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Re: Jersey City woman assaulted with a cat
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how do you beat someone up with a cat?


you make a catapult har har

I have more...

Posted on: 2010/9/16 20:47
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Re: PATH Riders are heroes
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so much for being heartless cityfolk :)

Posted on: 2010/9/16 17:44
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Jersey City woman assaulted with a cat
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A 49-year-old Hoboken man was arrested Tuesday after he beat his girlfriend with a cat and punched her in the back and back of her head, according to police reports.

Around noon, Hoboken police were dispatched to 300 Marshall Dr., and a 20-year-old Jersey City woman was crying and told police that her boyfriend punched her a few times and hit her with a "feline cat," reports said. She said she had pain to her lower back and the back of her head, reports said.

Police then arrested her boyfriend Lasalle Davis, of 300 Marshall Dr., with a simple assault charge for domestic violence, reports said.

The woman told police that they had been dating for two years and he became mad when she did not call him the night before, reports said. When she came to Hoboken to visit her sister, he showed up, yelled at her and grabbed her right arm, reports said. She told him she no longer wanted to date him, and that?s when he picked up the cat and hit her, reports said.

She declined to speak to a member of the Domestic Violence Team but did want to file a restraining order against Davis in Hudson County Superior Court, reports said.

Police did not know the whereabouts or the condition of the cat.

Davis' court date is set for Oct. 27 in Hoboken Municipal Court.

http://www.nj.com/hobokennow/index.ss ... y_woman_says_boyfrie.html


_ A feline cat, as opposed to what, canine cat?

I know of cats having assault weapons aka claws, but using a cat as one, how do you do that?

Posted on: 2010/9/16 17:16
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Re: TOP CHEF- Just Desserts Day at the Stockinette Today!- 9/15/10
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mmm those Guiness Baily's cupcakes stole my heart, thank you!

Posted on: 2010/9/16 13:02
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Re: Downtown: Woman robbed outside her (second street) home
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MDM wrote:
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so, if you had your way, this woman would have been carrying a gun. and now the thief would have her purse...and the gun it was holding.

super plan.


Purses don't make the best CCW holsters. Its best to keep a firearm on your person. One option here:

http://photos.imageevent.com/kraigwy/posting/Nevada%20leather.gif

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oooh sexy holster


If a woman is carrying her gun in her purse, she obviously shouldn't have a gun. ideally cellphone and wallet should be separate too.

Posted on: 2010/9/10 11:59
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Re: Downtown: Woman robbed outside her (second street) home
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It would be nice for NJ to join 40 other states in becoming a "shall issue" (or no permit required) for concealed carry. The perps would be a little more hesitant if their intended targets could fight back.


Don't even get me started on pistol purchase permit and . conceal carry. JCPD doesn't want me to have a pistol, and conveniently held my permit until it expired so now I have to go get a new one such bs. Yes, no one would rob an armed woman - it takes one girl to be concealed carrying and one unfortunate robber not getting so lucky. But hey we are living in New Jersey, when hell freezes over will there be a conceal carry.

Posted on: 2010/9/8 20:50
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Re: Japanese ingredients in downtown JC?
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SR has nori and other japanese items. I was actually surprised how much they had. It's expensive there though

Posted on: 2010/9/8 18:30
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Re: Downtown: Woman robbed outside her (second street) home
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whoa I used to live on that block.

ahahaha loser robber dropped the wallet.

ugh, Now I gots to watch my back since I live only few blocks west.

Posted on: 2010/9/8 18:05
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Aspiring hip-hop artist shot dead in Jersey City apartment
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Posted on: 2010/9/8 17:55
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Re: C-Town Being Sold
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heights Quote:


What do you want next to be powered and dipered ? These are the kind of clerks you will get in the Nyc area. We're rough & gruff overb here in these here parts.


Point well taken ( I still remember change being thrown at me at McDonalds in Times Sq), yes it is JC, and it is no Manhattan or Hoboken and attracts an unpleasant working crowd. However(,as in Times Sq experience,) SR accommodates such a large volume that customer service is its lowest priority. SR have picked up on speed in the past years, but I bet only because it lost customers to balking the queues. SR doesn't pay attention to human resources like many other big companies, but good service is not impossible to have in ANY area, it depends on the company, people it hires, fires, and keeps.

