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Re: All Points West Festival in JC This Summer Is in Doubt

#31

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chiefdahill wrote:
Jersey City needs to hire a good PR agent.

The understatement of the year.

It seems like formalized advertisements are all about measuring up or trying to "match" NYC.

Jersey City is an historic, fantastic place, all in its own right. Somebody want to put me on the PR payroll or what?!

Posted on: 2010/4/24 18:27

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Re: Best Italian Deli?

#32

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the meatballs are fantastic - flavorful, tender but firm.
anything with the mozzarella. they have great mozzarella.
the soups are really, really good.
i don't know. maybe there's something mediocre there, but i don't know what it is.

Posted on: 2010/4/21 3:53

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Re: Best Italian Deli?

#33

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Carmine's on Mallory. No contest.

Posted on: 2010/4/21 1:14

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Re: School Board Election, Apr 20: Fulop Announces Candidates Support

#34

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Unfortunately, no. But I've had a couple of similar inquiries. Maybe we can schedule a screening between now and Monday evening. PM me if you're interested.

Posted on: 2010/4/17 15:49

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Re: School Board Election, Apr 20: Fulop Announces Candidates Support

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I'm going to give this another try. The Webmaster removed both mentions of the following broadcast. One he said he removed because a link in the post did not function. I also started a new thread with this broadcast information - as a public service - and he removed that one too because it's not allowed to post the same information twice, he says.

Anyway, without any links that might be broken, and again as a public service, please note:

TODAY, SATURDAY, 4/17
One-hour broadcast of public forum with
ten of the sixteen candidates for
Jersey City Board of Education
from March 25 event hosted and moderated
by Parents and Communities United for Education (PCUE).

COMCAST
Channel 51
3pm

Posted on: 2010/4/17 15:25

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Re: bored with JC restaurants

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To say nothing of the Uptown JC choices, like the Indian smorgasbord (like that ethnic clash-chat?) on Newark Ave. west of Kennedy Boulevard, or the burgeoning restaurant row on Tonnele Ave. between Newark Ave and Broadway - Egyptian fish restaurant (Suez Canal), Ecuadorian fish and Moroccan everything, including sweets. They're all really good.

OK, so it's 2 miles from Grove PATH. There are lots of good places to eat downtown, but if you're really bored, there are a zillion restaurants and other places of interest all over Jersey City, which is HUGE, folks!

www.UptownCrew.net

Posted on: 2010/4/11 19:16

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Re: Bergen Lafayette: Couple slain in botched carjacking

#37

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SICULO wrote:
...btw its not an attack on the few good hard working residents in those sections, but overall its what keeps JC down and from becoming a major player in the state and nation with regards to quality of life and overall economics.

"What keeps JC down" is the mostly dead weight provincial, corrupt, small-minded, pandering, bossism governance Jersey City has endured for a hundred years.

Posted on: 2010/4/8 21:10

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Re: City Hires Former Mayor and Felon, Gerry McCann

#38

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He's on the Board of Ed, incumbent in the April 20 election, so I guess so.

Saw this guy in action at the panel discussion the other night. Stunning.

Posted on: 2010/3/28 4:59

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Uptown?

#39

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So, I moved uptown almost five years. And by uptown I mean, not downtown.

I live in the McGinley Square neighborhood. At some point I started referring to everything that's not "downtown Jersey City" as "uptown".

A couple of months ago, I started a Facebook group with the name Uptown Crew for people who live uptown. Then feedback inspired me to open it to people who are interested in uptown things.

With almost one hundred members, I'm extending the franchise: www.uptowncrew.net.

I'll cover history, business, people and other stuff on the website as well as the FB group. You're invited to subscribe to the webpage, join the FB group, and send along your comments and feedback.

Downtown Jersey City? We love ya! Come on up and see us sometime.

Posted on: 2010/3/26 3:26

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Re: Made With Love--- jc---support local biz! we need u!

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sweetie wrote:
due to slowing interest--- this will be our last week we offer grab n go dinners---so grab them b4 they go! last day will be this sunday march 13. we will have our award winning quinoa veggie chili everyday n continue mac n cheese on the weekends.
jersey city---please support us! your local bussiness! or we wont survive!
love, peace n cookies, celeste

Sweetie, aka Celeste, PLEASE say you will reinstate grab-n-go dinners should demand pick up again?

