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Re: Combine Police and Fire Departments
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I'm sorry but merging the FD and PD is not a financially sound idea. If each department were cross trained to begin with, I would say it is feasible - like federal park rangers cross trained in LE, structural firefighting, wildland firefighting, HAR, SAR, and HAZMAT. But they have received the training up front.

The amount of time and money necessary to train the FD in PD operations and vice versa far outweigh any potential benefits. Aside from the initial training, then the new FF's and LEO's will have to undergo in field training. I think it puts the employee and the public more at risk.

Also, will the FD have to start carrying long arms in their rigs, wear tactical gear and then have to change out when there is a fire? Will the PD be required to carry bunker gear in the cars and change out of their tactical gear when the get to a fire?

I don't know how the Benton Harbor operates its FD or how much understanding Mr. Harris has of that operation, but I know in NYC and JC the FD doesn't just sit around all day waiting for a call. Building and hydrant inspections are supposed to b done, in service training is supposed to be done, and yes while sitting at the fire house maintaining the equipment, maintaining physical conditioning, and equipment rehabbing is done. Are there times when some FF's are just sitting around and relaxing. You bet. Dealing with what they have to deal. with day in and day out, they deserve some time to decompress

Posted on: 2011/4/28 0:16
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Re: 2011 Board of Education Election - Steve Fulop backed candidates
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Only 142 at 5 pm at Grace Church downtown.

Posted on: 2011/4/27 23:50
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Re: Fighting Parking ticket
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I found this on the NJ Statutes website. This question has been raised before and no one has been able to provide an answer.

Does Jersey City impose some other regulation regarding parking near crosswalks, stop signs, etc, or does the city just adhere to 39:4-138 e(1) and h? If JC has it's own regulation, what is it and can someone provide the specific reference to the municipal code?

39:4-138.6� Municipal authority to set certain permissible parking distances.

2.A municipality may mandate by ordinance the permissible distance a person may park a motor vehicle from a crosswalk, side line of a street or intersecting highway, or "stop" sign.� A municipality may not, however, permit parking within 25 feet of a crosswalk or side line of a street or intersecting highway or within 50 feet of a "stop" sign in a school zone during hours when school is in session.

L.2009, c.257, s.2.

Posted on: 2011/4/27 23:47
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Re: Fighting Parking ticket
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I found this under JC municipal code:

Chapter 332 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
ARTICLE III - Parking, Standing and Stopping
? 332-22. - Parking prohibited at all times. [Amended 4-28-2010 by Ord. Nos. 10-058, 10-059; 6-23-2010 by Ord. No. 10-079]

No person shall park a vehicle at any time upon any of the streets, or parts thereof, listed below.

Third St North Brunswick Av to Newark Av

I'm not sure if this is where you parked.

Posted on: 2011/4/26 1:23
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Re: towing at shoprite
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I watched the white tow truck hook up and tow away a car yesterday morning in like 5 seconds. There was no way that someone called about the car unless it was a spotter. The tow didn't even slow as if to verify it was the correct vehicle - just pulled up, turned, backed up, snatched, and drove off.

Posted on: 2011/4/12 0:23
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Re: Parking Too Close to Crosswalks
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You must have gotten an A in Biology in school the way you dissect each of my answers. I believe that you dont want the right answers, just answers that will create controversy. I do understand that , it comes from frustration. I was the same way until i realized that it will get me "ZERO".


I like to call it debating. You raise points and I either agree or disagree and debate on a point by point basis. Am I looking for a right answer? No. Am I looking for a wrong answer? No. I am just giving you my point of view from my experience and my facts. Am I right and you wrong or vice versa? No. Do I want to stir controversy? No. Am I frustrated? Yes, at the unresponsive and contemptuous JC government. Am I actually trying to get influence change in JC policy and government this through this medium know as JCList? You've got to be kidding me. Do I, like so many other people, old timers and newcomers, come here to complain and vent full knowing that I will get responses ranging from sympathetic to outright disingenuous and uncalled for? Yes.

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I will leave you with the answer to your last experiment...
There have been and always will be people who will beat the system. Thats human nature. Also im sure there are special circumstances.

