Can't stand the noise from the dive bar next door any longer. The (shared) brick walls of my home shake daily from noon until 1am or whenever they decide to close for the night.

Have tried talking with Guilo (bar owner) several times. The police can't be bothered with our calls as they're too preoccupied with more important crime fighting activities.

What to do? Who's called a lawyer with any success?

No, I cannot move.
Yes, this bar is open 365 days a year..
Please help...

I think that we're digressing here too much.
The point is that in the ****past week**** there have been ****2 armed robberies**** on Coles Street & 7th.

A year ago there was a ****murder**** at 9am at the same business that was robbed this week.

Where are the police and what are they doing about it?

This deli robbery occurred on Coles Street, between 6th and 7th, broad daylight on a Sunday morning. This is the same deli where the owner was shot and killed a year or two ago, during another robbery. His family assumed day to day management of the business upon their relative's death.

Another armed robbery occurred on Coles & 7th yesterday ~ this time it was the laundry mat.

Our nanny and baby are being stalked by some weirdo who's taking photos of them with his phone ~ as per the separate thread here.

I'd appreciate seeing police patrol our neighborhood. This is getting ridiculous.

The guy is stalking her and she's justifiably upset, as are we. She was prudent enough to dial the non emergency number and the police hassled her on the phine. Waited fir 20 mins at Pep Boys and the officers who arrived were much more accomodating.

There's a separate post here regarding an armed robbery on the 100 block of Coles and some folks are arguing back and forth regarding whether or not it's "truly in the downtown." I'm here to tell you that the police were pounding on my front door at 11:15am Sunday morning, as the bodega is on Coles (between 6th and 7th) and was held up by gunpoint. The owner was killed at gunpoint a year or so ago and his family has maintained this business.

We have a video camera mounted on the exterior of our home and police reviewed it, in hopes of spotting the suspect.

Returned home tonight to learn that the laundry mat on the corner of Coles & 7th was also robbed by gunpoint today.

My nerves are shot. Please tell me where the Police are in this neighborhood?


by On_The_3rd on 2013/2/14 16:10:15

Ya, what he is doing is definitely on the creepster side, but it's not illegal. If he was taking photos of your nanny and child inside your home, that's a different story. If this guy is a amateur photog, he should have the courtesy to ask permission to take another person's photo just out of respect. Hopefully he's just one of JC's many harmless weirdos.

Trying to upload a photo - can't find instructions here on the site for how to do so. Thanks.

Hi: our nanny cares for our two year old daughter from 8-6 each day and is out and about with baby in stroller M-F. On three separate occassions (past month or so) she's been aware of a man following her. She turned around on Jersey Ave/5th one day to catch him taking photos of her, using his phone ~ he immediatly turned and ran away.

Today she was outside the mall and turned to face him ~ again taking photos of her / the baby. He turned and ran towards BJ's / Shop Rite and she managed to take a photo of him.

She's filed two police reports ~ has anyone else here encountered him? Will try to upload a photo here.

Thank you.

They closed for a bunch of reasons:
~poor profit margins on baked goods
~ poor foot traffic, other than early morning, when they were closed.
~ high rent
~ quality, consistency and customer service were spotty.

I applaud them for trying ~ it took guts and a lot of hard work. While I didn't frequent them, I am sorry to see another empty storefront. It's very difficult to make a go of any new business in this bedroom community of Manhattan.

If any of us had an answer for an easy buck, we'd sign a five year lease ourselves and put some flesh into the game. You have to be equally parts creative and lucky to come up with a profitable, small biz. It's far easier for most of us to keep complaining and working for the man, I guess.


Jack's was amazing on so many levels (beautifully executed store, merch well presented, suoer friendly & professional owner, okayish hours, etc) but the Internet completion and lack of commitment to local biz support probably forced it's closing.

The owner is a neighbor of mine and other neighbor's who knew and loved her would routinely pick up toys for birthday party gifts and whatever over at Target. Duh? Why not support a local, small biz owner, even if prices may have been slightly more than mass merchants?

On a similar note....our car, parked on Embankment side of 6th between Jersey and Coles was (almost) broken into overnight last week. The lock was popped out but I guess that they couldn't open the door ~ the alarm never sounded. Filed a police report. The $1000 insurance deductible was our Christmas gift to ourselves this year.

A week before, our neighbors car, parked on 6th between Coles & Monmouth, was broken into and ransacked.

