There was discussion in a thread over the summer about the possibility of The Cheesecake Factory opening at the Newport Mall. It looks like construction is underway, this photo shows the East side of the mall facing the Newport Light Rail station.

You may want to ask for a copy of the capital reserve study.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reserve_study

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Newport has Morton Williams.

http://www.mortonwilliams.com/

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There was an unusually large crowd at and around the restaurant this Sunday, most likely due to the half marathon finish line across the street.

http://www.newporthalfmarathon.com/

Quote: Maybe not just yet. Check the Seventeenth Amendment. "It also alters the procedure for filling vacancies in the Senate, allowing for state legislatures to permit their governors to make temporary appointments until a special election can be held." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seventee ... nited_States_Constitution

You can e-mail the Metro Desk at the NY Times and ask about the lack of coverage. Here is their e-mail address: metro@nytimes.com

According to the Jersey Journal:

A young woman jumped in front of a PATH train at the Newport station in Jersey City this morning, according to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.

http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/20 ... html#incart_river_default

median age for 07030 (Hoboken): 31.2 years
median age for 07310 (Newport): 30.2 years

source:

http://www.zip-codes.com/zip-code/07030/zip-code-07030.asp
http://www.zip-codes.com/zip-code/07310/zip-code-07310.asp

Anyone in JC hearing bass from the direction of Governors Island this evening (Saturday, June 16th)?

I did a quick search and found the following bus options from Manhattan to Jersey City:


NJT Bus:
http://tinyurl.com/3chpjr

Coach USA:
http://tinyurl.com/6ql8ck3

Academy:
http://tinyurl.com/7vod9xc

Saw this advertised while walking past, they're in the old South City Grill space.

25 River Drive South
Jersey City NJ 07310
201-533-8989

http://skylarkonthehudson.com

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The s-curves entering Christopher Street from the West can be jarring. As you mentioned, it generally depends on how fast the motorman takes them.

You can see the curves illustrated clearly on this map:
http://www.hudsoncity.net/tubesenglis ... lly16m-1024-optimized.gif

Somewhat off topic, how do you like this map from the 80s showing our region with Hudson County at the center? http://www.hudsoncity.net/tubesenglis ... rpened-optimized-1024.gif

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JadedJC-

Keep in mind that the data points are from the census 10 years ago.

I looked at the weather conditions last night around 11pm - 12am. Newark was reporting zero wind in the 11pm hour, JFK was reporting zero wind in the 12am hour.

There is an effect called coherent addition that can occur over a ground with perfect reflection (e.g. water) and no atmospheric turbulence (e.g. wind).

According to one academic paper on this subject, the receiver hears two sources, actual and reflected, effectively doubling the sound pressure. I wonder if the still atmosphere allowed something like this to occur between GI and DTJC last night?

Given the variables selected in my previous post, that would bring us up to approx. 70dB which would absolutely be audible near the river in DTJC.

source: http://tinyurl.com/3xv3979

historical weather:

Newark: http://weather.noaa.gov/weather/current/KEWR.html
JFK: http://weather.noaa.gov/weather/current/KJFK.html

These concerts on Governors Island can be very loud. I was traveling North in Buttermilk Channel (East of GI) a few weeks ago and was surprised by the level of music volume heard when I was over one thousand feet away from the island.

The distance from the closest point on GI to DTJC is approx. 1.5 miles. I did a quick search on sound attenuation by distance, I come up with a value of roughly 80dB(A).

Have a look at the links below. A loud rock concert is estimated at 115dB. Subtract the 80dB attenuation value for the 1.5 mile distance and you end up around 35dB.

It seems possible that you can hear the music in DTJC, but at the levels that you suggest either the source volume is over 115dB (possible) or there are some other environmental factors (wind speed / direction) taking place.

http://www.gcaudio.com/resources/howtos/loudness.html
http://tinyurl.com/2b227hl

Today I heard a radio advertisement for Constellation Energy who is offering competitive residential supply energy in New Jersey.

website: http://home.newenergy.com/

Thought I'd bring this thread back in honor of the Jets making it to the AFC title game. Indy's going to be tough...

Is anyone using an alternative energy provider to provide supply energy to their home? I've been trying to figure out if anyone actually sells into the residential market in Jersey City.

I know there are a number of companies on a list (http://www.pseg.com/customer/energy/pdf/electric_marketers.pdf ) that you can obtain via PSE&G but every company I contacted did not offer residential supply engergy in this part of the country.

I'm asking because once again the NJ BPU (http://www.state.nj.us/bpu/about/index.html ) approved a price increase for PSE&G and I'm starting to question what type of protection is provided for the residential energy consumer in NJ.

PATH is on Twitter now: http://twitter.com/PATHtweet

The executive director of the Port Authority is answering questions this week. Maybe he'll
have a better answer for your question.

http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/200 ... t-authority/?ref=nyregion

I walked past the area in question this evening, no where could I find the hours of metered parking posted. The inference can be made that meters must be fed 24/7/365 but it would be considerate for this expectation to be clearly posted on a street sign or indicated on the meter.

Related to the aforementioned it doesn't seem reasonable that the penalty for a meter not fed or expired is an impound of your vehicle. This seems to be extraordinarily heavy handed enforcement; I'd be interested to know if anyone is aware of a similar practice, either on private property or by local municipality.