It's because it's not entirely a furniture store - it's also the offices of landlord that owns several buildings downtown. I used to live in one of them. In fact, it was the buildings that burned down next to Orale.

Wonder if the fire did them in...

JadedJC wrote:
I have a flight on Thursday morning and am planning to get to the airport via public transportation. Does anyone know if WTC-Newark PATH service will be affected by the Sept. 11 ceremonies? Of course, I can't find any useful info on the PATH website.

vindication15 wrote:

In any case, since we are not talking a mother with 8 children on welfare and are talking about middle class americans, why again do I not have the right to enjoy amenities at a reduced price that I cannot afford? Give me a discount on Kim Kardashian's helicopter or private jet so I can afford it. That will better my life too...

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3. The rape lane/rape bridge is unsafe (due to lack of foot traffic after sundown). Having a new wider road (hopefully with more street lights), will make it more accessible.

Has there ever been a reported crime of any kind on that bridge? I've never felt unsafe there even pretty late at night -- there's a surprising amount of foot traffic to and from the marina, not to mention park security. Think the worst you might run into is a parked car with people getting busy inside.

mwa7368 wrote:
It's so people who live in downtown don't have to drive through the war zone of iron barred porches and bodegas of Pacific and Johnson avenues. Increased likelihood of being a victim of carjacking or shooting there. Who wants to go to the awesome restaurants in LSP but have to travel through that neighborhood? Not me if I have the choice.

JSleeze wrote:
Why does it take a year to approve a construction contract?

This will be a much more attractive and practical entrance from downtown to LSP than the rape bridge which was an embarrassing option when people would come from other cities during All Points West and events of that nature.

MikeyTBC wrote:
clearly some people don't have time for non-artisanal, non-farm to table pizza. I say keep em coming because sooner or later someplace has to get the on the go, basic slice right.

Yvonne wrote:
It is about parking, if you leave downtown JC, residents of this city have cars. Some have 2 or more cars because different spouses drive to work. If they rent, then their tenants also drive. Stop living in your small micro world where everything evolves around downtown. Or as one of the candidates called, "the beautiful people."

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Lastly, people need to stop being hung up on the "6th Borough" thing. A rose by any other name ...

Typical transplant explaining their recent move from Brooklyn to JC: "Yeah I know I live in NJ now, but I swear, it's practically the 6th Borough of manhattan!" No it's not. Your friends will still snicker behind your back. ha!

jcdd wrote:
Agree with Tommy C. Every great mid-sized city must have a draw of some kind. Usually that comes in the form of a big-time University (or several), big sports team, major historical landmark or natural beauty (beaches - think San Diego) , or perhaps a major medical facility or employer. Jersey City has none of those things.

What is does have is unbelievable proximity and access to NYC. NYC is our draw. What will then make Jersey City the best mid-sized City is to thereafter be the best place to live and reside OUTSIDE of NYC, while still being able to enjoy the benefits of NYC (work, recreation).

Personally, I would never want to live in NYC or Brooklyn or Queens. I don't like how crowded it is and how much of a hassle it is to get off the darn Island whenever you want to go somewhere. That is why I chose to live in JC and purchase a home in JC. I have a problem with some quality of life issues in JC now that I have a family.

Improve quality of life in JC so that it becomes the most desirable commuter City to NYC. Make it a place where families want to stay (improve schools, parks and rec, cleanliness). Business would do better and social problems would improve with the increased stability. If that happens, property values will go through the roof over time.

But the problem is that the rest of this country isn't set up like that. So if JC wants to attract visitors, it either has to have direct NJT access or have parking spaces available for visitors for a reasonable cost.

Yvonne wrote:
I have been to many cities in the USA, my husband and I travel by car. Every place we visited had parking available including restaurants, stores, parks, museums, etc. The lack of parking lots will hurt JC, tourists do not travel by bikes.

devilsadvocate wrote:

Now, as to what the city needs I have to say the role of parks isn't mentioned nearly enough. There are no equivalents to Central, Riverside or Prospect Parks. We keep adding more people but no additional green space. We have the embankment standing idle and such, but while much effort is being spent on green lighting new development, nothing is being done to move the ball on green space. Then there's the infrastructure, including both public transport and roads. Our current situation isn't cutting it and we're just piling in more people. Agree on stores, though really I'd be happy to chop the list down to just Whole Foods.

Oh, also annoyed that people here are so intolerant of offleash dogs. Not that this has ever stopped me or anything.

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40x10x2x6 = 4,800 new passengers (at least! I'm sure there are more that are not accounted for in here)

I don't want to totally discount your fear, but I just want to pull you back from the ledge a bit. Your assuming all these people are taking the PATH to work. They're not, and they're not going on at th same time. Personally, half of the new residents I know moved to JC because their jobs moved here. A lot of the new residents will also jobs in the NYC financial district, and the WTC line is not nearly as crowded as the JSQ line.