I've been eating FAKE fruits and vegetables this entire time??!!

You realize we have 2 retailers on Newark Ave that do the same thing right? Tender Shoots Farms and another one that I can't remember the name of. I go there all the time since the produce is cheaper than it is at the super market. And they are open year round.

Next?

Jcnick. the probem, as I have written before, is that the police resources are disproportionately put to Greenville and other sections. The tax paying base down in VV and PH are getting F##*'ed, as they pay most of the taxes and get little police presence.
Flagwaver, I think turnstills are very risky, as Al Queda will put a dirty bomb down there, and none of us will be able to get out fast enough. Google blind Sheik.
Just ask me, I care about JC, until my house sells...

anyone know where i can find some pickled carrots? a&p didn't seem to have any.

Because, people wo live in GREENVILLE, McGINLEY Sq, HEIGHTS, etc. definitely DO go shopping in the Newport area.

The favor is NOT recipricated.

It's a false matrix-y elitist thought process that if you pay through the roof you're getting quality...when in fact, mostly you're been duped and sold a false feeling of superiority--with below standard workmanship, NOT old-world quality--OH--but with a rooftop pool..... and a tax abatement....THANKS CITY COUNCIL!


There ARE condos in McGinley, Heights, Greenville, but you'd never know that from the elitists posting here.

(One poster even suggested the crime is higher in Greenville) Are we talking white collar? I bet NOT.

So have fun staying in debt in your false concrete and fern condos--paying $350,000 STARTING!

Hahahahahah!

We in other areas have 3x's your space and 1/3 your cost!

Greenville will be the NEW Hoboken in about 10 years.....then all the elitists posting here will be gentrifying Greenville.

And to the other poster...YOU have your drab style of writing--I have MINE.

Have fun in your $350,000 box!

I find myself going to the same restaurants. There are not a ton on choices and I don't exactly understand why. I think they're are enough people around to support more restaurants/bars. Maybe the exodus of people to Manhattan during the day limits lunchtime business?

I'm generally not thrilled with the pizza around town. While I till think average pizza tastes good, it's hard for me to compare JC pizza to real wood fired pizza spots in across the river (Company, Motorino, etc). To me, the options here are about average for "slices joints", but not much beyond that.

I still like the idea of documenting the situation and evidence and forwarding it the JCPA to rescind the ticket, with a note that if it proceeds to Court and that if I were successful and the ticket gets thrown out, an additional fee of $50 and hour will apply to JCPA for time wasting and loss of income and administration costs for the effort of going to Court..................There must be a dude out there prepared to give this ago..........siht I've even heard that if an authority (cityhall etc) wins, they can and have, seek extra courts costs so why can't we if we present the evidence to them prior to court !

Move on to clarity.

For the love of God, no more tolls! Tolls are a highly inefficient way of collecting fees, and you can do the same exact thing via the gas tax without needing to spend billions in toll booths, ezpasses, and hundreds of new employees. If you want to increase costs on cars, raise the gas tax I'm for that 100%! (By the way, very generous of you to offer other people's money to solve the problem)

To have an intelligent discussion about these issues, you have ask the question: why does all of this cost so much? It's not just a matter of saying let's spend more on this or that to maintain a certain service level. The big cost of this is payroll and increasingly benefits and Christie is constrained by labor contracts as to what can be done. The unions want the only changes to be related to service cuts to get the un-informed public on their side. As compared to the private sector, work practices, salaries and benefits are sacrosanct. So the faustian bargain set up by the unions is: either more spending (and higher taxes) or service cuts.

Thanks guys...more specifically, should I take local (County Rd 617/summit avenue) to NJ-495 W to I95N? How is driving through Jersey City (Journal Sq to Heights) during rush hour? Or should I always get onto the I78 extension ( I know this is the longer, less direct route).

Sutherland wrote:
I think people aren't only concerned about making an investment, but suffering a loss if they lose their job, have to relocate for their job and have to sell for these or some other reasons. While not everyone is interested in making money, everyone hates losing money, especially a substantial amount.

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ThirdGrove wrote:
This discussion is interesting, but yields a very real problem. Everyone is looking to buy to invest, but not looking to purchase to live. I certainly do not want to pay the highest price in the area for my home; but on the flip coin, I'm not sharking every geography for a place to make a quick buck.

If you invest in a community, you'll probably yield dividends. If you like Jersey City and want to settle, buy here. After 10 or 20 years of life in a place you enjoy, you'll almost certainly be able to sell at a profit. This concept isn't Jersey City specific. This applies to Brooklyn, Staten, Queens, Manhattan, West Chester, w/e. Buy a place where you would like to live. Try to be savy when you buy, and after a certain time, you will be able to sell at a profit. Most importantly, you will have enjoyed your time.

IMHO, if you want to invest to make money, you should probably place you money in a business. Business exists as a way for some to make wealth. You believe in the Jersey City real estate market? Don't buy a property. Buy a stake in a real estate company invested in Jersey City. You'll have a much smaller headache.

If I were to attempt to make money in Jersey City, I wouldn't purchase a condo. I'd purchase a multi-unit house. That way, someone can pay your property taxes for you while you attempt to sit on an investment until the value increases.

When I moved to JC, I really wanted to like Cafe Nia. It seemed cozy, affordable, and the sandwiches were well made. I was rooting for them.

But the hours were way off, and they were never opened when I needed them. The space in there was also awkward, and if there were more than two parties, they had no idea how to it fit more people comfortably. As someone mentioned, the staff was eh, all right. Not the warmest people. All this deterred me from actually caring about a place that seemed to care so little about itself too.

These were the same feelings I had about Bagua. Loved it the first time I went. But by the time I got home from work, they were already closed, and when I left for work in the morning they were not yet opened. Who did they want to serve?

Both these places had potential. Create a book club and meet there. Diversify your menu (as someone mentioned, no espresso or cookies at any of them). Host a poetry slam. Bagua could have set up a station at the Grove Plaza during the summer months with some refreshments.

None of these places raged against the dying of the light.

You don't have to offer dinner to survive as a restaurant. Basic is a good example of that, they only have breakfast and lunch food and they are still open. The food at Nia's was soooo much better. Who cares that they didn't have an espresso machine?! Their breakfast was cheap, prepared well and their regular coffee was good too. I didn't mind their hours, if you can't get your ass out of the house for brunch by 3pm that's your problem.
You don't have to offer dinner to survive as a restaurant. Basic is a good example of that, they only have breakfast and lunch food and they are still open. The food at Nia's was soooo much better. Who cares that they didn't have an espresso machine?! Their breakfast was cheap, prepared well and their regular coffee was good too. I didn't mind their hours, if you can't get your ass out of the house for brunch by 3pm that's your problem.
You don't have to offer dinner to survive as a restaurant. Basic is a good example of that, they only have breakfast and lunch food and they are still open. The food at Nia's was soooo much better. Who cares that they didn't have an espresso machine?! Their breakfast was cheap, prepared well and their regular coffee was good too. I didn't mind their hours, if you can't get your ass out of the house for brunch by 3pm that's your problem.