In December I was up on Central ave , as like you doing the permit thing when a young man came in and was being helped right next to me. He was on the phone, I believe with one of his parental units , as he was speaking with the JCPA rep. This man lived in JC but the vehicle , which was an out of stater, was registered to his parents. Meaning that he did live in JC (not sure what zone) but the vehicle belonged to his parents who are from another state. The man must have called before he got there because he had alot of documentation proving he lived there. If memory serves , he had a PSEG bill and a copy of lease. Yes they did give him a resident permit. So an out of state plate did get a residential permit.


Interestingly, when my wife moved to JC, her vehicle was registered to her parents, and she provided the deed for her residence and various bills. The JCPA would only give her a temp permit with 30-days to register the vehicle with the current address and the vehicle registered in her name.

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Are consessions made for some circumstances, yes. Do I think the JCPA/PD are "Out to get the resident"? I did, then I reaserched some things and found that thier job is preserving parking for the resident while making this city commuter friendly. That comes at a cost. Always have and always will. 30 years ago when it started ,who knew!!!


When they ticket resident vehicles at 6:30 AM and don't ticket the vehicle with a police shield in the windshield, yes they are out to get the resident and exhibit favoritism towards a fellow law enforcement officer over residents. Enforcement has recently had nothing to do with preserving parking and is all about increasing the money in the city's coffers. The JCPA and PD hide this new ticketing campaign under the guise of public safety, but the JCPA admitted to taking a hit when alternate side was canceled for two months and neither the JCPA or PD had such aggressive enforcement done before for the same violations. Only time will be the judge when we see if this steeped up enforcement continues when their pockets are overflowing.

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You stated that you are here 7 years correct? You got here after the downtown section had gone through its change from a section full of broken down buildings, boarded up factories and empty lots to the "West Gold Coast" we have now . And you, as a tax payer and a resident want the whole thing fixed to your liking over night. Sorry pal not happening. It takes time . Yes I a lifer of JC , they will probably plant me in the cemetary on Garfield ave when my time comes. Im very proud to make that statement. I understand what it takes to make changes ,some do some dont .


I never asked for changes. I am just pointing out discrepancies in policy and enforcement and just would like some consistency across the board. Believe you me, I know more about trying to implement changes in government than I would care to know. Let's just call it an occupational hazard for me.

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Im sure all these complaints and rants ,when people talk in thier own circles, start with the topic of "Government Corruption" . Its easy to do . Am I happy with my taxes going up ? No But I remember, you dont, when taxes didnt go up at all for years!! The beautiful brownstones downtown were dirt cheap!! They were giving them away! Now that JC is "The place to live" , Its gonna cost you!!


I have no problem paying my fair share of taxes and I am happy for you when taxes didn't go up for years. I don't appreciate my taxes going up 333% in 7 years and getting lousy services in the form of policing, education, waste management, infrastructure, and non transparent corrupt government.

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Im going to get off my soap box now and leave you with this last statement. People who want to crank up the masses with assumptions just make things worse.

Have a great day


I am not cranking up with the masses. As I have said these are my personal experiences. Maybe if so many people are "cranking up" with the same bad experiences it is actually JC that is making things worse for the residents. Are there people out there with a sense of entitlement? You bet. Are there people that like the status quo? You bet.

Posted on: 2011/4/3 22:37
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Re: Parking Too Close to Crosswalks
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The amount of out of staters would be alot less on the weekends You would be surprised how many people commute into the city from out of state to work. I can see your wheels turning from here. Your saying....Public Transportation to get to JC.... right.. I agree but what I see downtown and all over the city during the day is out of staters 10 to 1 weekdays to weekends

Theyr is a Non Resident permit for out of staters . They have to show proof of employment in JC , then they pay 300.00 per year.


Ok, somehow I don't think that the owners of the KY or NY vehicles with the permits for Zone 5 of all places work here. They are more than likely residents.

Also, just what states are these people traveling great lengths from to park illegally in NJ? NYC folks that work in JC won't want to hazard the traffic of Manhattan to get into JC. CT folks wouldn't either. Pennsylvania types typically take the Martz buses. And the cars I see with the NH and ME plates probably aren't commuters either.

