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DAMN! The best thread we've had in a long time is gone. We haven't had a chucklehead of a poster like Botchko in ages. Usually trolls don't stay for as many rounds as Botchko did. And yes Botchko, I think you were a troll also. Your first trip-up was that you were pretty new to the area but knew your neighbors' driveways were illegal. Now how do you know that? You watch the driveways get put in? You call Zoning on all your neighbors? (Which btw would make you the most popular guy on the block - NOT) And your rationalization was a scream.

Oh well life goes on & there will be new posters & new threads to have a little fun with.

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Re:Manzo, the task force that charged him was a JOINT probe by the FBI, the IRS, and NJ.

So Christie ramrodded this down the FBI and the IRS when he was just a NJ prosecutor?

You're entitled to your own opinion, but not to your own facts.

And why did Manzo get off? Because the Hobbs Act only is directed at elected officials taking bribes! He was not a councilman at the time, and was running for mayor, so he basically couldn't be convicted of being an influential Hudson County Democrat mover and shaker, although obviously had plenty of juice in the machine.

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Re cabinets: I was told that replacing existing cabs did NOT require a permit, but hanging new ones where one did not exist before does.

The sheet rock rule is not absolute. There is a threshold percentage. Several times I've had ceilings down in part of an apartment, and electrical work done, all under permits, but they did NOT force me to take down ALL the ceilings and replace ALL the electric.

Doing your kitchen it's important to upgrade the electric if you can. A good electrician can be very clever about running cable with minimal wall damage, especially if you're in a top or bottom floor with crawl access. The DW, fridge and counter outlets should all get their own circuits, actually by code there should be 2 circuits for the counters. Most old JC kitchens share 1 circuit with half the apartment!

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I'm not inherently opposed to security cameras, I don't care all that much about "big brother." But, a random person recording me walking down the street is just...odd.

This is literally the stupidest thing I've read on JCList, and trust me, I've read some stupid shit.

asny10011 wrote:
Thank you Monroe for providing a balanced perspective. We always hear what we want to hear and sometimes it's nice to know that these shenanigans happen no matter what party affiliation.

Rich Boggiano said:
?If you want to have traffic enforcement, bring back the cops, bring back police,? Boggiano told The Jersey Journal.

caj11 wrote:
If there's any way to enforce this law (which I doubt), that's great. Otherwise, it's just another toothless piece of legislation that the city council will pass to make themselves look like they got something done.

Anyway, isn't there some kind of state law against this already? I think there is, and would say that enforcement of it has been non-existent.

On_The_3rd wrote:
As a die hard Eagles fan, I wasn't thrilled when he was signed 4 years ago. It's amusing to read all the responses from the Jets fan base, many of them are pretty redundant. I watched closely his on and off field words and actions. He played every hand right, stayed away from the media, stayed humble, spoke publicly about his mistakes, donated to charity and united a fractured locker room. The man is an asset that a lot of teams would be lucky to have, however they choose to use him. As human beings we all value second chances in life, and he's worked very hard to make his meaningful.

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Moss takes sadistic pleasure in pointing out faults during inspections. It's not what he finds, he is no more thorough than most inspectors, it's how he says things. He often panics the home buyer without offering solutions. He's all doom and gloom.

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For me that is not true, I lived on Van Vorst Park for 40 plus years. There was the annual Puerto Rican parade, and that was it. But under the Schundler Administration, he expanded parades and festivals. We even gave start up money for these festivals. At one point we give $5,000 for each festival. I believe those funds have been cut out. Personally, it is not fair to young children, when they become adults, they might have ?ringing in the ear.? There is a place for this activity, Liberty State Park, it is wide enough to accommodate festivals plus it has parking.

Really, before moving to JC I grew up in BK, and then later moved to Bleeker st in west village and HK in NYC and there were parades and events all the time and my ears are fine. I think most people who object to these sort of things just live in the wrong city. The only parade that I witnessed that was chaotic was the St. Patty parade due to all the alcoholics... other than that get over yourselves.

It's a city so enjoy stepping in my dog's shit.

Adonis wrote:
This is a link to the 1910 edition of Engineering News. Page 377 has an interesting article about the Erie Railroad embankment along 10th street along with some photos.

Google Books

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That's what real estate companies are calling the area, doesn't carry the stigma of "Greenville".

And from what I saw, some properties in Country Village got hit pretty hard during Sandy.

No doubt. Some people are surprised when I tell them that the neighborhood east of Garfield and south of Danforth is one of the more peaceful areas in Jersey City.

I love that area, I was interested in a house there on Princeton but decided to walk away due to no parking. Its like the country over there.

However, That area is also a part of GV but I hear it might be in for a name change as well with all the new development behind the Richard street station. My area is slowly loosing its GV name due to the park.

Soon GV we will be a 4 block radius with all the name changing. sigh.. Too bad, I actually like the name.

I've been enticed by a couple real estate listings in this area (by the Danforth ave. light rail). Do either of you have the inside scoop? Is it genuinely quiet? No spillover from Greenville proper? Any insight is appreciated.

JC_Man wrote:
JCMan8 - keep dreaming you bleeding-heart lib - the RESET button isn't working!! Obama has the spine of a jellyfish.

vindication15 wrote:
duh? end homelessness by giving away free homes is the same as saying "let's create more millionaires by giving each person millions of dollars"

After some pressure from The Jersey Journal, the city re-released four pages of the mayor?s schedule with seven fewer items blacked out. What was learned is that Fulop had a lunch date with state Sen. Ray Lesniak, whose law firm has won two no-bid contracts with the city...
The city spokesman called those redactions ?inadvertent.?

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That's what real estate companies are calling the area, doesn't carry the stigma of "Greenville". ?

And from what I saw, some properties in Country Village got hit pretty hard during Sandy.

No doubt. Some people are surprised when I tell them that the neighborhood east of Garfield and south of Danforth is one of the more peaceful areas in Jersey City.

I love that area, I was interested in a house there on Princeton but decided to walk away due to no parking. Its like the country over there.?

However, That area is also a part of GV but I hear it might be in for a name change as well with all the new development behind the Richard street station. My area is slowly loosing its GV name due to the park. ??

Soon GV we will be a 4 block radius with all the name changing. sigh.. Too bad, I actually like the name.

I think it should be called Cerelyville again.

HA! The Lenape Indians called GV Pamrapo or Mingakwe, but today that may be a mouthful.