Hi and welcome. I have lived in the Heights for 20 years and moved from Webster Ave to Sherman Ave to Sherman Place. I liked all of them. Without a car I think the Sherman Place area is great because the bus lets you out there, the Path is nearby either through J S or the Hoboken Path ( 20 min NYC). I can run out to Central Ave for food until 12 pm. We have fish fruit, Stop And Shop, Arab specialties, the greatest Andrea deli, Indian store, Mexican, Italian coffee and bakery, and Diner food. We have a great farmers market and farm shares. If you want bars and clubs, go to downtown or to NYC. We have some nice date spots that are not too expensive, but romantic. I walk a lot. You can walk here and shop for everything ordinary and shop for special stuff in NYC. There are nicer areas in the Heights than others. It depends on your lifestyle. Good luck.

Wonderful borcht. I had a rich pastry of multilayered chocolate with thin cake. Fab. Dont order FRIED potatoe pancakes, ( latkes) mr blood tv, take them out in the cold to eat at home, and then complain they are heavy. Duh. This is Eastern European food. These are the people (the eastern front) who stopped Hitler when no one else could and beat Napoleon Bonaparte. How? With mud, permafrost, slaughter of millions, and....POTATOES, ONIONS, and OIL. When they could find anything to eat whatsoever. .... Highly enjoyable little place. Would upload pics but cant figure out how. HAIL THE HUMBLE ROOT VEGETABLE!

Yes you call the building dept. Ask them to send an inspector asap. Ask to remain anonymous. If they dont need a permit there wont be a problem. People should do this more. Sometimes people will not let them in. In this case the only dept that can go in other than police is the health dept. The advantage of contacting the mayors task force is that at least the construction dept has to post a fpllow up on line. If it might be a health problem they can notify them. If drugs could be involved they send along a cop. You cannot put a legal dwelling in a cellar. You can put in a finished room but you cant call it a bedroom for resale purposes or make it an apartment. It can cause damage to the foundation and make the house lean particularly on a hill. When the dirt comes out in bags call waste managment about construction debris. They will fine them because we dont pay them to take away contractors debris. They should arrange for disposal unless its a small homeowners routine job.

Stay in the heights.

I think you folks on wayne st should make a block association.it would bring those of you together who want to have a crime watch and improve the nuisance problems. The police would work with you and you would make it better. There is a process for this. It would work.

Monica Plotka designs. You can find her on the web. Make sure your landlord has no objections if you are renting. You have to use the right installer and hardware for the job. Its a very important feature in a home. Good window treatment increase value of homes.

Here in the heights the city has taken away all of the trash cans entirely except those on the central ave sid. They no longer pick up. Litter at all. We are drowning in trash. They bought one half million in compacting solar tras cans that are placed very far apart. There is no where to put liter when you need to toss it.

HI. Saw your message. I think Sean Conners is an excellent candidate who brings a timely expertise to the board. He is a juvenile detective with the JCPD. I know him well as he attends our Heights Hope Neighborhood Association meetings frequently and distributes crime and safety tips in our area. He was very helpful with a disruptive traffic and disorderly kids problem we had at Liberty Charter School. He has a great deal of information and experience with the type of crime that is experiencing an increase -- violent juvenile crime. The board needs someone like him. He has many good ideas for managing after hours programs and vocational programming. The after hours CASPER programs are not working to handle latch key children. We need a better approach to handle gang recruitment and police liaison to the schools.