What I find in the mornings and find more believable are other JC residents from other parts of JC and NJ state residents from outside of JC parking downtown and hopping on the PATH into NYC. I don't think that the great influx of vehicles with NJ tags in the morning in Zone 5 that disappear by the time I get home from work belong to residents and they certainly don't belong to employees at the waterfront.

Posted on: 2011/4/3 2:19
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Re: One of Jersey City Mayor Healy's sons arrested on domestic violence charge in Hoboken
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Considering you don't need a degree or any formal higher education before entering in this job, plus you only need to pass a few basic written and physical tests (Healy son failed the psych. test), 95K is way over the top for a firefighter with no rank.
Their conditions are second to none and it would appear it's who you know or if a previous family member that did / do the job, do you get to have the job.


I don't condone what Healy's son did, nor am I going to debate how much firefighters should get paid, however I wouldn't call the firefighter physical exam basic. If it was so basic, everyone would be doing it to collect the salary.

Posted on: 2011/4/3 0:12
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Re: Parking Too Close to Crosswalks
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8 out of state plates on a saturday isnt alot? 8 on a short walk to the store isnt alot??? Serious? what about the rest of the area? You want numbers , give me a bit of time. Are you in JC during the day weekdays? I ll bet you its 10 times that amount between Grand st and 9th from Marin Blvd to the water. If you ever want to take a ride around on a weekday just let me know... Id take a day off for that tour.


Like I said, I would actually expect an increase in weekends. And two of those eight cars with out of state plates have resident parking permits. How does a KY and a NY registered vehicle get a resident permit? And yes the license on the permit matched the license on the vehicle.

Posted on: 2011/4/2 17:27
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Re: JCPA and paying for permits
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Goodmorning again my friend,


I have those answers for you. Ready......

The visitors parking permits are for people visiting reaidents in the city. If a person is just visiting JC to see JC they are subject to the same parking rules and regs as a person , lets say, who lives in JC but is not in a "Zone Area" where no permit is needed.


So what you are saying is that if you are not visiting residents, you should not be in JC for more than two hours. That's a great way to generate revenue for JC businesses. And remember don't keep your car in a zone for more than 2 hours because even if you move your car to another spot within the zone, you can get ticket.

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This practice is to prevent the following , get out your calculator. A person can buy (5) daily permits for $15.00 weekly X4 weeks and pay a total of $60.00 a month to park anywhere Downtown and work there. If you could do that the residents would be out of parking period. What is to stop the masses from doing this monthly. That would mean that no vehicles would have to be moved for an entire week, just change the permit daily.And why would anyone pay for the reserve spaces? Thats why......


Now that is a reasonable answer, but I would hope that if someone were buying permits on a regular interval someone in the JCPA would have enough common sense to realize that there is probably something else going on.

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The next question is a bit tricky.... But here you go... I believe it is because in the past there have been people who have not exactly followed the rules. They have gone into the JCPA and bought visitor permits and didnt have an valid paperwork but paid for the permits with a personal check . Believe it or not people have bounced checks for $3.00 or $6.00 and without valid paperwork the JCPA has no way to collect what is owed. Cash is not an option and Im sure you can understand why. So paying withmoney orders is the best option.


Actually, cash is acceptable for visitor permits but there is a limit as to how many you can purchase with cash. So the only thing I understand is that the JCPA is probably pocketing money in small amounts. And if the JCPA can keep track of all of our violations, why not keep track of who has been bouncing checks and make those people pay with money orders.


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I have a question for you. Why are asking here? Why not ask the people who are in charge of the JCPA. I am NOT trying to insult anyone on this site but unless they do as I do and call the JCPA, JCPD and the JCIA on the carpet with the questions that I have, How would anyone else know the exact answer to specific questions. Answers at that point would just be a guess or an assumption. Just call them.


Should I have asked while I was there? Yes. Did I? No, because it didn't cross my mind as I was so annoyed that I had to pay a fee for a money order in order to pay the JCPA in an alternate method.

