OneSkirt wrote:
This commercial for "bring all the cars to JC" is annoying AF. Our problems are exacerbated by all these influx of cars. Awful. And these people live in freakin' NEWPORT - the last place in JC you NEED a car.

Why is the NYT advertising "Bring all the Cars to Jersey City"?!?!

Hope wrote:
I'm looking for a store where I can get fresh meat and sea foods around grove street area. Any recommendations are appreciated!

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Azul_the_Cat wrote:
I am often amused with the display of the "Union Saunter" as I wait for the crews to switch ends of the train. I think I have see glaciers move faster.

JCGuys wrote:
JSQ to 33rd running every 10 min on the weekend. Same with WTC line. Weekdays seem slightly less packed, and there are thousands of people switching to PATH due to NJ Transit/Amtrak's Summer of Hell. Is it true? Did the Port Authority voluntarily increase service on PATH?

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T-Bird wrote:
Is it just me or doesn't it seem as though they could have located it better? Maybe as part of the Jetsons entrance on the NE corner of Marin and Columbus, where it wouldn't have been nearly as obstructive? What they've done is put a hulking box that takes up half of a very busy sidewalk, a big chunk of the main entrance/ticketing area and the platform below.

It almost - almost - feels like a petulant response to being forced to have to put in an elevator....

It probably is a petulant response. It's amazing that an elevator got put in at all, despite there being a lawsuit forcing the PA to do so, because if they didn't comply with the terms of the verdict, what is the court going to do? Jail the entire PA governing board? Cut off state funding? There was no real way to enforce this verdict.

The PA claimed that the "new" entrance on Marin and Columbus was not really new but had been designed years before, before any ADA laws existed and was just an old entrance being reopened. How they could not find a way to accommodate handicapped people when the new entrance was built just shows how rotten they are, but I guess they figured they had a good chance of getting away with it, and they almost did.

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ahal wrote:
it's harmless, and for some it is cathartic. it is a healthy and practical channel of non-violent protest. it provides a way for some group to engender or get a sense of the size of their community. having a problem with this is tantamount to having an issue with democracy, free assembly and the free spirit that inspires love for this country and our way of life.

it's not effective at all. those that already agree with the sentiment don't need to be reminded, and those that disagree are being annoyed, angered and alienated. so much for the inclusion and unity these peeps purportedly stand for. if these people truly feel some kind of way about their issues, there are way more appropriate & significant ways to truly 'protest.' endlessly writing the same blah blah stuff on the ground is redundant and pointless. they're preaching to the choir, and essentially saying "screw the rest of 'em!"

i wonder if those defending people baring their chalky souls out on the streets would defend the flip side of their right to free speech. what if people spoke their views against things such as gender neutral bathrooms, or wrote "PIZZAGATE!" in pink hearts all across the city? free speech though, right?

jcguy05 wrote:
Hi, has anyone have experience with a scammer recently that walks up and down montgomery from the waterfront to grove path?

He has a fake story about just moving here from LA or some place, got lost and need money for ticket home.

He came up to me at least 5 or more times so far over the last 2-3 weeks repeating the same story, without realizing i am the same person (guess i am pretty forgettable). My wife also got harassed by him and said he was pretty forceful when asking for money.

The dude is late 20s/early 30s, african american, very muscular (like a body builder), average height ~5'11" and always wore a t-shirt when he came up to me.

Looks like he does this almost daily during lunch hour since i encountered him so many times.

Can police help here? or it's not considered a crime to lie to scam money.

Thanks

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ahal wrote:
I think it is important to note that the figure is closer to $400 million, not $4 billion. At least for the part of the station that people have an opinion of (the oculus)

It's a bit more than that. As best determined from public sources:

? Temporary PATH station: $323m

? Principal construction fees: $980m

? Infrastructure for adjacent sites: $400m

? Building around the 1 Train: $355m (demanded by Pataki)

? Calatrava's fees: $80m

? Exterior / landscape design team: $400m

? Administrative costs: $655m

? Steel for the project: $474m

? Speeding up construction for the 10th year anniversary: $78m (Bloomberg demand)

? Sandy damage: Not specified, probably hundreds of millions

asny10011 wrote:
I like the minimalist look, but was underwhelmed that the whole edifice was 4billion. I guess the infrastructure and building around the working trains was a large part of the expense, but i was hoping for more interesting offerings besides run of the mill shops you can find in soho/ short hills or westchester mall. Nothing really stood out. And the Lacoste display in the middle of the belly looked pretty sad and sterile. And, if I'm not mistaken the only retail was on the 2 levels of the carcass and the passageway to WTC4?

