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Re: Typical rent increase
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Only as the increase approaches 10% do you have a legal justification for refusing.


If the building is a 4-family and under, the landlord can charge you what he/she wants.

If the building is 5-family and above, then it's subject to city ordinances regarding rent increases. If apartment is rent stabilized, then the base rental rate is set by the city and the landlord can increase it generally up to 4% for cost of living, more for "financial hardship." However, this excludes newly constructed dwellings with 25 or more dwelling units located within a redevelopment area.

Rent control is a completely different program where the rent is actually set by the city. Very few people have this and I don't even think Jersey City has it, I know NYC does.

Posted on: 2011/8/16 18:05
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Re: Looking for input of unofficial Jersey City landmarks
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Thanks, Mado. Yes, I\'ve been up there many times but my intention is to get a more local perspective by neighborhood from residents.

Posted on: 2011/8/3 0:35
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Re: Looking for input of unofficial Jersey City landmarks
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This is the kind of stuff I love. Things you pass a million times until someone points it out to you.

Posted on: 2011/8/2 3:03
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Re: Looking for input of unofficial Jersey City landmarks
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I'm in the process of setting one up. By the end of the week, I'll post these on the new site so that it'll be possible to comment and upload photos.

Posted on: 2011/8/1 22:20
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Re: Looking for input of unofficial Jersey City landmarks
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Not sure if anyone reads Vanishing New York but it's a blog of the gentrification of Manhattan's neighborhoods:

http://vanishingnewyork.blogspot.com/

I lived in the 70s in the East Village and many of the type of places you mention in this post meant also meant so much to people that lived there. Now, they're just a memory.

I've been in JC for 21 years and have also seen so much change that I'd like to create a similar, non-commercial blog for Jersey City to help preserve some of those memories in dynamic way with pictures and commentary from people that live here. And also give people that are new to JC some historical perspective of where they live. Most people have no idea.

Posted on: 2011/7/30 17:57
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Looking for input of unofficial Jersey City landmarks
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I'm trying to compile a list of unofficial JC landmarks by neighborhood. Every neighborhood has a unique something, restaurant, bar or view of something that people grew up with that defined the neighborhood.

I also realize that many of these may no longer be around but I wondering if a few of the old timers can point some of these cherished places like Mosquito Park or the Park Tavern or Roosevelt Stadium.

Thanks.

Posted on: 2011/7/30 15:41
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Re: Kayaking in JC
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Brian,

I'd be happy to show you the Folbot. I was planning on tagging along one of the tours in LSP tours below. I'll let you know.

July: 7/12, 7/13, 7/14, 7/19, 7/23, 7/24, 7/25, 7/26, 7/27, 7/28, 7/31
August: 8/3, 8/4, 8/6, 8/9, 8/10, 8/11, 8/13, 8/16, 8/21, 8/30
September: 9/1

Posted on: 2011/6/28 17:59
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Re: Kayaking in JC
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While it's true that Folbots and folding kayaks are not cheap (Feathercrafts run about $6K, Folbots about $2K and have a lifetime guarantee on all parts.) The benefit is that you can store them in your apartment like I do.

I've taken my Folbot Yukon twice on the plane (two bags) to paddle and camp off of Vancouver and paddle off of LSP near the golf course.

Posted on: 2011/6/28 17:32
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Re: Kayaking in JC
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Let me know if you want to organize a paddling excursion. I'd be happy to join in my trusty Folbot.

Posted on: 2011/6/28 3:53
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Re: TD Bank Robbed: Downtown.
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Quote:
The teller told police that a young, freckled-faced man approached her window as she was preparing a bank check for another the customer.


I know we're living longer but is a man in his 50s considered young these days?

Posted on: 2011/5/19 18:03
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Re: Sava - Polish Cafeteria
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Incidentally, Sawa (the W is pronounced like a V) is a mythical syren that sang to a young fisherman named Wars along the Wisła river in Poland. The two got together and you got Warszawa (Warsaw.)

The syren is on the coat of arms of Warsaw:

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Posted on: 2011/5/12 21:04
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Re: OYSTERS IN JC
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The Lighthorse usually has a decent selection. Pair that with a nice, crisp savignon and you're done.

Posted on: 2011/5/12 20:49
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Re: Europa Polish Deli
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I can't tell how happy I was to get pick up Polish cold cuts again. It's under new management and they now have English translations for the cold cuts. I suggested they do the same for the various varieties of kielbasa.

They also had fresh homemade pierogi, aspic "galareta" and fish in vegetables "ryba po grecku" which I ate in 2 seconds.

Posted on: 2011/4/17 15:25
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Re: What Jersey City Restaurant Do You Miss the Most?
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Tania's Polish restaurant on Grove. I loved that place.

Posted on: 2011/4/17 15:15
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Re: Train whistle a-blowin'
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It's the Conrail line under the Turnpike extension.

