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Re: Please clean up your dog poop...
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Someone ought to collect most memorable JC List posts and publish them. Number 270 and 272 in this thread are hilarious. On a serious note, I agree that everyone needs to pick up after their dog. When the snow melted, the amount of poop on the sidewalks was unbelievable. Even my dog is disgusted.

Posted on: 2011/3/7 19:46
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Re: Cable and internet options
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Doesn't FIOS require them to put a big box on the wall in a closet or something? Or is that only if your building isn't wired for FIOS? I pay about $125 for phone, Internet, and cable on Comcast with a lot of channels-- but a lot of channels I don't watch. And that was after bargaining down.

I have to say, even though the Comcast phone people are annoying, the service people who come to your house are very friendly and tend to know what they're doing.

Posted on: 2011/2/19 14:26
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Re: Value Plus on Newark Ave btw Erie and Grove
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I was talking about all of Jersey City, not just downtown.

Posted on: 2011/2/16 12:42
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Re: Value Plus on Newark Ave btw Erie and Grove
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On the subject of Newark Ave, is it possible that some people don't shop there because there's no parking? You can walk there, of course, but a lot of people treat JC as a suburb and don't want to walk. JC is a lot more spread out than Hoboken, and Morristown has downtown parking decks.

Posted on: 2011/2/16 2:24
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Re: Caution Dog Walkers
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Yes, once she had her dogs off-leash in the pre-renovation tennis court and I was walking my dog down the adjacent street. Her dogs came running out and started attacking mine, meaning biting her abdomen (not hard enough to break the skin) and jumping on her. She doesn't like other dogs to begin with, and she just froze in fear. I yelled at the lady to please get her dogs under control, and she just screamed at them. When she finally got the dogs back into the tennis court, I saw her hit one of them with a rolled up newspaper. Lately I've seen an improvement--they all seem to be on leash except the littlest one, who walks behind them.

Posted on: 2011/2/8 21:44
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Re: Satis Bistro -Cafe - Gelato in Paulus Hook
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It's very encouraging to read all of these positive comments. I was tired of reading about places that were "awful" and worst and "decent" at best. Looking forward to trying Satis.

Posted on: 2011/1/3 21:34
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Re: Whole Foods in JC?
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This area may not be affluent enough for a Whole Foods, but I think it could support a Trader Joe's. I can't really afford Whole Foods, but I go to Trader Joe's in Edgewater sometimes. Trader Joe's prices are much lower than Whole Foods prices. Considering how many people pay the inflated prices at this particular A&P, they'd surely pay the lower prices at TJ's.

Posted on: 2010/12/30 22:56
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Re: Who here really, really hates Comcast?
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I woke up and had no phone, cable or Internet. Then when I came home early this afternoon it was back on. Then it went out again late this afternoon. I called Comcast and was told that the system signal reset itself, which is what they always tell me when my Internet goes out. I just had to unscrew the cable from the modem and screw it back in. Sometimes I have to take the battery out and put it back in.

Posted on: 2010/12/27 23:03
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Re: Pet Supply Store
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Ah, thanks for the tip. I'll look it up.

As for bags, I try to buy Biobags (biodegradable bags) online and recycle plastic shopping bags. You can get Biobags in bulk for pretty cheap. I think the place i used last time was called Dirtworks.

Posted on: 2010/12/8 19:31
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Re: Pet Supply Store
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I heard there was something pet-related (supplies? grooming?) opening in the Hamilton Square building next to Hamilton Park, but I don't know if that's still the case.

Would LOVE a self-service dog wash. I think it would do very well in the HP neighborhood, where a high percentage of people seem to have dogs.

Posted on: 2010/12/6 20:57
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Re: Park & Sixth Comfort Food on Grove Street
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I ate there the other night and tried the eggplant burger and sweet potato fries. Delicious. They also sell prepared foods to go, as well as cheeses.

