Wow. A bad attitude combined with a conflicting positions like being against a "police state" yet wanting to force a private developer to build a bridge over a public road, rather than walk down to the light and crosswalk at 8th. Not that a stop light at 9th isn't a good idea, but the whining for footbridges over everything from Marin to the Morris Canal to the Hudson itself is tedious. Maybe you need to move to the burbs if a city street is that terrifying to you.("sidewalks are too close to traffic"!!!)

Most Ped bridges are across uncontrolled highways and such, like the Grand Central Pwy. The West St Bridge was an exception and a boondoggle, and was only done because the road is so wide. There's no reason for a bridge over a 4 lane local road with lights on it. What we need is traffic enforcement. I'm a big fan of the traffic cams that don't try to identify the driver, just issue a fine like a parking ticket. It serves as a deterrent without violation of privacy.

You also seem to have missed the obvious fact that when they built the mall they tried their damnedest to keep out the "barbarians" across Marin! The Garage is a Chinese Wall. The HPNA had to threaten to sue to get the Marin doors put in.

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(not that Marin by any means is a good candidate for one)

Vigilante wrote:
Yes, did the lay-offs already happen? No, I don't think so. What is stopping the JCPD from making Wayne Street a priority? The drug-dealers et al are presenting themselves on a silver platter and yet very little is done.

carpetbaggertil718 wrote:
That will make one or two of them wake up and get active. The Narcotics unit is being gutted to get the radio cars filled. They work really hard at what they do, and they're very good at it. Street Crimes is another one. Some really good cops are getting laid off. Other's are getting pulled into patrol. Again some very good cops gone. What do you think is going to happen in the innermost hood, where the majority of you have only read about in the Jersey, but really have no clue what goes on there? Its going to explode. The gangs and dealers are constantly shooting each other now. Get rid of them squads and its going to be a great turf war. And it wont stay contained.
I've said it before, the thugs out in Newark make our toughest gang bangers punks. Anybody around when that nitwit MoMo Moriarity launched his big sweep? National Guard Helicopter, TV crews, the works. The streets were deserted in the hood. Apparently the rumor was that a stick up crew from Newark was in the city and all of our tough little hood rats ran home to mommy. Like the early 90's there are going to be alot of pursuits to Newark. I've been on a few death rides over the bridges. When traveling in the area of Communipaw and the Highway especially use caution. I've seen them go through both red lights at 100 mph to get away. I'll bet there are absolute savages licking their chops right now knowing it's gonna be easy pickings.
If you live in Jersey City, get on the phone or up to the Astor Bar and tell him to cut all of the fat from the top first.Quote:

ScarletRogue wrote:
Another act of violence tonight on Wayne street. Early reports consisted of a shooting: looks like it might have been a stabbing to the head and brandishing of a gun. Be careful in that area tonight...and always.

jackey wrote:
Once again robotjustin comes up with a doozy (is that spelled right, is that a word) let's ask the English teacher. It's obvious by any posts he or she has made there is nothing in the old noggin but slush.

JeffWigand wrote:
The number of JCPD layoffs now stands at 82 police officers losing their jobs and 12 supervisors being demoted. A few months ago our illustrious mayor stood in front of the press and announced a record setting decrease in crime, and now he and Business ?As Usual? Administrator Kelly, he of the combined $307,000 annual salary from his FOUR jobs, decide to reward the police departments efforts by cutting back an already understaffed and under-supervised department even further. A few interesting points that they neglected to mention: Since January 1, 2008 to November 1, 2010 the JCPD has seen the loss of: 1 Deputy Chief, 5 Inspectors, 13 Captains, 17 Lieutenants, 22 Sergeants, 19 Detectives and 39 Police Officers. Just looking at BASE salary ALONE, this amounts to over $7 million dollars not paid out in 2010 alone. Current staffing levels in the supervisory ranks now stand at: 1 Deputy Chief, 4 Inspectors (Soon to be demoted to Captains), 21 Lieutenants (An all-time low) and 98 Sergeants. Not one of those retired supervisors has been replaced. The department hired 30 Police Officers in 2008 and 27 Police Officers in 2009. These officers, along with an additional 25 are all slated for lay-off within the next few months. This will bring the number of Police Officers to roughly 520. With the low numbers of Police Officers and Supervisors the dangerous conditions these officers will face on the streets will only increase beyond what they are now. No matter what rhetoric City Hall spews out about savings, the demotions will save approximately $175K and the lay-off of 82 police officers will in no way come close to the savings they are touting. The real losers here are the citizens of Jersey City, who will see decreased response times and lesser services for their tax dollars, not due to lack of concern from the men and women of the JCPD, but simply because they cannot be in three places at once, it?s just simple math.

jackey wrote:
Hey carpetbaggertil718, we are wasting our breath with people like JSleeze and robotjustin. The only hope with posting on this forum and for the people of Jersey City is that some people with a modicum of intelligence do read these posts and will receive some factual and realistic points of view. It is obvious by their jaded sense of intelligence(LOL) that their only response is inflicted with hatred for whatever happened to them. This is obvious in the way they may respond to a post answering them or even better they just ignore what is sent to them regarding their ludicrous comment. So to you JSleeze get it through your thick skull that police oficers when they retired are NOT paid for their accumulated sick days. There are none.

carpetbaggertil718 wrote:
The sick thing about this is that Healy can cut alot of political hacks and do away with alot of useless deputy's and save these cops but thats not even on the radar. Next time you see a patrol cop ask him what exactly does the directors office do. I'm serious. I've been around a long time and have no clue at all. No one does. Once a month his office puts out a bullshit newsletter usually containing information about the JCPD from the 1930's that means nothing. Know why the vast majority of cops move out? Because we see what really goes on not just what the Jersey Journal reports. They lay these cops off and the city will get more dangerous. Most of the people who live downtown weren't here in the early 90"s when open air drug markets and rampant street violence were the norm. Think Queen Viola is gonna sit back and let her precious hood go back to that? No she's gonna demand and get more cops to keep the worst areas of the city from blowing up. Guess where their gonna pull them cops from? Thats right the East. Alot of people on this board think that every cop is good for nothing and we should make thirty thousand a year. When that district is running on skeleton crews and the animals from the hill realize its easy pickings where the people with the good stuff live you will want the cops back. Demand that city hall looks for cuts everywhere else before cutting cops or you will see what the good old days were like. This job is about to get real exciting again. Good for me bad for you.

heights wrote:
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located about ten minutes outside of Manhattan in Jersey City. (Which is technically in New Jersey, but not really.)[quote]
What are they trying to imply is it in N.J. or not ?? Also can the used vintage clothing breed bed bugs? I'm scared to even go into thrift stores.