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MDU development is necessary because we're in a huge housing crunch right now. Unless you want us turning into San Francisco, the only solution is to build up than around. There are also plenty of people living in downtown that don't own cars and don't need parking spaces that pay the same tax you do. Why should MY tax dollars pay for your stupid luxury of free street parking when we have tons of half empty garages throughout town you can utilize to make your life easier? I suspect your answer will be "Wah wah wah, it was like this when I got here, I'm ENTITLED to it!"
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Re: Small Ignorant and Intolerant Minds Masquerading as Enlightened
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This website is a private entity, much like Facebook or Twitter. It is the owner's jurisdiction to moderate and/or delete posts as they see fit and the owe no explanation.
If you don't like it, start your own forum dedicated to religious gatherings in JC.
Posted on: 2016/9/18 3:46
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Re: Jersey City mayor-elect orders end to citywide reval
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Just because the firm is in his building doesn't mean there's a connection. I work in a building with lots of other companies, doesn't mean I'm personally or financially connected to them in any way.
Posted on: 2016/9/16 21:19
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Could you elaborate? Did they have a blueprint in place already? What was the general sentiment of what people were calling for in there? My fear is that these meetings will be packed with Yvonne acolytes and neighborhood association types that will advocate for half the city being turned into a parking lot.
Posted on: 2016/9/16 2:20
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FWIW, I live right near Brightside and I've had zero issues. Perhaps a couple loud people walking down the block or people stumbling around, but guess what, that's part of living in any city. I appreciate the fact that they're there and I have a local place to go and meet my neighbors and grab a bite. You seem to think a shuttered storefront is a better option. Your concept of real estate may be valid for suburbs but certainly not a modern city. If you need proof: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/17/rea ... bars-and-restaurants.html And no, just because most of Van Vorst is zoned historic, that does not mean it should be hermetically sealed and sterile zone. In fact I would love it if the updated master plan had some zoning changes to bring the ground floors of these old buildings into commercial use. It seems certain people forget the "CITY" part of Jersey City. And cities change. Move to a suburb if you don't like it.
Posted on: 2016/9/14 20:11
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Except all the things you state *are not true*. We keep bringing up the examples on PJ Ryan's and Brightside. Did property values plummet and quality of life go down when they opened up? Quite the opposite. This bar/restaurant is not at all large by bar/restaurant standards. The fact you think that a street with existing commercial property adjoining streets with no existing retail is a reason for there to be nothing is idiotic. If you want a sterile residential community, there are plenty of suburbs in Bergen County.
Posted on: 2016/9/13 22:40
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Well, thankfully for the people in the area that DO want to see more residential and local retail, there's nothing you can do to stop it at this point. I maintain in the absence of proof, your absurd claims aren't true. For what it's worth, I live two blocks from where this will be and I'm hoping this jumpstarts more businesses coming to that area. Many of my neighbors that I've had this discussion with agree we need better and more local retail, so once again, we have no evidence the views of people opposed represent a majority of people in the area. I hope this becomes a successful business and brings more restaurants and actual useful retail to that block. And if anything, this will all serve as a giant middle finger to neighborhood NIMBYs who think they're entitled to keep Downtown JC circa 1975 around forever.
Posted on: 2016/9/13 15:01
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Sorry, burden of proof is on the accuser. Making what sound to be unrealistic claims and telling me if I want to see evidence I need to march to city hall and ask is ridiculous. Did you yourself do that? I think not. It's easy enough for people to jump on the NIMBY bandwagon and keep making ridiculous claims. Sorry Bread and mfadam, it's on you to back up your claims. As I said, I suspect you won't because it'll invalidate every stupid argument you're trying to make.
Posted on: 2016/9/13 2:01
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Wasn't there some chatter about making the space part of a light rail expansion if the park concept doesn't work out?
Posted on: 2016/9/12 18:48
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Again, can you please post a link to said public plans so we can verify your other claims of one ingress/egress? You already admit that you don't know for sure that it will be Hard Grove 2, so that already blows one of your arguments out of the water. Brightside has a very large "bar/lounge" area and not too many dining tables, as does PJ Ryan's. Again, this is ridiculous conjecture and NIMBYism at this point.
