jcgurl What resources does JC have for writers?

Yvonne wrote:
A parking garage is not a misuse of land. Your car is your second most valuable piece of property a person's own after their home.

Monroe wrote:
I erred in saying 'deficit' instead of debt, but my point remains. Sommerman, do you not understand the difference between the national debt and the deficit?? I suppose not. Please look into that and get back to us.

Monroe wrote:
Helloooo? Did you forget Senator Obama calling Bush 'unpatriotic' for increasing the deficit-and he's since DOUBLED IT? Reality is calling, JClist-pay attention, lol.

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fat-ass-bike wrote:
"When Bill Clinton left office in 2001, this country had a $230 billion SURPLUS

When George W Bush left office in 2009, he left this country in a $1.3 TRILLION DEFICIT

This is what the deregulation of Wall Street, two unpaid-for wars and TAX BREAKS FOR THE RICH WILL DO"

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT)


No tax increases are good, tax abatements for business and developers are bad ... learn from others !

I wish the silent blue collar majority would start speaking up for whats best for them, instead of voting Republican...

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bodhipooh wrote:

Could you post a link and/or picture of the measuring cup you got in France? I would love to get something similar.

Here ya go: http://www.amazon.com/Luminarc-Measur ... en&ie=UTF8&qid=1423232966

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JCMan8 wrote:
Unfortunately, it looks like the greedy business owners won this one.

I spoke to a food truck operator today who told me that food trucks have been completely banned from the Grove St Plaza. This includes the farmers market but also includes every night. Makes sense because I haven't seen them there for a while.

I believe this is a victory for crony capitalism and a step backwards for modernization and the people of Jersey City.

What a surprise. There's a list of businesses out there that are all part of some association that pushed for this, but I'm too lazy to look for it now. When I do find it, I'll make a point not to patronize any of them.

Oh well, at least we still have Uber and Lyft and the taxicab/car service lobby isn't nearly as strong.

Yes, someone please list these restaurants so I can never visit them again.

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NewportNJ wrote:
All I know is that as hard as it is now to get on the 33rd trains during the morning rush at Grove & Newport, once Journal Squared is complete and rented, it will be 100x worse because every single train that leaves JSQ will be already fully packed.

Do you think the people downstream will have a chance of ever getting on?

NOPE.

Is there an hour-by-hour study of crowding on PATH trains? I ask because I take PATH from JSQ or Hoboken to WTC, usually aiming to get on the train around 9:00am to get to my office for 9:30. There is almost always space - and often a seat - on those trains, and from what I see ample room on the 33rd Street bound trains.

If this information were available, maybe people could adjust their schedules to miss the worst of the morning crush.

This reminds me of my teaching days, when some students use to cringe when their parents pick them up. I am referring to loud parents who for some reason had kind, quiet kids. The kids were embarrassed.

bearbear2013 wrote:
I noticed that this morning, the lot next to it is empty too? Not sure if they're related?

tommyc_37, yes the barbershop building!

hero69 wrote:
they are tearing down the red brick house on the lot on the corner of barrow and columbus. any idea what they are building?

tommyc_37 wrote:
(Which is why it is completely and absolutely downright mind boggling that anybody at all has a problem with the permanent pedestrianization of that stretch of Newark Avenue).

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borisp wrote:

If you make life harder for an existing supermarket, how exactly do you plan to lure in a new one?

The next market would be one who understands how to operate in an urban environment. There are plenty of markets that succeed in densely populated areas that don't have football fields of parking.

And how big is this family that an adult can't carry home the food for a day or two? Sure - if you have a family of six and you want to shop a week or two at a time, that would be rough (although you could get one of those carts you see old ladies in Queens pushing home from the grocery.) But how many people with three or four kids are even moving into the newly built high rises?

I'm sure we could spend weeks arguing about the exceptions and trying to make sure we facilitate each and every possible person who could move in, but the reality is that the conveniences of urban living also come at a cost. One of those costs is that owning a car becomes a burden at times, or at least using it does. Since more and more people are moving back to the cities - and breaking free from the dependence on a car is a big reason for many - it seems silly to try to build for the future in a way that caters to the past. Should we put up hitching posts for your horses, too?

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trambone wrote:
Again this comes down to the fact that this city has only one good supermarket and a terrible public transportation system.

Wouldn't it make more sense to create an environment or provide incentives that lures additional quality supermarkets into the area rather than continue down a misguided (for the current times) approach to redevelopment out of fear that we lose a grocery store? And if it did go away, don't you think another would pop up nearby in its place?

If you make life harder for an existing supermarket, how exactly do you plan to lure in a new one?

One more questions. Imagine that supermarkets with a large parking space are no more. I understand that you personally prefer to shop daily. But let's consider a family with kids, who need more than you can just carry on your way home. So, here is the question: how do you think it will affect the attractiveness of this area to the prospective tenants and home buyers?

dntshootthepianist wrote:
is there anyone who lives in an historic district who has an opinion about whether it is a good or bad thing? i have read a lot of stuff online and i know some of the arguments for/against, but i haven't heard any first hand victory or horror stories. we are inside this area and have done a bunch of work to our place, and though it may not be historic, it looks a lot nicer than when we moved in. any experiences? thanks.

Fomite wrote:
This new building is kind of an insult if you think about it.

All the old buildings were the sweat and ambition of new Americans. They brought their wood working skills, Italian, polish, and German aesthetic to create lasting brownstones that are so coveted today. Some of these were built over 100 years ago, and the craftmanship shows. Even Van Vosrt park was a masterpiece.
And the Silverman building? They just ordered pre made fake brick facade from China. Couldn't even bother laying real brick. Imagine what it will look like in 20 years.

PathH8Tr wrote:
I misunderstood this thread and went to meet a friend at Talde last night and it's not open yet. Their restaurant in the back of the market is open with a Cantina in the basement but not Talde's.