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Re: Councilwoman Flood & her son flee Fox5's "Shame on you" TV reporter Arnold Diaz

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nugnfutz wrote:
Don't forget Bill the "no unleashed dogs in segregated dog parks cause they peed on my sports fields", helped Willie escape. Guess they kinda share the same name.

Bill ...I suppose Arnold Diaz peed on your sports field too?

That was Sottolano not Gaughan.

Posted on: 2007/12/22 16:26

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Re: HudsonJewish: It’s official -With Hoboken prices young Jews are increasingly settling in Jersey

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JSQ wrote:
I thought that it was more official that the synagogue across the street from City Hall is now a mosque.

official
adjective
1. having official authority or sanction; "official permission"; "an official representative" [ant: unofficial]
2. of or relating to an office; "official privileges"
3. verified officially; "the election returns are now official"
4. conforming to set usage, procedure, or discipline; "in prescribed order"
5. (of a church) given official status as a national or state institution

across
prep.

1. On, at, or from the other side of: across the street.
2. So as to cross; through: drew lines across the paper.
3. From one side of to the other: a bridge across a river.
4. Into contact with: came across my old roommate.

Posted on: 2007/12/21 18:36

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Re: the most profound movie that will blow your mind

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freedom wrote:
What about the part that says there is no law allowing the
fedral government to collect income tax? has anyone ever
heard of this?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Income_tax_in_the_United_States

Posted on: 2007/12/21 3:49

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Re: New York Times: The Hunt -- Leaving Brooklyn for Jersey City

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I have no doubt that if the New York Times covered a crime story on the West Side of JC, lovable ol' GrovePath wouldn't hesitate to put the specific neighborhood in the subject line.

Nice to know that when it comes to positive coverage of the West Side in the NYT Real Estate section, that policy is a complete and total double standard.

Keep up the good work, Grovey!

Posted on: 2007/12/8 22:21

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Re: NYPD sued for the "arrest" of a Photographer...

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Curious why the the original poster chose to put the word "arrest" in quotes in the subject line of the post.

If you'd like to editorialize, brian darling, we're all ears. Do try to be a man about it.

Posted on: 2007/12/8 7:17

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Re: ox restaurant

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jac426 wrote:
It is sad that the arrival of a vital new place like OX on the strip of 99 cent stores only inspires a conversation about "playdates'.

Please move to Montclair, you playdate seeking people.

We're trying to build a city, not a suburb, and no I am not connected to Ox in any way except that I know Ed and I commend he and Nicole for their effort.

JC

Sweetie, you've got more positions than a hooker working for Mitt Romney's campaign.

And I'm all for OX doing well, but let's not get silly and call the place "vital". Nice? Welcome? Sure.

Posted on: 2007/12/6 19:10

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Re: 22% Increase, VVP section

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brian_em wrote:
NO. they are 500k. Call some of the condos.
For an ex. grove pt., A studio RENTAL 500 sq ft, rents for 2100 a month. Studio condos from 480- 550k.

I'm not making it, up.

Sefzi, you're taking this personally, and it's not.

Sweetie, there'll always be statistical outliers, but the average price per square foot in downtown JC is somewhere in the $450-550 range these days.

There are a select group of properties, on the waterfront, above the path stop, that are going for much more, that also have some pretty serious amenities. Comparing your bedsit rental in a chopped up brownstone to these properties is apples and zebras.

P.S. - Why does the existence of "luxury" condos anger you so much? Once the reality sets in, the inventory is only going to serve to stabilize the rents in both new and old construction.

Posted on: 2007/12/5 4:02

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Re: ox restaurant

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coronalime wrote:
their ambiance is too cold and modern for jc. it feels more expensive than it should for a neighborhood place, even if the prices are reasonable. to survive, they'll have to make it feel more affordable and friendly

"Too cold and modern for jc" - are you SERIOUS sweetie? Have you MET some of the folks moving in downtown? Cold and "modern" doesn't even BEGIN to describe them.

Oh, and if what you say about being "affordable and friendly" is true, Marco and Pepe and Beechwood would have closed years ago.

Posted on: 2007/12/4 23:03

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Re: new POWERHOUSE ARTS DISTRICT thread

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Oy vey where to even begin, aside from the fact that it couldn't be more inappropriate for the City's Corporation counsel to be responding to an Editorial in the JJ, particularly when that response is outright lobbying in favor of a development proposal currently under review. Might have something to do with the Mayor's complete indifference, or with Matsikoudis wanting to stick up for the Planning Board since he appointed his multiply sanctioned brother to it. Either way, it's a sure sign of how the Planning Board is going to vote on the Toll proposal.

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Currently, most of Downtown is a ghost town at night.

Wow, so it's deplorable for the JJ to be critical of the City's failed PAD policy in print, but it's perfectly okay for the City's attorney to backhand bitchslap the amazing efforts that have been put into making the bars and restaurants in downtown Jersey City a thriving scene, and a totally viable alternative to Hoboken and Manhattan for a lot of people, JC residents and otherwise?

What a G-D hypocrite.

Speaking of hypocrisy, Mr. Matsikoudis, i'm just taking a stab in the dark here, but you criticize the editorial staff of the JJ for being "non-resident" but I'm not familiar with which JC ward you live in. I wonder if he would care to enlighten us.

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Jersey City has more than 60,000 less people today than it did in 1930. We are helped by people moving to our city.

Wow. And in 1930, there were no housing projects and no mega high-rise residential towers. And the waterfront was railyards and factories. And the city managed to accommodate 60,000 more people. Thanks for making a great case against the upzoning, genius.

