i should "write" drunk.

I right him a someone heated email, and he took the time to write me back. Here's what I gots...


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Weinish,

As a council person I have little control over the Traffic Division. This Division is directly under the office of the Mayor who runs the daily operations of the City. The Council is the legislative branch. That being said, I do have the ability to speak up and voice the concerns of my constituents. I hope to draw as much light to this situation as possible as it needs to be resolved with expediency. I can honestly say that I have been badgering the City (traffic division) every week for the past year and a half about this and other traffic lights.

I am not sure which traffic light you are specifically speaking about, Grand and Barrow? There are two along Grand that have been just sitting for a long time. These are both the responsibility of the developer at Liberty Harbor North per their development agreement. Even so I believe the traffic division should be on top of this every day. I am not sure if you receive my quarterly newsletter email, but you can follow the traffic light and street lighting progress through the past several years.

Where we are at now is sad. The developer has said that they cannot finish the light and has now told the City that they would pay them to complete the job. I ask for a report on this light and all of the other traffic lights in the ward on a weekly basis. You are absolutely correct in this being an avoidable hazard. It does not matter where you live in the city, everyone should be more like you and have a deep concern for everyone's safety.

I would strongly encourage you to write an equally strong email to the Mayor's office and call and email the Mayor's Action Bureau. I am glad you reached out to me and I will continue to push, but these are the offices that have the direct responsibility for the divisions under their care, such as traffic and engineering. The more people to call, the more likely to be heard and acted upon. I realize that you shouldn't have to even reach out because to me this is a no brainer and the City should follow through to completion automatically. However, this is a group effort and I am deeply encouraged that you cared enough to reach out to me. This is very important. Thank you.

Steve




Steven M. Fulop
Jersey City Councilman
Ward "E"
280 Grove Street
Jersey City, NJ 07302

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it was two cars.

Dear Asshole Who Won't Fix the Light,


I just witnessed a near fatal accident at Tidewater and Grand, as I as jogging past.


Fix the effing light, you moron. Paint it yourself. People are going to die, especially now that there's a bar back there.

It's amazing how many people get ticketed for all kinds of crap in Jersey City, but I consistently notice cars parking WAAAY too close to crosswalks, which impedes drivers who want to cross over streets, or make turns on a one way street, from seeing oncoming cars.


Who can do something about this?


Consistently on Erie, there are cars parked right up to the walk, often larger SUVs, and you cannot see cars headed North. When you finally do get a break, you step on the gas, and nearly kill someone crossing the street!

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i think their wings blow as well. just because you're from buffalo doesn't make you a wing expert. maybe the bellisimos created the wing concept, but no one ever said they, or that buffalo, produced the BEST wings!


Atomic will make better wings for sure. i've never liked white star wings. their burgers have always been very good.


PJ Ryans makes a good and cheap enough burger/fries combo.


As for ownership, worlds apart.


Matt (met him once when Paul sold) seems like a good guy, concerned with his bar. Paul was busy doing OTHER things. Some of the food items have slipped, like the aforementioned Nachos (which ruled), but overall, it has been a tremendous step up.

GS is successful because they didn't make nearly as many bad bets as say, LEHMAN BROTHERS AND BEAR STEARNS.


Carlyle group, last time I checked, went under.

other than the fact i think there food is average on a good day, and it's overpriced, nothing.

it's a sad day when this place closes, yet Sawadee remains.


brutal.

i'm not saying they're not nice people, nor am i claiming to know a thing about the cleanliness of nha trang. i'm certainly not going to assume they're not clean because of what saigon does.


i have personally SEEN the vats myself. i have not eaten there since.


i've lived here since 2001, and used to go there quite a bit.


factor in price, nha trang is big winner. i like eating where the natives eat

the owner of rustique paid for the oven, and then his rent was TRIPLED! he told me he expected it to go up, and he didn't have a long term lease because he figured the guy would be realistic. the owner saw the improvements, and recognized the opportunity to eff the owner of rustique. it's that simple.


