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For the most part they are.
I do agree though that splitting Lafayette in two and giving the eastern half to Ward A makes little sense. Take the Section of A west of Garfield and extend it a few blocks north instead. Other than that, and redistricting a couple of areas that are empty now but slated for major development (Sci Tech City and Bayfront) the map is not much of a surprise considering Ward E had to lose close to 25% of its population to even out the districts.
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I don't think this is HQ 2 or related to it. The article doesn't have much details but it seems that this is a substantial lease or other acquisition of office space, not building a corporate headquarters. Given that commercial office space is one of the hardest hit sectors in the pandemic, and one that many predict will undergo a transformation post-Covid, it's good to see that Harborside's vacancies are being filled up. But I think both proponents and opponents of this deal are making it out to be more than it is.
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Re: Spears Hails Certification as Fulop Attacks Him as Former Republican
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This is what's called "burying the lede."
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https://www.timesofisrael.com/youre-cr ... lbMfSFpiX1mkvGh-T7FYnpIY8
"You’re crazy, I am declaring you crazy — get out of here,” he said. “I will not allow you to speak, you are a heretic, you are evil.” " I'm going to try to commit this rabbi's words to heart when dealing with the anti-vaxxers here or elsewhere.
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Re: Social Justice and Arts Groups go AWOL on Pompidou
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City council should allow unlimited time to speak. However, the speaker has to sit on a dunk tank and has to leave when one of the council members hits.
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It would not have "potentially barred" him because the bill's proponents have said all along that the bill did not apply to municipal prosecutors. The amendment clarifies what was already in both the text and intent of the bill.
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Good to see that the City is reaching out for proposals that will expand what can be done at the theater AND involving FOTL.
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I don't think "NIMBY" is at issue here. I think Solomon does want to include more tenant protections as development goes forward, and wants more concessions from developers. But I do not see him opposed to development per se, or development in his ward, or more density in building. He wants things like MORE affordable housing in units. And he wants it for its own sake, not as a poison pill to kill development.
Some of his opposition may be to juxtapose himself against the mayor. But NIMBY is not accurate here.
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A matchup between two good choices. This is like the game in the "March Madness" bracket that you circle early on knowing you want to watch this one.
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Re: Resolution on Trump from the City Council
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I am unaware of any "George Floyd Riots."
I did attend one protest against police brutality and racism in law enforcement here in Jersey City. Sometimes they're referred to as BLM Protests for shorthand. People attending were masked, and the entire event was orderly. No damage to person or property anywhere.
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Boggiano has never run directly against Fulop. He won as an independent both times and while he has opposed the mayor on several issues he's never been part of the "anti-Fulop" contingent.
Given that he won relatively comfortably in 2017, when the Mayor's slate otherwise won in a rout, I'm skeptical that he NEEDED to do this for electoral survival. But I think on balance, the plusses of him joining the ticket far outweigh the minuses for him. For Fulop, it's a good get. I think to beat Fulop in 2021, any challenger (Robert Menendez?) would have to assemble a pretty diverse group of opponents who don't all agree with each other. You have the progressives who backed Solomon and who have been leading protests. But not all of them want Fulop out and see themselves (and James) as a check on the Mayor. You have some in the African-American community who see the Mayor as not caring about their neighborhoods. You have the remnants of the Healy supporters, as well as county politicos who don't like him and still haven't forgiven him for trying to install Brian Stack as HCDO chair to oust Tom DeGise. That backfired spectacularly, but the question is how much they want to invest in trying to oust him, which would be a huge devotion of resources. And some aren't on board. There has even been some talk of putting Amy DeGise on the mayor's slate. Then you have similar people who aren't as politically connected but who have a similar view of the Mayor still being an outsider concerned with future political runs rather than "taking care of our own." Boggiano sort of falls into that last group, and was one of the few people who had enough support from his neighborhood groups to win a seat. Taking him out of the equation makes putting together any such fragile and discordant coalition that much more difficult.
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Cynthia Hadjiyannis is also running. She managed Yun's first campaign and worked with him a lot in the Heights. She was on the board of the Jersey City Landmarks Conservancy for several years and founder of the Reservoir Preservation Alliance. She's an attorney and many community groups have gone to her on issues concerning development approvals.
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As I understand it, the issue was that the Community Development grants could not go to charter schools. Schundler circumvented that by funding the facilities, then letting the charter use them while calling them community centers, allowing a few after school activities from other groups, etc.
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No property tax or other local tax levy from those places go to Jersey City.
