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Prismatic wrote:
Let them have it. Naming JC "the 6th boro" is stupid. Calling JC that is an embarrassment. It doesn't make JC look cool it just perpetuates that NJ is full of kiss-asses who want to be just like NYC. We try so hard to act like that lonely kid at school who calls the cool kid his friend just because we sit next to each other in class. Every time I bring someone from out of state they laugh at how corny and ridiculous that nickname is. It makes people think less of the city. My friends and family who come always say the same thing after I tell them how its stupid: " Its just Jersey being Jersey".

Its not a name we should be proud of.

I love the denial. The primary reason JC is worth anything is proximity to NYC and de facto status as the 6th borough. JC should embrace this rather than fighting it like a rebellious teenager that doesn't want to be associated with their parents while still taking their cash.

Agreed! What really is in a name?!?! As the saying goes ... a rose by any other name ...

We should have our own identity, agreed, but just like Queens or Staten Island, JC would be insignificant if it wasn't almost attached to Manhattan. Let people call it whatever while we (re)establish our own identity.

Exactly. What we really don't want is people constantly going back to Manhattan to hang out because there's nothing here to do, or to be seen as entirely fungible with other boroughs. But I can't stand people that pretend that JC exists as a totally separate city that has nothing to do with Manhattan.

heightsrepman wrote:
Jersey city should be called "Jersey City" and nothing else. It is the second biggest city in New Jersey, not New York. A city that has nothing to do with proximity to new york because hoboken and weehawken are just as close if not an easier commute. but a city that has everything to do with its rich history from the bootleging days.

To call Jersey city the 6th borough would be a disgrace to all who were born in this great city and that name represents nothing of what it stands for. Jersey City is a city within the state of New jersey that represents the struggles and hard times that some in the hill see everyday, the quiet area and great views that those in downtown enjoy and the hustle and bustle that those in the heights and journal square experience.

Please stop this cry to put a nickname to a place that is already making a name on the map. Jersey City is what it is and I appreciate those who are helping to make it better but changing the name will not change its character.

- a JC native

hero69 wrote:
well, jc has some fine restaurants, i think the dtjc restaurant seen is more interesting than many parts of manhattan...especilayy the established manhattan nabes

Angel wrote:
It IS true that bookstores have a rough ride, especially in Jersey City. Still, WORD might be successful. Let's hope so. A bookstore might not serve enough interests in the Heights area. I also agree that an emphasis on our art scene would be necessary!

ianmac47 wrote:
Most of his assumptions are outright wrong. One of the biggest problems with investing in transit in New Jersey is that local authorities tend to resist upzoning around transit. Even in communities that have adopted modern smart growth plans resist the higher density mixed use developments. These aren't high rises either -- simply 4 and 6 story complexes near existing transit.

Also the author of the article doesn't mention -- and probably doesn't know -- about the Mount Olive court case in New Jersey requiring affordable housing as part of community growth. What's actually kind of amazing is how in suburban and rural New Jersey, developers loved affordable housing as a way of leveraging higher density sprawl into places it didn't belong, like in the watershed that feeds Jersey City and Newark.

This is an interesting quote, though: "In the case of Bergen County, more people moved to New York City than made the reverse migration."

Kind of telling about the future of suburbia.

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user1111 wrote:
Here's how residents graded Year 1 of Fulop's tenure as mayor:

Grade: A

"He says what he wants to do and does it."

- Mike Shonk, Ward A

Grade: B

"He's good-- I've seen street improvements and more bike lanes in Greenville."

- Mary Kate Sharp, Ward A

Grade: A

"He's doing a great job-- I feel more safe and I see more cops around."

- Wanda Elias, Ward A

Grade: B

"He's doing what he can to curb the problems and getting feedback from the community is important."

- Lisa Joseph, Ward F

Grade: B

"I like the measures he's taken to save the city financially-- he's cut where necessary to save the city money. I like that he's going to be moving to the inner city and taking steps to rehabilitate MLK Drive."

- Petericia Harrigan, Ward A

Grade: A

"He gets things done right away and Jersey City is quickly changing for the better-- he's our future President!"

Lynda Young, Ward E

Grade: D

"I'm a little disappointed, I thought there would be a bigger change. The rest of the city is dying except for Downtown."

- Janette Scafidi, Ward F

More Grades here

Here's one more (I wasn't interviewed for the nj.com piece):

Grade: Incomplete

"There seem to be no perceptible changes in the Heights whatsoever - streets are still filthy, lots of abandoned buildings and storefronts, the parks decrepit (except for Washington Park), the recent spate of shootings is a big concern that problems are moving here. That said, I want to give the guy a chance..."

Bill N., Ward D

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fat-ass-bike wrote:
Just another example of the use of provocation to attract political and social engagement from an attention seeker

And when Fulop ran against Healy he was quiet? But it is OK to attack Healy but everyone else cannot say a word on Fulop?

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You guys need more light rails

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You guys need more light rails, I been seeing yuppies every

user1111 wrote:
You guys need more light rails, I been seeing yuppies every weekend looking at properties in my area due to the light rail. If you guys had a few more light rail stations the heights would be more desirable then dtjc... no one I know trust jitneys. When I go to the heights it has the Bayonne feeling, a sleepy bedroom town.

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or have zero concept of property values.

So Manhattan and Hoboken should be in the negatives when using your logic. Not everyone wants to be bored at home like you.

Then move to the meatpacking district in NYC or River and First Street in Hoboken and enjoy the "party." Maybe you should get yourself a boyfriend or a girlfriend or whatever and you won't be bored.

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Maybe you missed the point, but you seem to be that type. Staten Island also has night life but its not worth mentioning Just like Journal Square, Greenville, The Heights, and other parts of JC they are not worth mentioning because they are not very interesting. No one I know hangs in Hoboken, and DTJC is not interesting enough to make someone want to stay all night to (3 am) when NYC is two stops away and you could hang till 4 am or 9 am if you did after hour parties.

Journal Square has little India, the Loew's theater, and Mana Contemporary Arts. Greenville has the Greenvillian, BeLA has 660 Studios, and the Heights just got zoned for more arts spaces so I'm sure things will pop up there too. If you think these areas are "boring" it's because you apparently aren't clued in to the cultural/nightlife options there.

I spend about 1/3 of my weekends in NYC and the rest in downtown JC. Trust me, there are plenty of people closing down bars in DTJC and then heading to after parties. There is an active circuit of sorts of basement, backyard, and garage band shows as well as regular old house parties.

Methinks you may not know about these things because someone with your...disposition is not likely to get invited in the first place. But plenty of places in NYC are happy to take your money in exchange for your idea of a "good time" so feel free to continue believing that is the only interesting night life in the area.

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or have zero concept of property values.

JCbiscuit wrote:
it can happen.

http://www.streetpianos.com/

Yvonne wrote:
The vote was 4 to 4, it did not pass, Councilwoman Watterman was absent. Councilman Dan Rivera, changed his vote. Here is a project with not enough parking spaces in a neighborhood filled with one and two family homes. 266 units and 128 parking spaces. That space should become a parking lot for India Square instead.

user1111 wrote:
A fun read Fuck You, Jersey City is Not Cool