reverend wrote:
they were issued tickets, and now I will be able to have my insurance company contact his insurance company about the cost of the car and a rental in the meantime. Will definitely keep you all posted!

brewster wrote:

The big question is did you actually need that permit? Who told you so, certainly not the contractor. I've yet to meet one that would prefer pulling a permit to pulling out a tooth.

Bogart wrote:
This is a microcosm of what's wrong with JC. There's a problem with illegal dumping and rather than dealing with the problem in a way that means more work for the city employees (enforcing the law or investigating and pursuing violations) they remove services from everyone in a fit of pique and further decrease the quality of life for all. Shameful.

Iwitness wrote:

2) There is zero difference in the standard of "innocent until proven guilty" - it is a right guaranteed by our Federal and State Constitutions.

Shadow wrote:
At the demonstration this morning did anyone catch Phillip Flood, son of Councilperson Willie Flood, angrily slam down a flier handed to him outside City Hall? After doing so, mouthing expletives, he went across the street and got behind the wheel of a Mercedes, with dark tinted windows, mommiepoos, no doubt, and took off like a bat outta hell. They're all time bombs waiting to go off.

fraulein wrote:
Forgive my naive, potential first-home buyer question:

We're looking at a single family home downtown. Currently, taxes are about $4200 (doable). Using the math of a previous post, this "should" be more like $7600 (not doable). Before we take the plunge, can someone explain how often or under what conditions a property gets re-assessed (eg, for the city to notice that it should be $7600 vs $4200) OR when this city-wide reval is supposed to take place? It will absolutely change whether or not we even bid on this place now.

Thanks!

jaah37 wrote:
No audition, no committee. I wrote to Fulop about my garbage/JCIA concerns and he wrote me back about the possibility of putting together a meeting at City Hall with the CEO of the JCIA and a couple of other residents who coincidentally had written him with similar concerns. He is trying to get that meeting for June 3 @ 5:30 pm but nothing has been confirmed yet. If you would like to be a part of it write him an explain your take and ideas and ask him if it would be possible to participate. I'm not sure how many residents will be there or how big/small of a group he had planned for, but if you have some good points/ ideas that weren't already covered I can't see why you shouldn't be able to have input.

jaah37 wrote:

I suggest you write an email to Steve Fulop. He is working on putting a meeting together with some concerned citizens and the CEO of the JCIA for June 3. Myself and a few others have written Steve on the trash issue, let him know your ideas and if you have something new or unique to add you could possibly join us. ( If the meeting is secured)

Thanks

T-Bird wrote:

I'm in if there are at least a half-dozen or so others who are willing to get involved. Let me know either on the thread or with a pm if you are interested.

ianmac47 wrote:

16,000 votes in a city of 240,000+ citizens. That's a democracy Fail.

clancey wrote:
Does anyone else get woken up by the motocycle tearing through the Hamilton Park neighborhood at 12am-2am every other night? It's extra loud and annoying!

jcnight wrote:
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stani wrote:
Somehow, they figured out how to pick up garbage during the day in New York City. They must know something we don't. Maybe the city could hire some consultants to study what they do.

In my old hood ( w. village) they picked it up in the middle of the night

pazman wrote:
Further, assuming you were born in the U.S. (correct me if I'm wrong), what did YOU DO to deserve being free of garbage more than someone living in a "3rd world country"? Sorry you have such a sense of entitlement.

GnomeGeneral wrote:

Yea, blame the teachers' tenures, not the fact that some kids that go to our schools are total failures along with their parents. One has to want to learn in order to be taught something. Urban schools in NJ are held to more stringent rules and regulations then any other schools. The curriculum is practically spoon fed to the students. A friend of mine teaches at a high school in East Orange. Her students aren't allowed to use rulers, because they'll use them to "joust". Books need to be kept on a shelf away from the students because they will hit each other over the head with them. Those books are only taken out for reading specific paragraphs. In order to present new information, she has to engage the multiple intelligences based on Gardner's theories. And guess what, despite her hard work and following all the rules mandated by the state, the kids are still failing standardized tests. Simply put, they are losers. They don't give a crap about their teachers or the society they live in. But, of course, its all our fault.

alanwright wrote:
Thanks.

A "new" idea occurred to me:

* Embankment into a park, as discussed.

* 6th Street one-way westbound.

* light rail on 6th street connecting whereever in the northwest to Th. Gangemi/ Newport Mall, and back.

* along the way, the light rail would pass by FOUR parks (Mary Benson, Enos Jones, Embankment, and the 6th/ Manila baseball field).

Yep. 6th street is wide enough to accomodate the light rail and one-way only traffic. The walkway next to the Embankment would not be necessary because the Embankment would be a footpath and there's a sidewalk on the other side.

The light rail would go two-ways. Some streets are similar to this in Paulus Hook. Most of 6th is one way already.

Cons: Holy Rosary and St. Anthony of Padua's would object. So would the two-many drivers who use it as a cut-through to get back to Newark Avenue. (But we should not encourage that, anyway). Also, there's a parking question, but a light rail encourages car-less living.

Pros: their parishioners love to take the light rail! Running the light rail at street level satisfies the Mayor and other light rail aficionados, secures the park, connects the downtown (incl. park) to the Heights and other constituencies.

Also, why make the light rail climb onto the embankment if it doesn't have to? Lots of wasted energy there.

jerzeyboy wrote:
Under the topic of "get a life!" the "petition signers" need to get their priorities straight! NOBODY deserves or has the right to ANY of these things we are being offered...the park renovation, or the temporary park being donated..none of it is your RIGHT, they are all benefits and privileges to living in the area, and the generosity of a developer who wants to share some vacant property....any demands on these situations are blatant selfishness, nothing more. AND as a lifetime dog owner, have you EVER heard of walking your dog on a leash??? It actually won't kill you or your dog, and may actually give YOU more exercise than your dog, wouldn't that be nice for the neighborhood?

nickie wrote:
Stani- I wish I could attend. I haven't been able to attend a single meeting all semester. I have graduate classes on Tuesday evenings and tonight I have my final exams. Unfortunately, I cannot miss those.