ahal wrote:
Typically, military flyovers fall under training hours for these pilots/crews/squadrons. If they weren't doing these hours in a public forum like Superbowl pre-game, they'd be doing it in a less public forum over some random unpopulated area. So, depending on your frame of mind about it, you get more bang for your buck, not less... at least for the flyover aspect.

Also, in terms of taxes, the NFL doesn't pay, but the individual teams do. Also, out of state players pay a specific 8% tax on their proportioned earnings for the week. So, something like .16% of their annual salaries. Which isn't nothing, especially when talking about the dollars involved.

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MikeZ wrote:
I've seen a bunch of military helicopter convoys and all of Newport is practically on security lockdown. I can't believe so many agencies are spending so much money on this event. The NFL doesn't even pay taxes. Local restaurants and other venues seem emptier than usual. When I lived in the Heights the North Ward of JCPD informed me regularly they simply didn't have manpower to respond to street violence and gang issues. What a waste of resources.

jerseynewbie wrote:
What is with all the graffiti that just popped on Columbus St? It has gotten worse. And the graffiti I'm talking about is not artwork. They are actual gang signs, tagging or lewd comments. They have increased because the ones done previously were never erased. Stuff like this can be detrimental to the neighborhood. If I had seen that much graffiti when I was looking for an apartment I wouldn't have looked there at all.

Any chance a clean up event can be set up before I walk around with black paint erasing all the graffiti, making things look uglier?

Or is there a number to contact in the city and they come by and erase it?

Binky wrote:
Interesting. I've always wondered why the #6 stops at 33rd St., instead of 34th, like all the other lines. I wonder if there is a connection.

thirstyquaker wrote:
http://jerseycitybrewclub.com/brewschool/whats-in-your-water/

Jersey City and Hoboken have 70 ppm of chlorides in the water, whereas NYC has only 12.

Those traveling to the Super Bowl from Hoboken can't take the Meadowlands Rail Line service directly to MetLife Stadium. Instead, riders will have to transfer at Secaucus Junction, according to NJ Transit.

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now I can't even bring the dog right out front for a tinkle without lacing up four small booties.

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also, that sh*t ends up in the storm drains and then in the Hudson. our waterways don't need more crap in them.

The cognitive dissonance here is staggering.

how so?

(by "shit," I was referring to the metric asston of salt. not actual poop. sorry if that confused you.)

JCbiscuit wrote:

now I can't even bring the dog right out front for a tinkle without lacing up four small booties.

also, that sh*t ends up in the storm drains and then in the Hudson. our waterways don't need more crap in them.

user1111 wrote:
most of the gays I know don't live dtjc. The gay scene left dtjc in 2007.

Vigilante wrote:
I support bikes but some of the riders in NYC and JC are just as obnoxious and dangerous as the car drivers. Some people never lose that Rain Man like "I'm an excellentdriver" attitude.

VanVorster wrote:
Another review. They nailed it with the food and ambience. Rumor had it their rent skyrocketed and couldnt sustain the business. http://events.nytimes.com/mem/nycrevi ... 23EF932A25753C1A960958260

erstrecs wrote:
there are plenty of good cafes in the area these days (I'd recommend people support Bien Cuit and Cocoa for starters), but if the pitch is that it's a cafe with events that happens to sell books also, I guess I get that. it's not really for me, but I get it.

Monroe wrote:
It's apparent how frightened the far left is over Christie's popularity and resonance with the public. In fact, a pro Clinton group has been pushing this non story with little effect.

Fast forward to the 2016 debates. Just imagine the questions-Governor Christie, how do you respond to allegations that you ignored a traffic jam that one of your appointees caused? 'What difference does it make?'

Secretary of State Clinton, how do you respond to allegations you did nothing to prevent the murder of a US Ambassador, could not identify where you were or what you did during and after the attack, and helped cover up the aftermath? 'What difference does it make?'

Which action carries more gravitas, and reflects worse upon the candidate?