Posted on: 2010/9/7 12:13
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Re: C-Town Being Sold
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Do you really think the seafood at A&P is above Shop Rite's? I sure don't. And I'm not saying Shop Rite's is good. I will say one thing. Shop Rite has tons of people in it at all times, and it can make for a tedious experience, but at least you know the items are turning over and not just sitting there. Every time I'm in A&P, it seems near dead to me.


I agree Seafood at both places looks equally sad

Posted on: 2010/9/6 19:15
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Re: Please stop the huge 9/11 memorial at LSP - it will ruin the park's views of the Manhattan skyline!
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I didn't care much about the memorial until I saw what a horrible atrocity it was this weekend in the free paper I usually let rot on my stoop. Man can't we just have a plaque or something? An official memorial of NJ, please, sounds like the state wanted some extra bucks to skim of the the top cause who would argue against a 9-11 memorial. BLEAH is it ugly! - wow steel walls, classic beauty.

Posted on: 2010/9/6 15:37
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Re: C-Town Being Sold
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Xerxes wrote:
If I had a choice betweeen two stores to be near my home: one, the Shop-Rite on Marin and the other the Trader Joe's on 14th (magically whisked into the BJ's lot) it would not take me a SECOND to realize the Shop-Rite is the better choice.

Also, if the Marin Shop-Rite was magically transported to 14th and Irving Place, both Trader Joe's AND Whole Foods would be driven out of business.

Manhattanites shop in these tediously overpriced, overcrowded stores only because they MUST and their other choices are ugly bodega-types like C-Town. (Anyone who thinks Trader Joe's produce looks good must spend time in a dumpster.)
And for gorgeous produce, and it truly is, anyone who can spend $40 a pound for morels at Whole Foods is NOT living on Third and Coles.

So many people on this board are fond of market driven economic decisions but when it comes to a simple food store, economic considerations magically disappear. The reason the Shop Rite will crucify all comers is that it MUST...it is the perfect store for the perfect place at the perfect price level, and suits the demographics perfectly. Yesterday morning, there were 17 out of a possible 21 cashiers open at SR busy ringing up orders. MW usually has 2, A&P 1 or 2 (and the auto check outs.)

That we HAVE a Shop-Rite I consider pure serendipity. Before they opened I had to drive to either Kennedy Boulevard (new A&P) or to ShopRite Columbia Park. Both good stores but a schlepp.

When I go, I will miss 2 things badly: the Waterfront Walkway and the easy walk to the superb Shop-Rite.




Sounds like the only Trader Joe's you been to is the one on 14th. No one is talking about putting it in place of Home Depot Target and BJs. Trader Joe's doesn't occupy large spaces for a reason, because it is not a get-all-you-need-at-one-place food shopping super-center like SR or Whole Foods. That is why the C-town space is perfect for it.

It's a very affordable priced quality grocery store. In Manhattan, where grocery item prices are astronomical, I can get a box of Kashi cereal and Soy Milk at Trader Joe's for $4.50 and pay $8 at shoprite, in Jersey City, I can get organic peanut-butter at TJ's for $2.30, or for pay $4.50 at shop-rite, I can get a TWO pints of grape tomatoes for $2.40 at TJs, or pay $5 at SR, I can get edamame for $1.25, or pay $2.50 at SR, a bag of Fresh Baby Spinach? $2 at TJ, Decent sliced whole grain bread $2, SR sell its on sale for $2.69, shall I go on with my grocery list?

So, I don't know where you got this idea that TJs is overpriced. Again SR has a good selection, but not the best prices or quality. Also, who cannot praise the fresh smile of every SR check out clerk as s/he pleasantly packs your bag and sends you on your way.

Posted on: 2010/9/4 18:10
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Re: Neighborhood question
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To live there instead of downtown? I wouldn't suggest it. I used to live a block away... A few months ago 2 cops got killed about 2 blocks away front there in a shootout...too close to the "bad area" and projects are not far. I would stay away and look more in the India street area, if sticking with JSQ.