And just as an aside, in the seven years I have been here, every time I have called the JCPA or asked a JCPA employee a question while I was there in person, I have always been given misinformation. I have even called three days in a row and asked a question about parking regulations and have been given three different conflicting answers. I think the JCPA should be disbanded and the JCPD can enforce the parking regulations llike they do anyhow. Even better, let's roll up the JCPA into a separate department within the JCPD so it is no longer an autonomous agency and is more accountable to the people of JC. Somehow I think that would save JC some money as overhead costs should decrease. Hmmmm, kind of like the NYC Parking Enforcement Agents getting rolled in with the NYPD. Oh wait, why should we follow the lessons learned from another city because we like doing things our own way.

Posted on: 2011/4/2 17:08
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Re: Parking Too Close to Crosswalks
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Goodmorning... The first time booting is ONLY done in Reserve Permit spaces , Resident Only spaces I believe they are Zones by the Light rail and colleges.
Non issue.. Do you have any idea how much money is outstanding with the out of staters!! There is an outstanding debt of Scofflaw in JC of almost 10 million!!!!!! The only ones that can get picked out are the Jersey Residents . Out of staters get a pass. Thats fair ? They use this state to park without care and we pay. Sorry pal, that is a Big issue.

The change in the Ordinance is instead of (3) FTAs then the boot, it would be (2) outstanding tickets then boot . Thats outstanding from the court dates. A much faster process. The Out of staters are subject to those rules because the JCPA can keep track of the dates the tickets are issued and can tell by thier records without going through DMV. The (3) FTA process could take months , 3 months plus. The (2) outstanding tickets process is weeks. Again sorry, another Huge issue.

Also the Out of state vehicles with permits are purchased by the owner of the vehicle AFTER proving that the owner works in JC. The cost of that permit is $300.00.

Im sorry again my friend , take a good look during the day there are more out of state plates then you think.

I hope this explains what the issues are and why they need to be addressed/changed .


No, booting was done on a first violation basis for many years up until recently. My sister-in-law's ex-boyfriend was parked on Jersey Ave and was booted after his first offense. It was probably because he had NY plates and the JCPA thought it was an easy target. I'd have to do some searching around the threads but I know other people had been booted on their first violation. Wasn't the JCPA ordered to reimburse the boot fee for those that were improperly booted?

On my way back from doing laundry, I took a quick notice of how many out of state cars are packed in a five block area around my part of downtown. It is the weekend so I would expect a greater number of out-of-state vehicles here. I counted 8 cars with non-NJ plates and two of them, one with a KY plate and one with a NY plate, had resident parking permits that expire sometime in the next eight months. I would bet that these cars belong to residents and not non-JC residents that work here.

Again, I don't see this huge number of out-of-state vehicles parked in downtown. Maybe if the JCPA could provide numbers in the form of a study rather than conjecture of how many out-of-state vehicles are actually illegally parked, as as well as how many within state vehicles that are illegally parked, I would give this notion of millions of dollars lost some more credibilty.

I don't understand how a 3 FTA violations takes month and a 2 FTA process takes weeks.

So you still haven't won me over with this being a big issue rather than the JCPA going down rabbit holes.

Posted on: 2011/4/2 16:42
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Re: Stray Cat attacks toddler in Hamilton Park playground.
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I propose the city establish the Jersey City Feral Cat Authority (JCFCA), an autonomous agency whose function would be to register and license all feral cats within the city, corralling feral cats into designated Urban Feral Cat Zones (UFCZ's), and provide food, shelter, and domesticating programs for those feral cats trying to get back on their feet. Agents would be provided with the latest Cushman, catnip, and 5 cans of Friskies cat food.

Posted on: 2011/4/2 5:23
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Re: Parking Too Close to Crosswalks
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Jersey City has to give up some portion of the revenue from state and federal violations (too close to hydrant and also too close to stop sign or curb).


Pardon my ignorance, but exactly what parking violations violate federal law?



http://www.ehow.com/about_5396723_fed ... andicap-parking-laws.html


From CRS Report for Congress Federal Law on Parking Privileges for Persons with Disabilities

"State law generally governs parking privileges for people with disabilities. However, federal regulations offer a uniform system of parking privileges, which includes model definitions and rules regarding license plates and placards, parking and parking space design, and interstate reciprocity. The federal government encourages states to adopt this uniform system. As a result, most states have incorporated at least some aspects of the uniform regulations into their handicapped parking laws."

