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Re: Parking ticket worth fighting?

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It depends on how much the ticket is and how much your time is worth.

If the tickets are $55 (or similar) each, determine 2-4 hours out of the average person's work day is worth the cost if the judge actually dismisses them.

In the past when I've disputed tickets, they usually always get dismissed if you have a good story, photos, and present yourself well and are prepared.

I've witnessed older residents present the case against being ticketed for being double parked give excuses like "I was just bringing in groceries.." and the judge would reduce or dismiss them.

It takes a long chunk out of your day for the chance to save $50 - $100 or so. Over the past few years I've been written 3-4 really questionable tickets that I know I could get dismissed if I fought them, but I just paid them because my time is worth more than the cost of the ticket.

Posted on: 4/19 5:14

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Re: New Amazon HQ

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Monroe wrote:
Tax revenue 27 billion, tax break generated from that 3 billion. AOC is as stupid about math as she is on everything else.

Why, because she doesn't think NYC should bend over backwards for a corporate behemoth?

This was not a free lunch. Amazon was not gifting NYC with billions in tax revenues. See post #153 above.

No, its because she stated she would rather spend "the capital" elsewhere. There is no capital, Amazon is the capital, and the tax breaks were future breaks that hinge on their job creation numbers. BU cum laude degree in economics apparently isn't worth all that much.

Hopefully she was a better bartender - she should go back to working for tips.

And I'm a liberal.

You also happen to be wrong.

There definitely was capital involved. In fact, $1.8 billion is NOT tax breaks, it is actual outlays from NYC and NY to Amazon:

Amazon will receive $897 million from the city’s Relocation and Employment Assistance Program (REAP) and $386 million from the Industrial & Commercial Abatement Program (ICAP). It will receive an additional $505 million in a capital grant and $1.2 billion in “Excelsior” credits if its job creation goals are met. That brings the total amount of public funds granted to $2.988 billion—in other words, the city and state will pay Amazon $48,000 per job.
https://ny.curbed.com/2018/11/16/18098 ... ong-island-city-explained

And again, these grand plans have a way of not working out. Companies employ fewer people than promised, or the jobs aren't as good as promised, or they find ways to avoid paying taxes. Amazon even threatened to leave Seattle because it didn't want to pay a proposed tax.

Sounds like someone was paying attention....

Big part: "if its job creation goals are met" - thus future tax breaks hinged on their ability to generate the tax revenue

Posted on: 2/22 18:48

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slim26

Re: New Amazon HQ

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Dolomiti wrote:
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Monroe wrote:
Tax revenue 27 billion, tax break generated from that 3 billion. AOC is as stupid about math as she is on everything else.

Why, because she doesn't think NYC should bend over backwards for a corporate behemoth?

This was not a free lunch. Amazon was not gifting NYC with billions in tax revenues. See post #153 above.

No, its because she stated she would rather spend "the capital" elsewhere. There is no capital, Amazon is the capital, and the tax breaks were future breaks that hinge on their job creation numbers. BU cum laude degree in economics apparently isn't worth all that much.

Hopefully she was a better bartender - she should go back to working for tips.

And I'm a liberal.

Posted on: 2/21 18:15

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slim26

Re: Burger King 440

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The Burger King that was on Newark (i think the book store is now) had a closed for renovations sign on it for like a good 5 years or so. It was eventually renovated, but not as a Burger King.

Posted on: 1/17 22:23

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Re: Small fire pit in backyard, 07302, is it legal?

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You'll want to keep it very very small. The smoke will likely upset many of your neighbors. I had one about 15 years ago downtown on Wayne Street and a fire truck showed up within minutes - learned my lesson.

Posted on: 2018/10/15 18:58

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Re: PATH Trains Increase

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Those monitors at Grove have been there for years.
i'm not talking about the tv monitors. it's a singular monitor that seems to be awaiting some type of signal input or something.

You’re not crazy. There are new ones they recently installed. I saw them putting in wires a week or so ago. Today, I noticed the LED screens were mounted, and operational. It was just a bunch of colors, but they were on.

You guys are right.. my bad. I saw the new fancy ones today.

Posted on: 2018/10/11 17:44

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slim26

Re: PATH Trains Increase

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Same. Those LEDs that usually would tell you when the next train is coming have been there for at least 3-5 years.

Note the date on this photo:

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Posted on: 2018/10/10 18:40

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slim26

Re: PATH Trains Increase

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Those monitors at Grove have been there for years.

Posted on: 2018/10/10 16:50

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Re: Okay, so who here thinks the Katyn monument needs to go?

