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As I said when I originally posted this. It was not intended to be an "anti Fulop" post. I simply stated that people that are working for his campaign are doing this in the heights and I know this first hand. I would think that Fulop would want to know if his volunteers were resorting to dirty pool in this election as it is a direct reflection on him.

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It's people like you that are the exact problem this city has! This kind of behavior shouldn't be going on by any candidate. I thought Fulop was above this!

She actually fell down because she thought she could just pull it off and didn't realize that it was attached with plastic zip ties. She's 84 yrs old.

Wasn't trying to bring it up as a political discussion. Was actually surprised when I found out his campaign was resorting to it and was wondering where it was going on in other parts of the city.

Has anyone else run into problems with the Fulop campaign team attaching signs to properties without the owner's consent? This has happened on a couple of houses that I know of in the Heights. One elderly lady was actually hurt trying to remove the sign.

I witnessed one sign being put up at around 10pm and the owners removed it the next day.

Gotta love good old fashioned Jersey City politics!

Yes, wonderboard must be used on any tile project other than a kitchen backsplash.

There's a .99 cent per sq ft tile place on 1&9 north in North Bergen. It's slightly past the Lowes. I've purchased nice tiles from them in the past.

PSE&G doesn't have the authority to assess fines. Only the city would have the authority to do that. As a matter of fact, you don't even need PSE&G to fix or relight your water heater. You can do it yourself or have a licensed plumber come in to do that.

Sounds like someone was trying to hose all of you.

To the OP. If there are any more problems, please post them immediately. I'm having this taken care of and need to know if the problems continue.

I know this house. It's across the street from my mother in law. The lot that they're congregating in is actually the same lot as the house they live in. An elderly woman owned it for years but she was loosing her faculties and the city wound up condemming it.

Her family took care of all of the violations and I believe they sold it to a company named Alpine. They are the ones who cut the curb but their original plan was to tear that house down and build one like the one that's next door on Milton.

When the market went to hell, they decided to fix up the standing house and rent it "with a driveway" It's a real catch 22 because if they're parked in the driveway and you block them in, you can still be towed even though it's an illegal driveway.

For the driveway, you can call Herbie in zoning and ask to have the owner cited for an illegal driveway.

For the roudiness and noise, you need to call 547-5350. That's the direct line to the North District desk. Ask to speak with the shift commander and get his name. Trust me, I know this from personal experience. If you keep calling, the guys responding are going to get pissed and make an issue of it.

If you only call once or twice, nothing is going to happen.

You can also check the tax rolls online and you'll find out who owns it and can then harass the owner the way the tenants are harassing the neighborhood.

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LMAO...I thought the same thing when I saw the title. Is he still alive?

At least you didn't claim that he was from the "St Peter's College area"

What a shame. I've never met a nicer group of people. Too bad more parents weren't aware of it's existence.

I think where the boy went wrong was saying that he was from such a large organization. He should've said that he was with a local boy scout troop or a local sports team. Especially with having red hair and freckles

I pm'ed you some information.

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Thank you jsquared....Grovepath, please stop naming neighborhoods that don't exist and PLEASE....Learn your JC geography!

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St Peters College is 6 blocks from Baldwin. St Peter's College isn't an "area" You downtowners need to stop making it up as you go along.

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I think the original article should make it pretty obvious that now is not the time to entertain buying a foreclosed property.

It seems like downtown is starting to have quite the crime problem. Somebody better wake Fulop up and have him start bashing some heads down there in the East District.

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I wouldn't even drive down this street at night let alone live there. You could catch a stray (bullet) not even being an intended target.

It could be one of those new devices they sell that let off a high pitch sound to keep dogs from barking. I've seen the commercials for them but wans't sure if they would really work. Maybe they do?

145K seems a bit high in a market that continues to trend downward.

What is the square footage? How many foreclosures in the area? How many bank owned properties are in the area? Are there any recent sales on comparably sized units?

These are all questions I would get answers on before I got serious about purchsing anything in this market.

As far as neighborhoods go, It's no better or worse than most in JC with the exception being Bergen Ave. Stay off of there after dark.

