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Re: Jersey City Police Department lay offs and budget cuts
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If I could write a ticket for every person I see in JC talking on a cell phone while driving, there would be no need to lay off our police officers...and it could save a life!
Posted on: 2010/12/3 9:03
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Re: Firewall (Construction).
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Unfortunately the party walls between the historic rowhouses do not qualify as firewalls for insurance purposes...nor do they meet today's building code requirements. True firewalls between dwellings must extend beyond the construction of the roof... by 3 feet. Fire can still spread from one rowhouse to another from the adjacent roof if the firewall separating two rowhouses do not extended beyond the roof construction.
Posted on: 2010/11/14 0:03
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Re: Thank you GrovePath
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I also thank you GrovePath...you are my CNN of JC. So why is it that you have not started your own information network?
Posted on: 2009/4/7 8:38
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Re: Gentrification?
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Stop for a minute to listen to yourselves. There is enough room in JC for everyone. We definitely need to change the harmful aspects of our current environment...but it is important to keep the diversity of our neighborhoods.
Posted on: 2009/4/7 7:57
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Re: Where are my House Music people?
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I'm there!!! Let me know.
Posted on: 2009/2/11 16:09
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Re: Philly Soft Pretzel Factory Coming Soon to Jersey City
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Went there recently. It is definitely out of place, but a good addition to Jersey City. I can see it being closer to a park setting where there are kids and more leisure pedestrial traffic...not a financial district.
I personally did not find the pretzels that amazing. Perhaps it would taste better with a big mug of ice cold draft beer.
Posted on: 2009/2/9 17:50
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Re: FBI: Jersey City building inspector took bribes to look the other way
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The building department here sucks! They contributed to a lot of the problems I still have with my house. It started when I hired a contractor to do a gut rehab on my house and I find out 8 months later that his checks bounced at the building department for permits. By that time it was too late. The contractor had already gutted my house and began construction. I did not know the contractor's finances was so messed up. He eventually walked off the job because he was not paying the subcontractors and I ended up being in litigation for 30 months. I eventually got money from the contractor but it was barely enough to cover the damage.
When the building department finally let me know 8 months later that my contractor's checks bounced, I asked them why they did not contact me sooner. Their response was, "well we called the contractor but he did not answer." So much time has gone by while I was in litigation that the permits expired. After I settled out of court there were so many new people at the building department few people remembered my project and they would not accept the original approved drawings...especially since the old drawings had long been archived and they would not go back to look for them. Know I need to revise my drawings and pay for permits again. I do not completely blame the building department for my problems with the contractor, but had they told me sooner that his checks were bouncing, I would not have let him start on my house.
Posted on: 2009/2/9 17:36
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Re: Prominent Journal Square Developer on client list of accused swindler Bernard Madoff
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Quote:
UTTER BULLSHIT!
Posted on: 2009/2/7 23:17
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Re: What does everyone think of the Bailout?
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Now that we have elected Obama into office, what else can we do to save our country?
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Re: ox restaurant
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WOW!!!
Posted on: 2008/8/1 5:02
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Re: ox restaurant
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Just have brunch at Ox again...wish I had two stomachs...wanted more but just couldn't make it fit.
Posted on: 2008/6/15 19:36
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Re: What Jersey City Restaurant Do You Miss the Most?
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Before Rachel, there was a place called Holiday's (named after Billie Holiday, I believe). The breakfast wraps were amazing!
Posted on: 2008/6/8 22:56
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Re: Making new friends (with people in a certain age range)
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I think JC is an easy place to make friends. It is worlds apart from NYC. There is a diverse mix of people that get along quite well. It does not seem to matter what your age, race, sexuality, religion,...is when you meet people. Within a short period of time people here become familiar. If you go to an art opening, you are likely to see people at a restaurant, bar, grocery store,...I have rarely had friends that were younger than me...I always gravitated towards an older crowd, but I have very good friends here that are younger and very mature. As I get older though, I find myself more at restaurants having a beer at the bar and oftentimes having a bit to eat. I find that meeting people at restaurants in general is a good place to meet people outside of the bar scene.
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Re: Commute from JC to other parts of NJ
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I rarely had problems with NJ Transit. If anything, it was me that had a problem a few times when I missed the train because I was seconds late. NJ Transit was very reliable and on time. The seats are not that comfortable though. The backs are too upright. But back to time, you will be able to coordinate the Path and NJ Transit so well that you have very little waiting time at the station. I had a backup plan whenever I did miss the train, I would take Amtrak, which was very expensive, but got me there close to the same time. There may be an express train too. Certain trains make fewer stops.
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Re: Horn Honking at the Bergen Avenue and Harrison Avenue Post Office
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Thanks for your thoughts. You make valid points. A different approach might yield better results. Obviously my methods had little to no impact.
Posted on: 2008/6/8 3:12
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I was commuting from JC to Princeton for almost 2 years, both by train and car. It was great. Rarely traffic jambs...except when I got to route 1 in the Brunswick area. But the train was the best because most of my time I was on the train so I was able to do work on my laptop.
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Re: Horn Honking at the Bergen Avenue and Harrison Avenue Post Office
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No...there is no guard. But that sounds like a great solution. I will email the station manager with that idea...thanks.