Posted on: 2016/9/12 15:21
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I think it's also not accurate and unfair to take the past performance of an establishment in a different location and say with 100% certainty it's going to be a repeat. The neighborhood and demographics have changed quite a lot in the area. I have yet to see any of the NIMBYs railing against this produce a single shred of documentation or evidence supporting their claims of what the concept will be and that this is going to be some neighborhood nuisance. It's all been hearsay and conjecture based on a couple people's personal dislike of the owners. As far as I'm concerned, there's no evidence it's even going to be called "Hard Grove", all we know is that the same group/owners that ran the prior establishment are setting up this current one. Will all you NIMBYs and VVPA people *please* present some hard evidence to back up your claims? Until you do, as another poster stated, this is NIMBYism at it's worst and thinly disguised racism. I suspect they either can't or will not because like most NIMBY arguments, they easily fall apart in the face of real facts and they end up looking like fools.
Posted on: 2016/9/11 18:13
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Kinda telling that the only other person that shares this view is Yvonne.
Posted on: 2016/9/11 15:16
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This is what we need more of. Unfortunately, the neighborhood associations have way too much latitude in determining what businesses get to come in and whether or not to allow businesses to open up at all. If someone doesn't properly tithe or kiss the board's rings, they get deemed a "bad neighbor" or some such thing.
Posted on: 2016/9/7 17:52
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What proof or documents do you have that this is intended as a "night club"? And what sort of nightclub is such with a capacity of only ~45 people (if you exclude employees)? There are other bars in the neighborhood such as PJ Ryan's and Brightside Tavern that present no problems, and I'm sure the usual VVNA braying occurred when those establishments were coming in. This is nothing more than NIMBY bs.
Posted on: 2016/9/7 14:45
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It blows my mind that people would have a problem with a restaurant renovating a blighted space on a block full of already blighted looking businesses that's mostly surrounded by section 8 townhouses (Montgomery Gardens). It seems most Van Vorst area residents think this area is some sort of Pleasantville and everybody has multiple cars and is going to drive into the area to patronize a neighborhood establishment.
Not to mention any complaints about noise are not at all credible when it's already sits on a very busy and very noisy 4-lane section of Montgomery. The VVNA crowd pulls some sort of excuse out of a hat every time something larger than two stories attempts to get built in the area or god forbid somebody might want to open a business and bring some life back into the area. From vague generalities like "they're not good neighbors" or the old standby of "PARKING PARKING PARKING!", they never seem to lack irrational excuses for opposing literally anything.
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As usual, the trash in the VVNA would rather have abandoned storefronts than a useful business in the area and come up with ridiculous reasons like "parking" and noise (despite the fact this is a very loud, busy 4 lane highway). I'd have more respect for them and their worthless board if they just came out and said "we want to maintain the glory days of 1985 forever. The neighborhood was a shit hole and had nothing in it, but at least we all had unlimited free parking!"
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UPDATE: Seems the listing was posted in error and it is, in fact, NOT FOR SALE:
http://jerseydigs.com/dullboy-cocktai ... eet-jersey-city-for-sale/
Posted on: 2016/8/16 21:24
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I recall the thread - it was a recent purchase, combined with renovation work the prior owners did (required permits to be pulled) that triggered it. Most people probably have nothing to worry about.
Posted on: 2016/8/15 20:42
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Re: WAZE App showed me the rest of JC
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The replies I'm seeing here are absolutely ridiculous. So the OP made some naive and ignorant sounding remarks. At least he/she seems self-aware of that and wants to want to get out and make some positive change. The "community" here should look beyond the cause and focus on the effect.
How many of you drive through those same parts and say "this part of JC is a dump, *someone else* should do something about it?" At least he wants to try and make a positive change and wants to get off his ass and do it. All anyone on this forum seems to do is bitch about the mayor, taxes and transgender bathrooms without personally contributing anything themselves. Why not do something to actually encourage someone who wants to make a positive change? Unbelievable.
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That is true, but it's also a risky bet on the part of the owner's that they'll be able to pull in a demographic much different than what's already here. We can assume they're paying a ton in rent, not to mention the cost of a buildout, new equipment, etc. With that much outlay, I'm just guessing they'd rather not take a risk on something out of sync with the local market and will go for something they know would do well and appeal to a wide range of people. Having a stream of out of town bros come in on a Friday and Saturday night won't be enough revenue to keep a place that large afloat if it's not appealing enough for local residents on weekdays. Just my observation is that JC is attracting more the Brooklyn hipster crowd than finance bro types. I would expect to start seeing a much larger influx now that the details of the L train shutdown are being made official and I would assume they're going to bake these changes into whatever concept they come up with. Notice though, I say "guess" and "assume" a lot, so I could wind up being completely wrong and we get a douche hellhole :)
Posted on: 2016/8/7 17:05
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I think everybody here is hyperventilating a little bit. The same group that bought the other space owns 3 pretty successful bars, 1 Republik just happening to be one of them.
