Re: Beware of Symes Volunteers Infiltrating Your Building
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Re: Symes / Solomon runoff
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Only 72 hours left to bash slimy Symes. Knowing how inept Solomon's campaign is, we need more hate.
Posted on: 2017/12/2 12:13
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Re: Downtown Jersey City Thieves Stealing from Porches !!!!
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May it be a sign of gentrification that I read the topic as Downtown Jersey City Thieves Stealing from Porsches.
Posted on: 2017/12/2 12:10
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Re: Ward E for Sale - How Dixon $$$ bought Symes a candidacy.
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Posted on: 2017/11/23 2:33
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Re: Ward E for Sale - How Dixon $$$ bought Symes a candidacy.
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It's not a conspiracy. It is simple facts and logical arguments that are being asked both in public and in private. What is deafening is the silence and poor attempts - such as yours - to steer away from valid questions. These are legitimate questions that we should be asking from our political leaders. That we do not - and that some people blindly defend her even when faced by facts - leads to the election of unqualified people. Look at our president. There were questions about him that were asked and never fully explored. And now our democracy is at peril. We both know that $35k is not a lot of money (unless you live in Iowa) and, is below both the average and median annual household income in Jersey City. Living in Jersey City is expensive. Clearly living in subsidized housing - such as the Dixon duplex Ms Symes has been living since moving to Jersey City sometime last year - helps. And, once again we come back to the fundamental question of integrity, transparency, credibility, and independence that many are struggling with to answer. We can speculate why we don't get the answers. But when we know that these are not being answered, we have a legitimate concern about the future leadership of our city. And in these times, when previosuly unseen news about the president's lack of integrity splashes on the TV screens all day, we should seek to hold the elected (and their sockpuppets) to a higher standard! I'm sure you'd agree with that.
Posted on: 2017/11/22 15:22
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Re: Ward E for Sale - How Dixon $$$ bought Symes a candidacy.
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Posted on: 2017/11/22 3:31
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Re: Ward E for Sale - How Dixon $$$ bought Symes a candidacy.
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Posted on: 2017/11/22 3:20
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Re: These New Yorkers Bought a House (in JC) & Went Homeless to Pay for It
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This actually is funny. Quite funny...
Posted on: 2017/11/20 0:57
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I'm thrilled. Finally, someone is taking the risk to offer new type of food and not pizza, pasta, wings, and whatevs.
Posted on: 2017/11/11 15:02
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Re: Ward E for Sale - How Dixon $$$ bought Symes a candidacy.
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Posted on: 2017/11/5 22:08
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Re: Ward E for Sale - James Solomon Highest Bidder
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Posted on: 2017/11/5 14:32
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Re: Ward E for Sale - James Solomon Highest Bidder
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Academics, particularly people who think they are real professors, such as lowly underpaid adjuncts (such as the well-admired Mr Salomon) with means to support themselves independently through the hard work of their spouse or accumulated wealth through inheritance are very dangerous and are hardly acting in anyone else's interest but their own. Not because they are insipid, but because they live and breath the ivory tower they are too timid, lazy or untalanted to join through proper training. They reach their goals through adjuncting in fourth and fifth rate colleges, also known as diploma mills. Do we want a guy like that to represent us and to deal with real issues?
Posted on: 2017/11/5 2:55
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Re: Ward E for Sale - How Dixon $$$ bought Symes a candidacy.
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Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery....
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Posted on: 2017/11/4 23:39
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Re: Ward E for Sale - How Dixon $$$ bought Symes a candidacy.
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The sweetheart deal on the duplex is a well-known secret as is the quid pro quo between the Dixon money to Steve and her appointment to the library board. But, it is not the Dixon money that is driving this election or her candidacy. There are larger developers that want to control (and least an ally) on council, etc. She is ready, willing, and able.
BTW, just curious ... has anyone among the pro and contra Symes surrogates ever wondered what work she will be doing in addition to her work on council (once elected)? Steve had a lucrative job on Wall Street and Candice held corporate jobs outside of JC. But in all seriousness, what will Rebecca do for a living? Do we think (in all seriousness) that she can live of $35k plus health insurance and pension as a council person? That barely covers her rent money. It would certainly be a nice change in lifestyle for someone who should be earning in the $200k range (in a down year) as a corporate inhouse counsel for a real estate firm. Quote:
Posted on: 2017/11/4 18:14
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Re: Are Symes and Solomon winning in Ward E
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These are valid points. But, note:
1. Dixon leasing is an Australian REIT that came to the NYC area after the housing crash and the financial collapse of 2008 to invest retirement funds strategically. Hence, Dixon are in for the long-game with an investment time horizon of 30 - 40 years. That gives them flexibility to weather out storms but also makes them very sensitive to fundamental changes in the investment climate, which in in the case in Jersey City relates to the tax advantaged structure of single family housing in certain gentrifying areas of the city. (The problem is the reval.) 2. Dixon does not benefit from abatements as much as other real estate developers in Jersey City do. The reval (which most clever candidates sidestep as fresh dog poop on the toddler splash pad in Hamilton Park) will hurt their margins. They will not able to sell anything for a while, the valuations will implode significantly, and they will be in the sad position of explaining to their investors why they have failed to meet their return and investment requirements. They got do to something. Enter, Symes. 3. Having a person on city council with insights into the political machinations and how the reval will reverberate across the city and potentially mitigate some of the pain coming from the higher taxes is a huge benefit to the real estate industry in Jersey City, and particularly to Dixon. Investing a few ten thousand $$$ into the Symes campaign will likely negate significant future tax bills. (And, get some kudos from the big guys!) 4. And here is the absurdity of the situation: for the average Ward E gentrifier owning a million+ house voting for someone who acts in the interest of her former employer (Symes and Dixon, respectively) should be beneficial in the short run. In the long run, however, the situation is quite the opposite. For many people real estate is a huge investment, but they do not have the professional resources available to them to counter the impact of the a city run, controlled, and managed by the developers. Quote:
Posted on: 2017/10/29 15:43
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Re: Dixon Leasing Cheating JC out of Taxes with the help of Rebecca Sysmes
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I appreciate your words DanL. For background: I do know the candidate in question reasonably well. I have been asked to help in various ways, but chose to decline for all the good reasons. She is capable and talented. But, she reeks of real estate money and her support is very deep in the large developer community. Her campaign is very well run and her social media coverage is very strong. Her funding and financial backing is probably the best in the campaign.
