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Thanks for all the responses. I almost signed up for the Brooklyn months ago, but it filled up hours after being announced. Now it looks like I could still get in. Frustrating. I wish I could get my hands on the Liberty Run organizers. Going by their poor website and lack of details, I always felt they were in over their heads. I blame this all on poor planning. I know the Brooklyn half is great, but I don't think I can hack it this weekend. I did my long run Sunday (18 miles) and I'm still tired. Plus, my work schedule is keeping me from getting good rest this week. Thanks to HPYC for the Hamden Hills tip. It's two hours away, but I think it might be the best choice for me since it's on 5/25. BTW: The Liberty Run people don't want to give refunds, since the event was for charity. Snakes. We'll see about that.
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The half-marathon and marathon scheduled to take place Saturday, May 25, have been cancelled. It sounds like the organizers couldn't get permission to use Jersey City streets because of construction. The organizers weren't able to make any other accommodations. I'm kind of pissed at them for letting this happen. Like anyone else registered for one of the runs, I've been working toward it for months now. The web site was so amateur that I was always afraid they didn't have the know-how to pull this off. Now I'm turning to you: does anyone here know of a half-marathon taking place that weekend that's within an hour or two? My searches have turned up nothing. I'd be really grateful if anyone knew of another half-marathon that same weekend.
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I'm absolutely thrilled that we have such an obvious troll paid for by the Healy campaign tossing around groundless dirt. It means they're scared. It means they're willing to do anything (like create the mailer I got the other day that shows Fulop next to a laughing Mitt Romney). They've tried this before and it doesn't work.
Let his presence fill you all with positivity. Things feel great going into Tuesday. Just make sure you vote! With a smart and capable mayor, and with an end to machine politics, Jersey City could make some amazing strides.
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I like this part of the article. Fulop has ignored the Latino community so much that he learned Spanish so he could better communicate with them.
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The Loew's is a treasure and we're lucky to have it. The movies are imaginatively curated. No one wants to see the theater in full, active, and regular use more than the hundreds of volunteers who have given their time and money to take it this far.
I'm stunned by the disdainful posts in this thread. Somehow this gorgeous theater has survived all these years. Let's fully rehab it and help it become the cultural showplace that Jersey City needs.
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Jersey City is famously corrupt, and has been for many decades. Much of that is due to the local political machine, the HCDO. The voters of Jersey City now have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to say no to cronyism and patronage in Jersey City.
A vote for Fulop, though, isn't just a vote against the machine. Fulop has terrific ideas, is stridently honest, and is smart enough to know how to grow JC, while making sure no neighborhoods or disadvantaged residents get left behind. I know Fulop slightly and have always found him personable and highly responsive. He's everything I could want in a mayor, and I look forward to voting for him on May 14th.
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I registered for the half a couple weeks ago. I'm optimistic that it happens. They've set quite a task for themselves with so many events. Hope they post the route for the half soon.
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You got your wish. A sign just inside the park says it's now open till dusk. Today, sunset is 5:29, so a little after that.
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Bad news for fellow runners -- construction has blocked the "shortcut" we were able to take to get from downtown to Liberty State Park. Construction workers have put up a fence. At the moment, there are areas where you can hop over the fence, but I'm guessing they'll fix it. Plus, if they're doing construction there during the week, we won't be able to cut through.
Does anyone know what this construction is? It's close to the park-and-ride lot by the entrance to the park. I can't tell if this is a city project or private. I'm really annoyed that this couldn't wait until the pedestrian bridge was fixed. It's now a much longer walk/run to get to the park, and will be so until at least Memorial Day (and probably longer).
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Can't say I'm surprised. Competing solely on price isn't a winning strategy. I was a member there for maybe six years and there wasn't much good to say about it except it was the cheapest in town.
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Thank you, first-time poster who has absolutely no connection with the Honey Bakery owners, but knows the menu by heart. We'll be sure to try it out.
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Could someone post an update for the area around 3rd and Jersey. Is there standing water? I haven't seen any mentions of this area.
And is the water starting to recede?