From briefly skimming the report and your link, I don't see a federal parking law. The federal government has a set of regulations and guidelines that states can adopt, but there is no federal law or any CFR that specifically indicates that someone can receive a ticket for improperly parking in a handicapped space. Those are laws developed by states and local municipalities.

Posted on: 2011/4/2 4:56
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JCPA and paying for permits
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I went to renew my permit the other day at the JCPA and while I was there decided to pick up some visitor parking permits. Can anyone answer these questions for me?

Why can you pay with a personal check when picking up a resident parking permit, but are forced to use a money order when picking up visitor permits? Fortunately, the USPS is right next door, but frankly I find it ridiculous that the JCPA forces the public to use two different forms of payment. Both forms of payment should be acceptable for either type of permit.

Also, if you are picking up a visitor permit, why do you have to provide proof of residency? What if I was just a person visiting JC just for visiting JC and had no other ties to the city? Why can't any random person just walk in and pick up a visitor permit?

Posted on: 2011/4/2 4:28
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Re: Parking Too Close to Crosswalks
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Quote:

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Jersey City has to give up some portion of the revenue from state and federal violations (too close to hydrant and also too close to stop sign or curb).


Pardon my ignorance, but exactly what parking violations violate federal law?

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Here is a kick for all who have there vehicles parked and registered in NJ.... Ready.........

When the vehicle has tickets that are not paid they are considered SCOFFLAW violators. Once the vehicle gets (3) FTA ( Failure to Appear in court notices) they can be booted and brought to court so payment on back due tickets can be made......... Im sure everyone here has seen alot of out of state plates on vehicles parked all over downtown. Since they are out of state the FTA rule doesnt apply because the other states dont have the same rules It never hits the DMV of other states...They can park here get tickets every day and dont have to worry about it!!. I was told that the Dir of the JCPA has been on top of this and she is fixing the ordinance then bringing it before the council for approval. FREE PARKING FOR THEM NOT US! I have been told this has been going on forever. Thank you JCPA for the attention to detail and stopping this.


Um, not really news. And until recently, the JCPA was booting first time offenders, with in-state and out-of-state plates. And maybe I'm the only one, but I really don't see an unusually high amount of vehicles with out-of-state plates parked downtown. Sounds to me like JCPA is trying to do something about a non-issue.

And just what changes would the JCPA request in the ordinance? Report them to out-of-state DMV's? They can report these scofflaws, but since the JCPA has no jurisdiction outside of JC, why would out-of-state DMV's even care? There is no financial benefit to out-of-state DMV's. Why would they suspend a driver's license or vehicle registration for out of state violations? Again, it's the JCPA trying to do something about a non-issue.

Interestingly, I have noted that what out-of-state vehicles I have seen, they have had valid JCPA parking permits. Don't you need to have a vehicle registered in NJ before the JCPA will even consider giving a non-temporary permit?

Posted on: 2011/4/2 4:17
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Re: Parking Too Close to Crosswalks
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The PD and JCPA can use discretion in issuing tickets for those violations.


Law and parking enforcement agents should use discretion when issuing tickets for violations. However, JCPD and JCPA don't use discretion, but rather favoritism. I posted in another thread that a few weeks ago I watched JCPD write tickets for 7 of 8 vehicles parked too close to the corner on Jersey Ave and First Street at 6:30 in the morning. Vehicle number 8 had a police shield in the windshield -one of those big shield with the three suction cups affixing it to the windshield. Worst of all, this car was actually parked in the crosswalk. The end result was no ticket issued.

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GETZ011.....I believe you and I are on the same page. But I think you want discretion defined as to what is acceptable distance for parking off corners.


You don't seem to understand. Getz011 isn't asking for a definition of discretion. He'd like the municipal code code regarding Jersey City be posted in an easily accessible place for the public. This way the public is informed as to what is legal and illegal and the enforcement agencies aren't applying the law unequally.