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Thank you Yvonne for wasting our elected officials collective time and our tax dollars to begin to review a second petition of what is likely to consist of fake names to oppose a statue from being moved one block of the waterfront to one block south due to your personal vendetta against our current mayor. I'm glad your speaking for NJ on behalf of everyone here.

Maybe when you attempt to lead the effort for the 3rd petition you should ask those that sign the petition to offer a donation to pay for that 3rd party to review the fake signatures (per your suggestion) as opposed to the tax payers.

Posted on: 2018/8/6 5:09

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slim26

Re: Okay, so who here thinks the Katyn monument needs to go?

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This is really one of the dumbest battles I've ever heard of. Surprised how much time is collectively wasted on this effort which will ultimately fail.

It's not like they are demolishing the hideous statue - 1 frigged over.

Hilarious.

Posted on: 2018/8/4 21:16

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slim26

Re: Okay, so who here thinks the Katyn monument needs to go?

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I agree with other posts, just ignore Yvonne. This person is obviously senile. The only motivation is to oppose Fulop, regardless of the issue. Ignore and maybe she goes away.

Posted on: 2018/7/15 11:01

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slim26

Re: Where can I drop off an old TV plus other electronics in Jersey City??

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I've been able to dispose of old tv's, air conditioners, appliances by just leaving it on sidewalk with a free sign... usually gone within minutes.

Posted on: 2018/1/28 18:18

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slim26

Re: Bright Street -- Prone to Flooding?

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Where Bright, Grove, and Grand almost meet each other, there were several feet of water on Bright. That is where the surge came from and it is very low set. During Sandy, there was no power for two weeks. If you look at some of the row houses on the east side of Grove on that block, a few are still devastated from Sandy - that area took a major hit.

Posted on: 2017/11/11 15:27

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slim26

Re: Whats going on-Van Vorst Park?

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maybe this?
https://twitter.com/VVPAJC/status/925393434701172737/photo/1

Posted on: 2017/11/2 20:13

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slim26

Re: New York Times: Is New York’s Best Pizza in New Jersey?

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I like Razza pizza but it's comparing apples to oranges. Razza is not really NY traditional style pizza at all. Both styles are great in different ways.

Closest thing that I have found to good NY traditional style pizza here is Boun Appetito.

Posted on: 2017/9/13 17:19

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slim26

Re: Park & 6th closing

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Sign on door says they are on vacation until 9/6, but were still closed as of last night.

Posted on: 2017/9/8 17:37

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slim26

Re: 34 Coles Street, Dunkin Donuts?

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How would they get around the no chain store restriction.

Posted on: 2017/8/3 22:09

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slim26

Re: Alternate Side Parking

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Expect a $42 ticket or whatever they are now to be on your car when you return. They don't give anyone breaks unless you have a disability or personally know the ticket person.

Posted on: 2017/1/23 2:42

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slim26

Re: Alternate Side Parking

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They do sweep during rain.

Posted on: 2017/1/22 18:19

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slim26

Re: Trump Pics Mega Thread

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Trump pinata that Guns N' Roses hung in Mexico City last night for fans to beat crap out of.

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Posted on: 2016/12/1 16:59

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slim26

Re: Green Party of the US - 2016 Presidential Candidate

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3O01EfM5fU

Just cancel student debt, really? That's the plan? Also feeding into 911 conspiracies. Brilliant. Before anyone wastes their vote, they should probably research the candidate - simply voting for someone for the sake of not voting for Clinton or Trump is not a wise move.

Posted on: 2016/10/20 12:45

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slim26

Re: WAZE App showed me the rest of JC

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Not every renter in JC needs to invest their time and effort into being concerned about the entire city.

I would say the majority of downtown renters only care about their immediate surroundings and their ability to get to the city. Unless they are investing in other parts of JC, who cares if they are living and comfortable in their downtown bubble.

While it sucks that most of Greenville is stricken by crime and undeveloped areas, that really is not of my concern as I have no desire to frequent or invest in those areas. If you want to help out the people of those areas and get involved, all the power to you - but don't expect those that are happy living and spending their time downtown to have the same passion as you.

Posted on: 2016/8/15 17:13

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slim26

Re: Monty's Public House

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I can't see a trendy tapas place succeeding there. A sports bar would have done well.

With as long as it's taken them to get this place open, I'm sure the cost has been high, the demand for a tapas place will not pay the bills. They'll never hit the black.

Posted on: 2016/8/15 17:00

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slim26

Re: BIKE LANES in Jersey City

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The lanes on Grove are still doing great as they are consistently at least 50 - 60% blocked by vehicles that are double parked.

