Re: In New Jersey, a Battle Over a Fluoridation Bill - fluoride will be added to Jersey City water
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You can't smell the fluoride in tap water. Any funky smells in your tap water may be related to the water main break. (http://www.unitedwater.com/jerseycity/Newscenter.aspx?id=8837)
Posted on: 2013/7/15 10:16
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Re: Future of Newport Mall
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Sales taxes aren't charged based on where you live, they're charged based on the point of sale. If someone who lives in NYC shops in Newport Mall, they are not required to pay NYC sales tax rates.
Posted on: 2013/7/3 12:36
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Re: Is LITM up for sale for 1.5 mil?
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"Ox" was replaced with "Box." "It's Greek" literally just closed, and (afaik) is being replaced. IIRC Rue Viet is in a spot that, for whatever reason, has seldom done well (though that could change). It's unlikely that taxes were responsible for any business closures -- e.g. "Greek" did not have a strong business, and may have charged too much. Small businesses in general often fail, and restaurants at a slightly higher rate (though not as bad as often presumed). Newark Ave and Grove Street are hardly turning into ghost towns over the possibility of an increase in taxes.
Posted on: 2013/6/23 10:53
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Re: New PATH train schedule
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Believe it. ;) The tunnels were badly flooded, and the equipment wasn't sparkling new to begin with. Quote: I also can't believe that you think the MTA reaction is similar...MTA provides alternatives...MTA provides a bus, at a miniumum, not no PT. MTA has control of an entire bus system, PATH does not. If bus service needs to step up, that's mostly a job for NJ Transit.
Posted on: 2013/6/7 10:14
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The problems that resulted in Hoboken losing service for months, and for the slow schedule now, are similar to those that will cause the MTA to close the East River for over a year. Quote: How about the fact that the MTA offers ALTERNATIVE SERVICE. Not, too bad so sad after 10PM. MTA has a bus service and more train lines. If PATH isn't working, and it's a major outage, it really ought to be NJ Transit that steps up. Quote: And I'd love to see the MTA hold a meeting about fare increases in a warehouse in Staten Island.... Maybe I'm missing something, but I thought PA's board meetings are at a building on 15th Street.
Posted on: 2013/6/7 10:10
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Re: This old factory: Buying in Downtown Jersey City's Dixon Mills
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If you do buy in Dixon Mills, and noise becomes an issue, one option is to install soundproof drywall. It won't be cheap -- it's around $40/panel, and you'd have to install it and repaint -- but it's pretty effective.
Posted on: 2013/6/2 12:30
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Re: The Dopeness
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Wow. Really? Selling tacos with images of chopped-up children?
Posted on: 2013/5/30 2:54
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Re: Liberty run a hoax!!
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The guy is probably buried with requests. Besides, someone's inability to contact them doesn't change anything. Active doesn't issue refunds, period. Your only option is to get it from the organizer. Hopefully, he'll come through with the refunds. We'll just have to see. In the meantime, there are at least six more running events in JC this year, including the Newport Half Marathon -- most (if not all) in LSP. We've got plenty of showcases for runners. ;)
Posted on: 2013/5/28 21:44
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Re: Liberty run a hoax!!
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Active doesn't get involved in refunds. You'll have to contact the organizers directly to get your refund.
Posted on: 2013/5/27 12:21
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Re: Flooding 5th & Monmouth - HELP
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5th and Monmouth is quite a few blocks from the river. I don't think it will get "flooded" (rain or river water), more likely is the sewer will back up. The owners may not know for sure how the water gets in.
By the way, does anyone know if there's any required disclosure for flooding or sewer problems?
Posted on: 2013/5/20 19:27
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Re: US Masters / Dixon Managment
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Whatever. I have no idea if these guys will be good or bad landlords. Nothing I've said defends any specific REIT firm. What I'm saying is -- once more, with feeling -- 70 percent or more of Jersey City are currently renter-occupied units. It's been that way for a long time, it will be that way for a long time, no single company will buy enough units to make a dent in that number, and the city will not be harmed by the existence of more rental units anyway. And if you want to build a community, you'd better start extending a welcoming hand to the renters, who vastly outnumber owners.