Posted on: 2010/11/20 20:46
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Re: Sava - Polish Cafeteria
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I'm eating a cheese blintz from Sava as I type. Two for $5 on Wednesdays and out of this world delicious.

Posted on: 2010/10/27 16:07
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Re: Hoboken's Hit TV Show "Cake Boss" opening new JC location outside the Holland Tunnel on Grove Street
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Not a big fan of their cakes.

Posted on: 2010/10/16 12:53
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Re: Please clean up your dog poop...
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When I lived in Maine, there was a horrendous blizzard (there were several, but this one was really bad). I had to take the dog out, and as soon as I got three feet from my building, I couldn't see it. I couldn't see anything--where the curb dropped off to the street, if anyone was walking in my direction, or anything else. We walked halfway down the block and although I lived on a busy street, I might as well have been in the prairie. Lo and behold, my dog poops. But despite the howling wind, the whiteout conditions and the freezing cold, I felt around with the bag and picked it up. Why? Because I didn't want some hapless soul to step in it, thereby adding to their misery. Now, I couldn't see my way across the street to the garbage can, so I had to bring the bag inside. But I picked it up anyway! So whether it's sunny, raining, dark, or what have you, there's no excuse.

Posted on: 2010/10/9 16:46
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Re: What is wrong with the people driving in JC?
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I think that the more difficult it is to drive in an area, the worse the drivers. They become bad because they're so stressed out. Just driving through Hoboken yesterday, between the road closings, the parked SUVs blocking my line of vision as I tried to pass through intersections hoping a car wasn't coming, the pedestrians not looking before crossing when I had the green light, I think I actually became a worse driver than I was before. I'm a NJ native but have lived in PA and Maine. PA drivers are horrible, at least near Philadelphia. The difference between the style of driving there and my native NJ was noticeable. People will make a left on red if they can get away with it. In Maine, the drivers are lovely. They don't even beep the horn if you don't go right away when the light turns green. But again, it's much easier to drive in Maine. Less traffic, less construction. I've heard several people say Mass drivers are terrible. But the worst has to be NYC.

Posted on: 2010/10/9 16:28
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Making Fido's waste useful
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Not a bad idea.

Dog poop has bright side: Powering Mass. park lamp

By JAY LINDSAY, Associated Press Writer Jay Lindsay, Associated Press Writer Wed Sep 22, 5:43 am ET

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. ? It stinks and it's a hazard to walkers everywhere, but it turns out dog poop has a bright side.

Dog poop is lighting a lantern at a Cambridge dog park as part of a monthslong project that its creator, artist Matthew Mazzotta, hopes will get people thinking about not wasting waste.

The "Park Spark" poop converter is actually two steel, 500-gallon oil tanks painted a golden yellow, connected by diagonal black piping and attached to an old gaslight-style street lantern at the Pacific Street Park.

After the dogs do their business, signs on the tanks instruct owners to use biodegradable bags supplied on site to pick up the poop and deposit it into the left tank. People then turn a wheel to stir its insides, which contain waste and water. Microbes in the waste give off methane, an odorless gas that is fed through the tanks to the lamp and burned off. The park is small but has proven busy enough to ensure a steady supply of fuel.

Dog owner Lindsey Leason, a 29-year-old Harvard student, said she was all for seeing poop in a new light as she watched her two dogs play at the park.

"Since I have to pick up dog poop a lot, I think I'd rather have it be useful," Leason said.

The project was funded by a $4,000 grant from Council of the Arts at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where Mazzotta earned a master's degree in visual studies last year.

The 33-year-old Mazzotta, who is not a dog owner, got the idea after he visited the park with a friend in 2009. Mazzotta had recently traveled to India and saw people there using poop in so-called "methane digesters" to cook food. As he watched the park's trash can fill with bags of poop, he remarked to his friend, "In other countries, they use that."

A similar idea to use dog poop for power was floated in San Francisco about four years ago. But that idea fizzled in the city's bureaucracy and over concerns about safety, said environmental scientist Will Brinton, who worked with Mazzotta on Park Spark and was consulted in the San Francisco project.