Posted on: 2010/9/3 23:48
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Re: Parkside Bistro - Hamilton Park
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I only ordered delivery from this place once, and I am not going to again. I thought the food was overpriced for what it was, and my shrimp wrap was all rice and about 2 shrimp. I would take bubby's shrimp burrito in a heartbeat over this sad excuse for a shrimp wrap. The food is mediocre at best. I order delivery from White Star all the time,and it has a better value and similar, if not better, quality.

Posted on: 2010/9/3 23:35
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Re: Downtown Jersey City major streets very unsafe and bad access for pedestrians
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Binky wrote:
This spring I walked up to a couple of cops in the intersection of Mercer and Jersey. They were directing traffic and clearing the street after an accident that had taken place a short time before.
A car was being towed away, and it looked like that car clipped the rear of another that couldn't get across the intersection fast enough.
I told the police that it was a dangerous spot and pointed to one parked car as an example, saying something like "look, you can't see past that car if you're pulling out."
The cop said, "that car didn't have nothin' to do with it."
I said "but look," and pointed out that at least five of a possible eight cars parked at that intersection were too close to the corners.
Cop said, "We'll take care of this"
They did nothing.

I stopped a woman giving out a loading zone violation from her cart in front of Jersey Wines and Liquors, and pointed out a Library truck parked directly at the stop sign on the end of Mercer and asked her why she didn't ticket it, the law said 50ft! from a stop sign.
She said "I didn't give you a ticket." And drove away. ??

I had another cart guy tell me he just wrote tickets for zone permit violations.

I feel that they look at me as if to say, "What's the matter with you? A guy's got a right to park his car."

I really do wonder why they give a pass to so many dangerously parked cars.


They don't care because they make enough money ticketing people for street cleaning and over 2 hour parking limits. I was surprised they didn't care about the 50 ft either, shit they didn't care when some guy parked ALL NIGHT at the fire hydrant across from my place. However, after seeing how anally street cleaner comes at the first seconds of the cleaning hours, and counting all the tickets I got while I knew all the parking rules, enforcing proper traffic procedures might be more trouble than its worth to JC cops. I mean do you want deal calling a tow truck and all, it;s easier to just write an overtime parking ticket, or boot somebody for not having a parking permit. This poor parking enforcemnts do make both driving and crossing streets very dangerous.

Here's a clip I saw few months ago (although it's not a parking issue, it takes place in JC right on Marin BLVD)

http://videos.nj.com/jersey-journal/2 ... ver_injures_jersey_c.html

Posted on: 2010/9/3 23:15
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Re: C-Town Being Sold
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Tash wrote:
I think you are mixing up Aldi fund with Aldi corporation.


No. Not mixed up. From a recent Fortune article:

"Few customers realize the chain is owned by Germany's ultra-private Albrecht family, the people behind the Aldi Nord supermarket empire. (A different branch of the family controls Aldi S?d, parent of the U.S. Aldi grocery chain.)"

I didn't say there was a parent subsidiary relationship between Aldi and Trader Joe's. (I think someone earlier in the thread said that.) I said the Albrechts own both (the European Aldi's - the original Aldi's - and TJs.) At the end of the day, who cares what kind of corporate shell game is played? The people are the same.

The article: http://money.cnn.com/2010/08/20/news/ ... oes_full_version.fortune/


Dude, you think I didn't read the fortune article? whoa, you take me for someone who doesn't know how to google

Anyway, I am happy Adler group funded Trader Joe's, or bought out, if you prefer a corporate term. I think the company has a great supply and stocking system, and it obviously very cautious on becoming corporate. Yet, having European presence in US makes me happy. Supermarkets in Europe are very pleasant and have great selection.

Trader Joe's doesn't wanna go public and I am very happy with that on Adler group decision. I like the selection and the prices at Trader Joe's - it has the best value, and I would take that over any Target Superstore. I like Trader Joe's Hawaiian work shirts marketing scheme, too. People at Fortune are just frustrated because they want to make money on it.

Posted on: 2010/9/3 1:03
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Re: C-Town Being Sold
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Trader Joe's has no corporate relationship to Aldi, it shares a trust with the company i.e. family fund FYI


They are owned and operated by the same family. There is certainly a "relationship" there. The family sets the strategic path for both. It's a lot more intimate than if, say, Fidelity owned big stakes in both.