Your food is so delicious and satisfying, I can't imagine it would not be a big seller. Maybe it's just a little spring fever pulling grab-n-go customers away.

Say you'll reconsider at some point?

Am I jumping the gun to assume you would take catering requests? "Grab-n-go on demand" - how does that sound? What kind of notice would you need?

Posted on: 2010/3/19 20:48

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Re: Stop using the word "retarded"

#41

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I am still surprised, but no longer shocked, by the cynicism and lack of empathy people display sometimes, especially online where they can hide behind an avatar. All big and bad, and cruel, and ignorant, devoid of empathy and respect, seemingly disconnected from whole chunks of their own species. Lot of good that big old brain does them. Normal?

Posted on: 2010/3/13 19:42

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Re: Downtown: Man stabbed and robbed on First and Brunswick going to bar

#42

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First and Brunswick - isn't that the Lamp Post?

Posted on: 2010/3/8 19:12

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Re: The Jersey City Diner

#43

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I ate there last year. The food was mediocre at best. The service wasn't good. Could have been an off day, but it's not a convenient location either, and I haven't been back.

Btw, my take on Al's is that it offers probably the best food of any diner in JC. I can get a good variety of very good tasting meals for a decent price. The challenge is getting in and out without a hitch. Inside it's fine, but there are some socially uncooperative jerks who hang around outside.

One complaint: There is NO DINER in Jersey City that I know of that actually has real maple syrup. What's up with that? Charge me fifty cents extra, but please give me some maple syrup with my pancakes/waffles/etc.

Posted on: 2010/3/7 18:00

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Re: Has anyone been to Guayaquil 73?

#44

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There's an Ecuadoran fish restaurant on Tonnelle Ave. between Broadway and Newark. Ironically, it's right next to the (somewhat better, imo) Egyptian fish restaurant.

Posted on: 2010/3/5 15:58

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Re: JERSEY CITY RALLY PLANNED TO “SPREAD THE WORD” ON UNITY

#45

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It's like the (6-letter) "f" word - so offensive and it was being used like "hey neighbor". dude. I had to ban it in my house. Really pissed people off.

I'm growing to feel the same about the "r" word. It's used so glibly, universally as an automatic negative, and it's making me sick.

I'm well aware that language is fluid. But I also think it's important to be aware of how we use language and sometimes, our understanding of meaning and impact dictate a rethink.

The underlying meaning of "retard" as an insult is what we can check here.

Posted on: 2010/3/5 15:56

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Re: JSQ Sidewalks - call Mayor Healy and let's get them shoveled!

#46

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Yesterday, I walked north on Bergen, crossed Sip and had to navigate an icy, slushy sidewalk with no clear path on the east side of Bergen through to the fountain. Walking in the street is not a safe option there!

Posted on: 2010/3/1 16:45

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Re: Gov Christie wants to cut unempluyment benefits $50 a week

#47

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susiederkins wrote:
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Is he crazy? People on unemployment tend to need all the money they can get.

Sure. I also need all the money I can get. But, right now, this state is facing a fiscal crisis and state government either needs to (1) reduce expenditures or (2) increase revenue. Since Christie isn't going to raise taxes and increase revenue, he needs to reduce expenditures. One way to do this is to cut entitlements.

Think about it this way---would you be willing to let the state take more of your paycheck and transfer it directly to someone who isn't working? I sure wouldn't and, accordingly, am perfectly happy to see benefits cut.

Entitlement?! Unemployment INSURANCE. We pay premiums in case we lose employment. We lose employment. We take the payout. What entitlement?

Posted on: 2010/2/26 7:04

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Re: Gourmet food market coming this summer to Downtown condo tower - 77 Hudson

#48

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Garden of Eden is low on my list. Their prices are worse than Whole Foods. In Hoboken, I can get Green and Black chocolate for 2/3 the price at one of the Mom and Pop health food shops. I'd rather go to Sobsey's and get locally grown specialty produce. For shelf goods Hoboken Farm Boy is much more affordable and they have a fresh juice bar, also priced fairly.