Cambridge Fire Chief Gerry Reardon had his own questions about "Park Spark," including whether vandalism or poor design could cause the tank's insides to spill out and how the methane would be safely contained and vented. But Park Spark's sturdy build and safety features persuaded the fire department to give its approval, he said.

"We try to stay progressive here," Reardon said.

Mazzotta's project brings welcome visual distraction to the park, which is bordered by a rutted street, a weed-filled lot and the beaten-down backsides of a couple of buildings. Dog owner Louisa Solano, 68, said she loves Park Spark, though she thought it was "just a wonderful piece of sculpture, you know, modern art" when she first saw it.

The dog-poop converter's colors, symmetry and clean lines are intentional, but Mazzotta said his greater artistic purpose is to get people thinking differently about what's around them, including seeing waste as a resource and how to best use the free power it produces.

The practical benefits of the exhibit aren't lost on Mazzotta.

Burning the methane, which is 30 times more potent as a greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide, helps the environment, he said. And with dogs dropping tons of poop in cities everywhere, he thinks the idea of using its untapped power has broad appeal.

Brinton, president of Woods End Laboratories in Maine, which specializes in biogas energy development, said biogas from waste is a potentially major and accessible energy source, and a novel project like Mazzotta's can highlight that.

Mazzotta said right now he's not planning to start a dog poop energy business but is instead focusing on the ideas behind Park Spark, which will be dismantled at month's end. To him, the dog poop device helps fill a need for clean energy and better waste disposal, and all people need to do to fuel it is look around.

And be careful where they step.

Posted on: 2010/9/27 13:49
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Re: CBS's Guide to loving Jersey City
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I think you might have missed my point. I didn't intend to pick on White Star in particular and have nothing against their food or atmosphere. I've been there several times, and I've been to Madame Claude's, and I love it. The bronze crepe is yummy! The point I'm trying to make is that if you're going to go to a new city, you'll probably seek out the type of thing you can't find in other places. You can find bar food in many places, so while White Star and similar places are GREAT for people who live here and for anyone else who wants to go, people who are coming from elsewhere (the intended audience of that article) might be more interested in knowing about something they can't find in NYC. It has nothing to do with being a snob.

Posted on: 2010/9/16 3:28
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Re: CBS's Guide to loving Jersey City
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I can't see why they'd include a place like White Star in an article aimed at getting New Yorkers to see what's special about JC. Who would make the trek to get bar food? I would have replaced it with Made With Love's communal dinners, the Loews Theater, or something else that's a little more distinctive.

Posted on: 2010/9/15 16:06
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Re: C-Town Being Sold
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You know all that warehouse-y stuff/empty lots right between JC and Hoboken and just next to the Holland Tunnel approach? You know, Coles St going toward Hoboken? That's where you put your Trader Joe's. You get parking; you get customers from JC and Hoboken, as well as commuters; you get plenty of space.You also get huge traffic jams, but ...

Anyway, I don't know if that area is supposed to be developed or not, but it might be a good location.

Posted on: 2010/9/2 22:49
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Re: C-Town Being Sold
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But you see, that's why I hate Shoprite. I used to shop there years ago because it's so much less expensive than its competitors in town. But _because_ it's so cheap, it's incredibly, maddeningly crowded, and I decided my time and sanity are worth more. Now I go to A&P and buy things on sale if I can help it. If only A&P would lower their ridiculously high prices, (I don't buy that "lower price project" thing) maybe they'd do better. I know some of the less upscale A&Ps are actually cheaper.

Posted on: 2010/9/2 0:23
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Posted on: 2010/9/1 20:55
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Re: Cocoa Bakery & Cafe
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I believe I've already posted this in this thread, but it must be said again. Cocoa Bakery's stuff is outstanding. Their chocolate cake is to die for, as are their cake truffles. She's in the Hamilton Park farmer's market and also online.

