vindication15 wrote:
I'm probably the harshest critic of these store fronts. These stores - rainbow, hollywood chicken, sleep cheap, morlees and numerous discount stores need to close in order for JC to move forward.

K9, barcade, litm, sawadee, two boots, roman nose, the new speakeasy, bonchon, are the types of stores we need..

The smart thing to do would be for the city to secure a contract with a business owner who promises not to open these type of stores and then buy out these existing stores/restaurants.

Stringer wrote:
Jersey City public safety unions' honchos fume over director pick, merger

http://www.nj.com/jjournal-news/index ... y_public_safety_unio.html

bondman99 wrote:
Everyone had a first post, right smart guy? Keep your stupid comments to yourself.

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msharlee wrote:
So far I have found misleading information and incorrect information. If I have only reads a few pages, how reliable can this report be ?

Are you perhaps biased since you are the Fiscal Officer at the Jersey City Incinerator Authority and your agency and position are at stake? (your name is visible in your profile)

SteveWilson29 wrote:
Nobody will invest in a city that declares bankruptcy. No new businesses, no loans, reputation in ruins. And we would still be liable for debts. It isn't a get out of jail free card. There would be massive ramifications if we did that.

Zillow valuations are proprietary. They would sue our pants off. Maybe then we could declare bankruptcy?

So who owes us money for Sandy, and how much?

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FGJCNJ1970 wrote:
Read about David Donnelly's new Project Manager position making $80K a year to oversee implementation of a 311 system that cost the city big money that we simply cannot afford.

$80K/year you MIGHT be able to hire a junior IT project manager in JC/NYC. He's probably on the project, but I doubt he's leading it.

duh wrote:
The revulsion I feel toward so many of the opinions on this thread, should be second only to how sick you make yourselves. I don't understand the slavish adherence to 'the law.' So many of you people are looking to shame, tattle, rat out, your own neighbors - to be fined and punished for something like a leash law. Yes, people should leash their dogs, and pick up the poop, or else the rest of us are inconvenienced. Fine, whatever. Barring some terrible event (like a dog attacking another dog or person, or getting loose and getting hit by a car), which happens fewer and father between that any other repercussion, you are talking about wanting people to watch each other, and tell on each other. Personally, I'd much rather step in, over, and around a pile of dog shit, than have a bunch of uptight, psych-issue laden, immature, first-world problem promulgators getting righteous over essentially nothing when there are some serious causes that could use your energy and attention.

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nyrgravey9 wrote:
I Heart JC, you're my idol LOL. Needs face shots hahah!

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I_heart_JC wrote:

I'll start:




Hamilton Park, this morning.

I have lived in DTJC for 25 years and this is the worst thing I have ever seen. Oh wait, I saw a guy with his brains blown out on 8th and McWilliams about 20 years ago. That was worse.

Yvonne wrote:
When Anthony Cucci inherited City Hall from McCann, things were different. There was crazy glue in the locks and urine on the carpet floors in the mayor's office. I think Fulop will have a better transition.

AnikaM wrote:
thanks very much for this info! i will definitely look for the sump pump.

the apartment is not very much below the street level, it was probably 3 or 4 steps down to the door (im not sure though how many feet that is though, perhaps 2 or 3 feet--is that good or bad?)

also the owner of the building just bought the whole place last year, before sandy. and they're renovating the apt coz they're a contractor. but i'll definitely ask the important questions!

MikeyTBC wrote:
speaking of bike theft...
How are there always bikes for sale by the pet store on Jersey and Newark ave?

ConstantReader wrote:
I have to say I'm disappointed, too. There are huge disparities in property taxes even within my condo building near McGinley Square: My next-door neighbor pays $2000 a year less in property taxes than I do, even though our apartments are similar in square footage and condition. I would very much like to see these differences ironed out--and perhaps pay less in taxes as a result.

That said, the now-terminated reval was a joke. It was announced in spring 2010 and was supposed to take 18 months. Three years later, it still wasn't finished. In the interim, market values have fluctuated widely in different neighborhoods. How you could get consistent valuations for homes through such a drawn-out process was a mystery to me. Here's hoping that Fulop does a new reval and does it right.

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pavement123 wrote:
Would anyone buy a basement/1st floor brownstone in a flood zone if it was $150k under market value?? The property had 6 feet of water during sandy but has been 100% gutted and redone

If it's $150K under market value the owner is desperate to get rid of it.

Seagull wrote:
So I suppose it's a good thing to have foreign investors banking on Jersey City's success?

Adonis wrote:
This morning I heard the Australian investors were the ones who recently purchased the entire residential building that was for sale on the northeast corner of 8th & Erie as well as the one next to it.

I have reported them to the police and nothing has been done. I am concerned because there is school just few blocks away from the courthouse and two of these places.