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Re: Organized local group bike rides

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T-Bird wrote:
Thank, everyone.

Heights - BTCNJ is the club I belonged to for a couple of years. I think I may have met you on one of their rides. Good rides, nice group of people and I'll probably still ride with them occasionally, but I'd like to have something locally reliable that doesn't require me to pack up and drive at least 45 minutes to get to a ride - sometimes an hour.

Boodipah - I had a bad experience with a bike that I bought at Gotham quite a while ago and don't intend to go back. Sids (19th between 6th and 7th) is far superior. But neither works for what I'm hoping to find - a local (i.e. in Jersey City) meet up for a ride.

I've checked out NYCC in the past and will probably join but its far from the ideal JC answer. It would be great in a city of ~ 275,000 to be able to find a dozen or so people who regularly ride and not have to go through an ordeal to get to the start of a ride (whether its loading up a car, catching PATH/Ferry to get there or riding 12 miles to the start of a ride.)

maybe check w/ Grove Strike Bicycles if they know of any? there is a bikejc group that does the ward tour but i dont think they do long organized rides

fyi, i assume when you say 'ride 12 miles to the start' you are referring to going up past the GW to catch a ride up 9W. if so, i do that ride basically every saturday morning, never w/ a group though (i was also looking for a group). i just do it by myself or with a friend and sometimes ill catch on with a group of 3-4 additional riders

Posted on: 2016/7/17 19:38

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Re: Take your ID to the polls

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sullyx wrote:
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shuklad wrote:
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richieveal wrote:
Voting should require your identification. It is idiotic not to.

agreed. dont understand why you shouldnt have to show it

well that's because it would disenfranchise millions of poor Americans that have no identification yet still manage to cash checks, fill prescriptions, buy alcohol or cigarettes, apply for wellfare, food stamps, oh wait, I just ruined that argument.

what a stupid argument. so by not requiring ID when you vote, you could walk in and vote for me ... do you agree this is a HUGE gap in our voting process ?

how about we take these millions of poor Americans and get them IDs ? i need an ID to buy alcohol and fill my prescription -- so why can't we get these folks IDs ? would it take an outreach program ? yes .. ultimately would we be in a better place if that happened ? yes

sometimes its worth doing the hard things rather than complaining about why we can't do them

Posted on: 2015/11/4 13:13

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shuklad

Re: Take your ID to the polls

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richieveal wrote:
Voting should require your identification. It is idiotic not to.

agreed. dont understand why you shouldnt have to show it

Posted on: 2015/11/3 21:28

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shuklad

Microwave repair

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Anyone know of a good company/person who can help diagnose why a microwave no longer works ?

Posted on: 2015/10/6 13:35

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shuklad

Re: 2015 Budget

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so when do we expect the property tax that is due 8/1 to be updated online ?

Posted on: 2015/7/30 12:12

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shuklad

Re: Light at the end of the tunnel?

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nothing like a gigantic, nationally recognized clusterf*ck to get a project like this moving

Posted on: 2015/7/28 14:02

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shuklad

Re: JP Morgan is looking for a $18M tax break to move jobs to JC

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hero69 wrote:
are tax incentives the only way for nj to create/steal jobs

for financial service firms, probably

Goldman -- moved most of their US back office operations to Salt Lake City

Fidelity -- in Dallas

Blackrock -- in Delaware

JPM -- in Dallas

WF -- in Charlotte

these are just operations. the R&D staff is global in low cost countries (1,000s of developers in countries like India and Eastern Europe)

banks are moving all operations to low cost states/cities where they have access to cheap, smart college grads. primarily because video conferencing and shared networks have become so cheap that it makes sense for them to do

Posted on: 2015/7/10 13:07

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shuklad

Re: Tailor - alterations

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i only recommend DeCarlos for tailoring/altering. best in the business. may cost you a few bucks more but its worth every penny

Posted on: 2015/3/12 12:48

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shuklad

Re: Newark Avenue Pedestrian Plaza -- Reopening?

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so what was the outcome ?

Posted on: 2015/3/4 23:12

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shuklad

Re: Nearly 2,000 retired N.J. public workers collecting $100,000-plus pensions

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tough situation for the state to be in, but its the easy way out for politicians. appease constituents now through nice contracts and let the next guy deal with the problem down the road

you can't take away the pensions that people have signed into. we should be doing 2 things:

(1) every NEW state employee gets a defined contribution plan, not defined benefit
(2) try to buyout as many of these existing pension obligations as possible. may cost you some $$ now but it kills the liability going fwd

Posted on: 2015/2/19 16:10

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Re: 13 major development projects that could change N.J.'s skyline

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moobycow wrote:
Really though, someone from the PA needs to take a few weeks taking the trains at various times to better understand how crowded they are.

it really is amazing that companies that best know their customers are the most successful. perhaps the PA should take a page out of their book, as you suggest (and i agree)

Posted on: 2015/2/18 20:55

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shuklad

Re: anybody else noticing an influx of parking tix?

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more consistent enforcement of parking rules is a good thing

Posted on: 2014/12/23 16:34

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Re: An update from the developer of the project proposed for 104 Bright Street

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Yvonne wrote:
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Yvonne wrote:

Parking became a problem when Fulop proposed as councilman the change in policy for new construction. It was always one residence, one parking space. Now ration is less than 50%, so what is happening? New residents are parking on the streets. The developers are making more money because parking spaces do not pay like a rental but the overflow of cars on the street impacts people who live in older homes without parking.