Her campaign is probably the most professional for all the Ward E candidates. The level of detail and thoroughness suggests support for a run beyond city council. Many of her supporters are drawn by her message, but they do not understand that as a council person, she can do very little to bring her agenda to fruition. The reason she is so well funded is because ultimately Rebecca is not running for city council, she is running for Mayor. It is Chinatown all over again. P.S. I may respond to the election troll(s) in a few days. Quote:
Posted on: 2017/10/27 23:29
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Re: Are Symes and Solomon winning in Ward E
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Rebecca is going to win. It is crystal clear: she has the endorsement of the most important people in JC. Not the voters, but the real estate developers, particularly her employer Dixon Leasing or Mack-Cali. She is a strong leader who unites the real estate money!!Quote:
Posted on: 2017/10/27 23:26
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Re: Trick R Treating in Hamilton Park area?
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Posted on: 2017/10/27 23:21
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Re: Symes pays Chickpea $2000 for endorsement
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Posted on: 2017/10/27 23:16
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This is why I like Rebecca. She is a strong candidate who knows how to negotiate with real estate developers. I am sure she will succeed in bringing affordable housing to Jersey City. This certainly a sign that she knows how to use her old friends and employers to benefit herself. Go Rebecca, go! Quote:
Posted on: 2017/10/27 23:15
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Re: Symes and her machine forcing the City to Endorse Her
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Posted on: 2017/10/19 16:33
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Re: Symes and her machine forcing the City to Endorse Her
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Simply: a vote for Symes is a vote for making downtown more affordable to developers.
Posted on: 2017/10/19 0:08
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Re: Dixon Leasing Cheating JC out of Taxes with the help of Rebecca Sysmes
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Developers have tried to exert direct political influence on the city for a very long time. That Symes is running for council moves the dial into a completely different direction. She is a skilled real estate lawyer, she has been Dixon's in-house counsel for at least 5 years, and she has been very effective in channeling financial support from Dixon to many politically connected groups and associations in JC. She is not running for the greater common good: she is running for what is best for her and the developers.
That she has left Dixon is known. Few believe that the umbilical cords have been cut completely between Symes and Dixon. Many are aware that she continues to reside in a property that is owned by Dixon. While working for Symes and in her capacity as their community contact, she has channelled funds from Dixon to different civic groups mainly in the downtown area (Ward E). Whether this has been by design or accident, others should opine on. Whether there were strings attached with the funding- and what types of strings - perhaps are not important, but it is difficult to imagine that a developer would give money away for the benefit of the greater common good. It is more than likely that there has been a covert quid pro quo for the longer term benefit of both Symes and Dixon. [In the case of Dixon, we should not forget that it is not a U.S. owned entity; it is Australian, hence Dixon would have to comply not only with U.S. but also with Aussie rules when it comes to providing funding to civic groups.] Symes with her liberal urban upper-middle class agenda is appealing to the average Ward E voter: well-educated, relatively affluent, and socially liberal. She is promising a sanitized version of social justice that appeals to the average voter in the downtown: a more enjoyable city to live in. Consequently, many will vote for her. It is a huge mistake. It is difficult to imagine that someone who has moved to Jersey City to work for the most aggressive developer in the city will suddenly embrace an agenda that is not benefitting developers. It borders the unimaginable that her political priorities will move away from supporting development. Her strong pro-developer dependence and connections will counter any of the liberal political promises that she is making during the campaign. Supporting Symes is an excusable mistake. And, voting for Symes is pure and simple stupidity.
Posted on: 2017/10/13 21:52
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Re: This N.J. city wants you to 'adopt' a catch basin and keep it clean
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We already do this. It is called taxes.
Posted on: 2017/10/13 21:32
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Re: Jersey City school board member John Reichart to resign
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Maybe he is running for mayor as well.
Posted on: 2016/11/19 2:51
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Re: Parking Issues Around Hamilton Park
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The biggest annoyance is the Hamilton Park Montessori.
At 0900 each morning, the corner of McWilliams and 8th street is a mega clusterfnck. Double parking is par for the course. Triple parking is the new trend. Having tried to communicate with the school over these problems, I have to come to realize that the problem is not with the school, but with their parents who insist on driving their kids to the school. While some parents do coordinate transportation to the school, many of the parents are suburban with no stake in the community. Cordero is a school in and of the community. The Montessori is and has always been a commercial enterprise where the interest in contributing to the community and to listen the concern of the community are ignored in the name of financial interests. Montessori needs to address this before there is an accident. Sad.
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Re: Union Republic -- Impressive New Place on Newark Ave @ Third Street
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their concept died.
it was time.
Posted on: 2016/9/11 16:05
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Re: Realtor Playing Games with Full Price Offers? Help!
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as an informed buyer you need to have your own agent ... seriously be a fncktard and do it own your own and bleed money ... the collective intellectual power and consumer support on jclist "warned" you ... get a brain
Posted on: 2016/7/9 2:30
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Re: Councilman Yun: You No Likey My Engrish ?
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+1.
Rivera's subsequent attempts to explain his statement show that he ain't as smart as he is being told he is.
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