Posted on: 2007/12/4 22:59

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Re: ox restaurant

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Just to dispel the "OX is super expensive" myth, here's a link to their website, where you can download their Dinner menu, which will tell you that:

a.) Their generously portioned salads and appetizers range in price from $7 to $10

b.) Their entrees range in price from $14 (for the Pasta) to $19 (the pork belly, the rabbit, and the duck) to $20 (the steak) to $23 (either the sea bass or the scallops).

Compare this to any restaurant in downtown Jersey City, such as Madame Claude, IGTM, Honshu, the Merchant, Skinner's Loft, the Light Horse, and OX is well within the current range for a night out at a restaurant.

Must you all doom everything to fail before it even has a shot?

Posted on: 2007/12/4 4:36

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Re: Phillip Flood II - Got PTI after benefits fraud case, prior to drug bust

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His attorney, Philip Matsikoudis, declined to comment, citing attorney/client privilege.

Hmmmm.... Where have i heard that surname before...?

Posted on: 2007/11/30 17:54

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Re: 22% Increase, VVP section

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brian_em wrote:
I can show you several apt in manhattan under 2200.

The 2200 number wasn't mine, I was posting about a number someone else wrote to make an example.

Losing a home that you've lived in for 4 years sucks, bro. Thanks for rubbing salt on the wound, a$$.

Markets are markets??? Are you F'n kidding me? You seriously think it's cool that a 600sq studio "condo" on newark ave in jC should cost 550k?

I love my neighborhood, learn how to read. I was reffering to several articles in magazines and posts on this site that refer to JC as the "Hip, new cool place to live". You would get that if you had more than 12 posts, and where actually on this site for the right reasons.

I'm a freakshow because I'm an artist who votes republican? Number one, are you stalking me? Number two, what perverted, tunnel vision world do you live in where my job has to dictate which way I'm supposed to vote?

Hell yeah, I'm entitled. I'm entitled to a normal rent increase. Not something so drastic that makes it unaffordable. I'm entitled to live in my home with out having to deal with this bs. I grew up in this area, and yeah, I'm entitled to live close to my family and my job.

I'm also entitled to tell you to watch your words and your attitude, before they get you into trouble. But i guess your life is that pathetic that you have to vent somehow.

Thanks for your wonderful, constructive post. You really set me straight. I'm now going to move from my home and start voting the way you think i should.

Take your 12 posts and shove them up your A$$.

Wow. Touchy. Take a xanax, darling.

Glad you've got "the right reasons" (i.e. making ridiculous threats such as those bolded above) for posting on this site down.

The artist/republican call-out has everything to do with your bratty attitude and lack of comprehension about how markets work, dear. Nothing sillier than somebody who votes Republican, but then scoffs when the market bites him in the "a$$".

And whether you or I "seriously think" a 600 sf studio on Newark Ave should sell for $550K has nothing to do with reality - prices are dictated by what people are willing to pay. Just because you're unable or unwilling to doesn't make it ludicrous. It just means you're priced out of your neighborhood. Something tells me your GOP-loving poll finger never really minded so much when it was happening to people other than you. Now that you're on the receiving end of the shtupping, the world has gone to hell in a handbasket?

Right, I'm the pathetic one who's venting.

Posted on: 2007/11/30 15:27

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Re: 22% Increase, VVP section

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brian_em wrote:
2200 might be small change to the trust funders on JC list, but if you just take that number, and a little common sense about housing. Say your housing cost should be around 1 week's salary. (which is pretty much the standard). And please don't quote me on this, im just "ballparking" this idea...

But if you live in a place that costs you 2200/month. Your yearly salary should = around 114,000/year. That basically eliminates anyone under the age of thirty who can afford that and live comfortably. And definitely is considered on the high end for an apt. Granted it's not movie star money, but it's not a cop's salary either.

And yes, they may not be exactly equal, but JC prices are getting almost too close to the prices of manhattan. And for what reason? What major improvements have been made to the area in the last 5 years that justifies such a dramatic shift in pricing?

The pricing is being dictated by these fake-estate developers, and now is being followed by greedy landlords looking to cash in on an area that is deemed "cool" by everyone else except the people that live here.

For me the equation is simple, all i ask for is a place close to my work, that is relatively safe, and easily accessible to to mass transit, and now I'm probably going to be forced to move farther away from my job, away from my home, for what?

ahhhhh that's funny. find me the apartment in "most of manhattan" that's listing for $2200 right now that isn't a shoebox.

and by your calculations, your yearly salary pre-rent increase should be $93,700. Boo hoo.

Markets are markets. And your hovel isn't rent controlled. Find your miracle manhattan $2200 palace, or get another apartment in JC you can actually afford, but stop the whine-fest.

If your nabe isn't "cool" enough for you, please, do yourself and those around you a favor and skeedaddle, bizarro republican-yet-artist hybrid freakshow. your landlords are only as "greedy" as you are "entitled".

As Livia Soprano would say: poor you.

Posted on: 2007/11/30 5:37

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Re: 22% Increase, VVP section

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brian_em wrote:
Thanks, I will check that out, but I don't think there are enough units in my building to fit into those laws, but i will check.

On another note: It live in JC because it's supposed to be cheaper than Manhattan, where i work. But after a 22% increase, it's now more expensive to live in jersey city, than most parts of manhattan.

Your plight is sad and all, but that's no reason to get all looney and make completely unsubstantiated overstatements.

Posted on: 2007/11/29 19:24

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Re: HPC Recommends Landmarking St. John's!

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JPhurst wrote:
123 Summit Avenue (adjacent to Fremont).

Is that anywhere near "Fairmount Avenue"?

Your excellent work with preservation is appreciated, Mr. Parkhurst, but it'd behoove you to learn the street names around landmarks you're attempting to preserve.

Posted on: 2007/10/30 17:49

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