Posted on: 2013/5/20 3:14
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Re: US Masters / Dixon Managment
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No, they aren't. As already noted, roughly 70-75% of JC is rental units. That's around the same as Hoboken, and lower than parts of Manhattan. Quote: we get transient renters, drifters and folks who don't care for their property or for our community. Renters are not subhuman. They're normal people who simply haven't chosen to buy. And if they're paying decent rents, they aren't going to wreck the entire town. Quote: your brownstone, townhouse, building etc., will be gutted, it will be carved up and the historic details will be demolished.... Plenty of families who buy homes in JC will gut them. If the building is in a historic district, the (exterior) details cannot be removed without permits. And if Masters/Dixon were a bunch of slumlords, they wouldn't fix up anything. Quote: Your neighbors and the neighborhood will then have to deal with more cars fighting for parking spots.... It's up to the city to deal with parking issues. Not departing owners. And maybe, if you want to build a community, you should invite our new neighbors to town and make them feel welcome -- instead of insult and harangue them before you've even met them. Quote: Let me be clearer....they are about one thing and one thing only! Making money Yes, you can say that about any landlord. Quote: I have had the opportunity to speak with many members of US Master and the Dixon Property Management team and I have learned that they are hell bent on ripping into Jersey City communities with absolutely no regard as to the outcome. It is sickening to say the least! What could they have possibly said to you? Did they light cigars with dollar bills? Cackle evilly when you asked them questions?
Posted on: 2013/5/20 0:27
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Re: The New York Times to Jersey City: "You don't exist"
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As noted already, NYT cut a lot of its regional reporting a few years ago.
Part was budget, part is that they are trying to be a national/international paper. And really, it's not like they would report on a mayoral election in Chula Vista, Fort Wayne or Buffalo, all cities around the same size as JC.
Posted on: 2013/5/15 23:32
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The region whose real estate would benefit from more consistent and frequent PATH service is worth literally billions of dollars in new development; nobody thought to have a sit-down with the two states about that? They did, and the plan was to build a new four-tube rail tunnel. Port Authority and the federal government were supposed to pick up most of the tab. Gov Chris Christie axed it in 2010, claiming that the costs were underestimated, and the project would cost NJ too much money.
Posted on: 2013/5/13 16:32
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Uh... that's not new. I'm pretty sure you're reading the old schedule incorrectly. http://www.panynj.gov/path/pdf/path-map-schedule.pdf That's the old schedule (effective Feb 2013). Service EWR to WTC was on a 35 min schedule until 9:15 AM. Looks to me like with the new schedule, trains between 9:15 AM and 7:15 PM on Sunday was on a 15 minute schedule, and is now on a 20 min schedule. I didn't notice a difference in crowding on that very train, yesterday afternoon.
Posted on: 2013/5/13 16:24
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Thank you for telling me about PATH's award winning "alert system" Knowing that every problem is a signal problem or police investigation, giving me absolutely no ETA on when service will return to normal HELPS ME A LOT. I never said it was "award winning." I'm just pointing out that notification options do exist. They're basically the same as what other transit systems use. And yes, they don't always have ETA's on repairs. Neither do other services. Just the other day, I was on the E train when it got stuck, because of signal problems on the line. (Apparently when it rains for 30 minutes, MTA lines can go down -- who knew?) They didn't give any ETA. Same thing if you look at the Twitter feed for the NYC subways -- they just say "allow additional time." Quote: Yes, they make announcements in the station because everyone who rides the PATH is tentatively listening for announcements and not listening to music on his or her iphone.... I'm sorry, but you're just getting unreasonable. If someone on a platform is oblivious to the world, how are they supposed to learn about delays? We're talking about mass transit, not a concierge service. Quote: if you are not giving me relevant info about PATH service, please get rid of the TV's and use that money to umm, let's say, improve service! PATH gets paid for ad service on the screens. Quote: From your comments Dolomiti, either you have never rode the PATH or you work for the PATH. Good grief. Again, I take the PATH and NYC subways 5-6 times a week, and I've used many other mass transit systems. I'm just not the one standing on the platform, fuming in a barely controllable rage, because it takes the train more than 30 seconds for a train to show up. And again, I'm not saying they are above all reproach. Only that they're basically on par with almost every other mass transit system I've used, and I've used quite a few.
