building has become the de facto "Newark address." The Ironbound is a completely different animal than living on Raymond Boulevard west of Penn Station. The Ironbound, or "Down Neck" as it was always called, is a real neighborhood, a community with a diverse population, lots of stores and restaurants and most importantly, lots of street life. I would live in the Ironbound in a heartbeat but would have to think very hard about living in 1180. It is pretty isolated even though it is downtown. At night there is nothing going on and I wouldn't want to walk to the Ironbound. I would definitely feel safer taking a cab.
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Re: All is not well for young Indian professionals - overheard conversations on the bus from Jersey
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This is not new news. Check the forums on DICE, an IT job board and you will see many threads like this. tough times out there!! Especially for the IT field. I know a few HR managers in the IT realm(and work in the field myself). And many of them say they are "looking for IT people that have great communication skills." Unfortunately, i think many indians are being generalized as not having good communication skills and this is hurting them in the IT field.
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Re: Too much lead found in water at 7 schools by Jersey City Board of Education tests.
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I told you, it's the lead...and this is insane!!
Do these schools have low test scores? I mean, what else is there that we don't know. Did they already know this? What prompted them to do the testing and if they did know, how long did they know? Years? Or did this just happen, out of the blue they just decided to test the waters.
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anyone know of a good site that shows hotels down the shore or perhaps someone has a recommendation. i am not looking to break the bank but more so just a place to stay somewhere nearby point pleasant boardwalk/beach. i know some of the old school hotels don't subscribe to the travel sites and some don't even have their own websites..... any recommendations would be appreciated... looking for 4th of july weekend
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Re: General Questions About the Heights
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How is posting one's thoughts on a message board "speaking out of turn?" And what's with nastily calling another Jersey City List member "genius?" I've seen worse on here of course, but people gotta remember to be polite already. It is nice to hear the developers are restoring the 100 steps though. In any case, check your attitude at the door and mind your manners buddy.
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Re: Where are all of the classical musicians?
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im a classical guitarist...know a lot of former classical majors. what instruments are you interested in?
Posted on: 2008/6/23 22:57
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Re: Downtown Newark's rental market on the rise -- Drawing renters priced out of Hoboken, Jersey City...
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if i didnt live here in JC, i would have most definitely moved to the ironbound section of newark. Very nice over there!
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Where are you classical musicians? I'm looking for you in downtown JC - especially those with new music chops.
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Re: God bless Sam Lefrak and JC developers of yore.
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Not only are the LeFraks takers, but so is our infamous past Mayor who sold JC out when he liquidated LeFrak's $40 million debt for $5 million so Brett Schundler could make his bones so as to claim he balanced the municipal budget before runnin' for Gov. I hope those not here then go to this site to read the whole story: http://www.stopbretschundler.com Quote: "City ready to sell stake in Newport?. Price: 10 percent of '85 UDAG loan" read Brian Donohue's JJ front page article, 1/5/98. "Thirteen years after the city jump-started waterfront development with a $40 million loan to the Newport development, Jersey City Mayor Bret Schundler plans to sell the city's interest in the project for 10 percent of that amount. With $ 4 million included in the city's introduced budget to stem a tax increase?. Under the terms of its partnership, the city was to have retained an equity interest in Newport's first phase, including Newport Center Mall and 1,500 units of housing once the loan was paid off." Councilmen Cavanaugh and Bettinger persuaded the Council to have Sam Lefrak buy an annuity that through time would pay back the $40 million due the City. The UDAG loan was flipped into an annuity but shortly thereafter, Schundler sold it for an immediate $5 million to plug his FY2000 and FY2001 budgets. Council members Bettinger, Cavanaugh and Donnelly voted against the sale but were out voted. Once again the City with its Gold Coast has to sell out at 12.5 cents on the dollar so as to cut the budget deficit.
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Re: All is not well for young Indian professionals - overheard conversations on the bus from Jersey
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Interesting article. Coincidentally, I met a young Indian woman a few weeks ago who works for Lehman Brothers and is seriously asking to be transferred back to India. She said that the salary cut would be huge, but in relative terms, she felt an Indian position would offer more security, room for overall growth, and in cost of living terms, she'd still come out ahead in India... like as in her Lehman salary over there would cover a private driver, cook, housekeeper, etc. Now that says something when an Indian position seems safer and more logical! Our economy is officially in the crapper.
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Re: God bless Sam Lefrak and JC developers of yore.
