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Re: It's Greek To Me - OUT OF BUSINESS

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JCbiscuit wrote:
I'd love for that space to be a classic Jersey diner. it's weird that our only option downtown is the Brownstone.

Yes. Two times. We need a good, classic diner, with decent coffee and a 25 page menu.

Posted on: 5/17 8:29

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Re: Only ONE Council Seat Decided - ALL Others Up for Grabs

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OK, so it's 50% + 1 of the people voting, not the votes, right? Getting 50% of the votes on a ballot where voters are asked to choose 3 candidates is (I think) mathematically impossible. The highest number of votes you could get would be 33.3% - if every single voter picked you as one of their three votes.

Posted on: 5/16 9:01

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Re: The New York Times to Jersey City: "You don't exist"

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Always been this way. We don't exist for either New Jersey or New York. Ever try finding out what happened in JC by reading the Star Ledger?

Posted on: 5/15 9:54

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Re: Election results

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Man, 28.13% is pretty anemic turnout, especially on a sunny day. What's turnout going to be like for any run-offs?

Posted on: 5/15 7:55

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Re: Liberty Marathon and Half Marathon

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The gentle folk of Hamden are going to wonder why they are suddenly swamped with NYC/Metro runners....

Let me know how it goes. It looked like a nice, small field race. I might do it next year if LibertyRun craps the bed again.

I myself am going to run the Brooklyn. I also did an LSD run on Sunday, but only 12 miles, so I am going to cross my fingers and taper now.

Edit - if there any other JC Listers doing Brkln, let me know - we can at least discuss transit options to the start.

Posted on: 5/14 16:11

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Re: Liberty Marathon and Half Marathon

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foobar wrote:
The first Liberty Marathon through Liberty State Park, Bayonne, Jersey City, Hoboken and Weehawken. Starts and ends at Grand Street.

May 25th 2013.

http://www.libertyrunmarathon.org/

Some of the course looks pretty random but might be fun. Also, looks like registration is not yet working.

Anyone know anything about this?

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.

Try the Hamden Hills Half in Hamden, CT. I was going to do that as a replacement, but ended up signing up for the Brooklyn Half this coming weekend.

Posted on: 5/14 14:38

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Liberty Run Marathon Canceled

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http://www.libertyrunmarathon.org/

This is incredibly disappointing for anyone hoping for a good race to finally be hosted in Hudson County. Seven months after the storm, this city can't even get its act together enough to hold a simple road race. Towns up and down the shore, which were hit a lot worse than JC, have had marathons, half marathons, and every other kind of road race already. Sad.

Posted on: 5/14 12:33

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Re: Backyard campfires? Are they legal?

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Open fires are illegal. Contained/enclosed fires like a charcoal barbeque or a wood-burning stove or chimenea should be fine as long as they are far enough away from any structures. I'm not sure what the distance has to be but it's probably in the 20 ft range (check with the JCFD). If you have a condo or a 12 ft rowhouse with a patio, you probably don't have the room for a firepit.

Like a PP said, make sure it's cool with your neighbors, since there is going to be smoke and it's not above the rooftops like a fireplace chimney. Also, neighbors who don't know what kind of fire is allowed and not allowed may call the fire department. Even if your fire is enclosed and legal, that's a hassle for everyone, not least for the fire department.

Posted on: 5/8 10:37

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Re: Time to grow your own fig tree!

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I do. Can I PM you?

Posted on: 5/6 8:58

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Re: Time to grow your own fig tree!

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Count me in too. I'd like a cutting.

Posted on: 5/3 13:57

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Re: Time to grow your own fig tree!

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brewster wrote:

HPYC: I really don't know. Would you bring it in or leave it out for winter? I sure wouldn't try anything smaller than a whisky barrel.

I have a square 24x24x36h container made of PT 2x4 lumber, lined with landscape fabric. There is an identical one in the yard with a Crape Myrtle in it. I was worried about the crape not coming back this spring, but it is budding right now. Both planters are shielded from wind by the patio fence.

Posted on: 5/2 9:26

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Re: Time to grow your own fig tree!

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How would they do in a container?

Posted on: 5/1 12:53

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Fleet Week Canceled

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Bummer.

