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> You guys all know that those zone permit things aren't even enforced, right?

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There are 2 restaurants further up the street on Erie that aren't disturbing the peace and they are open later.

Where did you get that information, because I beg to differ - more litter, more loud pedestrians late into the night.

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So you would be O.K. if a business, for which your neighborhood is not zoned, opened up next door to your home and significantly impacted your property value? Let's say it's a pawn shop, just for the sake of argument. I won't even get into the noise issue.

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I'm trying hard not to get too drawn into this but it seems like some of the commenters don't understand the concept of zoning. Areas that are zoned as "residential" prohibit businesses from opening up there. This helps protect the character of a neighborhood and protects property values. Without zoning, a car repair shop could open next to my brownstone and leave broken down cars all over the place.

The "time to move to the burbs" comments don't help either. I've lived in JC for 15 years. I'm not a renter. I own a home here, vote, pay taxes and as a participant in a democracy think that my voice counts. I am thrilled that JC has changed so much for the better since I moved here. I love all the new restaurants. It's amazing. I'm not opposed to change. But they SHOULD NOT INFRINGE ON OTHER PEOPLE'S RIGHTS! Current zoning should be enforced and I sympathize with those whose lives would be impacted should this variance be accepted.

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"I have been a big fan of their establishment since it opened but I was kind of bewildered how they were able to open in such a residential neighborhood."

Uhhh It's a coffee shop. Where else should it open?

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Apparently they had a semi-private preview event last night, and are opening right about now for a soft open tonight. Anyone been?

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why cant they just build a narrow bridge connecting the tip of washington street with liberty state park

because there are 2 marinas in the Morris canal. This would be an impossibility.

Not an impossibility, just absurdly expensive to make it high enough to clear the tallest masts. And if did, no doubt many would complain it was an eyesore blocking their views.

If the property owners of Paulus Hook really feel strongly about access, they could easily cooperate on creating a small ferry service.

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what they really need is to connect the tip of paulus hook and liberty state park with a pedestrian bridge. It is absolutely ridiculously that the downtown residents can see liberty state park 20 feet away but in order to get to it needs to drive a circle around jersey, not to mention increasing unnecessary traffic.

why cant they just build a narrow bridge connecting the tip of washington street with liberty state park

JCMan8 wrote:
Finally, the selfish nurse is forced into doing the right thing. Let this be a lesson to you armchair lawyers who pretended this was unconstitutional.

Judge issues order enforcing Ebola isolation of defiant Maine nurse

http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN0IK1LZ20141031?irpc=932

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user1111 you commute from greenville to the LES? that must take like 3 days each way?!

according to who? you? 11 min to Exchange Place, 7 min to WTC and 5 min to Grand street NYC. If you have trouble with math that's 21 min, but if I walk from WTC like I usually do its 33-40 min. Greenville is just across from Red Hook BK why would it take 3 days?

No that's 23 minutes. And in the other thread you said 33minutes. "...and my commute is now 33 min door to door to my work..."

Try rereading what I said, then try again. Wow the ignorance here is thick and alive.

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user1111 you commute from greenville to the LES? that must take like 3 days each way?!

according to who? you? 11 min to Exchange Place, 7 min to WTC and 5 min to Grand street NYC. If you have trouble with math that's 21 min, but if I walk from WTC like I usually do its 33-40 min. Greenville is just across from Red Hook BK why would it take 3 days?

jmiz wrote:
Checked out this location on Google Maps. See the rooftop of the building next door between Morgan and Bay. Google Maps

Never noticed that before!

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Nah BurningClumpofPerception we should just assume he did it. Don't question anything.

Yeah, all those frivolous sexual assault allegations women have been throwing around over the years have really done a great job of keeping them on top of things. Someday we'll overcome Nightgownposse, someday.

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Now's the time for all the people from the West to become even more smug than usual.

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Maybe if you cry about it more the memorial will disappear. To complain about this thing blocking the NYC skyline is the dumbest discussion ever. It's equivalent to complaining about a new tree that is planted because when you stand behind it, it blocks your view. Deal with it. But I guess that's what JClist is, a bunch of crybabies. :

Ummm... have you heard about the internet before? Complaining is what the web, and this forum in particular, are all about.

I think we all understand that it's too late to do anything about this. But that doesn't mean can't sill vent about it.

Lighten up, k?

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Someone said A&P's meat and fish sections are good??? Are you kidding me!
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If you happened to be referring to me I said it was "decent" not good, "decent" meaning, it will suffice.

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Drove by the park tonight and saw it all fenced up. looks sort of sad. but then we noticed that all the street lights in the park are on. including the holiday lights around the gazebo! what a waste of electricity! turn 'em off!

The holiday lights on the gazebo should be turned off, but the others should stay on. I think the idea is to prevent the park from becoming a giant canvas for graffiti artists. A dark, sealed park is asking for trouble.

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As an owner of dogs that can't use a dog-run I am glad those 2 quadrants are gonna be left open. I also hope that the plantings are not too tall. That'll turn the place into an enclave for homeless people and muggers. The Police and residents need to have sightlines from outside the park and as they walk through certain areas.

hate to break it to you but I'm pretty sure the reason the dog parks are going in is cause the grass will be off limits to dogs. Usually that is the way it works and hopefully that is what will happen. Then we (humans) will actually get to enjoy it and not have to look out for land mines all the time.

Good Luck with that.