JcDevil wrote:
Not aware of any in JC proper, but I know some TD Banks have really awesome ATMs now that let you pick your own combination of $100s, $50s, $20s, $5s, and $1s. So much easier to take out a useful $500 with 5 $20s, 2 $50s, 3 $100s than dealing with a massive stack of $20s that are uncomfortable in my pocket.

I go to the one on 23rd and 7th and hop on the PATH, but that's not exactly convenient if you already aren't in Manhattan.

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PATH installed 8 6x5 billboards permanently affixed to the middle of the Grove station. Unbelievable taking up so much space on an already crowded platform not to mention the reduced space for their two year elevator project. PATH "Tear down this wall !"

Isn't that where the second elevator is going to the track level?

Monroe wrote:
It should have an image of the pie in the sky pedestrian bridge to NY and incorporate '6th Borough' somewhere in the text.

CatDog wrote:
The NJ flag is horribly as well. Buff might work well on clothing but it's hideous on a flag. People wear the flags of California, Texas, Colorado, etc but nobody is proud of the flags of NJ, NY or others. Our flags are a footnote. A nicer looking flag would be a great boost to state pride.

equn wrote:
Nearby:
Hoboken, NJ
Edgewater, NJ
LIC, NY

Within US:
Seattle, WA
Portland, OR
Denver, CO

Globally:
Any major European and Asian cities

Stringer wrote:

Jersey City announces plan to plant 2,020 trees citywide by year 2020

By Jonathan Lin | The Jersey Journal
October 23, 2015 at 7:48 PM

JERSEY CITY -- Mayor Steve Fulop and the Jersey City Parks Coalition announced a plan to plant 2,020 trees citywide by year 2020 earlier today in Arlington Park, calling the plan "Bigger Dig 2020."

The initiative's name is based on an annual community service and beautification event in the city called the "the Big Dig," which was launched by the Parks Coalition in 2011 with support from the City of Jersey City, according to a press release.

"Four years and 238,000 daffodils and tulips later, the Parks Coalition and the City are going bigger and taller with a plan to fill parks, streets and public spaces with more than 2,020 trees by 2020," the release stated.

Read more:  http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/20 ... plant_2020_trees_cit.html

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jcman420 wrote:

As far as recommended locations go, I think it should be a no-brainer to have a docking station on the Newport waterfront right next to the Jersey City/ Hoboken city border. Since we don't share a program with Hoboken, it would at least make sense to allow people to bike right up to the city-line and continue through to the Hoboken train station on foot. Especially since a lot of people in Newport use the Hoboken station as their primary station. Right now, the closest Citi Bike to Hoboken is outside Morton Williams, which is about a 10-minute walk to the Hoboken terminal.

Yeah, we hear that one a LOT, and we say it too. Hoping it happens in the next wave.

Atsushi wrote:
I've just called them, and they say that I need to come to their office to pick up the sign. So as of now, that's how it is done.

bodhipooh wrote:
In case anyone is interested in downloading the app to their iOS device: iTunes link.

YankeeChic21212 wrote:
I'm looking to get two dresses altered - one taken in and the other shortened by about 2-3 inches. They are for upcoming weddings. I've never used a tailor in the area so I was wondering who stands out for quality and price. Oh and they are both needed in a month!

JCishome wrote:
Maybe I'm the only one who feels this way, but this thread is really distasteful. These "weirdos" - most of whom are addicts or mentally ill - are not there for your amusement. Ignore them, give them money, do whatever you want; it's creepy to treat them like some dancing monkey you look at on the way to yoga class.