Posted on: 4/25 15:46

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#BostonStrongJerseyCity run

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There is a series of informal runs to support Boston happening all over on Monday 4/22. Organizers are posting them to:

http://pavementrunner.com/boston-strong-city/#comment-10539

Someone organized one for Jersey City, and posted a route along the DT waterfront from the Colgate clock up to Newport Green park (about 2 miles).

I'd like to run this, just to show support for everyone in Boston. Monday's the date, but I don't know if there's a particular time people are going to do it.

If you know, let me know. If not, I'll pick a time and hopefully there will be other people out there!

Posted on: 4/20 11:46

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Re: JC loses to Milwaukee

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Our town has its defects, but that one wasn't even close.

Posted on: 4/13 23:19

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Re: Taqueria

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Do you mean "Tres Chilitos?" "Tres Cholitos" would have a whole different, pretty derogatory, meaning. Hope they didn't call it that.

JC_Livin wrote:
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JCCheerleader wrote:
Los Tres Cholitos on Restaurant Row in the Heights has the most amazing pumpkin flower tacos.

Thanks for the recommendation. I tried them today (not the pumpkin flower but the spicy pork) and they were quite good. I'm a fan of Taqueria, but Tres Cholitos' tacos were definitely much less greasy.

Does anyone know how to replicate the hot sauce at Taqueria? If I could do that, I'd just make my own dang tacos. [/quote]

Posted on: 4/13 23:10

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Re: OPEN JERSEY AVENUE TO LIBERTY STATE PARK!!

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Frinjc wrote:
Went running to LSP yesterday... More and more people seem to know the way around the little basin. This time I saw what looks like prefab elements of a small bridge at the end of aetna road, not like the concrete slabs in front of the old bridge that are from the same company and are not bridge material.

Frinjc - Do the pipeline folks still have the fencing up, or can you easily make your way from Aetna St. to Johnston via the back way again?

Posted on: 4/9 8:25

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Re: Italian restaurants

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Casa Dante has gone downhill over the past few years - I think there was a management change at some point and lounge acts became common. Laico's rocks.

Posted on: 3/21 8:38

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Re: Liberty Marathon and Half Marathon

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There is also a 5K on 6/15 to benefit TECCS School: http://www.readwriterun5k.com/Read_Write_%26_Run_5K.html Then there is the Party With Purpose 5K in Hoboken on 7/16: http://www.partywithpurpose.org/ Lots of races.
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Jumba72 wrote:
I ran the half marathon just after 9/11 and it went off without a hitch. Just a slight reroute even as LSP was still mostly closed. I've since cut back in distance. There's a 5K on 6/9 for charity. You can register at www.TackleSickleCell.org

Posted on: 3/21 8:30

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Re: Italian restaurants

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Downtown, Roman Nose and GP's are pretty good additions to the Italian fare.

Posted on: 3/20 11:44

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Re: Liberty Marathon and Half Marathon

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nikyrob - I have tons of routes on Gmap-Pedometer. I am constantly creating and deleting routes on that site. I also use it to log all my runs, shoe miles, etc.

I'll pm you once I figure out how to grab a route link from the site.

Posted on: 3/20 11:43

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Re: Liberty Marathon and Half Marathon

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On a side note, I've been mapping out some long runs to get ready for the half. I ran a great 11-mile route from Hamilton Park up the Palisade (hills) to Blvd East (awesome views) and back via the waterfront and Hoboken. I'm sure I didn't pioneer this route, and I'd be interested in any other long runs that runners on this forum have done.

Posted on: 3/20 9:18

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Re: Liberty Marathon and Half Marathon

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I am already registered for the Half. It was working a couple of weeks ago. Maybe a glitch. I've also heard the course is not set in stone as the organizers don't have street permits, etc. so keep an open mind. You might be running around Hamilton Park on the sidewalk 70.8 times if they can't get permits!

Edit - I just went back on the site. Looks like the registration (through Active.com) is working fine. Sign up!

