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rory_bellows

Re: Zoning Board to Consider Building Housing on the Embankment

#31

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Just to clarify I wasn't suggesting it be torn down. Actually, I really like the idea of it being an elevated park. I was just agreeing that in its current state I don't believe it adds any "charm" to the neighborhood.

Posted on: 2006/9/21 18:03

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rory_bellows

Re: Zoning Board to Consider Building Housing on the Embankment

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Skadave wrote:
Am I in the minority here? Most people don't think the embankment is a problem?

I'm with you. I do see it's potential and appreciate it as a relic of the past, but in it's current state that you described it's ugly. Everything that's been done to it has made it ugly- it's unkempt, trashed and covered with crappy graffiti in certain parts.

Posted on: 2006/9/21 2:27

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rory_bellows

Re: Sawadee Thai Restaurant

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We need a good Thai restaurant in town. Where exactly on Newark is it? Thanks.

Posted on: 2006/9/19 14:10

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rory_bellows

Re: Best pizza in JC????

#34

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Yeah, we used to love it too. I don't mean to knock it and hope that I did just catch a few bad days. I think it may have been very hot days when we got the bad bread. It used to be great, as was the pizza. I'll try again though.

Still no excuse for the $3 slice! I think most places in the city are cheaper than that. I think its a better deal to just get a pie there.

Posted on: 2006/8/28 13:43

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Re: Ideas for Jersey City T-shirts

#35

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Jersey City: People Come from Australia to Live Here

Posted on: 2006/8/27 0:33

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rory_bellows

Re: Hamilton Park Renovation - Meeting Dates

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JPhurst wrote:

Having seen the results, I think it is not particularly surprising that for the most part, people said they want more of everything.

Do people want basketball and tennis courts for active recreation? Sure!

Do people want a children's garden for the neighboring school? Sure!

Do people want some passive open space just to sit down and chill? Sure!

Do people want space allocated to a children's playground for kids to play in? Sure!

Do people want a dog run? Well, um, let's not get into that one.

That last statement was kind of odd. Seems based on the initial community response it was "Sure!" as well. From the report:

Ballot 4, Question 3 (see page 96 of report)
Would you like an enclosed dog run (where dogs can run off-leash) in Hamilton Park?
A. Yes, I would like an enclosed dog run. (235 votes; 89%)
B. No, I do not want an enclosed dog run. (29 votes; 11%)

Ballot 4, Question 4 (see page 98 of report)
If a dog run is adopted in Hamilton Park, what overall physical size do you think is most appropriate?
(Note that the tennis court is only used as a reference for size, a dog run would not replace the tennis courts, nor will it necessarily be the same shape. Location of a dog run, similar to the location of all amenities in the park, is subject to the City?s overall Master Plan design.)
A. Roughly the size of one tennis court. (62 votes; 24%)
B. Roughly the size of two tennis courts. (113 votes; 44%)
C. Roughly the size of three tennis courts. (79 votes; 31%)

Posted on: 2006/8/24 16:05

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rory_bellows

Re: Not just Downtown - Port Liberte is another example of Jersey City's scorching real estate market

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simonJC wrote:
if anybody has any other questions about Port Liberte, i'll try my best to answer them.

I have a couple. If you don't mind me asking, what was the reason for moving from 3rd to Port Liberte- was it crime/safety issues? Also, do you have a boat there? If so, can we become friends?

Posted on: 2006/8/7 19:50

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rory_bellows

Re: Not just Downtown - Port Liberte is another example of Jersey City's scorching real estate market

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Trubrit wrote:
I don't get Port Liberte at all......

I mean, if they added piped music and people in furry animal costumes....I'd think I was at Disney World.

Gated community...to keep the weirdo's in...no doubt!

I agree. Definitely bizarro-world.

That said, it would be nice to have my own boat and slip right there in my backyard, sigh...

Posted on: 2006/8/7 18:43

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rory_bellows

Re: Not just Downtown - Port Liberte is another example of Jersey City's scorching real estate market

#39

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Just curious, does anyone know what the commuting options to Manhattan are from Port Liberte?

Posted on: 2006/8/7 17:53

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rory_bellows

Re: Police attacked by large Rottweiler, while they arrest 153 and seize 11,500 bags of heroin

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MCA wrote:
From the 1st article:
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...seizing more than 9,000 bags of heroin - worth more than $100,000 on the street - in a raid Tuesday night.

Is this a typo or can one buy street heroin for about $11 a bag? I plead ignorance.

From what I remember of my heroin using friends in college, yes, you can definitely get a $10 bag of heroin on the street. What a bargain!

I'm editing this because I'm kind of embarassed for answering the question. I've personally never used heroin, and the fact that a couple of friends of mine in college got turned onto it is actually very sad and tragic. I didn't mean to state it so lightly above.

Posted on: 2006/8/3 16:33

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rory_bellows

Re: Is there enough affordable housing?

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BillyRamrod wrote:
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dilettante wrote:
Threads like these are great because soon enough out will come the conservatives spewing forth their holier-than-thou/i'm-above-it-all/me-me-me worldview. Always good for a chuckle or two!

