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Even Hoboken, which has higher property values, provides street parking for its residents. Not everyone who lives downtown takes to PATH to work.
Posted on: 2014/7/22 14:15
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And those people who leave or die off (mostly older people who hold onto their cars) will be replaced by new residents (especially by Wayne) who value a location by the path. Property values are not going down that close to Grove, don't be silly. Especially over parking, ha.
Posted on: 2014/7/22 11:44
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Another devoted follower I see. Actually the intro is so good Steve Fulop is now using it. And of course the shirt is in tune with the festive air in the hot real estate zone and yeah there are people who care about where the taxis are or are not.
Posted on: 2014/7/22 4:43
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This is literally my first time seeing a speak NJ video... And I am moved! My thoughts:
Where did you get the intro sound clip? I need it as the ring tone for people I don't like. Your husband's shirt - amazing! At first I wasn't sure if he was in JC or at Carnival cocktail hour on the Lido deck. Do people ever ask him if he's Hawaiian? Who gives a flying f*ck about the placement of the taxi stand? We are in one of the biggest cities in NJ - things changes. Walk a block.
Posted on: 2014/7/22 4:29
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Well parking is not exactly free in the downtown since we have to buy a permit from the Parking Authority and there are meters. It gets competitive though and drivers hang on corners overnite & get tickets in the hotness zone.
Posted on: 2014/7/22 3:09
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Why would people leave? Dowtown JC real estate and rental markets are as hot as ever even as parking has decreased. And you're comparing parking to oxygen? I shouldn't even be responding to this but guess what - land is scarce and oxygen isn't.
Posted on: 2014/7/22 2:54
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By the way, the city requires the property owner to repair the sewerage lines when they break and most times they break in the street past the sidewalk. So we have a vested interests and ownership in the streets.
Posted on: 2014/7/22 2:26
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That registered a 10 out of 10 on my chuckle-meter. You mean like Poncho11? Is he a loyal follower? Perhaps your husband? Woof!
Posted on: 2014/7/22 2:23
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People will leave the city and property values will decrease if they cannot park on the streets. Next you will be asking why should people breathe air without paying!
Posted on: 2014/7/22 2:19
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Why do residents deserve free public parking?
Posted on: 2014/7/22 1:58
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Now everyone settle down and contemplate the issue at hand. How about reserving the entire block of Grove between Wayne and Columbus for the taxis and give back the half dozen residential parking spots to the folks who deserve them. If anything my loyal followers have learned a thing or two about our street names. Carry on.
Posted on: 2014/7/22 0:28
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This is one thing I never understood about Jersey City and its lame taxi stands. Why not just let them roam the city and peeps can just hail them like in all the other five boroughs
Posted on: 2014/7/21 23:40
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Yes, they are ticketed. The drivers at this point are ignoring the city and are complaining about the hardship it will place on them, they fear losing customers as well as city's fines.
Posted on: 2014/7/21 23:38
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Are they ticketed if they stand on Grove by Columbus and/or if they stand on Columbus? I agree that putting the taxi line on Wayne would be really stupid - and the drivers would have legal justification for partial reimbursement of their medallion.
Posted on: 2014/7/21 23:24
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Mostly likely rescuelife has a city hall job and wants no accountability from local government. The reason for the phony name.
Posted on: 2014/7/21 22:33
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holy crap! you DID make one of your patented videos! THANK YOU! I think your next issue should be about the bike lanes. You must oppose them! Jesus would not allow bike lanes, that's for sure.
Posted on: 2014/7/21 21:56
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I must say while Yvonne never ceases to provide great comic relief with her obsessive behavior, this one really takes the cake for the past few weeks. Firstly, I hope you are calling New Jersey Lenni Lenape Land, yes Yvonne? I believe America was referred to as "Anowarkowa" so please do NOT say America. Also, is Luis Marin not worthy of respect? Why is Henderson more worthy than Marin? Because he came first?
Joking aside, I love how this "issue" is framed as so dire! Really, if someone didn't know who Yvonne was, they would think this is a joke. Yvonne, since your obsessive/compulsive behavior leads you to dwell on things like this, I think you should create a low budget YouTube video about this issue. I'm pretty sure the taxis were moved because of ABATEMENTS!!! Aaaaahhhhh!!! Thank you.
Posted on: 2014/7/21 21:54
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Did they do this to make more room on CC because of the increase traffic from the Pulaski construction?
Posted on: 2014/7/21 21:52
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http://youtu.be/wt-YJyT_6XI
Blinky, I spoke to the tax drivers, they are being ticketed for not moving.
Posted on: 2014/7/21 20:53
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whoa... whoa...
Posted on: 2014/7/21 20:53
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Is it actually moved? I assumed that it just shifted the head of the line from Columbus around the Corner to Grove and Columbus. The spaces on Wayne are just for the tail of the line which will pull up to the front as cabs leave.
Posted on: 2014/7/21 20:46
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I take the Grove Street taxis when I come home very late at night, so that I won't have to walk around at that hour.
Why move the taxi stand? A silly and unsafe move.
Posted on: 2014/7/21 19:47
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To be fair, I called IZOD the Brendan Byrne for a little too long.
Also, I'm just now starting to call it Citi Field, instead of Shea. Quote:
Posted on: 2014/7/21 19:10
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It's a tradition in Rhode Island, where things change somewhat slowly and residents have a long memory, to refer to things by what they used to be. E.g.: "Take a left where the bank used to be, then a right at the Old South Park that's condos now, and then the place you're looking for is in the old mill building where they used to make rubber nipples."
Posted on: 2014/7/21 16:57
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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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Posted on: 2014/7/21 15:06
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One word:
Uber
Posted on: 2014/7/21 14:37
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Yvonne never fails to be hilarious (I'm going to call the PATH the H&M Tubes from now on), but she's spot-on this time. People come out of the PATH looking for a cab and they have to walk a block and then turn left? Who'd know that without even a sign with directions?
Posted on: 2014/7/21 13:33
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I don't think anyone, in the push for historic preservation, has ever suggested using old street names that few people know about. Just imagine the confusion that would ensue if people started telling taxi drivers to take them to Henderson St. or addressing their mail there. Based on your reasoning, this thread should be called "Taxi Stand on Railroad Ave." Anyway, yes, relocating the stand was a stupid idea. Time to bombard the Resident Response Center with calls and emails.
Posted on: 2014/7/21 3:22
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Henderson Street is the true name of what is now sectionally known as Marin Blvd. Downtown Jersey City is a historic zone where historic accuracy and restoration is encouraged so using the name Henderson is a tribute to the man whose nurseries supplied the gardens in the early years of Van Vorst Park in the 1860's on. In any event what is happening with the taxi stand is the more pressing issue. .
Posted on: 2014/7/21 2:36
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