UPS delivered a college text book and left it in our mailbox today. Ten minutes after the delivery was logged, the package was stolen. The delivery guy (our regular person) was as annoyed as we were.

Walked in and tried to order take out ~ they were confused and suggested that I eat there. Would have loved to but had no time. Asked for a take out menu to bring back to the house and study ~ they ddn't have one.

Really want these guys to succeed ~ but c'mon already and get on the take out bandwagon.

Bus stop is on Eight Street near the corner of Hamilton Park West. It was actually full at that stop at 8am - with 30+ more people in line.

Yes, there is service back from the Port Authority - but BUY YOUR RETURN TICKET BEOFRE BOARDING THE BUS (Gate #204 & #205) and expect lines when buying the ticket and trying to board the bus.

I work close enough to the the P.A. that I went over at lunchtime and prepurchased tonight's ticket. I am hoping that it doesn't take two hours to return home - but, hey, I still have a home and so am thankful.

AM buses seem to run every 15 mins or so. Good luck to all.

Took the #126 bus from Hamilton Park and boarded at 8am. Thanks to whomever suggested this route and exact change for the fare. I got a seat - others weren't so fortunate. As was mentioned, the bus route is through Hoboken and we had no room to pick up passengers there. Hoboken is a sad sight and the photos and television coverage paled in comparison to this morning's bus views.

Two hours later we arrived at The Port Authority.

I felt relieved to arrive at work - but am dreading the pm return commute. Walked over this afternoon to pre purchase the bus ticket as the lines will probably be quite long for both the tickets and the actual platform boarding.

Looking for forward to the return of PATH Train service. Steven Fulup is doing a fine job of keeping us informed - facebook friend him, if you haven't already.

Hi All,

Does anyone know if there is power in the newport area?

I live in the TJ building on washington street and am currently not able to get back to my apt to check on it. I have no way of knowing if my building as power or not.

Anyone have a phone # directly to the building? I called the management company and the line seems to be down.

Thanks for your help in advance. :D

+1forJCList ~ I love PSA's like this!
Thanks for the suggestion ~ I'll sweep up the 4 at Coles & 6th.

My sister actually wrote this piece over the course of 6 months - thanks for posting the link.

I always find myself thinking....

New York gets Michael Bloomberg.
Newark gets Cory Booker.
Jersey City get Jerramiah Healy?

Just doesn't add up....

Selected KDK 5 years ago to repoint the front of this brownstone, resurface the steps, paint the facia, beneath the roofline. Things were jumping at that time, here in the downtown ~ you heard the constant buzz of saws and hammers hitting nails all day long, while home prices were zooming up.

They were quick to accept a 50% deposit, assemble scaffolding to the front of the building and then the scaffolding sat for months while we waited for them to return and start work. It took approx 12 weeks ~ ridiculous.

No matter whom you hire ~ write an exit date into the contract and agree on a bonus for completing work on time.

Bumped into our real estate agent over the weekend and struck up a conversation ~ brownstones in the downtown are selling briskly and close to full asking price as there's 0% inventory right now.

We have a fairly modest mortgage on ours and yet two years ago could barely refinance as the referenced comps that the bank was using seemed to be the bottom of the barrel (my brick home completely rehabbed and they were pulling comps for wooden sided buildings that were in need of complete rehab).

I guess that realtors are always looking through the windshield, while the banks are always glancing in the rear view mirror.

Called United Water yesterday and heard the "blah, blah, blah the reservoir settling, etc., explanation. Give it a couple of days and if it still smells like chlorine and is a brown~ish color at the tap, maybe give us a jingle back."

A friend confronted the United Water rep on our street today and received a "yeah, we're not really too sure what's up with focus smell and color ~ but it's totally safe ~ though you might want to boil the water that your baby consumes." Hmmm.

Wonderful.

Water was BROWN tonight in Hamilton Park, when I drew a bath for my child. Anyone else?

Funny that you should ask as the bar and building are now for sale and if someone were to purchase it and renovate, we know that it could be so much worse (friends in Hoboken citing vomit on their front steps as a constant companion, at least on weekends, from hipster patrons of their neighbor~ bar).

Guillo's remains a drive to destination with a loyal, older, chronic alcoholic crowd demographic. In anticipation of the sale some of the regulars were hired to spruce up the place with gold paint ~ sidewalks were papered over but paint's now all over them too. It was sad and comedic at the same time ~ why didn't they just spring for a paint tarp? And gold, really?