Posted on: 2011/3/18 16:14
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Re: Jersey City Museum making do with less city $$$
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Nicely done by Ben Dineen, the chair of the JC Museum Board of Trustees AND the Director of Marketing and Development of United Way of Hudson County.

http://www.unitedwayhudson.org/staff.php

Posted on: 2011/3/1 21:13
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Re: Jersey City Museum making do with less city $$$
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I have to say it's completely the museum's own doing. They didn't reach out to local artists because they felt many were producing lowbrow art. There was never an outreach program to 111 First St. artists so many felt alienated, rightfully so. Finally, when it was too late, they extended their reach to a community that became more fragmented and their snootiness did them in. Unfortunately the board let the building do the talking as they got swept up in the building boom in the late 90s.

Unless you are MOMA or the MET and have a huge endowment, museums lose money so the goal should have to each out to as many artists, organizations as possible to make the building a destination. It's unfortunate that the board has had such a shortsighted view. I guess they thought Fidelity was going to to pay for all the wine and cheese forever.

Posted on: 2011/2/12 20:30
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Re: Jersey City looking to cut employees, vehicles & more; switch budget from fiscal to calendar year
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I think Fulop eventually has the best chance of making something happen but he'll be limited to Downtown JC. If he's serious, he'll need to make inroads into other neighborhoods.

I think Levin is too caustic and has made more enemies than Fulop so he has absolutely no chance. That said, Jersey City is still an old school town where if you can't make friends with cops and firemen, you'll go nowhere fast. Neither of them have scored any points in that department.

The majority of the JC electorate seems to prefer status quo over innovation so as much as I want change, I feel that areas outside Downtown will go for the beer and hot dog candidate. It's hard to get enthusiastic when you know you're gonna lose.

Posted on: 2010/8/6 16:09
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Re: Jersey City looking to cut employees, vehicles & more; switch budget from fiscal to calendar year
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Cops, fireman and school administrators (and their pensions) are bankcrupting municipalities all over this country. Jersey City is no exception. Take a look at how much these fat cats made in 2009.

2009 JC Police and Fire Dept. Salaries

Posted on: 2010/8/4 18:14
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Re: Recommend a landscape architect/contractor?
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Valerie Hufnagel does nice work with landscaping and hardscaping.

http://hufnagellandscaping.com/

Posted on: 2010/5/19 13:23
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Re: Survey about a Jersey City bakery concept!
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That's great. I also think that there is a shortage of bakeries that can do birthday, wedding cakes. I always have to go to Carlo's bakery in Hoboken to get something decent. Best wishes.

Posted on: 2010/5/18 15:25
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Re: PRESERVATION OF POWERHOUSE TO BEGIN
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The stabilization of the building is a big deal and it will last several years. The tower is cracked at the top and needs to be reinforced. About 80 tons of soil have been hauled out already.

Yes, the color scheme is over the top on purpose as it's adaptive reuse that's being done and not just preservation. I think the last thing anyone would want would be to turn the PH back to what it was, which was a coal-fired powerplant. The colors are a bit whimiscal but I think most people get that it reflects the potential of what could be as opposed to what it's been in the past.

Another big issue is the Port Authority substation that powers the PATH train that needs to be moved from the west part of the building. Sounds easy but it's not. Lots of bureacracy and negotiations with adjacent landowners. FYI, the PA owns 51% of the building, the remainder is owned by the city.

The PH is envisioned to be something like Chelsea Market, or Baltimore's PowerPlant Live where you have retail space cheap enough to rent by locals but where you also have one or two anchor tenants. The building will be just like any other retail center in that it needs to be self-sustaining, meaning it needs to make money to survive. But unlike the Newport Mall, the hope is that it will attract more quirky, creative and artisansal type of tenant and clientele.

Of course, all of this remains to be fleshed out but it is an exciting project that I wish the knuckleheads at the city council could get behind. Yeah, it won't happen immediately but these kinds of projects are far and few between.

Posted on: 2010/5/18 5:06
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Re: Looking for other owners/buildings dealing with the backflow preventor issue...
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The white PVC pipe is some sort of pressure relief pipe. It dripped the first few days, then stopped.

Nah, the confidence is that I won't have the city gnawing at my heels.

Posted on: 2009/11/3 15:56
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Re: Looking for other owners/buildings dealing with the backflow preventor issue...
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I just had one put in and spent $12,000.

See it here:

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Posted on: 2009/11/1 17:30
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Re: bankrupt Antonicello appointed to high level post
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OK, I was wrong...he's a scumbag. What can I say.

Posted on: 2007/6/14 22:16
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Re: bankrupt Antonicello appointed to high level post
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The suggestion that Bob's business went belly up is a total lie ? he sold it back earlier in the year. I've known him for a while and I have to say he's one of the nicest and most ethical guys I've met, which is unheard of in real estate.

I think he'll have his challenges coming from the private sector into a bureaucratic city government but he means well and I think that all this talk about him being a Healy lackey is a waste of time.

Like in any municipality, there has to be a balance between entitlement for the people and fiscal responsibility so we'll see what happens with the urban zones, waterfront development and artist districts on his watch.

Posted on: 2006/8/18 3:04
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