Posted on: 2011/3/31 23:20
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Re: We need JC to provide us with recycling bins
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Maybe the solution would be that the city works with local hardware stores to make sure that certain style and types of recycling bins with appropriate markings (i.e. recycling symbol, plastics only, paper only, etc) are stocked, then pass a ordinance requiring all buildings buy and utilize these bins, and then fine people that don't.

Will this just lead to people throwing garbage into public trash receptacles? Probably. Will this just lead to people throwing their trash in with their next door neighbors? Probably. Does the city have enough capability and coordination to find a way to undertake this effort without cost to the taxpayers? probably not. After all, didn't you say that this city was incapable of properly managing a Girl Scout cookie fundraiser.

Actually the city would be able to manage one, but somehow it would always show a negative profit, the Girl Scouts would be forced to buy cookies from some friend, relative, or contributor to the city council, and the head girl scout would be pulling down a $100K a year job with city pension (and, of course, this would be the leader's third taxpayer paid pension).

Posted on: 2011/3/27 23:42
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Re: We need JC to provide us with recycling bins
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Who here knows that putting their recycling in plastic shopping bags is not allowed? From the JCIA site:

"Recyclables must not be placed out for collection in plastic bags. Placing such in plastic bags seriously hinders our recycling process. Recyclables shall be placed in large plastic containers."

Yet, I see these plastic shopping bags crammed with recycling every evening recycling is picked up. The CEO of the JCIA, Oren Dabney, knows this and yet it has continued for years.


The above does not specifically refer to plastic shopping bags - it refers to all plastic bags. In NYC, plastic/metals are placed in clear blue plastic bags.

Our building used to have a paper recycling bin that we placed outside that was clearly marked as a recycling bin, but after getting stolen and/or thrown out with the trash we no longer place the bin outside and consolidate using twine, cardboard boxes, or paper bags.

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I am not saying that uncollected recyling never happens in cities and townships who have these designated recycling bins but surely it is lessoned, helps these collectors with their job and, in the end, helps speed up the process.


Our building separates the regular garbage, plastics, and paper/cardboard into three separate piles.

The only reason collectors don't pick items up is because of laziness. I have watched them just pick a few bags and move along. No whistling or yelling from the supervisor involved.

People need to take responsibility for themselves. A government provided bin does not necessarily equate to people becoming responsible.

Posted on: 2011/3/27 13:52
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Re: Charge for excessive garbage?
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Here's a thought-provoking article on charging directly for garbage pick-up.


http://www.wisebread.com/should-we-pa ... ound-for-garbage-disposal


I think a modified Ithica scheme might work in JC. For example:

1. Every home gets a free weekly tab for 35lbs of garbage in a bag/can, not in a recycle bag.
2. Additional tags cost around $4 each.
3. No average home should need more than one bag per week (US average garbage = 28lbs/week). And no additional city charges if people stick to this limit.

Benefits:
It encourages reduction in waste and increased recycling.
This hits the wasteful, and particularly abated/PILOT properties that don't pay full property taxes. The revenue might even reduce the overall property tax burden.
It's a way of encouraging greener living including composting, recycling, etc.

Comments?


Here was the part where you asked for comments.

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By my last post I meant does anyone have any solutions?

Sounds like you are all happy as pigs in the "fly-dumping" shit, see no way out, so are past caring. Have I got that right?

Welcome to your staus quo. And Welcome to the reason why your streets are paved with dog-shit. Because when push comes to shove, you don't really care about dog-shit until it ends up on your shoes.

Stop bitching if you dont really care :)


Here is the part you you complain about the comments.

I don't think there is a need for the city to find some other reason to tax us more for the few services we get for the high taxes we pay.

I already stated why I don't think it was a good idea as from my observations, and those of many other jclisters, the good people of JC would just increase their improper methodology of disposing garbage.

Do I have any solution? To what? I don't see that there is a problem to be solved. You posted an idea, a lot of us disagree. Move on.

If you don't want comments, DON'T ASK FOR THEM!

EDIT - Oh and just how will charging for excessive garbage equal less dog excrement all over the sidewalk?

Posted on: 2011/3/27 13:13
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Re: Charge for excessive garbage?
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That's not what has happened in Ithica -


Yeah, but unfortunately this is not Ithaca and it is Jersey City.

