This is a bad move. Qualification should be the sole criteria.

I welcome the NYC folks. Thats the only way my home value is going to go up!

Very true. The city needs to address the noise problem. Loud motorcycles should be banned on residential streets in the night.

Not sure why you keep bringing race in such discussions. Unless people from rest of the JC feel safe to visit these inner city hoods, you cannot expect them to vouch for these hoods. I visit JSQ a lot without feeling unsafe and have also Lived in the heights and had no issues. It's not DT vs rest of JC as you make it out to be.

Who wants the mega rich to live here. Educated White collar professionals are moving to the area. With all the violent crime that happens there, Greenville and Bergen Lafayette are closer to Newark and Irvington than DTJC.

DTJC is usually grouped with Hoboken in real estate world because of lot of similarities. Both in turn can be considered unofficial boroughs of NYC. Even Weehawken waterfront can be grouped with the two. JSQ is in line to be grouped with DTJC in a few years.

There is so much office space downtown. Why did they move to the burbs?

JSQ-33 multiplexes with the most important PATH line - NWK-WTC. They cannot increase the frequency in peak hours without affecting that line. So reducing frequency on HOB-33 line is not a solution. Signal upgrades and longer platforms is. When the PA does something in NY, the Jersey guys demand their share to even it out. They are wasting billions in the new WTC station, so they have to waste some money on this side of the Hudson too. Taking over of AC airport is another example.

User1111, you are an idiot. Don't paint everyone with the same brush. I support stop and frisk and I am a minority who does not own a gun.

Mayor Bloomberg emphasized that the police have focused their efforts at keeping black and Hispanic minorities safe, as they are disproportionally the victims as well as the perpetrators of crime.

I think you are talking about Panasonic in Harrison. They are building their north american headquarters in Newark (th to the governor). Cory Booker is the absentee mayor. His achievements are saving people from burning homes and tweeting about it.

Wow people are still discussing about the abandoned tunnel project. The tunnel is never going to get built, so get over it. Bring more jobs here. Newark and Trenton can be great cities too, but the mindset in NJ is to commute to jobs in NYC and Philly. Develop Newark because we have a real international airpot (with connections to many european and asian countries). Newark also has an amtrak station with a Acela express stop, a light rail/subway system and excellent highway system that does not require people to pay large tolls to squeeze into two lane tunnels and bridges.

Dependence on car is one of the reasons for the obesity epidemic in this country.

Those who say DTJC is not diverse in terms of racke are lying. There are plenty of east and south Asians. The least diverse neighborhood in JC is BL.

One thing that Hoboken beats DTJC hands down is the number of cute girls seen on the streets :)

By rights, I hope you don't mean abortion aka right to kill!

There is nothing sexist here. If you are so far behind in the race, this is what you come up with.

I would be happy if the grove st farmers market expands to include more items and all of them organic. They can close off a couple of blocks of Newark ave for the market. We can get much fresher local produce that is environmentally green and having much higher nutrional value than what WF sells. Also organizing such a market 4 days a week would be great.

Even Grove st needs some improvement. Too many halal grocery stores.

NY way of thinking - we will bring more jobs to NY
Jersey way of thinking - lets all commute to those jobs in NY

Where is the outrage? Oh wait, there are no political points to score here!

I expected more people from Newport would take the ferry, since that is where the train is most crowded.

Hope JC tries to cash in on this. Big dollars plus opportunity to enhance the reputation nationally.

Wont be a bad idea if DMV workers were trained a bit.

It depends on what you do in the free time. If all you do in your free time is to post on this board....

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The 162-page report prepared by the people who served on Mayor Steven Fulop?s transition committee was released recently, making a series of recommendations including retraining city employees in how to deal with the public; selling more taxi medallions, and folding the Parking Authority into the Police Department.

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These young folks should be given a chance to work in the defense forces.

Newport station in 2020...

Charritos in weehawken has excellent view and so does Maritime Parc.