Same conversation on every thread. New residents and old are more than welcome to actually pay for a spot and park in one of the many 1/2 empty decks downtown. We don't lack parking. We lack free parking. Free parking in a city is a ridiculous waste of space and money.

According to the US Census over 40% of the residences in JC don't actually own cars. Yet we're supposed to build a space for each and every new unit? That's insanity.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ ... #cite_ref-bikesatwork_1-9

Why should long time residents pay for parking when it was always free? It is also free in other cities. I pay enough in taxes and water, so why should parking be another liability? If developers want to make a profit on their buildings it should not be at the expense of long term residents. They should not have to fight to maintain what they have. Again, did you ask Fulop and the council to give up their free parking behind city hall?

why do you insist on treating resident A different than resident B ?

Posted on: 2014/12/23 15:46

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shuklad

Re: Parking Garages in DT

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the one thing we definitely need to do is replace some of the surface parking lots with parking garages. how that happens ... who knows -- probably a combination of more retail/residential and the zoning dept insist on them building garages as well

Posted on: 2014/11/12 15:34

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shuklad

Re: What was the Rally on Montgomery Street this afternoon?

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heights wrote:
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owlie wrote:
The first time I saw this I was scared until the history was explained to me. It isn't any more odd than Stations of the Cross or wearing Mormon underwear. If it isn't your religion and you don't like it, walk away and stfu. (I say that with all due respect)

Kind of sensitive there maybe you should give a hoot. At least with Stations of the Cross you know who you are dealing with, plus they can continue to walk in public without being in mystery. Try walking into a bank with your head covered. An un-trusted bunch. Did they ever think about assimilating ?

wow man, ever think about the bill of rights ?

Posted on: 2014/11/10 14:44

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shuklad

Re: Join us in Fixing the PATH (Directly reply to join)

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I'm in

Posted on: 2014/10/3 0:18

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Re: City Employee Caught on Vulgar Rant

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Yikes. She's got to go

Posted on: 2014/9/14 15:34

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shuklad

Re: PATH (pathetic attempt at transporting humans)

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JadedJC wrote:
Thanks, everyone, for the replies. I'm going to Newark airport, but I think I'll give myself a generous cushion of time just in case. From Newark Penn Station, I'm going to try, for the first time, the bus to the airport that other people have mentioned.

highly recommend NJT from newark to EWR

Posted on: 2014/9/9 19:02

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shuklad

Re: Stella's Pizzeria

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Both Stella's and Helens are awful. Never are at the other place mentioned in this thread

Posted on: 2014/9/4 12:07

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shuklad

Bloomberg: path 3x less efficient than NYC subway

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http://mobile.bloomberg.com/news/2014 ... s-as-cars-cover-loss.html

Would be interested to see if anything ever comes of this

Posted on: 2014/8/22 10:02

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shuklad

Re: Homeowner's Insurance

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i prefer NJM -- nonprofit insurance company that pays dividends each year

Posted on: 2014/8/15 14:32

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shuklad

Re: Taxi Stand on Columbus Drive

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agree .. i understand Grove is congested but you need to have the taxi stand by the entrances/exits to the station, not a block away

also agree re: uber

Posted on: 2014/7/21 16:41

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shuklad

Re: Domino's

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Better than the previous tenant (hair/nail place)

Posted on: 2014/2/22 14:48

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shuklad

Re: Source of Downtown Jersey City oil leak being probed 2nd &

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im guessing this is due to the debris they've been cleaning on the property

speaking of which, now that they've cleaned it up, does that mean theres an other set of condos on the way ?

Posted on: 2013/5/26 20:35

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shuklad

Re: NJ Manufacturer Home Owner insurance

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7thstreeter wrote:
They also send an occasional check out to us - kinda like dividends I guess?

correct .. they are a non-profit insurance company so anything left over at the end of the year not paid out in claims (and other expenses) is returned in the form of dividends. i think its roughly 5-7% of your premiums

Posted on: 2013/5/7 0:23

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Re: NJ Manufacturer Home Owner insurance

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I have NJM right now for my condo insurance. i didnt even think twice about going elsewhere, but i dont think you'll find a lower rate. as far as customer service, they've always been great when i had car insurance, and i haven't needed them for condo insurance yet..

sidenote, my folks have NJM property insurance and have needed them due to storms and such, and they've been nothing but helpful

Posted on: 2013/5/6 17:18

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shuklad

Re: Bicycle Sharing

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54 miles ? Someone post the map

Posted on: 2013/4/26 22:38

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shuklad

Re: How much should cab fare be from Hoboken PATH to Grove PATH?

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HamSandwichPark wrote:
Take the path. Buy a sandwich with the money you save.

The problem with the PATH is that on the weekends or late night you may be waiting up to 20-25 min for the train. And non-rush hour at night the connecting train at Newport isn't timed right so you wait there for like 15 min

Posted on: 2013/4/23 10:33

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shuklad

Re: How much should cab fare be from Hoboken PATH to Grove PATH?

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you can get it as little as $12 but more likely $15-$16

Posted on: 2013/4/22 23:51

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shuklad

Re: Trash/recycling rules for computer monitors

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Drop it off at best buy

Posted on: 2013/4/15 22:57

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