it doesn't help that the prices he charges for alcohol at his corner store are also astronomical. i have no reason to go over there for liquor or pizza at this point.


and yes, rustique pizza gets cold almost the second it gets into your hands. it's very good, but the product is too heavy, and gets cold fast. ask anyone who has ever ordered a pie to an office in newport.


not a game, not a game, not a game:


http://deadspin.com/5301145/this-is-outstanding?autoplay=true

that is exactly the problem.


as i mentioned in another post, Mr. Lee, the man who owns the liquor store on the corner, is classless and has no ethics.


yes, the pizza is better because it's lighter. you can't even get rustique delivered because it's too heavy, and Paulus Hook pizza basically made the same product but lighter.


BUT, the landlord is a piece of shit. he tripled the rent on the Rustique owners AFTER he built an incredible oven, and then took over his space only to open a new pizza place.


he has no class, and even though the pizza is better, i will not be shopping there. #OOPS# that guy.

i have been to cafe saigon many times, until my friends living above the place told me they leave the soup vats out back, and they get real dirty. not into that at all.


at the same time, i have always gone to NHA TRANG, and even before the soup issue, it was not even close.


NHA TRANG SH!TS on Cafe Saigon.

i am considering going over for a beer RIGHT NOW, but i will say that just because you're out doors does not mean smoking is not annoying. in fact, sometimes smoking is WORSE outside because of the air currents. nothing worse than when smoke is wafting into your face when you're on a patio, with the design of AVOIDING smoke.


as a SMOKER, when i light up outside i ask people first if they mind. has nothing to do with the claim "maybe we should ban people from smoking in their own homes!" not, jackass, it ain't about that at all. it's about being annoyed by smokers outside. and again, I SMOKE.


give this place some time to play catchup. i heard the cheese fries were french fries with a piece of american cheese laying across the top. not exactly interesting. i'm sure they'll get it right. and since the first thing i think of when i hear beer garden is BEER, the food is secondary right now.


just make sure the pretzels are good.

Went there. Pizza could use a little more flavor, maybe slightly saltier with the cheese, but overall the place was great.


had a meatball hero as well. i have a feeling this could become a goto spot for me.

so i'm eating Hollywood/Crown Fried Chicken right now from the place next to the "It's Greek to Me Place."


It's called "Hollywood" but the boxes they serve you the chicken in say "Crown."


From here on out it's HollyCrown.


I went to the official Crown Website, but they do not list this place, so I'm thinking they are either buying up Crown boxes, and using the name (somehow legally, or no one cares), or maybe the website is not up to speed.


Either way, it's $3.99 for a 3-Piece (2 Breasts and a leg), and it's dang good.

yeah, i agree with post above. if you live there, meaning, bought there, you have much bigger issues. if you're renting, you can move.


it's like when i moved to JC i was thinking, "oh, the silence of it all..." a few stragglers compared to hoboken or new york city? Not even close.


i await the beer garden, and choose to fight those who do N T

i for one play on the basketball court all the time and have lived here since 2001. i pray there's a court because there are no good courts in the entire area. this is a city! there should be basketball courts in safe neighborhoods.



must be nice to be elitist.



i am shocked that the park is closed all summer. horrible planning right there.



it would be phenomenal if there was wifi like there is in some NYC parks.

My friend lives over in that sh1t show, and all the units are empty (he's not a renter). maybe the garden brings some new tenants!?!?!


as for top 10 beers, there's no point, since i imagine they'll be serving all german beers anyway.


I like Spaten Oktoberfest and Goose Island Kolsch for German beers.

i like the usability, the menus, and the look of the HD, etc.


the cable internet is great, and i've had zero problems.


i used to call comcast like twice a week about a problem. now i have no problems.


installation was a bitch because i'm an old building, but it all worked out fine.


i dig it. love the picture.

i look forward to new places, but to say "forget taqueria" is ridiculous.



place is great, period.