ianmac47 wrote:
The issue with the licenses on Newark Avenue I believe is not a matter of having used all of Jersey City's consumption licenses, but rather that Jersey City has a municipal ordinance limiting the distance between licensed establishments, thus preventing every storefront from becoming a bar. [Empty store fronts are much better than a street of bars filled with patrons who might also end up spending money at other businesses]

Vigilante wrote:
Ever wonder what happens to the money that people throw in the fountain?

JerseyCityPower wrote:
But they don't SPEND much in Jersey City.

Do you thing all those in the Newport Condos go to Greenville, Heights, McGinley Square, Journal Square to shop? Think they go to NEWPORT MALL?

Or, do you think they WORK in NYC....party and buy mostly EVERYTHING in NYC...then come home and maybe drink in some fake waterfront theme "restaurant"?

Pennington wrote:
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SICULO wrote:
This mall is a dump and a haven for inner city thugs and BTW, the security detail isn't any better.

"Thugs" is a really useful word because once I hear it, I know I don't have to take the rest of the post seriously, and I can stop reading.

thriftyT wrote:
FYI:

225 Grand St.
http://www.225grand.net

Just saw 225 Grand St. - for lease only.
~350 units
Roof-top pool, excercise room, common lounge

$200/month attached-garage parking available
$500 annual amenities fee

2 BR units start at $2700, but the current offer for July 1 move-in is 13 month-lease for the price of 12 months making the monthly rent for 13 months ~$2500.

They just opened up and no one has moved in yet. They didn't budge from the above numbers for me.

Any questions, just ask and I'll answer if I know the answer.

bm40 wrote:
It is in the heights, which is a fine area (specifically your block). I just graduated njcu and all of my classmates lived in the area. I visit them frequently and feel totally comfortable walking around. The only thing I don't like about the area is there is not much to do at night in terms of bars you can walk to. I just got a place on wayne st and i wish people would respond to my questions about it being a safe block or not. congrats on finding a place you like.

Xerxes wrote:
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PS. You receive a SREC for every MW (megawatt) that your system produced. The price can be variable do to Market conditions. The avg price Last month was around $670.

Since MW is a measure of power (a rate) there is nothing to sell. It is power over time that equals electrical energy, so I presume you mean Mwhr (or mega-watt hours.) That is the total energy you have produced in a month.

Now PSE&G is currently selling energy AND delivering it (total of supply and delivery) for about $.19 per kwhr with a little more than half ($.12) being the electrical supply itself.

So now converting to Mwhr gives us a charge of $190 for the total and about $120 for the electricity.


So paying $670 for an SREC, or 5 times the cost of electricity seems AWFULLY hard to believe. Would PSE&G pay you 5 times what it charges you. Heck, just sell them back their own power maybe by running a line from your neighbor's garage...split the difference with him.

What am I seeing wrong here?

And that "approval" system for historic zoning seems to fly in the face of the earlier poster's assertion of federal law proscribing any locality from regulating the use of solar panels. Which is correct?

abeaumont wrote:
Yes, great ideas Coralime.

If LSP isn't cooperative, is there another smaller place to have maybe a concert series in the summertime???? Something like what's going on near the waterfont in Williamsburg. How about down by the Colgate clock? Local concessions, local bands maybe. Doesn't have to be a huge event, but people like to get out in the summertime - might as well give them something to do here.

http://lookoverhere-abeaumont.blogspot.com/

DCofJC wrote:
I don't think I want F1 in that park but, boy does it point out even more, to me, the boringness of that park. I often run there, and take my dog....but that park resembles more of a field or a desert than anything else. If not for the amazing views of NYC, the statue, and the small refuge for a couple swans or whatever they are....the park is useless. There should be baseball fields, soccer fields, tennis courts, maybe a pond, swimming pools...gosh maybe even a few more restaurants or a shop or two. Why not? It's HUGE and nothing is there. It's not like you have to knock down a tree to do it, because there aren't any there! I've been there so many times and other than that little playground area where people bbq, and the ferry terminal, the park always seems empty to me.

tommyc_37 wrote:
I wish liquor licenses were AVAILABLE in JC. I'd love the idea of a little sub-terranean pub at the Comfort Bistro space on Grove Street. What a wasted space. From what I understand, the existing liquor licenses are the only ones that can exist, is this correct?

NJNJ wrote:
Why would you want to use a mortgage broker? They are middleman and are interested in getting themselves the largest profit, and in my experience they can be deceptive about fees involved-- waiting until the 11th hour to actually provide an accounting of all fees. They are also often in cahoots with the title insurance company (ie they get kickbacks for using a particular company that will end up costing you more, most people have no idea they can shop around for title insurance). There are lots of scammers out there too. I would recommend working DIRECTLY with banks or credit unions. It is more work, but you are cutting out the middleman.