Posted on: 2010/8/12 21:42
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Re: Condo Noise
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We also have a rule in our building about area rugs covering a certain percentage of the floor. We also had a session in a condo meeting where everyone agreed to take off their shoes when walking around their condos. Of course, shortly afterward, I walked into a chair barefoot and broke my toe, but that's just me.

It's true that having an upstairs neighbor can be annoying. My dog likes to pounce into the rug to "kill" her toys. Living on the top floor now, I have asked my neighbor if he can hear noise, and he claims he can't. I do try to remind myself to be quiet, but I think it's worth talking to your neighbors in case it never occurred to them.

Posted on: 2010/7/27 18:34
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Re: Tommy Two Scoops - New cafe on York
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I tried this place last weekend and was very pleased. Sadly I didn't try the gelato because I just got a panini to go, but the turkey pesto panini was very good-- and served on great rosemary foccacia. It's in sort of an out-of-the-way spot for a lot of people--no stores around it-- but there were customers coming and going while I was waiting for my sandwich. Great place!

Posted on: 2010/7/19 16:23
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Re: Made With Love
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Had a wonderful meal at the communal dinner tonight...Gazpacho, chicken with roasted vegetables, salad with watermelon, and fruit tart for dessert. The theme was "farm to table." Thank you for a delicious meal, Celeste!

Posted on: 2010/7/16 3:00
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Re: Hamilton Park Renovation - Update
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I just saw the police pull up to Hamilton Park and clear everyone out (10 pm). There were people in the basketball court, the playground, and beyond. I wondered if someone called and complained or if they were concerned about illegal fireworks this weekend.

Posted on: 2010/7/4 2:16
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Re: Hamilton Park Renovation - Update
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I saw someone walking their dog (on leash) in the pet free area. She walked right past the sign. The signs are ugly and blatant, yet they still don't work? Come on, people!

Nevertheless, thanks to everyone who worked on this park. It's great to have it back.

Posted on: 2010/6/29 20:21
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Re: Local Veterinarian
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I also recommend Westside. I've seen a few of the vets there with my dog, and they're always very nice and clearly care about the comfort of the animals. After the vet examines your pet, the assistant comes in with an itemized list of recommendations and what they will cost. You have the option to choose which ones you'd like to do that day, so there are no surprises when you get out your credit card to pay. And they've never argued with me when I've opted not to do something (though thankfully I've never been in a situation that's life threatening at this vet's office).

My one complaint is that they have you wait a long, long time. Then they'll call you in and have you wait a long, long time in the exam room. And there are no magazines to read. Minor, I know.

Posted on: 2010/6/29 19:55
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Re: Hamilton Park Renovation - Update
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As stated earlier in this thread, on Saturday 6/5 at 9 am there was a meeting at the gazebo in HP to organize a regular clean-up effort. I wasn't one of the organizers, but I attended the meeting. Each of us filled out a form with our contact information. They're asking for a minimum commitment of one day per month of maybe 30 minutes of clean-up time. Can one of the organizers please put info here about who to contact, in case anyone else wants to volunteer?

I still have hope that someone will organize an effort to communicate with the basketball players about participating in keeping the park clean. As was already stated here, complaining on a message board won't do much to solve the problem. I'd rather have someone clean up the court (including me) than not have a court at all simply because it gets trashed.

Posted on: 2010/6/6 15:13
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Re: Hamilton Park Renovation - Update
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Who decided that HP is not a recreational park? Even before the renovation, it played host to basketball, tennis, cricket, football, and soccer, in addition to the small children's playground that was there?

I think it's great to have the recreational opportunities in the park (including basketball). However, I do think the park should close at a reasonable hour. In addition to quieting the basketball court, it would ensure that the late-night hours would be free of children/teens in the playground (this has been going on until at least 10/10:30) and barking dogs. Is it possible to enforce this? I don't know.

As for the litter, I think community involvement/education is the way to go.

Posted on: 2010/6/2 16:11
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