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(abc eyewitness news report with video)

Loud construction noise disrupts learning at Jersey City schools

Wednesday, March 20th, 2019 6:32PM

JERSEY CITY, New Jersey (WABC) -- School officials in Jersey City say nearby construction noise is so bad it is a struggle to get through class -- and they want something to be done.

The sounds of progress in the neighborhood have become too much for residents who live near the construction site at Bright and Varick streets.

Neighbors say the corner has sat vacant for years and the construction is for a planned residential commercial development.


One resident says the construction makes his house shake. Another resident said it's so loud the ground shakes and his windows rattle.

So just imagine trying to teach at Frank Conwell middle and elementary schools right across the street.

"We have about 700 kids from 8:30 to 3:00, how can they learn anything with this pounding?" said Jersey City School Board President Sudhan Thomas. "This is ridiculous, this is unfair to the students, it's unfair to the teachers, it's unfair to the neighborhood."

Thomas has complained to the city, saying at the very least, the pounding should be done outside of school hours.

But the construction crew has been clocking out just about the same time schools let out.


Eyewitness News reached out to both the city and construction companies for comment, but did not receive replies.

https://abc7ny.com/education/construct ... sey-city-schools/5208733/

AlexC wrote:
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val7101 wrote:
Classy Lady!

Is it wrong that I'm sorta looking forward to people's snarky comments on this one? You have to have some fun in life.

Trump enabled most of these cockroaches now coming out of the woodwork

Is that snarky enough?

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TheBigGuy wrote:
Very good call...

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I_heart_JC wrote:
new user. two posts. I take his/her reporting with a huge grain of salt.

What are you suggesting? They work for another bookstore? Oooh! How diabolical. She posted her experience. Give me a break.

I_heart_JC wrote:
new user. two posts. I take his/her reporting with a huge grain of salt.

I_heart_JC wrote:
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TheBigGuy wrote:

Recently a friggin bus blew through an intersection with me and a woman/carriage standing in the middle. That turned out great... a Jersey City cop behind the bus stopped, let us clear the intersection, turned lights went on and he caught the jerk down by Grand and Grove.

wait, a JC cop actually a) stopped for pedestrians, and b) went after somebody who didn't???

we are living in the upside-down.

I_heart_JC wrote:
new user. two posts. I take his/her reporting with a huge grain of salt.

K-Lo2 wrote:
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'm so impressed with your ability to get triggered and butthurt with every single post I make, snowflake. I'll even come full circle and drag Yvonne into this, just for you :)

Too early in my day for the JC List drinking game, but you did manage to get all the words on mine. Trigger, snowflake and Yvonne. I'll save it for later.

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uptown wrote:
Metropolitan Diary of last Friday afternoon....

While browsing early afternoon in Word, I heard this exchange between a customer (he did make a purchase) and the manager (? perhaps, older guy):

Customer: It would be good if you had more titles -- not just liberal and left -- more of a range.

Manager: This is what we have. Gotta a problem ; tough! (he went from zero to 60 pretty quick)

Customer: I'm just saying. There are a lot of people in this town. The selection is pretty slim.

Manager: Well you can shop elsewhere you creep!

That's verbatim....and it continued a little bit. The customer just paid for his hard cover (I think the place is often too $) and left.

We should all think about the echo chambers we occupy -- well, I do -- and this bothered me alot. Being the only bookstore in town gives Word a certain confidence I guess but I'll think more about just using NYC I think.

Well, it is the right of the bookstore, or any store for that matter, to stock the product it desires. If the customer was not satisfied, shop somewhere else?

At least the manager didn't refuse to service the customer, say like a baker who refused to bake a cake for a gay wedding. Or a county court clerk who refused to issue a marriage licence to a gay couple. Nor did the manager refuse to sell a customer a product in stock, like some pharmacists who refuse to sell Plan B or other contraceptives even though it's already on the shelf.

Please tell me how Word is so bad.

hero69 wrote:
Good. Te City needs to install stop signs or speed bumps at most intersections where there is no light. yesterday, i watched in horror as several cars failed to yield to an 80 year old woman trying to cross the street. absolutely, ridiculous.

MDM wrote:
A box of 1,000 bags is only $25. Figure I'll buy a box and keep a bunch in the car and my kid's stroller (which seconds as a shopping cart).

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135jc wrote:
This is really a slick move to increase tax collected by the state. Hopefully it wont put too many places out of business or cause too many to decrease staff.

Businesses suffering the most will be McDonalds franchieses and other shitty employers.

It's not going to chase anyone out, but it may lead to price increases for consumers that consume shitty, cheap products.

Tax collection on people making minimum wage isnt going to make a dent in the budget.

asny10011 wrote:
Isn?t it inconvenient to be shlepping from Exchange and braving the cold weather to get to the ferry?

mscottc wrote

Reread the article... the article said (and I'm simplifying) "Some people called the policy racist." The writer of the article didn't say it was racist, I'll repeat, they said "Some people called the policy racist."

Here's the actual text of the article... "The references to oversized jewelry, low and belt-less pants, and head gear, particularly, were seen by some as racially specific and led a number of patrons to take to social media to question if the bar is expressly attempting to keep patrons of color out of the premises."

You assume the press is liberal... makes you a conservative... the "press" is middle of the road.

dr_nick_riviera wrote:
Why are Yvonne and the NAs not up in arms about this? This will directly affect the quality of life for many residents. Why are they not screeching and putting pressure on the mayor to try and get the PA to at least increase service on the other line?