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DanL wrote:
so how is jersey city doing with implementing bike lanes?

there are some nice green textured ones on a few blocks of lower Montgomery and part of Columbus.

there are some more stripped/painted ones, throughout the city. But, none (or few) are connected. there are none that go more than a few blocks east/west and none from uptown to downtown (up/down the hill.)

now with Citi Bike expansion, there should be a need for a connected bike lane system. and perhaps a trial protected bike lane.

Posted on: 2016/7/21 14:05

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slim26

Re: Problems with Comcast?

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I believe a lot get sucked into advertising. Both Fios and Comcast are fiber. They are both extremely fast. As a comcast subscriber, and an IT professional that runs his own company and has virtual machines accessible through the network... comcast is good.

Maybe 10 years ago, with cable internet you would notice your bandwidth being affected by other users.. but that is far from the case these days. I get consistent 180Mbps download - it's possible if everyone in the neighborhood is downloading movies at the same time it can get throttled to 160Mbps -- which is still amazing and more than anybody needs.

It is the equipment within the buildings that are peoples problems - not the service coming to the building.

People get so sucked into marketing campaigns to think that one service is faster than the other... when in reality they are both faster than anyone needs.

Customer service and pricing however is a completely different story. I can only speak to Comcast on that and they suck at it - but have gotten slightly better over the past few years.

Posted on: 2016/7/9 13:24

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slim26

Re: Problems with Comcast?

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Agreed with the above posters -- pay Comcast to send the signal to your modem and don't use their equipment. Do some research, get a decent modem and a good router and your speeds should be fast. I have Blast and consistently have download speeds of 180MBps on all my devices.

Posted on: 2016/7/8 12:39

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slim26

Re: Problems with Comcast?

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EasyGibson wrote:
Posting this on July 1st.

For the past probably month or so I've been having terribly unreliable service with my internet. I'm in Downtown. My connection drops pretty much nightly right around 9.

I called tech support and they said they can have someone come out. I told them it's not me, it's you. Then to my amazement they told me there's literally nothing that I, as a customer, can do to resolve this, or to check back on to see that someone was working on the issue.
They have no service advisories on record. There's no department she could point me to that deals with anything related to quality assurance.

Anybody else having this issue? What the hell do you do? Switch to Fios? Does Fios suck?

Before blaming Comcast - maybe think a little more and that the problem could possibly be on your end. I hate Comcast as as a company, their customer service is pathetic, but I've had them here downtown for 13 years and they have been extremely reliable.

My guess is you have issues with your equipment.. maybe modem, router, or your devices.

Posted on: 2016/7/2 8:36

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slim26

Re: Shutting Down Downtown on a Saturday

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Get real. Who the hell is checking Waze and looking up street closures online when it occurs to them mid-afternoon Saturday that they need to run to Target or Home Depot to get a few things too large to handle by bike or walking? I'm a creature of the 21st century and use Waze when venturing out on the TPK and beyond, but it's a bit much to expect people to take those steps for such a small, run of the mill trip.

Besides - there really weren't any good answers. If you had to get out, all Waze and the website would have told you is that you are screwed. And none of which addresses the ambulance....

Why such a crank about it?

Better a crank than a fumduck who doesn't realise that during summer months there are frequently events and festivals that shutdown parts of JC.

(Quite happy to trade insults with entitled d bags if that's where you want to take the thread).

Events and Festivals - no problem. Events, festivals + closing off Grand & Monmouth for paving on a Saturday afternoon = Terrible Planning.

Posted on: 2016/6/21 11:52

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slim26

Re: Shutting Down Downtown on a Saturday

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dtjcview wrote:
15 mins longer on a Saturday? You may not have noticed all the streets being repaved and sewers being cleaned.

Get a bike. Get Waze. Get a life.

Perhaps not everybody is exactly the same as you and some people need to drive places on their day off. I was stuck in that clusterfk for about 40 minutes just trying to get from the Pathmark plaza to York & Grove.

Posted on: 2016/6/20 19:27

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slim26

Re: Shutting Down Downtown on a Saturday

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I rarely drive and was stuck in that mess trying to get home from the auto shop.

It was poor planning to shut down Monmouth and Grand and cross sections during the same day as the JC Eats. They should have just paved that during a weekday, not on a day that there will be a ton of cars. If you were stuck west of Monmouth and tried to get downtown, it was ridiculous.

I've never witnessed about 20 cars driving on the rear side of the building of the old Pathmark just trying to figure out how the hell to get home before.

Posted on: 2016/6/20 19:21

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