DeCarlos Bespoke on Monmouth. He's the real deal. If it's a simple job like pant hemming you can go to the dry cleaner on Washington Street in paulus hook; they also do good work. Just wouldn't take anything involved to them...

I would strongly you suggest you triple check any good news you are hearing from a Realtor, especially when it comes to DTJC and the sewer system....

if the place has an unfinished basement with no drywall and the furnaces/water heaters jacked up, you can deal with most of what JC will throw at you. That's not to say it's fun or low stress.

If you don't have an unfinished basement to act as a buffer forget it. It's very difficult to dry things out, much less get them clean. You'll have mold, bacteria, and all sorts of stuff that you don't want to deal with. Trust me, not worth it.

It was really depressing eating lunch with my young daughter today with an ABC news segment being broadcast about all the shootings in Jersey City over the past few days. They said a 12 year old was killed in the crossfire among other things.

I hope Fulop can work well with the police to increase police efficiency and lower crime. It's not an easy or overnight task but it has to improve if JC is going to continue its' recovery...

sorry about the oversight H-Parker, was running late for Mother's Day brunch. Updated lyrics follow...

Jeremiah was a blowhard
Was a good friend of Dwek
I never understood a single thought he had
But I helped him a-drink his wine
And he always had some mighty fine wine
Singin'...

Graft for the machine
All the boys and girls now
Graft for developers on the Hudson
Graft for you and me

If I were the mayor of JC
Tell you what I'd do
I'd throw away those Ward E interlopers
Make sweet love to you
Sing it now...

Graft for the machine
All the boys and girls
Graft for my buddies in the concrete bizness
Graft for you and me

------ electric piano ------

You know I love latinas
Love to have all three
I'm a shore town brawler and a bath towel dropper
A self dealin' son-of-a-gun
I said a self dealin' son-of-a-gun

Jeremiah was a blowhard
Was a good friend of Dwek
I never understood a single thought he had
But I helped him a-drink his wine
And he always had some mighty fine wine
Singin'...

Graft for the machine
All the boys and girls now
Graft for developers on the Hudson
Graft for you and me

If I were the mayor of JC
Tell you what I'd do
I'd throw away those Ward E interlopers
Make sweet love to you
Sing it now...

Graft for the machine
All the boys and girls
Graft for my buddies in the concrete bizness
Graft for you and me

------ electric piano ------

You know I love latinas
Love to have all three
I'm a shore town brawler and a bath towel dropper
A straight shootin' son-of-a-gun
I said a straight shootin' son-of-a-gun

Just realized yesterday that my car leaked during Wednesday's torrential downpour.

Anyone know a place that can help me take out the carpeting and padding underneath and get things dried out?

From what I can find online, this has to be done pretty quickly so as not to get mold in carpet or rust issues underneath.

Anyone know if high end detailing shops do this sort of thing?

thanks for any info...

I think the Healy strategy is to hope for a catastrophic sewer blowup so severe that they could cry like babies for federal aid... Obviously any proactive/competent strategy was beyond their scope of abilities...

Healy's crack team of engineers overheard noting you "can't prepare for acts of God"....

this is right by PS 3 and MS 4, good to know children are breathing sewer air.

Anyone impacted, please call the number below. Nothing gets done unless a paper trail is started in this backwards city.

It is vital you call in any sewer related problems. Even if you think there will be no resolve, this gets reported quarterly to the EPA and shows where the problems are. I usually hear from the JCMUA that no one called in and the quarterly reports confirm this. We have made great headway with the JCMUA after Irene and want to push as hard as we can to getting viable solutions in place. The pumps downtown will have taken nearly 2 years to install (in August) so your voices being heard as soon as possible and as often as possible will create an important record for prioritizing future projects.

Call 201-432-1150 and press 0 for customer service.

This also takes the politics out of it. The JCMUA will tell the mayor's office that certain situations need attention and they will have the call log to prove it.

Healy hasn't thought "that well" in years - it's called wet brain Mr. Mayor...

perhaps an experiment is in order - let's see how many white men can pass out drunk in public at odd hours wearing a bath towel and actually be accosted by 3 Hispanic Women who rip off said towel...

Healy came up with the 3 Hispanic girls excuse/idea after spending too much time reading old Penthouse Forum letters - I was comfortably passed out when I heard a ruckus outside of my door. Well I never thought it would happen to me, but there were 3 Hispanic girls...

that photoshopped image is beyond amateurish. It's literally done by a moron. Healy should really have to answer for this.