Yes, but not the same corporation, there's a difference. No company can expand without funds and Aldi Family funded trader Joe's to expand. The same family funds many other food companies either through shares (which would indicate ownership) or direct monetary injections (which would indicate interest and contractual obligations of the fund), but the family's decisions are based on how well the fund does (into which trader Joe's deposits it's money probably based on percentage the family established, kinda like a bond.) Trader Joe's operations are left to Trader Joe's, that is why trader Joe's look nothing like Aldi or any European groceries...because it is different company from the former. If I invest money in Trader Joe's without buying shares I don't become an "owner."

Aldi is a corporation, trader Joe's is not and it is not governed by Aldi's corporate decisions because investors at Aldi are not exposed to the Trader Joe's risk directly. Does Aldi own Fidelity if they share a fund where both of them keep & invest money? Aldi fund is a private family portfolio, not a corporation, no ownership involved here. I wouldn't even go as far as calling Trader Joe's a subsidiary of Aldi...I think you are mixing up Aldi fund with Aldi corporation.

Posted on: 2010/9/2 20:30
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Re: C-Town Being Sold
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You know you bring up an excellent point I'd forgotten about... with A&P/Pathmark in a serious world of hurt right now (bankruptcy is eminent) it wouldn't surprise me to see TJ's THINK about where A&P is now as it would have the parking AND have much easier access to Hoboken AND whoever in Downtown JC wants it.


I could see that, although the A&P is much larger than a typical Trader Joes. I would even more likely see them giving up the small A&P in Hoboken, which has limited parking and seems smaller than a "real" supermarket should be. Also, if a developer offers a sufficiently good deal on a lease as a way to attract apartment tenants (or condo buyers) TJs might be persuaded to consider a JC or Hoboken location. TJs has done that in other cities in the Northeast.

In the end what matters most to TJs -- in all things -- is cost. They are notoriously cost-sensitive, and that extends to their site selection strategy. When they find a location that meets their needs and is adequately inexpensive, they may choose to put a store in the JC or Hoboken area.

Also, given their focus on keeping down distribution costs, the more stores they have in an area, the more likely they are to open others, as for them the cost of operating a store is lower when there are many other locations in the same area (as distribution center costs can be amortized over more locations and the same delivery trucks can serve multiple stores). That's why there are so many TJs in California and Massachusetts - many far closer together than downtown JC/Hoboken is from Edgewater.

And for those who talk about TJ's vs Whole Foods opening in JC -- the logic for site selection between Trader Joe's and Whole Foods is very different. Since Whole Foods doesn't have anywhere near as much a focus on efficient distribution, they are more likely to open a single store in a metro area before TJs. But TJs tends to be willing to have more stores closer together (as long as they get a good deal on rent). And TJs tends to look much more at specific behavioral patterns vs broad demographics when siting stores.



All VERY valid and true. And one important thing you bring up (COST) is what would keep them OUT of that A&P Center.. Simon isn't giving anything away, and TJ's is NOTORIOUSLY cheap (as is their parent company Aldi). (subdividing the A&P for a smaller tenant isn't a big deal the landlords do that all the time)


you DID know Aldi owns TJ's didn't you all?


Trader Joe's has no corporate relationship to Aldi, it shares a trust with the company i.e. family fund FYI

Posted on: 2010/9/2 18:59
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Re: C-Town Being Sold
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Yeah the lines at Trader Joe's on 14th are insane (yet, in my opinion, dealt better with there than at A&P or that nightmare Shop Rite), but they only confirm its large fan base. And one just opened on Sixth ave and one in Brooklyn to back that one up. Trader joe's doesn't care about being THE cheapest because it never will compromise quality for price. However, it will always consider value, which neither cheapo western beef, c-town, or chains can really deliver.

Yeah a heavy price tag for the space, I agree, and poor shape of real is estate is not helping. Huge price drop can be expected though, no worries.

Also, since when did Trader Joe's become a "specialty" shop? I always thought of it as a super cool grocery store given it has produce and all, but maybe my definition of grocery differs from others'. Perhaps a deli counter makes a grocery store, or a parking lot?

Posted on: 2010/9/2 17:09
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Re: C-Town Being Sold
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Just to rip more on C-town.....The produce there, is just awful, awful, awful, it's like playing a russian roulette, pick at you own risk...shelf life has no end at C-town.

