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mwa7368 wrote:
I don't see how it's fair that people who moved to JC in the last 10 years or so that don't have abatements should have to pay full value while the rest piss and moan they can't afford it.

Just to clarify, it has nothing to do with when you bought at all, just where and what. Sales DO NOT change the assessment, but condo-ing creates a "new property" that gets a new assessment. Pre-88 properties that have not been majorly renovated or condo converted have not had their assessments changed in 27 years. If it's Downtown, then it's probably under taxed, if it's in another ward, it's likely overtaxed.

So a new property or conversion with no abatement should be paying around 2.4% of value, $2m Downtown brownstones are often paying 1%, and older houses in Greenville can be paying 3-4%.

Yvonne wrote:
I remember when AIG, the site this business will take over, went bankrupt. News 12 was interviewing the employees. Some talked about returning to their country, AIG hired many foreign nationals. And we wonder why local citizens cannot find work. 90 Hudson St, received a tax abatement and that business did not hire American people as a rule.

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I was recently in Liberty State Park, along the main east side walkway and was very surprised to see that many of the railings are Horizonal rather than vertical, in addition the gaps are huge. Any little kid that gets just out of the reach of a parent (5 feet, vigilante you dick!), would have no problem jumping right into the river. I'm pretty sure that this would be out of compliance with building codes if it were on a balcony or deck railing, not sure why it's ok of the waterfront.

In Hoboken's Frank Sinatra Park there's actually nothing stopping kids from walking right down to the water or falling off the edge of the amphitheater area. Why? It's reality. Life isn't a theme park. At some point you have to learn to not walk off the freakin edge of a dock.


The lawsuits by people who expect the world to protect them from themselves are mind blowing. A guy rented a canoe on the Delaware, got plastered, fell out and drowned. His family sued because they felt the canoe livery should have had lifeguards posted along the river. They won. Out west a guy was hiking in a national park with his kid on his shoulders and stumbled. He sued saying the TRAIL SHOULD HAVE BEEN PAVED!! This is what it's come to...

fat-ass-bike wrote:
with people successfully suing after falling on uneven sidewalks, this mother will be looking for a big payout!

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nylucy wrote:
I believe the original post asked for "any real insight on PS 16". I think that if you do not have any personal experience with the school you should keep your own (uninformed) thoughts to yourself. I do have a child at this school and we have been very happy with our experience there. I love the diverse, neighborhood feel of it. The principal and CPA are wonderful and super-involved. I think this school will just keep getting better as parents continue to become more and more involved in the community.

Do you live in PH? Or does your child come from another zone/district? I'm curious: what % of the kids would you say live in the PH area?

In the lower grades of PreK, K, first grade and maybe even second 100% of the kids are from Paulus hook/ps16 zone. The majority of PreK kids from paulus hook are bussed to another school as ps16 only has 30 spots for 4 year olds.

user1111 wrote:
Fulop not behind website

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mwa7368 wrote:
Yvonne, you do yourself an injustice by making these statements. I honestly think that you are smarter than that.

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I have a simple solution, why don't you just ask Fulop? After all, it is a website that bears his name and your name is your brand.

Someone spent money to buy a domain name and host the web site. Perhaps, someone paid for the web design. Why would anyone one do this unless they are part of the Fulop team? I still don't hear Fulop denying he is running for governor.

Yvonne wrote:
I have a simple solution, why don't you just ask Fulop? After all, it is a website that bears his name and your name is your brand.

JCCheerleader wrote:
I think it should be left up. I'd actually hate to see Fulop go. He's doing some good things with the budget. I have a pipe dream that he'll get our water bills lowered. What a scam the water company is.

10 gallons of water: $30
Sewer charges: $52
Miscellaneous free for all charges made up by the water company: priceless

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Monroe wrote:
The first benefit from today-the replacement for the race-baiting Attorney General isn't a typical ideologue as was expected. I guess Obama's picks will have a true and proper hearing rather than get rammed through. Good stuff!

The timing of his AG announcement is interesting?on a Saturday too boot. It took all of the press off of the dismal showing the Dem?s had on Election Day. I bet all of the Sunday morning talk shows will be all about the AG pick and not the failure of the Dems to get elected because of Obama?s horrible presidential record.

They have done this type of deflection in the past. Rahm Emanuel was a genius at it.

MidwestTransplant wrote:
It was probably from Shoprite, whose existence we all know is a crime against humanity.

Yvonne wrote:
I would like to know if Hyman receives a tax bill for the property. If he doesn't, then I agree with you Joshua.