tommyc_37 wrote:
I wish all new developments, especially in very commercial areas, would be required to have like 75% of sidewalk facing space built for retail. It would make places like Exchange Place so much more vibrant. It's really bad.

hero69 wrote:
there must be more to this story. if i were in this situation, i would have used my teeth like i was sinking them into a nice juicy steak or something. why aim for an A or even a C, I'd would have aimed for an F-

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NYC mandates union labor. Dubai uses slave labor. That's how their building is only the fifth most expensive while ours is #1.

That is partially correct; PUBLIC projects are definitely union only. Private developers on private jobs are free to use open shop labor or union.

Burj Khalifa is a private project built by a private firm with private funding. Same with BoA. Even though it is in NYC, they can chose to use non union labor however most large companies do not as they do not want bad PR.

They don't want bad PR or they don't want their project sabatoged? I've heard plenty of instances of this happening.

Anyway the point is that the extreme difference in labor costs accounts for the total price difference. The article writer shouldn't be so shocked, especially for Dubai.

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Pebble wrote:
Uber, yet again, is such a better option.

i hope he didn't have to pay on top of the indignity of having to do an oral for free.

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Pebble wrote:
Uber, yet again, is such a better option.

i hope he didn't have to pay on top of the indignity of having to do an oral for free.

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MDM wrote:
Something I noticed while doing a project on my roof this summer. I had plastic components in bags:

Those store plastic bags, when exposed to sunlight, disintegrate fairly quickly. The paper bags actually outlasted them.

Oh, that's a know fact - those plastic bags are cheaper and pollute less than paper. And, of course, if they "phase them out" we will have to buy more trash bags instead.

But this is not about reason. This is about religion.
Bags must be phased out.
It's the Dogma

jcguy05 wrote:
Also don't understand why they don't open up one of those supermarkets in downtown jersey city, most of the people who are shopping there are from downtown jc anyway.

Good store, horrible location.

Greenvillelifer wrote:
There are 2 other Mira fruit markets in JC West Side and JSQ

SRhia wrote:
Oh, I like that one too!

I wonder if it's there all year around, or they just put there during xmas.

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My favorite tree is the one in the PATH tunnel. It gets lit tomorrow or Friday. As I recall it can be seen right before the train gets to Newport from the left windows if you are facing the direction the train is moving. I have named that portion of track Lefrakefeller Centre.

thor800 wrote:
Sucks about the brownies

MDM wrote:
Anyone know where I can get Andouille and Boudin sausage?

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jcman420 wrote:
Wow. The NY Times giving an actual, non-backhanded compliment to Jersey City. Didn't think it was possible, but it's good to see.

I was starting to think the Times couldn't publish a supposedly positive article about Jersey City's ascension without beginning it with something like: "Long considered the armpit of the universe..."

Steve spends a lot of money and calls in a lot of favors from his I Banking days to get these articles written, Ya know....

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devilsadvocate wrote:
You know, if DTJC split off from the rest of JC it would really be an awesome little town. Truly one of the best around.

Rather than create yet another municipality why not leave JC and join with Hoboken? We could build a wall around DTJC and just leave one opening for people in the rest of the city to enter. Let's call that Checkpoint Stevie.

Count me in, though I'd like to kick out all the public housing and homeless shelters to beyond "Checkpoint Stevie."

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You know, if DTJC split off from the rest of JC it would really be an awesome little town. Truly one of the best around.

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fat-ass-bike wrote:
Lets not kid ourselves, many of these new high rises are being built by the same developers and investors and will often use the same realtors as other developers to rent out these properties.
It wouldn't surprise me that there is a simple formula used to maintain a certain price - Not for one minute would there be any price war or lowering of prices and realtors would push tenants into developer owned rentals then privately own rentals.

A simple formula?? This isn't voodoo. Rental prices are determined on the market, on the basis of supply and demand.

Dude, don't bother. Conspiracy theorists are impervious to logic. He is convinced there is a fix, and not enough is being done to keep DTJC poor or lower middle class. That's his main concern right now. The rental market in DTJC is RED HOT. This is not some sort of conspiracy theory. Lots of people are flocking to DTJC and the prices reflect that. Every building coming on the market is leased up within a month or two, at pretty much asking price. The best "deal" you will score is a free month's rent with little room for negotiating. If you don't want it, someone else will. I see no slowing down any time soon. The way buildings are coming onto the market, there is little competition between them: as one rents out, the next opens up for leasing. Warren at York was 90% leased in a month, and so was The Art House.