Haven't went to LSP to enjoy the fireworks in almost a decade.
Happy to see they are bringing this back and adding rides, food and making an event out of it. The fireworks in LSP were overshadowed by Macys but it was nice to have something smaller that was our own and had the capacity to fit many residents.

I agree most of the delays I have seen are for cars turning.
The one light in JC that puzzles me is the intersection of Grove and Montgomery. Sometimes it doesn't seem to ever change for the ped cross signs. I haven't been walking there in a couple months so maybe it is fine now.

I hope they do something about the raceway known as Monmouth St between Newark Ave northbound to Hoboken. I think everyone is tired of the horrible drivers racing through our neighborhood.

If you want to get into some serious arguments with people. Try crossing and enforcing your right of way on Monmouth between Newark Ave to 6th Street.

You could train as a stunt devil avoiding cars there. I am not talking about how Hoboken people cross the street (they think they have the right of way like 10 feet from the curb there). You can be in the middle of the street crossing and they will honk and scream at you.

Because there is no law prohibiting me from working with special needs dogs in parks if they are controlled on a leash.

Yet, we are back to case where people don't want to be responsible pet owners and make rules as they see fit. If your off leash dog charges my dog, if your dog is hurt as a result it is absolutely your own fault.
1. You dog should be on a leash
2. If you are going to irresponsible, you need to have vocal control of your dog. Good luck with that most of that time in Jersey City.

Why shouldn't a dog I am working with be able to take a walk in a park? I'm certified dog trainer and I will walk my leashed dog on whatever public property I desire and I will never jeopardize other dogs because I like to let Fluffy run free.

I love how there is an expectation of non aggression with social dogs. I can't tell you how many times off leashed "social" dogs have had fights with others and the owners absolutely can't control the situation. I have actually broken up dog fights in the park because the owners could not.

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Have you ever had that moment when a small off leash dog darted 500 feet across a park toward your leashed dog being trained away from aggressive behaviors? Then had to grab said small dog to prevent your dog from killing it. Then had the owner yell at you for grabbing the dog quickly and probably roughly because you knew what might happen.

Yeah that happens a lot and its completely unacceptable. I cant be the only person this has happened to considering the trained responses these individuals seem to have.

I bike up River Road and across the GW bridge from Jersey City twice a week in the spring, summer and fall. It is a fabulous ride, with one really good series of climbs when you reach fort lee.

If you have not done it. At least try it once on the weekend. Besides the unavoidable traffic areas, it is an amazing ride with a fanastic view.

This may be one of the best post yet on JClist (at least in terms of the positive factor, thanks my fellow JCitizens).

Jersey City has attracted a diverse group of people so I am not really all that surprised at the differences you see on here. Does this city have room for improvement? The simple answer is yes. Has it come along way in short amount of time? The simple answer is yes.

There are ALOT of complainers in Jersey City, but it is great place to live without the super fast pace of NYC (which we all either love and/or hate). I have been here for 28 years(when the path wasnt filled to capacity everytime you got on) and I can tell you, it will only get better (and more expensive, but the path will get worse but its not entirely their fault- they planned like Windows Mobile did). I love JC (except 4:00am Sunday morning coming back from a good time out, thanks PATH for taking me under the river when I am wasted) and if you lived here you would like it too (except when you hear the sirens, but you should be glad the cops are working that late at night to keep you safe).

JC Rocks! (except when it isnt perfect).

McNair is a great school. Thee methodology of the ranking systems may not include schools that pick only top performers (McNair also completely diversifies the students they select as well) but McNair ranks high on almost every listing in the country.

I am sure it is impossible for any school to be the "best". But I can say that McNair is a fantastic school. Leave it to jclist's best to complain and moan (mwah mwah mwah!!!). You guys never cease to impress me.

Hurray for a successful education program that has been utterly devoid of hope. We should hope for more of the same if you plan on staying here for a little while.

McNair Graduate - 99

The old building near the path, not too old.