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hero69 wrote:
There are more and more people moving to the heights who can afford good things.

Or are willing to pay for good things...as I am but not as frequent just like anything else in life. I hope she survives, time will surely tell. I wish her luck.

hero69 wrote:
There are more and more people moving to the heights who can afford good things.

South_Sixth wrote:
People like HEIGHTS are why we can't have nice things.

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heights wrote:
I'm excited for this, had their baked goods in the past. Their products are tasty and terrific but the prices are not as digestible though. If a bit more tame I would be a frequent customer.

Obviously, you are not their primary target customer.

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Yvonne wrote:
They are half empty because they charge an arm and a leg to rent the spaces. They are not half empty at St. John's apt and Brunswich Towers. St. John's charges very little and it is FREE for Brunswich residents. The fees and or rents are high enough, people are not willing to pay more. If the city ordinance required those spaces to be free for its residents, they would not be half empty.

What on earth are you talking about, if they're half empty, that means the units they're attached to and the rents that include them simply mean people aren't bringing them.

As long as the Yvonne and the corrupt neighborhood associations have so much influence on policy, such a thing would never see the light of day, even in an area where it would make sense like Downtown.

RU_NJ wrote:
Has anyone moved in to this complex recently? I would love to hear your opinions. I'm looking to buy a unit, but i'm not sure if the prices for them are worth it based on the area that it's in.

dr_nick_riviera wrote:
I'd love to see more emphasis on quality of life issues Downtown. I'm tired of stepping around crumbling, weed strewn sidewalks and walking past the same dilapidated buildings and abandoned lots every day. I want the city to start aggressively fining these deadbeat property owners. Hopefully most will just sell to more responsible citizens when their taxes double or triple as a result of the reval.

I'm also tired of the treeless streets and trees being cut down by the city without being replaced. They even leave the stumps in place, so property owners can't replace them on their own dime without having to pay for an expensive removal. If Downtown is going to contribute the lion's share of taxes, Fulop should start outlining policies to address some of these things.

It's quite telling that Healy #2 doesn't have any real policy specifics on his website, just vague one or two sentence platitudes. "I'm not Fulop" might work on people like Yvonne and her neighborhood association NIMBYs, but most people won't be fooled.

jc_dweller wrote:
Cops do move the cars out of the way, but for whatever reason, the entitlement attitude prevails here. The rules just don't apply to those drivers, of course! Didn't you know?

I wonder if there is some way to include the stores in this effort. It's not hard to see that the illegal parkers are patrons of just a few of the stores.

In the meantime, a few a-holes continue to impact the rest of us.

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bustjc wrote:
I constantly see the police blaring away to get cars away from there, and writing tickets to those that don't move. They turn the corner and three new cars roll up. At least they attempt to do something there.

It is true - cops do move cars - but I really do think there needs to be a real crackdown on bikes on the sidewalk - someone is going to get killed one of these days.

I would be fine with all of Newark Ave being made into a "One Way" street in a westward direction (at least to Brunswick) -
and maybe add an extra wide bike lane & diagonal parking spaces for cars.

really? Killed?
How fast are these rogue cyclists going on the sidewalk?

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heights wrote:
I would go one step better, one-way with parking on only one side and use the other side for a bicycle lane.

Yes, of course, because the cars that ignore the "no parking or standing" will totally respect a bike lane.

Annod wrote:
A parking meter is about four feet tall. You can lift the chain up and take the bike.

brewster wrote:
This is just ridiculous, Newark here is reduced to one lane for 2 way traffic. It's bad enough for cars, but life threatening if you're trying to bike here with the cars swerving into oncoming traffic both ways. The should just give in and make it one way here with parking both sides.

JPhurst wrote:
Crowded at a few "choke points" but it went off amazingly well. Particularly impressive that this was done as a last minute contingency plan.

Annod wrote:
Exchange Place is packed. I think you will have just as good or even a better view from Newport and Hoboken.

Standing room only at Exchange Place. Please don't bring your grandmother.

Annod wrote:
Someone chained a women's bike to a parking meter near Exchange Place.