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One huge service Lefrak has done for the community is to provide low-rent space at Newport for the old Cornerstone school, which got taken over a couple of years ago by Stevens. As far as I know, Lefrak is the only developer in the whole area who's made any concrete effort to provide school space for tenants' children or the children of people from the outside community. In Paulus Hook, the managers of Portside have created room for the Waterfront Montessori, but my understanding is that Waterfront has to pay market rate rent. I think another issue maybe the level of fundraising skills in Jersey City. I know, for example, that I should go to Lefrak and ask for money for my daughter's school, but I'm just plain too chicken to do so? Shane612: it's possible that you have actually gone to the LeFraks yourself, so you know exactly what happens. If so, do people talk to you but give you the run around; simply refuse to talk to you; or, say, give you a $50 check, but a lot less than you expected? Finally: fundraising requests made during the past year aren't necessarily a great indication, because the economy has been terrible, and, right now, the LeFraks may figure the most charitable thing they can do for Jersey City is to avoid going bankrupt.
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That's 300 units. And the fact that they are getting stories in the NY Times is an indication that most of them are probably empty and they are trying to lease them.
Really the crush of people comes from Harrison where there are commuter parking lots and they are also building more residences.
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there's already another thread on jclist for people who choose to make sweeping generalizations about indians on the path... see the "path nemesis.. " thread
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I'm sick of all of the indian men on the morning rush hour PATH trains wearing backbacks. They insist on wearing them and not taking them off.
The trains are already filled beyond capacity. If they took them off, they would be more room for other people, as well as themselves. It must be some cultural thing. Most other people if they are wearing a backpack/computer bag, take it off when they get inside the car.
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Re: Lincoln Park Area (i.e. Harrison Ave. b/w Kennedy and West Side Ave.
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Now let's compare with Manhattan: http://nymag.com/news/features/crime/2008/42608/.
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So thats why the morning rush hour PATH trains to NYC pull into the Grove Street Station already full beyond capacity.
Too bad PATH isn't doing anything about it. It just keeps getting worse and worse. Their 'expansion plan' of longer cars (requiring longer station platforms) won't be completed for years. If they ever start, that is  .
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Whatever happened to medfever? He was really "out there" and I appreciated reading his posts.
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I thought the store was fantastic, and judging from the items that I looked at (soppresata, parmigano, tomatoes, olives and meats) I didn't think the prices were any different from the other area stores. I met Victor, the butcher (what a hunk!) and he couldn't have been nicer.
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Who's blaming the foreigners? It's just simply the law that if you're on an H-1b visa and lose your job, you get sent home if you can't find a new job very quickly.
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Re: New York Times: Staying in the Comfort Zone -"...amazed at how close Jersey City is to Manhattan
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Gawker pretty much hit the nail on the head a couple months ago on the NY Times real estate columns. Let's face it, they seem to profile only annoying twits looking for a place to live!
http://gawker.com/tag/urban-anthropol ... or-the-dumbest-of-reasons'
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Wow....Interesting Blog ????
Lets blame all the foreigners for the US economic problems and start the mass deportation process , or better yet,maybe internment camps will help get the economy back up and running????? So many of you mis-guided Morons,can't see the big picture and that is , your president and Govn't reps have sold everyone out ! They allowed the banking industry to act like the Pigs they really are by selling morgatges to people they knew would never be able to pay the note and made billions doing so, and now that everything has gone bust, not withstanding the so called "Fuel Crisis" it's time to blame the imigrants ?? Huhm, sounds like something right out of Hitler's Book ???? Maybe GWB and his cronies, along with the oil speculaters are the ones who should be deported for allowing all of this to happen??? Time to open yr eyes up people and stop walking around Fat and Blind ! CK 
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It's very unfortunate, but such is the reality of the economy. I can't imagine what it's like, to be in a foreign country and then be displaced/laid off like this. Best of luck to you all.
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Then we should suffice and do without till we get our priorities in order. Maybe we can procreate more often or just settle working for less money.
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I wish that would happen to my neighbor. They aren't indian. They're French, which has nothing to do with anything other than the fact that they are on work visas and they suck! So deportation would be WONDERFUL!!! (I speak on behalf of my entire building). Sorry, just had to throw that in.
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I seriously doubt Indians are getting hit any harder than anyone else. It's a bloodbath in the financial industry. They get hit especially hard, though, since if they're on an work visa and don't immediately get a new job -- which they won't in this environment -- they get deported.
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