Posted on: 2013/5/13 16:13
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I ride both 5-6 times a week. I've also had experience with lots of other transit systems. Quote: Again, Sandy is the simplest thing to look at... Sandy is an extreme event. Discussing Sandy says nothing about daily service. Anyway.... Quote: Somehow, the MTA managed to have regular normal 24hr service on every single line in under two weeks. They were fast, but not every line was back instantly. E.g. service to the Rockaways is only coming on line now. There's still a lot of damage that needs repair. (MTA also didn't refund any monthly Metrocards...) The PATH/MTA situations aren't comparable, because the damage was worse. Plus, Hoboken AND most of the Manhattan below 28th Street had no power. Hoboken was also so flooded that it was basically impassible for several days; the station was also completely flooded. Still, a great deal of service was restored relatively quickly. NYC residents also had numerous other options, including several bridges and bus service, which helped mitigate some of the crunch. Unless you live in Fort Lee, your only option was the ferry. So yes, it was inconvenient and unpleasant. But the difference in recovery times was also understandable.
Posted on: 2013/5/12 21:31
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No, it's just to say they didn't discuss repairs, as they should have. The failure to talk about the process did not actually slow down the repair process. The lack of communication was an inconvenience, not an impediment to service. Quote: New cars? Yes, new cars. The entire fleet. Have you really already forgotten? Quote: 1) Upgrade the signal system so it doesn't fail ever week Every transit system has problems like this. PATH is no better or worse than any other system I've used. Quote: 3) replace 1000000 yr old eqeipment ...a process that causes the kinds of delays you kvetch about Quote: 4) Tell us the reason why lines are suspended ALL OF A SUDDEN http://www.panynj.gov/path/alerts-advisories.html https://twitter.com/PATHTrain They also usually make announcements in the station when there's an unusual delay. Have you really never heard the guy with the weird accent? Quote: 6) And if you want to charge us rates close to the MTA, how about you offer similar level of service? They're not that far off. And again, MTA has its own problems. Mind you, I don't think PATH is above reproach. Only that the level of vitriol aimed at actual service doesn't make sense. Things run fine the overwhelming majority of the time.
Posted on: 2013/5/12 11:13
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I gotta say, based on the volume I see, I'm not sure restoration is justified. And it adds less than 5 minutes to the trip time. All 33rd Street trains use the same tunnel, which is right next to the Hoboken Station. Quote: now they want to reduce service again for the weekends. The schedule changes frequently. The last one only went into effect in February. They could easily add more service in a few months. Quote: Fares go up Fares always go up. There's this weird thing called "inflation," and yes, it affects transit services too. Quote: traveling public is bigger and service doesn't get better So the novelty of the new cars has already worn off, eh? Quote: Sandy recovery was managed so very poorly. Not really, they just didn't communicate well. Far, far worse things could have happened.
Posted on: 2013/5/11 20:52
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I've used a wide variety of public transportation systems in the US and Europe, and PATH is roughly the same service as everything else. I agree they don't communicate well, but otherwise I just really don't understand where all this antipathy comes from.
MTA is good, but also has its own problems -- e.g. no viable direct connections between Brooklyn and Queens (G train is a joke), repeated budget shortfalls, opaque financial management, disruptive repairs (especially on weekends), perpetual inability to build the 2nd Ave line, lines can flood at the drop of a hat.... PATH management isn't responsible for capacity problems during rush hour; there's only so many trains that can go through the tunnels. Christie also put the big kibosh on adding another rail tunnel, which would have helped relieve crowding. And if you want a packed train, try the 4/5/6 during rush hour some time. By the way, the average overnight schedule on the MTA? 20 minutes. Paris Metro? London Underground? Boston? SF? Atlanta? They close every night for about 4 hours. This is not to say the PATH train is perfectly run. It's just nowhere near as bad as the haters proclaim. The level of vitriol would be inexplicable... if it was anywhere other than a community forum.
