Pebble wrote:
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Because I know that neither of you two parrots have a single clue about what the NJ Teacher?s Union has for healthcare benefits, I?ll do you both a favor and educate you. This is a link to the specifics on the policies.

Maybe you?ll click on the link or maybe you?ll just go running to whatever right-wing website keeps promoting the lies you?re spewing, but I?m going to throw out the idea that spending $1,000 per month for healthcare isn?t what I?d call ?Platinum Plan? or ?Cadillac Plan? unless the individuals are actually receiving platinum rings along with a new Cadillac Escalade every single month.

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Yvonne wrote:
Man rapes 12 year old girl in CVS bathroom

http://www.chron.com/news/houston-tex ... d-rape-at-CVS-6794669.php

Former Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert sentenced to 15 months in prison for covering up sexual abuse allegations

BY DAVID BOROFF NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Updated: Wednesday, April 27, 2016, 1:20 PM

Former Speaker of the HouseDennis Hastert was sentenced to 15 months in prison on Wednesday by a judge who described him as a "serial child molester."

Source

bodhipooh wrote:
My advice to anyone looking at new places in JC (whether renting or buying) is to come armed with a measuring tape and a level. Put that level on all surfaces and see for yourself.

TBVanVorst wrote:
I am in an 11-unit building in downtown JC that is looking for a new property management company. Any new recommendations? Thanks.

Dolomiti wrote:
If you have a combined income of $400k, and you're paying a 40% effective tax rate, then you need to fire your accountant ASAP. It should be closer to 22%. That's the average for that income bracket (and includes payroll taxes, deductions etc)

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Sutherland wrote:
While I tend to suspect that we're in a real estate bubble, I have to say, I feel extraordinarily lucky that I bought my brownstone when I did 13 years ago. I certainly couldn't afford it today.

But with regard to the state of real estate, I just don't know how many families or individuals could afford $1.5mm for a brownstone and then to gut renovate it for anywhere between $300k to $500k.

Couple each making $200K+ year...it's doable. Plenty of people in the NYC area make that kind of $.

Even if you are making 400K+ as a couple, things can be tight, even without anything going wrong. People look at salaries like 200K per person and think it is a lot, but it really isn't all that much. In between federal and state income taxes, plus labor taxes like SS and Medicare, you are likely paying out close to 40% your income. Take out things like medical insurance costs, and 401K plan contributions, and you soon find yourself bringing home less than half of your salary, maybe close to 40%. If someone is looking at a brownstone, and they carry an 1.2 MM mortgage (assuming 1.5 MM with a 20% down) you are looking at a monthly payment of about 6K. Add full tax, particularly if/when the reval finally takes place, and you are looking at 30K in property taxes (~2,500/month) plus the 6K monthly mortgage payment, and whatever other responsibilities, and you soon realize that even at 400K/year, a 1.5 MM brownstone could be a bit of a stretch.

As I've said before, I think a surer bet is a new construction condo with a nice tax abatement. Your taxes are a known amount, for whatever period of time, and you are much less likely to run into surprise repairs that will cost you a bundle.

hamhock wrote:

Are you paid a salary at your current job?

bodhipooh wrote:


Notice how this interview is filled with cursing and anger from the owner, but not a word of personal responsibility. Everything is someone else's fault. The media, the "hype," the hypercompetitiveness, the community.

He mentioned that he thought the move from NYC to JC would somehow let him escape the restaurant life and press, but looking back, this attitude was "super naive." I suspect he will be saying the same thing in 5 years about his move to Seattle.

tommyc_37 wrote:

A little turned off by the Eater article that has quotes from them almost blaming JC. The community really embraced them at the onset.

jerseymom wrote:


JCCoffee - you seem to have a lot of information about this issue. Can you share with us who specifically told Prato on a number of occasions not to have outside seating?

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If zoning tries to take away their sitting area, I am fully available for a sitting in front of City Hall to help address this issue.

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Bohdipooh- I have no interest in persuading you about anything. There is no argument to be made: 50 units, 7 stories, no on site parking provided.
And I'm pretty sure parking takes place in neighborhoods...

I'm pretty certain many here will see those stats and raise a glass and cheer. Welcome to new urbanism.

Adonis wrote:
This article focuses on the salary raise. Does anybody know where you can read the entire contract so that we can see what teachers actually get in terms of salary and benefits?