It's no different than the old anti-semitic newspaper cartoons where Jewish caricatures included big hooked noses and guys running with bags of money...

Calling Jon Stewart, you've got a treasure trove of comedy to be had if you'd get up to speed on the JC mayoral election...

in this day and age, how can someone play anti-semitic photoshop games and get away with it?

That is insane and even the collective IQ over at Healy HQ should know there are lines not smart to cross.

There should be serious ramifications if this can be proven...

Just imagine the booze fueled spiral into the gutter Healy is going to have when he loses.

I get it if you have a city/patronage job or you are freeloading in a relative's house who has the above.

How any taxpaying citizen with half a brain could even consider voting for Healy is beyond comprehension...

I walk around DTJC a lot. I have noticed a huge uptick in absolutely moronic/unsafe driving lately. It comes as no surprise that something like this happened, hopefully the victim will be okay.

The NJ driving test should consist of two questions - do pedestrians or cars have the right of way and what is the proper procedure for a right turn on red.

I call driver's out on the pedestrian right of way - I usually am told "I had the light" and when I correct them that pedestrians have the right of way it's usually followed by an intelligent F%$# You!

The right on red issue is just as bad. The drivers have no problem blowing through red lights when pedestrians are present and properly crossing the streets. I witnessed two near misses this week in DTJC.

Fulop if you win, I hope you put pedestrian safety at the top of your list. Union City at least tries, they have pedestrian signs at the crosswalks throughout the city. Such a no brainer yet JC seems to have trouble with the most basic elements of urban planning...

You have to love the Healy signs (plural) on the fencing of the burned out empty lot on Newark b/t Grove and Barrow.

You'll recall an extremely suspicious fire claimed that building and the remains were torn down/hauled away before Healy was even 4 fingers into his nightly sauce.

So yes, no surprise that a sleazy slumlord torched his place, got the evidence hauled away in record time, and now allows Healy signs up on the blighted lot of an otherwise improving block...

don't forget that Healy's goons always refer to flooding as an "act of God".

So there you have it - no need to use engineering or scientific know how, it's all up to God's mood...

yes, spread the fear that no matter what anyone says/does it's futile to visualize a future JC without Healy.

Funny thing is a lot of Healy's bread and butter voters are coming around and seeing him for the buffoon that he is...

Healy has no facts or substance to run on.

So he plays childish psychological games: Fulop isn't one of us, he's a snob, he thinks he's better than everyone, he's new doesn't understand the city, thinks he knows what's best for everyone, etc.

Sadly there are people who fall for this game, but enough people who actually care about JC as a whole will put Healy back on the beach. Preferably clothed this time...

Healy never got the Dean Wormer "fat, drunk and stupid is no way to go through life son" speech.

Perhaps the voters of JC can do it instead...

please take the poll referenced in the previous post - will be very interesting to see the results. Right now, Healy not getting much love...

Healy is as cynical as they come. He's not an educated person, but he is quite street smart when it comes to the gutter level HCDO politics.

He knows he's full of it with much of what he says, but he also knows his audience/voter base and how to whip them into a frenzy. He's not to be underestimated.

Everyone in JC knows this is a make or break election for JC depending on which future vision you think it best. Healy will pull every trick in the book before this thing is over.

so any flooding from last night's rainfall?

that article hits the nail on the head. Until the laws are changed around new construction, this problem will only get worse.

It's amazing that the wealthiest area in JC is the one that has the worst sewer backup issues.

When the antiquated JC system fails it's going to be a serious mess. But no one wants to tackle the issue proactively due to massive cost/scale/etc...

just start handing out traffic tickets and they'll make $27K a day.

There's no shortage of vehicular infractions around here...

James Alfalla is good, I'd touch base with him...

To OP - you must be new to this town. Nothing gets maintained in JC.

traffic will be a nightmare on Jersey Ave. It's already bad and the commuters are the worst drivers.

It will only get worse. This is a big negative for the VVP area...

Manhattan has an organized system of traffic lights and crosswalk signals. JC does not at all. Pedestrians are lucky if the crosswalks even function.

Why should JC be screwed over so commuters from Summit can save 10 minutes on their commute? Thanks team Healy...