Posted on: 2013/5/11 11:15
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Re: Harassed by teens on Manila and 4th
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You might want to re-read the article. They are increasing the number of public housing units from about 800 to 1000. They aren't doing it to chase "bad people" out of the neighborhood, they're doing it to replace aging buildings.
Posted on: 2013/5/1 19:35
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Re: Harassed by teens on Manila and 4th
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gstorm17, sorry to hear you got harassed.
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Why do you think these kids live in the projects? ? Filipinos own several of the private homes on Manila. ? Villa Borinquen (the high rise between 2nd and 3rd) is not a project, it's Section 8 and (afaik) mostly Hispanic. That means the building is privately owned, by the way. ? Most of the residents of the low-income housing between Manila and Marin, around 3rd and 4th, are Hispanic. In fact, I don't recall ever seeing any Filipinos there. ? We don't even know where these individuals live. ? Harassment is not the sole domain of "kids who live in the projects." There's plenty of well-off kids and adults who harass people on the street. On a side note, low income families have just as much right to live in Downtown JC as anywhere else.
Posted on: 2013/4/29 1:49
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This is factually incorrect. Before it was a park, it was a large industrial site. Huge swaths of LSP are currently unusable due to industrial pollution. Sections of the park are slowly being rehabilitated for public use, such as the marsh section opened to the public in.... 2009? I do agree that putting a small bridge at the end of Jersey Ave will increase traffic, but none of that traffic will actually go through the park, nor will any park land be lost. All the cars will be on Phillip Street. It will also make LSP more accessible to Downtown JC residents. Really not seeing that as a bad thing. Quote: We have had the addition of a golf course. There is development impinging on LSP from all sides. The golf course was also on formerly toxic landfill. Development is picking up, but most of it is on space that is toxic and/or abandoned industrial lots. It's going to happen regardless of connecting Jersey and Phililp. We should not take our public space for granted. At the same time, we cannot dip Jersey City in amber on the day we move to town.
Posted on: 2013/4/23 14:44
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Re: Rent basement and first floor as "duplex" - is it legal?
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Unless the unit is not up to code, I seriously doubt there are any problems.
And making the unit into a duplex doesn't necessarily increase the number of occupants. Plenty of people would like to have more space, as opposed to more people in their apartment. So yeah, my guess is that you're stuck with it.
Posted on: 2013/4/23 14:16
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Re: Two Beautiful Trees Gone on Erie Street!
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I can't speak to the specific situation, but:
Yes, large trees can be damaging to city infrastructure. They can not only buckle sidewalks (which puts the building owner at legal risk), the roots can grow around and damage pipes. It's unfortunate, but keep in mind that a tree-lined street enhances the value of those properties. A property owner or manager isn't going to cackle with evil glee because a pretty tree was taken down; they're going to get the tree cut down if it's necessary.
Posted on: 2013/4/20 21:42
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No need, it's already been exposed as false. WF will not be in that location.
Posted on: 2013/4/17 16:40
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I also recommend Best Buy or Goodwill.
FYI, Goodwill doesn't resell most of the electronics, they aren't worth much anyway. They partner with Dell to recycle them.
Posted on: 2013/4/16 13:17
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Re: New Jersey condo market is heating up: report
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Why is it "bullshit" to notice that the housing market in New Jersey is starting to pick up? Quote: This article is about condos on the waterfront not housing. The article also points out how housing prices are up in Hudson and Bergen counties. I really don't see any reason for negativity here.
Posted on: 2013/4/12 12:52
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Re: utilities issues . landlord does not want to help
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I also concur that unfortunately, the landlord's options are limited.
Legally, the landord can't enter an apartment without the consent of the tenant. In addition, each unit is responsible for its own utilities. Realistically, the best thing you can do is demand that PSE&G credit you ASAP, and hammer on them to sort things out.
Posted on: 2013/4/11 2:33
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