Posted on: 2008/6/8 2:25
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Re: Horn Honking at the Bergen Avenue and Harrison Avenue Post Office
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I have also done that too...and i would email the postal supervisor and let them know the truck number and time that i heard the horn beeping. They always say that they will talk to the driver but it never last long. I have come to the conclusion that the post office here does not know how to coexist in a neighborhood. I have also made attempts to contact human resources to find out if they have a policy regarding postal worker conduct...but i have not had success. The other problem is that most people I contact will not even come up to the post office to witness the honking themselves...they sit in their office and make phone calls thinking that will be enough. I called Mayor Healy's office one day and got one of the people that assist him, I actually got an appointment to see him within a week, but I canceled because I felt that I was not prepared enough with documentation. It was a chance that I lost. I have a tremendous amount of respect for the postal service. They are very much a part of the community but they do not seem to care about the impact of their actions outside of mail delivery. The list goes on with my frustrations with the post office, but I can only fight one battle at a time. This battle has been 6 long years. I appreciate everyone that has responded to my problem. I am happy that I own my house, but when I rented downtown, I had a less stressful life.
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Re: Horn Honking at the Bergen Avenue and Harrison Avenue Post Office
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Hmmm...the gate not to work. You're not suggesting...?
Posted on: 2008/6/7 22:39
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Re: Horn Honking at the Bergen Avenue and Harrison Avenue Post Office
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Thought about it before...but have not taken action on that idea. It sucks that something that should be so simple to fix would escalate to involving the media.
I appreciate your thoughts.
Posted on: 2008/6/7 22:36
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Re: Horn Honking at the Bergen Avenue and Harrison Avenue Post Office
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Definitely the big trucks have the air horns. The vans and cars do not. You would think in 6 years I would have gotten use to it. In fact, I am paranoid. Every time I hear a horn honking, I am jolted.
I have contacted my councilwoman. As I mentioned, she personally went to the post office to speak to the station manager. It worked for a short time where the honking did subside, but wasn't elliminated all together. I grew up in New York all my life. And I am no stranger to horn honking, but for the time I have lived here, I have noticed more horn honking coming from the post office than I hear from the general public in cars. And realize it is not a distant horn honking...the horn is practially in my ear...that is how close I am.
Posted on: 2008/6/7 18:51
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Re: Horn Honking at the Bergen Avenue and Harrison Avenue Post Office
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I also tried to explain that for those people honking the horn, they only hear it once when they do it. But since I live right here and at times I am home all day...I hear it 100 times a day from every postal worker that decides to sit on their ass inside their truck, van or car, instead of getting out and ringing the bell that was installed.
Posted on: 2008/6/7 18:30
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Re: Horn Honking at the Bergen Avenue and Harrison Avenue Post Office
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Thanks...but done that too. I have called the 800 number as well as go online just so that my complaints are documented. The only thing they do is contact the post office and tell them to deal with the problem. I have even gotten the post master at the main post office downtown. It was somewhat helpful for a short amount of time, but now it seems like nothing has been done.
I contacted city hall and spoke with several people that have some influence. I even had a councilwoman go directly to the post office. It helped for a short amount of time, but it seems like nothing was done now. Trust me when I say that I have complained for 6 years. And, in that 6 years I have complained to so many people. I would think that someone in those 6 years would have solved my problem....NOT! Oftentimes when I am at home I just want to sleep in late. Then I hear a worker in a postal truck honk that loud horn. Oh...and don't let some wise ass person behind the wheel play a little horn honking tune. Need I say more?
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Re: Horn Honking at the Bergen Avenue and Harrison Avenue Post Office
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It is obvious that some of these postal workers and rude, inconsiderate, defiant and lazy. I hope that the post office would not employ illiterate people, because obviously they must read to deliver our mail. As I mentioned before, there is a big sign staring them in their face, but they continue to honk their horns. I have even called the JCPD letting them know about the horn honking and reminded them of a city ordiance regarding unnecessary horn honking. Their reply was, they are so busy that they cannot send someone over to the post office to monitor someone honking their horn. They did say that if it happens, call them and they will send someone over, but by the time they get here, the post office worker have already entered and left. Usually they are only there for a few minutes to drop off or pick up the mail. I bet if they were given a ticket and had to pay money, they would not do it because when it hurts them in the pockets, they probably would not honk their horns. But it is hard to get a policeperson over here, and fast enough, to issue a ticket.
Posted on: 2008/6/7 17:53
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Re: Horn Honking at the Bergen Avenue and Harrison Avenue Post Office
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They have done that, but only when the gate was broken. It was the most peaceful time I have had in my house. When I called to the post office supervisor to thank her for solving the problem, that is when she told me the gate was broken. She also said that it will be fixed and the gate will be closed again. She said it is for security, which I can completely understand.
Posted on: 2008/6/7 17:32
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Horn Honking at the Bergen Avenue and Harrison Avenue Post Office
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I bought a house on Harrison Avenue 6 years ago and from the moment I moved into my house and noticed the constantly annoying horn honking from postal employees entering and exiting the gated parking lot and loading dock area, I complained. A few years ago I complained so much that one of the postal supervisors installed a bell and had a big sign made saying, "Do Not Honk Horn Use Doorbell". It did no good. I still complained because the horn honking continued. I have contacted everyone I could possibly think of with some authority, but the horn honking continues. Why is it that I cannot have peace of mind in my own house? Starting from 6am until the post office close, I hear horn honking. Of course I work most days, but there are times I will work from home, or take a personal day off to get some rest. And I am also home on the weekends. Is it necessary for a postal worker to let everyone know on the block that he or she wants to enter and/or exit the lot? The noise pollution these workers are creating is not fair to the residence of this block. I know that it is more difficult to control the general public from honking their horns, which seldom happens compared to the postal workers, but knowing the postal workers entering and exiting the lot, that should be enough to pinpoint the people causing the noise pollution. I NEED HELP WITH THIS PROBLEM!!! Please suggest what I can do. I am a young guy with 24 more years left to pay off my mortgage. I do not plan on selling my house and moving, so the only thing I can do is to continue complaining. But it is not working. After 6 years, I would think that the problem would have subsided.
Posted on: 2008/6/7 17:06
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