donnajc65 wrote:
take a look at that rendering, now put the 600 ft 111 first street building in the picture across the street, the second tower of trump, the 18 stories on the triangle, the balance of Toll and the three URL buildings on the Harborside lots.

donnajc65 wrote:
I heard that powerhouse will now have two towers as part of the project. The first tower will be on the triangle. The PA substation will be at the base of the building and the second tower will be where the transformers are now on the west side of the building. So much for historic restoration. Why bother. More towers in the land of towers.

bodhipooh wrote:
Another FAKE sign. I wonder who is behind these signs in town, and what company/building they are trying to pump with these false announcements.

Official List of Whole Foods Stores in Development

JC is not mentioned at all, but there are several new stores slated for NJ. And, there is one going in at Bryant Park.

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chuckyx99 wrote:
I think the time to purchase in DTJC is now. The prices will only get higher. At worst, the property will maintain its value but interest rates will probably rise. I am jealous of those who purchased in 08-12 and got a crazy deal! They got on the train first and im just happy to join the ride, better late then never. I was wondering if I can't get parking in Waldo, if there was parking available from other closer buildings like 65 2nd st, 150/140 bay st, maybe that parking lot above chilis restaurant, etc.

jcguy05 wrote:
Hi Mayor Fulop and Councilwoman Osborne,

Is there a plan in place to finish the art power house restore project by washington blvd/2nd street?

I have watched over the last FIVE years the money wasted in on/off projects trying to board up the windows(dont they all need to removed again?), then take down the smoke stacks, then the roof etc..

This warehouse right now is nothing but a broken shell left, with no windows, no roof, no interior, all its original characteristic including the smoke stacks gone.

I understand in order to move forward the path transformers will need to be relocated which is owned by port authority.

This site as well as the triangle area in front of it right now is a complete garbage dump, in the literal sense - right in the middle of a heavy residential area with apartments all around.

I am all for preserving historical structures, but maybe it's time to rethink this plan and just demolish this old warehouse, put a structure to cover the transformers, cleanup all the garbage, and turn both the warehouse site and the triangle area in front into a simple grass field. God knows we need more green space around the area.

I am very hopeful with the old guards gone, mayor fulop and the new administration can finally do something to complete this eyesore and dangerous site right in the middle of a heavily populated residential area.

PS I tried to reach out to JC redevelopment agency over the years, but they never tells me anything just stating the plan is ongoing.

Thank you

sp2xs wrote:
What's the deal with this place? Signs are still up over a year later...

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What does the city put on the roads and sidewalks to melt the ice?
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B. It shall be lawful to use rock salt for the melting of snow upon streets and sidewalks.

Rock salt is what the city uses and what mostly hurts dog's paws. Don't think that will change anytime soon. If you're walking your dog on salted streets and sidewalks, wash their paws as soon as you get home. And if they have trouble during the walk, get them booties. Take personal responsibility for your dog's welfare.

iciromekim wrote:
I had a rental a few weeks ago and I live in the Downtown area. I parked on 1st and Columbus most of the time. I had no issues and got no tickets. I had the car for about two weeks. Technically you need a permit but I do not think it is strongly enforced.

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I see the Reserved Parking and Zone 4 parking surrounding Trump, A-Condos and 50 Columbus - all fill up at night and over the weekends - after the commuters leave for the day. There are no open spots near the Grove Path station until after 11p.
Trump offers no discount for people who live in the building. A-Condos is private parking. There are four high rises under construction in this area as well - and when they start to fill up, I suspect the parking spaces will continue to disappear.
And new construction on First near Marin - 12 stories - has no parking built for this building so every resident will be entitled to zone 4 permit parking.

I live in 50 Columbus (without a car) and while the while there are cars parking in the spaces on the nights / weekends, I would say than more than 50% of the spots in the area are available on nights / weekends.

18 months from now - when the most recent high rise construction in this area is completed - the spaces will fill up.

It takes a few years to get anything changed within the government - and changing the Permit Parking enforcement hours could take two years. I think the 8a-5p (really 3p) parking restrictions should be extended to later in the evening. - Non-permit cars can still park up to two hours, just extended the hours to, say, 10p.

Perhaps they will fill up then, but your initial argument was flawed and based on incorrect assumptions. Furthermore, some of these new towers in the area (but not all), will have additional garage parking included.

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I think the 8a-5p (really 3p) parking restrictions should be extended to later in the evening. - Non-permit cars can still park up to two hours, just extended the hours to, say, 10p.