Posted on: 2010/9/2 15:35
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Re: C-Town Being Sold
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I think you're missing the point. The main thing is that this area where Trader Joe's would be in (current c-town) simply does not have the population to support it. Maybe on the waterfront where there are towers, but not on 4th & Jersey. I think having parking would be a huge selling point for the store as they would rely on commuters, residents of Hoboken, JC Heights, Bayonne, etc to make a trip there to shop in a "specialty store." Sure you and I would walk there, but think about what's outside of a 8 block radius, let alone with winter coming and bad weather when people just don't even want to walk to a store.


No I understand what you are talking about, but TJ's has a fan base that WILL walk the distance. Did you see the insanity when it opened on 14th? People took path from JC to go there. I think you are underestimating TJ's fan base in JC. And don't call it a chain, it is a very successful PRIVATELY owned company it doesn't compare to ANY grocery chains. IF the store traffic is so dependent on whether there are parking spots or not, I am sure TJ's management can make a decision to buy that funeral home across the street and level it into a lot (although I want it to become a vampire night club, but I digest)

Posted on: 2010/9/2 15:30
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Re: C-Town Being Sold
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Does every grocery store in an urban environment have to have a parking lot? Hellooo, India street? no parking there, people still come to stock up on food. PUH-lease. Jersey City is a city, remember? half of the people here have granny carts. I even had one, and I had a car too and I used them both (both are RIP now.) It has to do with this area's grocery shopping habits, which are diverse enough to support shoppers who do not require a parking spot. Remember, not everyone in Jersey City drives to go food shopping - this is not suburbia. To be honest, most people in Jersey City that do, I'd rather have them shop elsewhere, *shudders thinking about PathMark on grand*

Posted on: 2010/9/2 15:01
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Re: C-Town Being Sold
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C-town gotta go, I am so happy to see this shithole go on sale. I have been going there for almost 4 years because it is 1 block walk for me. However, I completely stopped buying any fresh meat, and rarely frozen good. They get my business for cat food and toilet paper, you know, the essentials your cat and you can't live without (my indoor cat doesn't use litter, thank god.) Sometimes when I am really lazy or don't want to deal with shop rite queuing fiasco, I buy milk and eggs there, but I better use both within a week because they are "guaranteed" to go bad by C-town.

I am surprised how many people here compare Trader Joe's to Whole Foods. Whole Foods has made a class for itself as a high-quality, organic market, meaning they don't care whether you can afford it or not. Trader Joe's works around quality and affordability, not to mention that they are a privately held company and does not act like a corporate chain.

Personally, I would prefer Trader Joe's because their food is affordable and good quality. It also has an interesting selection. Sure it's not as good as Whole Foods in the selection's scope, but I think deals and variety at Trader Joe's is unmatched.

Also, Whole Foods would not be interested in a small space as such, but Trader Joe's might. There's a Trader Joe's in Florham Park, NJ and it's no bigger than this C-town. I think Trader Joe's can really beautify the neighborhood. Another corporate presence will just be boring and yuppie, lets not turn it into Hoboken quite yet.

Hmm I am thinking of writing a letter to Trader Joe's, it might not know about this opportunity.

Posted on: 2010/9/2 14:18
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Re: Staten Island vs. Jersey City
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I have been proposing for a while now for New York City to sell Staten Island to New Jersey in exchange for Hudson County...makes sense in proximity to Manhattan, no?...but Hudson County obviously values higher...Staten Island?...well, it's more New Jersey than Jersey City, that is why I always end up there traveling within New Jersey and make wrong turn-The freaking turnpike and the parkway takes you there...now tell me that's not New Jersey?...Jersey City always had a relationship with Manhattan...for dumping bodies, that is.

Posted on: 2010/2/25 15:26
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Re: Lincoln Park Area: 71-year-old man attacked with bike in front of Duncan Avenue home
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This makes me sick to my stomach...These kids think they are above everyone and attack a man who deserves nothing but respect at that age. This is disgusting, no elderly person in Jersey City should fear for his/her safety. Sure low social-economic status breeds crime, but any community upholds a certain level of morals, which is not the case here. These "tough" kids are animals. What the hell did their parents teach them? This act is cowardly and deserves nothing but the strictest punishment, akin to molesting a child.

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