Best of Luck.

I'm very sorry to hear about your partner. My father went into hospice 3 years ago when he was in the later stages of prostate cancer. He went to compassionate care downtown JC.

My whole family was against him being there once we realized that you're really not supposed to be there more than a couple of days. The hospice people told us that it was his best option. After him watching 3 people die right next to him, he demanded to go home.

I really wouldn't suggest hospice unless he or she is unconcious or on life support. It made the better part of my father's final 5 weeks miserable. He passed 2 weeks after leaving there and that was after being in there for 3 weeks.

Try having a nurse come in on the side to do the things that you are unable to do.

Hope all the best for you.

Here's a hard one. Who has the original doorknobs to the Margaret Hague Hospital?

Is the raise in premium directly related to your flood insurance? I manage a 5 unit building in the heights and (knock wood) we haven't had an increase in a couple of years. We use State Farm and pay less than 2K per year. If they can quantify that the increase is directly related to the flood portion of your policy, then that would seem to be a downtown problem. Otherwise, it's time to look for a new agent.

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I grew up 1 block from where Ramzi Youseff (93 WTC bomber) lived and knew him by face. Would see them up there at 4:00 each morning as I was getting my breakfast. Would then see all of them pile into the Mosque that Sheik Omar Abdel Rahman ran as I was walking up to the Path station. Trust me, they've been meeting there for many years.

I say good riddance to this place. It's been a preferred meeting place of radical muslims for years. Although I'm sure the FBI has had the place bugged since 9/11. I do think a Quick Check would be a better choice for the area.

Does anybody have any feedback as to how many people showed up for this. I didn't go, but Central Ave looked like a mess today.

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This is a real timely benefit to all NJ Residents , during a time when we all need to tighten our belts and save money! What this means to you is that you can save money on the everyday electric you use in your home or small business. Because when the residential electric deregulation law passes ,you will then have the right to tell your Electric distributor: PSEG ,JCPL or Rockland Electric where you want them to purchase YOUR electric from, for your Home,Investment building or Business! They will always remain your distributor and you will still pay all your bills to to them. You are just telling them to distribute Electric to you from a cheaper NJ approved supplier of your choice. Large Commercial Businesses have enjoyed this deregulation for over 10 yrs. It is only now that NJ is being deregulated in the variable rate market and homeowners are finally able to take advantage of the same cost saving benefits!
In a regulated electricity market, the consumer has no choice. They can only purchase from one source, the local utility. In a regulated market there is no incentive to offer cost saving solutions or innovative products and services. That’s now changing because people in many states now have the right to choose who they buy their electricity supply from.

Deregulation opens the generation portion of your bill to competition. This essentially turns the generated power into a market-based commodity, with the price dictated by supply and demand. Competitive markets lead to innovation and lower costs for customers. A good example of deregulation is long-distance telephone service.

In a deregulated market, the local utility is reduced into an electricity delivery company. This makes it possible for customers to choose an alternate source for the generation portion of their bill which is approximately two thirds of their total cost. All customers continue to rely on their local utility to deliver their electricity, provide service, read their meter and in most cases, bill the customer. This portion of the electricity service remains the same.

Retail competition, in the electricity markets, is superior to regulated service as it delivers customer-focused service, enables innovative product development and leads to the most efficient market price.

All consumers should be afforded the opportunity to participate in competitive retail energy markets and enjoy the benefits that only competitive retail markets can deliver.


Currently there are 20 states in various states of deregulation of their energy markets.
It takes time for a state to achieve true deregulation where the rates are at market rate pricing.

Energy deregulation is not a scam. You're able to shop the "supply" portion of your gas & electric bill. The delivery will always remain with PSE&G and you will always pay them for maintaining the infrastructure.

Safe to say that the average customer would probably save around 20% off of the supply end, not the total bill.

Better off doing your own research, then contacting energy brokers on your own.

If you do ask someone for an analysis, they would need copies of your past year of bills and a letter of authority allowing them to contact the utility to confirm usage patterns.