Nothing like generalizations that make for a great day...

Nothing like labeling anyone who differs with your opinion a Bolshevik to make for an intelligent discussion!

Posted on: 2006/7/31 0:09

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rory_bellows

Re: Mayor Healy and many Jersey City residents speak out against the design for the new 9/11 memorial

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Australian wrote:
What about a memorial for the troops that have died in Afghanistan and Iraqi - and are still being killed today?
What about a memorial for the troops that died in Dessert Storm.
I understand that this is close to home, but isn't there a memorial for 9/11 located between the ferry terminal and Exchange Place (PATH) already or is Cityhall more interested in making the proposed memorial a tourist attraction?

It's a 'touchy subject' but JC could spend the money on its infrastructure and social issues - hang on, where is the money coming from - if someone is giving it to Cityhall as a donation then build the thing, but I heard JC was close to being pennyless.

I believe the memorial at Exchange Place is a city memorial. Liberty State Park is a state park and the memorial is a memorial for the 700 or so people from all over the state who died that day.

The funding I believe is a combination of state funds and private donations

Posted on: 2006/7/30 0:41

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rory_bellows

Re: Is there enough affordable housing?

#43

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There are serious consequences to not having "affordable" housing in a modern urban city. They're not talking about building housing projects next to your brownstone. How are you going to have a community if your firemen and teachers can't afford to live here?

The day I find myself surrounded by only elitist snobs like a couple of the posters on this thread is the day I'll gladly move to the Midwest as well.

Posted on: 2006/7/29 23:10

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rory_bellows

Re: Positive things I like about JC

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elgoodo wrote:
i think it's funny how many lists have mentioned either our proximity to OTHER places, or our methods of transportation used to GET to other places. humph.

No disrespect to JC but part of its greatness is its proximity to other places, namely the greatest f'in city in the world, and that its in the greatest state in the country, NJ. What's not to love about that?

Posted on: 2006/7/11 20:58

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rory_bellows

Re: Positive things I like about JC

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groovygrove wrote:

1. Majestic (why hasn't anyone mentioned this yet?!)

Two posters have mentioned the Majestic, myself included. I love the Majestic, I only wish I didn't ring up an $80+ tab every time I go there.

Posted on: 2006/7/11 17:17

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rory_bellows

Re: Fulop donating council salary to school that helps women

#46

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Grandstanding.

(just kidding)

Posted on: 2006/6/29 20:03

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rory_bellows

Re: Ideas for Jersey City T-shirts

#47

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"Get Yer Tax Abatements in Jersey City"

or

"Pay to Play in Jersey City"

Posted on: 2006/6/14 0:37

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rory_bellows

Re: 30% rent increase

#48

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That's a ridiculously high percentage, but that would bump you up to $975 for, I assume, a 1 BR. Unfortunately, I suspect that's probably about market rate. Not sure about the legalities.

Rents will continue to go up in the area. Question is, will people pay them. Or will they just move to other parts of JC, Union City, Weehawken, or parts of Newark, etc.

Posted on: 2006/5/24 15:25

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rory_bellows

Re: Tax abatement for Newport this Wednesday

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Pisces1979 wrote:
The middle class indian homeowners who bought in the neigborhood in the 1980's will get screwed on property taxes, while millionaires in the condos will live tax free.

Millionaires? How much are these places going for? If I were a millionaire, I don't think Journal Square probably would be on the top of my list of places to live.

Posted on: 2006/4/25 16:57

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rory_bellows

Re: **CELEBRITY SIGHTINGS IN JERSEY CITY ***

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For any fellow Food Network nerds out there, there was an episode of "Boy Meets Grill" on Cuban food where Bobby Flay was in town and went to La Nueva Isla and Hard Grove, and the camera followed him walking on Grove St. between places. And of course didn't "Roker on the Road" go to Melt a couple years back?

Posted on: 2006/4/18 17:35

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rory_bellows

Re: Post your Pimp Sightings Here

#51

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Just saw him on Grove across from City Hall. At least I think it was "the" downtown pimp. He certainly looked pimplike, especially because he was black. Jokes. He was less pimped out than I would have liked for my first sighting of him- all black suit and coat but with a red stripe on his black fedora of course. And a cool pair of shades. He just looked like a cool cat. As Joe Jackson said, you gotta look sharp.

Posted on: 2006/4/16 23:55

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rory_bellows

Re: Steve Fulop- Simple idea for traffic safety

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I agree with Mouse, I really think they need to start having crackdowns on the drivers in JC. I really have honestly never seen anything like the driving around here. Its like the wild west. It would almost be funny how lawless it is if it weren't risking the safety of others. From cabs blatantly running red lights to rolling stops to lefts on red to cars flying down 25 mph residential streets... Its out of control. I'm not some grandma complaining here either. I'm familiar with urban and aggressive driving, grew up in NJ, have a touch of the road rage, but there's nothing like the horrible drivers here.

I have to think that its the fact that people know that they can get away with anything so they keep pushing it a bit further. To some extent people from out of town may just be confused with the lack of visibility and consistency of stop signs, but I don't think that's the major problem here.