Posted on: 3/19 15:38

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Re: NYTimes article "Moving deeper into Brooklyn for lower home prices" -- getting lots of JC comments

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Just heard a piece on the radio about the Domino plant in Brooklyn. They are planning to include a promenade (hopefully with some flood-mitigating natural areas) and get-downs so people have access to the river. We need development with elements like that in JC.
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GrovePath wrote:
I think the old Domino Sugar Plant by the Williamsburg Bridge is getting condos any day.

Funny -- Baltimore has both a sister powerhouse to ours and a matching Domino Factory to Williamsburg's (though Baltimore's Domino factory did blow up a few years back)

Realy cute video -- click
http://vimeo.com/61254689

Posted on: 3/19 8:13

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Re: NYTimes article "Moving deeper into Brooklyn for lower home prices" -- getting lots of JC comments

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Maybe these stores all seemed a bit classier when we called them "dollar parlors." You have to have a certain accent, which I don't, to pronounce that right.

Posted on: 3/15 10:07

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Re: Embankment to become Vietnamese?

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What else are you supposed to do with those tiny bones in chicken or goose feet?

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JadedJC wrote:
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JCbiscuit wrote:
Hong Kong was a British colony for a century, yet the Chinese traditions hold firm.

Including nose picking at the dinner table and spitting your bones in a pile on the table! I'm as Chinese as they come, but there's something to be said for British table manners...

Posted on: 3/14 9:48

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Re: NYTimes article "Moving deeper into Brooklyn for lower home prices" -- getting lots of JC comments

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jcbird wrote:
I have worked in Manhattan for many years and most of my co workers have no idea where Jersey City is.
In fact, when I tell them I live in Jersey City, their first reaction is that if I am coming from Jersey, I must have a long commute. When I tell them that I can get to midtown in just twenty minutes they are amazed.

Don't tell anyone how short your commute really is anymore. The myth that you must have a hard commute because you live "out in Jersey," can come in real handy when you want to sleep in or play hooky.

Posted on: 3/12 8:35

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Re: Flooding in Jersey City

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Sussex and Morris are parallel; both east-west. You need to look at the cross street. There is a significant hill in Paulus Hook, with its top around the area of Grand and Washington. The houses that are on that high ground stay drier than ones to the west, closer to Marin. The area to the west is much lower and flooded very badly in Sandy. Corner of Grand & Marin for example, where OLC School is, was a deep lake.

If you're looking on either Sussex or Morris try to stay between Van Vorst or even Warren, and Greene Sts. Also, Sussex is higher and drier than Morris. Still, not all blocks are the same. The western end of Sussex, at Van Vorst and over to the Prep football field, was totally submerged. Cars floating around.

Posted on: 3/11 9:09

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Re: Flooding in Jersey City

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I think FEMA uses a pretty broad brush when they draw the flood zones. To get precision for a single property it seems like the only route is to get a survey done and, if the engineer says you're above the BFE, request a letter of map amendment from FEMA. If you're close to the line it might have a significant impact on insurance premiums. I haven't done that yet but it's on my to-do list. Quote:

dtjcview wrote:
Good points Brewster.

It's in the interest of the insurers to keep up the appearance that flooding, and not the sewers ,was responsible.

And on the matter of inches, I think you are right. But I'd like to hear exactly how FEMA drew their lines, and how they added their wiggle room for a 50-year or 100-year flood. The difference between their map and Sandy/Irene impact is about 6-9 feet. That's the number they need to justify to us.

Posted on: 3/10 19:26

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Re: Anyone else getting appraisals that read like fiction? Can we compare notes?

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I don't have as many details to back me up, but I've experience pain, frustration and stupefaction with the appraisal process myself. Every time I have bought or sold a property (I've only bought primary residences so that's not a long list), I mean every time, the appraisal has been among the worst parts - the part that causes the greatest anxiety.

My experience has been that appraisers know next to nothing about the city or its neighborhoods. They try to do everything remotely (on-line I guess). They never come up with comps that are realistic in my opinion and, as a result, have always undervalued the properties. It's a major pain in the ass when local buyer, seller, realtors, attorneys all agree (in writing) that a property is worth $n, and some appraiser from God-knows-where says "no, I think it's only worth $n-2." Unfortunately the banks go with them and your transaction is now totally hosed.

Good luck with this.

Posted on: 3/8 9:10

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