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Again, JCFree? You're completely transparent. We all know what you're doing. Please, leave the machine hackery out of our friendly neighborhood message board. We don't want it.
If you must post pro-Healy topics, then do so, but stop with your "I'm only asking questions" senseless slams on Fulop.
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I was in an accident at that same corner a few years back, going the same direction. I pulled into Manilla enough to see around the parked car to my right, and saw that a car was indeed coming. I stopped to let it pass, but the car behind me kept going and rear-ended me.
I got that car's license number and called 911. The cops never got in touch with the other driver, however. He got off scot-free. Yeah, people parking on the corners is a big problem downtown. Dealing with our cops is no picnic, either.
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This is all anybody needs to know about PostNet, IMO. I share actual experiences and get back personal attacks. For most businesses, word-of-mouth is the best advertising they could get. For PostNet, it's the worst. Look how this jerk aggressively insults anyone who shares a negative experience of him. Does he think we're all making this up? If he owned up to his bad behavior and promised to do better, I'd actually have some respect for him.
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Welcome to the club, Sillyscorp, the club of people never going back to PostNet. That guy's a rude jerk and I don't have time to deal with it. I believe every word you wrote.
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You're annoyed by all the petty grievances on the board. I'm annoyed by all the responses to the petty grievances. Somebody shares a neighborhood gripe and 10 people have to jump in and tell him he's an idiot. Lay off. That's just being a cynic. If this bothers the guy, fine; this is the place to share things like that. If it doesn't bother you, then go on to a different post.
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Just learned that a polo exhibition match sponsored by Veuve Clicquot will take place in Liberty State Park on June 2. It's a full day event with an awards ceremony.
The Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic I'm sure this is a good thing for JC; it means lots of well-to-do polo fans discovering our city and our state park, hopefully finding that Jersey City isn't what they thought it was. ...And yet I'm completely annoyed at the thought of a bunch of rich a-holes and their ponies tearing up our lawn. Go back to the Hamptons! I haven't decided yet if I'm going. It sounds kind of fun. It's an excuse to buy white pants and a seersucker blazer.
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I'm crazy about the vegetarian duck curry at Sawadee. Such a delicious blend.
If I'm in a comfort food mood, nothing beats the Downtown Pancake Wrap at the Brownstone Diner.
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The family in Portnoy's Complaint lives in Jersey City.
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Thank you. There was a wild pack of dangerous dogs here; it had badges.
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And I wonder what would have happened if they'd contacted animal control and captured the animals alive.
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The police are going to file charges of neglect and animal cruelty against the owner. Meanwhile, they're the ones who shot the dogs.
It must have been confusing for residents: I'm not sure I could tell the difference between armed JC police officers and unleashed pit bulls.
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Now this is gonna be fun.
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jmiz -- Do you know where they want to put it, if it does come to Liberty State Park? It's so big. The same people opposed to the 9/11 memorial will be opposed to this if it blocks the view of NYC.
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I'm crazy about Rustique. Really delicious pizza. Make sure you get black olives on yours. They use tasty fresh kalamata (or similar) olives, not canned black olives like many places.
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I wish. But if we can't get rid of that god-awful stabbed-in-the-back statue in Exchange Place, we'll never get rid of this.
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I went to see the memorial in person today, and I have to say it's enormously ugly from almost every angle. If you look at it straight, right down the hallway, it's attractive and moving. From every other angle, it's a giant eyesore.
NYC and JC are in the same position: the state governors chose to build monstrously large memorials as if to answer the enormity of the attacks, but it will be up to the citizens of those cities to live with them. Both memorials come off as egotistically huge. The memorial doesn't ruin the park, and it's still easy to get a good view of Manhattan, but it was a terrible choice.
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In a real emergency, the sirens tell you, "Hey, there's an emergency here. Turn on the news so you know what's going on."
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Jeezus, that's the stupidest thing I've heard of in a long time. Rather than ringing church bells, JC blares a siren we've never heard before and scares the crap out of everybody.
Okay, I remember the fear of that day now. Thanks, JC.
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