If this place delivered quality, fresh, local produce; bulk organic dry goods; organic animal products; and good specialty items at competitive prices, I will shop there.

Posted on: 2010/2/23 6:37

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Re: City staffer retires with huge payout then rehired by City

#49

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snowflake20 wrote:

Sick days should not be paid out if you do not take them.

Posted on: 2010/2/22 4:15

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Re: Marco & Pepe

#50

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I'm a food snob too.

The music can be loud, the service can be spotty, bar staff is usually snotty, but the food is fantastic.

I don't think it's that far above every other restaurant in town, but I send people there all the time, and I tell them, it's because of the food.

Btw, I go to cheap restaurants for the same reason. I can put up with a lot if the kitchen does their job right.

Posted on: 2010/2/18 2:36

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Re: Followed home last night from Grove Street PATH

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teacherinjc wrote:
The original poster gave a very good description of the man who followed her on here. What I don't get is WTF she didn't and hasn't called and given the cops that same description. This is stupid. Perhaps at the moment she didn't realize what she should have done a the moment, but now days later and after being told she should have called the cops and still hasn't. Well that makes her a DUMBA&& in my book. I am a woman by the way. Perhaps this guy has done this before...the cops should be informed.

Women blame (especially female) victims of sexual intimidation, violence, assault and rape at rates equal to or greater than men. It's off.

Posted on: 2010/2/18 2:29

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Re: Followed home last night from Grove Street PATH

#52

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Even that day, if he wasn't "doing anything," they wouldn't have come.

"I think this guy followed me into a bar."

Posted on: 2010/2/18 2:15

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Re: Followed home last night from Grove Street PATH

#53

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He's clueless. Forget it.

Posted on: 2010/2/18 1:14

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Re: Followed home last night from Grove Street PATH

#54

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This is part of moving the needle forward. If you can't see that, then you, sir, are the bullshit.

Posted on: 2010/2/17 20:40

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Re: Followed home last night from Grove Street PATH

#55

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The OP was told what she did wrong, how she should have acted or reacted, and called "stupid" twice. Once it was YELLED at her.

It's possible to make constructive suggestions for future situations, but if you can't be sensitive, back off.

And btw, blaming the (female) victim of sexual assault or violation wasn't born in the United States. It is not some liberal construct. It is an ancient method for keeping women connected to one man. All over the world, today, women who are raped are punished for their "crime", sometimes with public execution.

If women feel vulnerable in society, it is what is left of being blamed and held responsible for their own violation. Help end it.

Anybody interested, join our FB group, Yes, I am a feminist. :)

Posted on: 2010/2/17 20:21

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Re: Free Bach Guitar Concert this Friday featuring award-winning soloist Dan Lippel

#56

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Ooh, this is going to be smooth and sweet.

Posted on: 2010/2/17 18:47

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Re: Followed home last night from Grove Street PATH

#57

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OK, let's stop the blame game here. There are steps we can take to improve our odds, the focus should be on the perpetrator.

Rape, the sinister blame game - Feministe

Posted on: 2010/2/17 16:36

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Re: Europa Polish Deli

#58

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Sad. Great variety of kiebasas and homemade stuffed cabbage, red cabbage. Kishka wasn't bad either. Also, they just had some nice European brands that are not easy to find. Dang.

Posted on: 2010/2/17 16:30

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Re: Opinion: Stuyvesant statue belonged where it was.

#59

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Anybody interested in this subject, if you're on Facebook, come over to Uptown Crew, a group for people interested in the upper and outer reaches of Jersey City. I've posted the article and the op-ed, and there are some photos and other things.

Posted on: 2010/2/17 6:47

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Re: Journal Square: The statue of Peter Stuyvesant - will it get ornamental use?

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I have to agree with JCFrankie. I hold most accountable city officials who allowed this to happen.

aoao, I'm not sure when, but it has been for a long time. What is today Jersey City used to be part of the Township of Bergen. The word "Bergen" comes from the Dutch "berg", in English "mountain". The highlands here have been referred to as the Bergen since the 1600s. Don't know when the Square part started, but I wouldn't be surprised if it was whenever the stockade came down. Again, not sure when but I would guess early in European settlement times.

Posted on: 2010/2/17 2:22

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