philasurfer wrote:
Fair question, so I decided to look it up. The results are worse than I thought:

- there were 4.7 million dog bite victims annually in the USA.

- 1,000 Americans per day are treated in emergency rooms as a result of dog bites.

- In 2007 there were 33 fatal dog attacks in the USA.

-Most of the victims who receive medical attention are children, half of whom are bitten in the face.

http://www.dogbitelaw.com/PAGES/statistics.html

- Nationwide, U.S. Postal Service carriers suffered 3,423 dog attacks and bites in 2003.

- According to the American Medical Association, dog bites are the second leading cause of childhood injury, surpassing playground accidents.

http://www.dogexpert.com/Dog%20Bite%2 ... cs/DogBiteStatistics.html

philasurfer wrote:

FINALLY, for the record....I do not hate dogs. That is a cheap shot. I like dogs and have had some great ones, but I just happen to like people also and think they have an ABSOLUTE right to be free of dog attacks outside their home.

brian_em wrote:

I agree, I don't think the "luxury" housing BS will stand the test of time.

JC_Man wrote:
Why not post like the past months??

JC_Man wrote:
Actually Jimmy I put a dollar in becuase I know times are tough now for realtors!!

designknob wrote:
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JC_Man wrote:
Where's Jimmy B when you need him??

Probably begging for spare change at the PATH station.

Red-Deutsch wrote:
?Normally to do capital improvements, fix our parks, fix our buildings, those types of expenditures...(the city will) go out for bonds. Right now we?re hearing that market?s going to dry up...So we and every other government?(are) probably going to have to tone down (our) expectations for capital improvements.?


To tell the people of JC to tone down their expectations of anything is downright depressing. How much worse can it get? At least have the common decency to lie to me and tell me it's going to get better, come hell or high water. False hope is better than no hope at all. That's how I see it, anyway.

greenville wrote:

Foreign buyers? This is a worldwide mess!!! Why would would they invest in a market that is going down the drains when their economies are being affected too!

jcmj wrote:
"Lopez, who declined to say who he worked for, said he thought it would take two or three years for a recovery."

What is this going to do to the housing sales for downtown jc that are always listed, the development of the neighborhood as a whole, and the general optimism of the immediate future for DJC that seems to be a common thread for this forum?

Certainly not downplaying the job loss for those effected by today's events; just acknowledging the fact that the finance industry investing here has been a big engine driving a lot of the growth and concerned that this may be at the least a temporary "road closed for further repairs" sign that may not be fixed that quick.

GrovePath wrote:
+1

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nickie wrote:
...some development is better than none, but what came first the chicken or the egg?

If Newark Ave between Jersey Ave and Brunswick was redeveloped, wouldn't it "get less seedy?"

Especially with the new Fields housing project on Newark just across from It's Greek to Me, in full swing, you would think they'd want to continue the development westward. Brunswick is a definitive stop to Newark Ave in terms of the downtown area, it would look strange if the redevelopment ended at Jersey.

fat-ass-bike wrote:
This said, the PATH and the crap Holland tunnel can not accommodate the increase of residents - once NY gets the toll going to enter the city, plus the tunnel toll itself, fuel increases and parking demand, the only way across the Hudson is the PATH and it sucks during peak hours.
I will assume that the ferries must be a bitch in winter and is just too expensive for such a short commute.

icechute wrote:
Close to Grove or not, it is a great idea. I've got some background in this and it would replicate something akin to the alleyways of Europe, where some of the best urban spaces are the small 'leftover' ones between buildings. If the newly exposed facades of the buildings on each side were opened up with shopfronts and a restaurant went in there with some outdoor seating in the passage, it would be a beautiful little spot. If they can get shopfronts on CCD, then another connector between it and Newark would just make the area that much more pedestrian friendly.

SammyTheT wrote:
This has been planned for about 9 years.
It is a beautiful Hilton Hotel with 470 condos.
The property is south of the light rail station at Marin - directly across from Liberty Harbor Marina - NOT at Grand and Jersey.
Tramz Hotel, Inc. will build and own the hotel - it will be a Hilton.

chiefdahill wrote:
A detailed plan to revamp the area around Newark Avenue is up for a final vote before the City Council
The Newark Avenue Redevelopment Plan promotes changes including an outdoor passageway connecting Newark Avenue to Christopher Columbus Drive, and storefronts looking out on Christopher Columbus Drive.

Has anyone heard anything about this? I didn't realize that they had plans to open up a passageway and stores on Columbus?

I also heard that they are planning to do away with all parking on Columbus and make it more like a highway/thoroughfare. Have you heard about this? This is not really a good thing, it will make the street like a highway.


Anybody?