Posted on: 2006/4/14 14:06

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rory_bellows

Re: Should Healy resign?

#53

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CleanGov wrote:
First off he is not Irish, he is an American. I was born in Eire, so I know the difference here.

Secondly, I have personal experience of drinking with the man.

Thirdly, there are plenty of news stories about his drinking. Try Google.

Oh, wow, thanks. I had no idea he was an American.

I was talking about his ethnicity, not his nationality.

So you're one of his drinking buddies? That's pretty funny. Is he an "angry drunk"?

Posted on: 2006/3/31 15:36

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rory_bellows

Re: Should Healy resign?

#54

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CleanGov wrote:
He does spend too much of his time drinking and unlike say Winston Churchill, Mr. Healy is not even a functioning alcoholic.

Do you know this for a fact? If so please share with us. Or is it just because he's Irish that you assume he's an alcoholic?

Posted on: 2006/3/31 15:16

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rory_bellows

Re: Liberty Animal Shelter

#55

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Looks like you're at least getting some press coverage on this. If the accusations are true, I hope they get rid of this guy.

From Jersey Journal, "City Council investigating complaints against Animal Control":

http://www.nj.com/news/jjournal/index ... 43454441103060.xml&coll=3

Posted on: 2006/3/27 14:47

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rory_bellows

Re: Amid the Glitter, JC's Growing Pains

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elgoodo wrote:

I find that really hard to believe given Tris' well documented feelings on the 111 debacle. I'll have to pick up a copy to draw my own conclusions.

I know he does some "writing for hire" assignments but I would assume if it were strictly that (say, a brochure for a condo development), he wouldn't put his name on it as if it reflected his own opinions. And in a neighborhood magazine, where 50 percent of the people reading it are likely to know of him in some capacity.

well its true- its a long fluffy article about development in downtown jersey city and i read it in the most recent "Discover Your Neighborhood" guide. i think it was somewhat objective and attempted to just document the change in the area and wasn't clearly saying whether or not it was all for the better, but in the context of the guide its obvious that its the kind of thing that's supposed to highlight the renaissance and attract investors. i don't know who puts out this guide, but I recall the Lefrak organization getting some thanks and praise in the same guide. the article in question was written by Tris McCall and his name WAS attached to it.

I grabbed a copy of it in the Taqueria. I assume they still have a bunch.

Posted on: 2006/3/14 16:01

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rory_bellows

Re: Filipino Terrorists

#57

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mm, again, what's the point exactly? we could post links to articles about all types of terrorist fringe groups from all over- Irish Republican Army, Basque groups, American Militia groups, etc. but what is your point, officer?

Posted on: 2006/2/22 2:20

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rory_bellows

Re: Stop 171 Units On Brunswick!! New Date- 2/16/06 at 6:00 pm

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JimmyConway wrote:
I dont care how high the rents go, I would never move to Newark. It will be a very, very long time before Newark becomes gentrified, if ever.

I apologize in advance for veering off topic-

Funny, I was just talking to someone who grew up in Newark and still lives there, and says the real estate there is soaring (relative term). Seriously, hard as that may be to believe to anyone who grew up around here. And Metro Homes, the place that's partnering with Trump in JC, is building this monstrous... neighborhood, really, in Newark. Things are just insane. Get 'em while they're still affordable, while you still can! Look out Utica, Newark's a city on the grow!

Posted on: 2006/2/17 22:29

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rory_bellows

Re: Fulop Calls for Resignation of Police Chief Robert Troy

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Skadave wrote:
Even though I am not a fan of Troy or his comments he did not call Fulop a chicken, he called him "Steve Chicken Little". Meaning he is telling everyone that the sky is falling (he's actually telling everyone that crime is on the rise). Like I said it was uncalled for but he did not call him a chicken.

I stand corrected. I just looked it up. I'm not familiar with that fable. OK, so he called him chicken little and not chicken. Its still pretty ridiculous. He's mocking his concern over crime in the area. I think his other comment about having the GA go stand in front of his house was kind of implying he's a chicken. Either way, the guy is the chief of police and he's resorting to namecalling. I thought Fulop's refusal to stoop to that level in return was respectable. Someone with my level of maturity might have called him Chief Robert Poopypants in response.

Posted on: 2006/2/16 4:17

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rory_bellows

Re: Fulop Calls for Resignation of Police Chief Robert Troy

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mrrogers wrote:
Todays J.J. story on the G.A. where Chief Troy called Steve Fulop a chicken was the most unprofessional thing i have ever read.This man is in charge of 85 million dollars of our money and he uses a newspaper to call an elected official names.What does Healy have to say about this and why is he not commenting about the G.A. being in town.

Agreed! It was ridiculous and childish, and didn't make sense. Now we call people "chicken" if they're worried about crime in their neighborhood? or, more accurately, expressing the concerns of their constituency about crime in the neighborhood? Almost funny if it wasn't the chief of police himself saying it. What an idiot.

Posted on: 2006/2/16 2:03

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