People already throw their personal garbage into the few existing already overflowing public trash receptacles. I just watched some woman two nights ago drop her garbage into a public trash can. Why didn't I take a photo of her? Because I was getting out of my car as I came home from work and don't carry a camera with me 24-7 (and no the camera on my phone wouldn't have provided a quality image at that distance for positive identification from a legal standpoint). Did anyone else in the immediate area notice or even care? No.

And I have had to confront my neighbors who seem to think it is perfectly normal piling all of their trash with ours. They claim creating a mound in front of my building is for the benefit of the trash collectors so they have one collection point and fail to realize that I don't like having a 20 foot long by 4 foot long and 4 foot wide landfill in front of my building, aside from the fact that we will get the ticket for whatever violations they could be guilty of.

So no, I do not think it is a good idea to start charging for excessive garbage.

Posted on: 2011/3/26 12:34
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Re: New traffic cameras downtown?!
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I noticed yesterday downtown what appeared to be several traffic stops and ticketing of illegally parked cars by JCPD. I hope this is the beginning of a new attitude.


JCPD was out at 6:30 am for 3 days in a row on Jersey Ave about 2 weeks ago ticketing all the cars that were parked too close to the intersection.

I'd be happy about this if they didn't skip the cars with police shields in their windshields.

Posted on: 2011/3/23 18:30
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Re: Parking ticket mistake - should I pay?
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Thanks for the advice everyone. One thing still concerns me, which I should've included in my first post:

On the ticket, under "Location" box, it says "OPP - XXX Jersey Ave" with the three X's my house number. My car was parked across the street, near the front of my house but...Could the "OPP" stand for Operator Parking Permit? And with that, they know who I am?


OPP means opposite, as in across the street from XXX Jersey Ave.

Posted on: 2011/3/22 0:52
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Re: Governor Christie halts new train tunnel into Manhattan due to cost overun
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I would ask anyone to name me a single country that provides as extensive government services and support for the amount that we do.


I wouldn't call what JC provides for government services and support as extensive.

Posted on: 2011/3/6 16:27
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Re: 100 Reasons why JC has no St Patricks Day!!! and its only 9:22pm
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Jcboyz,

Where did you find all of this information?

Posted on: 2011/3/6 13:28
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Re: Red Light Camera Warning!
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I got caught in the interesction 2days ago & all of a sudden I saw flashes, I hope I don't receive a ticket in the mail as I was in the intersection while the light was green until I had a chance 2 move when it finally turned red.


This May 26, 2010 article about red light cameras in Glasboro, NJ has a section on how RLC's are supposed to work. No guarantee that they have been set up correctly in JC and that you won't get a ticket. Knowing JC, you'll get a ticket it, fight it, and lose. I wish you luck in not getting one at all.

Red Light Cameras in N.J.: Improved public safety, and a revenue source for towns

Here's the section of note for those that don't want to read the entire article:

The cameras work in conjunction with sensors that are set up in the intersection which automatically triggers the video cameras when vehicles are going through the red lights. The sensors then trigger the cameras to provide three separate pictures from the intersection:

* One shows the vehicle crossing the stop bar painted at the intersection.
* The second shows the vehicle crossing the bar.
* The third shows the license plate picture for ticketing purposes.

According to the officials, some of the common misconceptions and fears that motorists have regarding the red light cameras are:

* A common misconception about the technology is that the triggering mechanism is activated on the yellow light. If a driver is stuck in an intersection and the light changes, they will not get a ticket.
* All four tires have to be behind the stop line for the system to trigger itself, not half way through, not two or three tires or one, but all four.
* Violations are sent to the motorist that is registered as owner by the Motor Vehicle Authority. A recipient of the fine is not penalized with any points, their driving record is not blemished and there is no effect on insurance.
* If a car stops for a right turn on red intersection and then swings around at one speed, then they will get a ticket.
* If the car stops at a right turn on red intersection, and a driver does their due diligence to stop and then go, there won't be a ticket issued.