And my dinner guests who arrive at 6pm need to leave by 8? Just moving the car does NOT work, I was booted my 1st month in JC for returning to an area after leaving earlier that day.

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I see the Reserved Parking and Zone 4 parking surrounding Trump, A-Condos and 50 Columbus - all fill up at night and over the weekends - after the commuters leave for the day. There are no open spots near the Grove Path station until after 11p.
Trump offers no discount for people who live in the building. A-Condos is private parking. There are four high rises under construction in this area as well - and when they start to fill up, I suspect the parking spaces will continue to disappear.
And new construction on First near Marin - 12 stories - has no parking built for this building so every resident will be entitled to zone 4 permit parking.

I live in 50 Columbus (without a car) and while the while there are cars parking in the spaces on the nights / weekends, I would say than more than 50% of the spots in the area are available on nights / weekends.

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I blame the contractor, assuming it was a contractor and not the city itself. How hard would it have been to have had a pile of "2 way" and "3 way" signs to add to all the new and existing signs as the job was done? "Stop ahead" and striping would have been nice, but more work. The little extra signs would have been nothing.

dtjcview wrote:
Thanks Nyrgravey9.

And for the record there's no excuse for a dog owner not picking up their dog poop. I'm happy to see dog owners fined for that. What earned me my "champion" moniker was opposing public shaming by posting photos or videos. I happen to believe it can lead to unnecessary friction between residents.

What might be a good alternative to public shaming is the City implements an app like this. Take a photo with time and location, and report it. The City could then use this for targeted enforcement.

http://westseattleblog.com/2013/08/fi ... -potholes-abandoned-cars/

jcman420 wrote:
This may be common knowledge-- but what exactly is going on in those three massive old factories in Waldo (350 Warren St.)? The ones which are directly across the street from the powerhouse and have "Morgan Industrial" painted on the side.

It's clear someone had designs on re-developing that complex, but it's just been sitting there, undeveloped, for several years now. Victim of the housing crash?

worm wrote:
Hi there,

This afternoon, my husband was parked at the dentist office for a 4:00 appt. When he returned to the car at 5 pm, the car had a boot on it. While this is a newly designated residential permit parking zone, does that mean that it is not okay to park a car there for less than two hours? Also, it seems illegal to boot a car with no outstanding parking violations, but I'm not certain of this. Can anyone provide any information regarding this?
Thanks in advance...

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Jersey City charges $15 a year for resident's zone parking permit. Non-resident pays $300 (Proof of employment in Jersey City Business, must include copy of current W-2). Permits only available to those eligible.

Osborne's Pedestrian Plan does not mention anything about raising fees to $100. Raising the fee was just one suggestion to help pay for enforcement of permit parking and ticketing those who park too close to intersections - since people are complaining that there is no money for any of the Pedestrian Plans - this could make a very small dent. You gotta start somewhere without raising taxes.

How is raising the cost of a permit by 500% not considered a tax? Oh wait, yes, cause it doesn't affect you because you are too poor to afford a car. I forgot. Let's just have a non-poor man's tax and you can determine what is taxed okay?

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City of Jersey City/JCPA needs to raise the yearly residential zone Permit Parking from $15 to something approaching $100 - then we can try to pay the officers needed to enforce the permit parking 16 hours a day, 365 days a year.

That's silly, all we need is the JCPA to have the productivity of any other citys parking agency, then they would be filling the city's coffers in addition to paying their own way. Get rid of the clowns like that guy who was a full time JCPA supervisor AND a full time teacher. He's a poster child for how the city is viewed by the "old school" as nothing but a cow to be milked.

vindication15 wrote:

The driveway tax is a retarded idea. Just because you are too poor to afford a home with a driveway in DTJC, you are going to tax people who have one. Nice. I suggest you get a better job.

asny10011 wrote:
Resident parking fee is 15$ for a valid annual parking sticker and the DMV requires you to get a NJ license within 60 days of establishing residence fyi. It's not someone complaining...those are the rules.





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tern wrote:
If they live there, then they are entitled to park there, they aren't making things any worse than they would be if they followed the rules.

All your complaining will achieve is forcing them to register their car in NJ and pay more insurance.

How will you be any better off?

Robin.

diamat wrote:
Another old photo showing what used to be at Grove Pointe about 100 years ago:

http://www.jerseycitythenandnow.com/2 ... oad-ave-columbus-ave.html