They seem to know what they're doing and we don't know what the concept will be. They'll of course do a study of demographics and what local tastes generally seem to be and cater accordingly. This (probably) does NOT mean loud music and bros are on the way, since even today, that's way out of step for JC. Let's wait and see what the concept is first before getting out the torches and pitchforks.
Posted on: 2016/8/7 15:40
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Have even been renderings of protected bike lanes released anywhere?
I really, really don't see why Montgomery and Grand need to remain 4 lane freeways through most of downtown. Those two roads would be a perfect pilot for those. Even ripping up half of them for new light rail expansions would be a better use.
Posted on: 2016/7/21 14:57
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I'm not going to agree or disagree with whatever discussion comes of this, but is there a way for us to filter stuff that really isn't Jersey City or local politics related out of the forum feed?
There are a million other places people can go to where national politics can be debated. And no, clicking all the other forum categorizations doesn't work as this nonsense cuts across all forum categories. Garbage like this bubbling to the top is the reason why nonsense threads like the Muslim thread and despicable Yvonne's rantings get so many responses. What happened to the forum upgrade that was being discussed a couple of months ago?
Posted on: 2016/7/18 22:36
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Poor Yvonne must be having the biggest existential crisis of her life right now. A poor surface parking lot is being dug up...bad. But a big, beautiful, possibly unnecessary parking deck is going up in its place...that's great! But there's going to be awful, awful street level retail with a much needed grocer and create an enjoyable public plaza...terrible! And not to mention it could back up traffic in parts of the city...horrendous! What to do??
Posted on: 2016/7/15 2:35
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How do we know this was really up to the city? Perhaps planners did want to shelve parking or severely restrict it, but Whole Foods is very, very picky and has strict requirements for the places they pick. For example, the WF in Gowanus is relatively new and encircled by a huge surface level parking lot and that area has a comparable density to DTJC. If WF pushes back against parking restrictions and walks, the city doesn't get its high end grocer and you still have a populous clamoring for better grocery options. Personally, while I don't like all the extra parking, I don't mind it so much if it's well hidden and NOT on the ground floor, so we can still have an engaging commercial space. Too many projects have gone up with parking smack on the ground floor, forever eliminating the chance to have useful retail or something else there.
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Despite the huge population coming in, our grocery options somehow keep getting reduced.
Posted on: 2016/7/1 17:36
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You certainly didn't do your father any favors by dismissing the concerns of downtown voters and referring to them as hipsters. Yes, because the people moving and living downtown are all broke college kids and not working professionals? Very nice. So far you've done nothing to reverse the perception that your father is out of touch and only cares about what people like Yvonne think, who make up a very small voting bloc of the city, despite what they themselves believe. Maybe that's fine if he has no intention of running for mayor and serving his ward till the end of his days. He can continue insulting the mayor, Downtown residents and anybody under the age of 40 and cruise to reelection if that keeps working for him. If not, as of this point, he can enjoy the 30% of the vote he's shaping up to receive in any city wide election. If he has his sights set on higher office I really recommend he reads up on modern urban planning and figures out what other cities are doing to keep themselves economically competitive. He's probably be surprised to find out it's not preserving street parking at all costs and making the city miserable for anyone who doesn't own car (which is about half our population at this point).
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You better believe that if your father has his eyes on the prize and you're claiming to speak here on his behalf, this forum is monitored by print media and he will be called to back these statements up. Personally, I agree with what another commenter stated about him seeking to turn Downtown into Bayonne. I'm convinced your father just doesn't get the fact that Jersey City is moving closer and closer into the 24/7 sphere of NYC and is widely becoming an extension of it. Bemoan that all you want, it's unstoppable at this point. More than anything, Downtown and the Journal Square area are going to resemble Brooklyn and we need a mayor with 21st century urban policies to reflect that, not someone overly concerned with preserving street parking, automobile rights and kowtowing to the regressive views of the Yvonne Balcers of the city. Better huddle and think of an effective response to these criticisms if you want to win any voters in Downtown.
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I also recall seeing a video of him being livid that the awesome eyesore parking lot next to City Hall was torn up for the Charles & Co. building. Right, because Downtown has a shortage of run down parking lots and we're in desperate need of surface-level parking. This might be the kind of thing people in his district want, but he's woefully out of touch with the real needs and development issues of areas like Downtown.
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