Is that what they call it these days? "CD's"? How much CD's can you get for ten bucks?

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latest op-ed piece from The New Yorker

I live in this neighborhood - it's great, esp. since it's so close to Liberty State Park, Liberty Science Center. it's generally quiet, except when kids are playing in the street or some random teenagers are goofing around. never had a problem walking outside late, with late rail, it takes about 45 minutes to commute to midtown, easy walk to downtown via Jersey Ave foot bridge. lots of great spanish food for takeout, there is one popular bar/restaurant in the hood: http://www.caesars-cafe.com/
havent been in a while but the food is descent

as for construction, there is a 4-story condo building being built across from the Foundry on the corner of Communipaw and Monitor, also another loft building is being converted called the Independent on Monitor St.

this site has some links to projects in development in the area: http://www.mghrealty.com/index.php

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Small business in JC is also hampered by the fact that retail tends to be cannibalized by the mall. If there was no Newport Mall, I think downtown retail would have developed more/faster and there would have been greater demand for niche shops, hence more pedestrian traffic, a livelier downtown. Imagine if all the retail inside the mall were located instead along Newark Ave, Columbus Drive, Grove St, Grand, etc.

yea this was my first time ordering lotus - it's actually a flowering water plant - but I've actually had it in some japanese dishes/soups but just never knew what it was

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we've definitely cut down on our discretionary spending - eating out less, driving less, clipping coupons and trying to find the best grocery deals - indirectly, I think we have helped JC since we (and friends) will often opt to eat out locally as opposed to the more pricey Manhattan restaurants.

tried a great new restaurant tonight in Little India called China Spice, it's Thai-Chinese fusion, very hip decor, great service and awesome food - prices are very reasonable - this place makes a great addition to the restaurants in the Journal Square area

had the crispy lotus for appetizer which was delish - it's fried lotus stem dipped in a sweet chili sauce - for dinner we had thai vegetables in green sauce and a crispy eggplant in a mild chili sauce