The funding comes from the state, which raises it primarily through the income tax. And most state taxes are paid based on where the income is generated, not where the earner resides. Again, the resident of, say, Maplewood, says "why are my taxes going to Jersey City?" But if that resident is working in New York City, their taxes aren't going to Jersey City, because they're not paying income tax to the state at all (maybe some on passive investment income). If they are paying to New Jersey, it's because they work or run their business, or collect their rents, in New Jersey. Now maybe our Maplewood resident does this all in Maplewood. But they may also earn it in Hoboken, or Trenton, or Jersey City, depending on where they work and do business, collect their rents, etc. Similarly, a NY or PA resident (or any other out of state resident)that works in NJ pays income taxes that go to NJ. So do they have a right to complain that their money is going to schools in New Jersey?
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This is broader data but it demonstrates where the wealth is generated. Cities.
https://www.businessinsider.com/us-cit ... -biggest-economies-2017-9
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And that is largely irrelevant.
State income tax is mostly sourced based on where the income is earned, not the residence of the taxpayer. I say "mostly" because there is some income, such as passive investment income, that is sourced to the domicile of the earner. So when the resident of South Orange says "why are MY TAXES going to Jersey City schools," that really depends on where they are earning their income. If that resident commutes to a job in NYC, those taxes aren't going to Jersey City schools, because that resident pays no income taxes to NJ on their job income at all. It goes to New York. The income taxes from jobs in Jersey City go to the State of New Jersey. That's true whether the earner lives in Jersey City, commutes from a suburb, or commutes from out of state. Similarly, the income earned from a businesses profits is sourced based on where the business operates. Issues like nexus and allocation are a bit more complicated for business profits than they are for job income, but a business with workers, a storefront, or an office is going to pay taxes where those people and things are located, not where the owner sleeps at night. So cities like Jersey City do indeed generate most of the state's revenue. The jobs are here, the businesses are here, the buildings where tenants pay rent are here. This is true regardless of the average income of the resident in Jersey City. This just gets into the direct sourcing and generation of income. We haven't even touched the economic effect of consumer purchasing, the infrastructure strain cities are subjected to so that businesses may operate, and other indirect circumstances that result in the creation of wealth and revenue.
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Exactly. And the jobs are here. Lots of the people saying "Why are my tax dollars going to Jersey City's schools" don't even pay income tax, or pay minimal income tax, to New Jersey. They commute into NYC and pay taxes to NYS and NYC. For income taxes sourced to New Jersey, the cities are the main site for such sourcing.
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Just because you don't know how economies work, and how tax revenue is generated, doesn't mean you need to be a snarky and ignorant prick.
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How much in state income tax is generated by jobs in Alpine, NJ. NOT where residents go to work. How much is generate in Alpine. Or Upper Saddle River. Show me your numbers!
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"Leeched off the state"
Cities generate revenue and run the state's economy. Very simple.
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Not just sales tax but income tax from jobs in the city.
And the city also has the vital infrastructure to keep the economy moving and growing. Cities generate the economic activity that raises revenue, suburbanites take lots of that money home with them but get upset when some of it comes back to keep the cities functioning. Abbott rectified that, then SFRA took it back. Sort of an "All Lives Matter" moment but for students.
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Because Jersey City and other cities generate most of the tax revenue for the state.
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Then let the state pay for our police, fire, and health infrastructure.
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This creates an amazing opportunity to go beyond a park for downtown. With the Boonton line being abandoned, we could create a Greenway from the Jersey City Waterfront, over the Embankment, through the Bergen Arches, and eventually reaching Montclair. All while part of the East Coast Greenway connecting Maine to Florida.
https://jerseydigs.com/land-sale-could ... hWPmn37Cd6qTZCjMRO-EcU8uY
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So is it your position that municipal government exists to pad payrolls with unnecessary jobs? Would explain some things, I suppose.....
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Not so much as offending me as it is offending human decency in general. I didn't support Sanders or Warren.
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The city needs to thoroughly investigate it. Yes, I understand this was not simply breaking up a social distancing violation. The police are indeed allowed to take necessary action, and at the same time do not receive a license to indiscriminately bash heads. And we can't assume that all 50-100 people in the crowd are equally culpable. Who is instigating? Who is defending themselves? Who is just caught up in the mess? To call them all "animals" and say they should be treated as such is dehumanizing both a group and each individual.
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More on how telecommuting may affect commercial real estate long term.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/08/tec ... Spotlight&pgtype=Homepage
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Beyond the immediate crisis of the pandemic, will this effect commercial real estate, specifically offices, over the long term?
Lots of people are now telecommuting. Many will want to continue that. Down the road will we need so many glass tower office spaces?
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