Posted on: 2011/3/5 14:56
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Re: Paulus Hook Crime Last Night
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Dear Mercyme,

Please provide answers to the following:

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does anybody know what happaned in Paulus Hook last night around 10:00 through 1:00 a.m. I was walking my dog and saw undercover cops busting about 3 black men and puting them in an unmarked car - then took off with sirens blazing.

the other police cars seemed to be going towards the old Sandbar area.

Of the course the paper mentions nothing, but it was a good three hours of on-off police cars and sirens.


Can you describe on and off? Every 5 minutes for three hours? Every 15 minutes? Once every hour?

Were you walking you dog for three hours?

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If you read what I wrote - I SAW the police cars and SAW people getting arrested.


Did you see the police cars responding to the same place for 3 hours?

Did you see police cars for three hours or see them for a bit and hear them for the rest of the three hours? Please explain the differences between police, ambulance, and fire sirens and your proficiency in identifying each by sound only.

If you were out for three hours, why didn't you just ask the police what was going on?

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I am renting - i thank God I never bought here - its very dark and scary - and there is a certain bad element that is coming back out now that the weather isn't freezing....


Why are you happy that you didn't buy here?

What certain bad element are you referring to? Where did they go when it was freezing? Does the bad element hibernate? Please cite specific sociological and scientific references when answering.

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I simply asked what happened. A bunch of arrogant snots on this site - I have lived here for years - but when a bunch of dregs of society come into my neighborhood, I want to know what's going on.

Happens every time the weather gets nice. "THESE" people don't like it when its cold. you all know exactly what I'm talking about.


Please define dregs of society and their identifying features. I think everyone here would like to make sure they can properly identify dregs when they come in contact with them.

I don't know who "THESE" people are. Please be more specific. Who are they?

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Yeah - not backpeddling; trying to be ironic; but again, what the actual IQ level is versus what you all think you are, is a big difference.

And yes, my puggle certainly has people quacking in the boots....

As for calling the police for an explanation - LOL....


Please use proper grammar and syntax when answer the questions.

Define the word ironic and how you used irony in your previous posts.

What is the IQ of each person that responded in this forum? Explain what methodology you have used to ascertain their IQ. Please provide analysis and references to support your arguments.

Why wouldn't you call the police for an explanation as that would be the easiest, simplest, and most logical means to determine the nature of the incident? LOL is not an acceptable answer. Please explain more explicitly.

What exactly is your IQ? What is your occupation? What is your age? What is your annual income? These last questions are for statistical purposes only and will not be used to form any opinion of you.

Posted on: 2011/3/3 2:42
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Re: From "OX" to "BOX"
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clayton wrote:
Imo, Sawadee is the best of this type of restaurant in the area - love that place!! I think Box has an advantage in that its BYOB - definitely a consideration for me when I don't have a lot of money to spend. I think More also may be on par with Box, I guess I like More a little better, but need to try more of the same dishes at Box.


Sawadee, More, and Box are all owned by the same people.

Posted on: 2011/3/1 23:51
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Re: towing at shoprite
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12345 wrote:
If you get towed the thing to do is pay with American Express, Visa or MC. If the towing people say not accepted then immediately call the police and file a report and demand your care be released. At that point the tow operator will most likely accept your credit card.

The law requires that all tow operators in NJ accept credit cards. They cannot offer a discount for cash either, if they do call your credit card company and complain; thieir credit card privilages can be terminated.


I've never experienced the pleasure of being towed out of the Shoprite parking lot, but I've read somewhere on this site, maybe even in this thread, that JCPD indicates that there is nothing they can do and that the car owners have to pay. Anyone know if this has changed or is inaccurate?

Posted on: 2011/2/22 14:29
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Re: Downtown: 30 Chinese immigrant men living in "firetrap" conditions
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Quote:

corybraiterman wrote:
man, right by a school, too.


Okay, I'll bite. Why does it make any difference that it is right by a school?

Posted on: 2011/2/13 16:57
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Re: HUGE GAS PIPELINE COMING - through Jersey City
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...and though accidents are rare, they can be catastrophic and lethal.


Is it me or do we seem to hear about a gas explosion in the news once a week? If that is rare, I'd sure hate to see commonplace.

Posted on: 2011/2/11 16:32
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