The apartments above are pretty run down, or so another neighbor reports, and will require a serious investment to renovate. Crap falls from the roof and into our courtyard with each passing storm ~ our request to repair an oversized, roof fence (lilting at a 90 degree angle) and blowing like a weather vane was met with it's removal. The metal trim now running the length of the building's roof is next.

Best case scenario would be for the liquor license to be sold separately and the bar renovated into a retail store of some type. I know, I'm just dreamin' here.

I'm in complete agreement regarding subjectiveness ~ but Portland, Maine and other historic downtowns look the way that they do because the town mandates that all storefronts have wood signs, i.e., wood carved, gold leaf, etc. You're not open for business unless the locals give the thumbs up to your shop's sign.

I now understand, thanks to other posts here, that Newark Ave. is not part of the historic district ~ was surprised by this ~ and thank you to whoever called this out.

Skinner's Loft might be a better example of a business that most seem to like the look of and McGinley Square also looks so good ~ I'm wondering why it's ok for the Downtown to develop as haphazardly as it does?

Was up in McGinley Square a few weeks ago and noticed how nice all of the businesses looked. Returned here to home in the downtown and was struck by the crap, handmade, business signage along Newark Avenue ~ "Fussy Friends" leaps to mind.

I'm surprised that our Historic Distric allows new businesses to open with such haphazard junk as a shingle. I mean, c'mon already.

K9 Kindergarden looks professional, Two Boots is trying, what about the rest of them?

Assuming that the cold~ish weather is behind us, I'd like to have about a bazillion sweaters, coats, etc, dry cleaned and was hoping for a reasonably inexpensive solution. Maybe there's a "by the pound" dry cleaner here in the downtown? Maybe you've paid less than $3.00/sweater?

Please share, thanks.

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I spent a bazillion $$ on "historically correct (Marvin) windows so as to preserve the neighborhood aesthetic." I cannot understand why the CBS sponsored signs are allowed all along the 6th Street Embankment ~ they're an eyesore.

Who specifically should we call and complain to?

The billboards mounted to 6th Street Embankment are an eyesore - particularly those advertising "Divorce $399 & Spouse Need Not Be Present."

I was under the impression that billboards were banned from the historic district also. Was sharing a laugh with the neighbors last week and they joked about slapping a ladder up, donning a hat and uniform. grabbing a power drill gun and removing them all!

Tell me who to call and complain to and I'll f/up.

On the corner of Sixth & Coles there's a police stake~out approx one day/month and cops write ticket~after~ticket for a 2 hour window or so. I often think that they're given a quota of tickets to write and once free of the burden they're off on another assignment.

I've lived in Manhattan and never been as cautioned a pedestrian or driver as I am here. I've travelled all over the world and that statement still holds true ~ I know of several friends and neighbors who've been clipped by cars blowing through stop signs.

With the huge budget deficit that this city now faces an easy fix might be for the police to write tickets for an hour or so /day in key areas (i.e. anywhere on Marin Blvd and the streets running between JC & Hoboken).

In addition to raising revenue, we might even realize greater pedestrian safety.

Yes, noticed the bar and with a neighborhood in transition, I thought the crowd would change. The homeowners here are all working professionals; the bar patrons ~ ehh, not so much.

As mentioned, the bloody, scary fights that occured 5 years ago on a semi~ regular basis, have subsided. But the crazy~ loud music is unbearable.

I've gone in on several occasions and politely requested that they turn it down, a bit, whatever. No luck.

Are there any noise ordinances that anyone's aware of? The neighbor's adjacent to me can hear the stupid jukebox all night long too.

I'm probably not inclined to call the cops regarding a noise complaint but am wondering whether there are any ordinances out there that might cover this ~ and if so, has anyone ever had success in quieting a place down?

Sidewalk and curbs are again littered with beer cans this morning. Picked up a tossed bag of McDonals's food early one morning and grabbed an upright soft drink container placed behind the rear wheel of a neighbor's car ~ only to realize that it was filled with urine.

No pun intended when I say that Guillo is being a *shitty* neighbor. But what to do about the music that's crazy~loud all night long?

I\'ve lived on Coles street near this neighborhood dive bar for 5 years or so. Purchased my place when windows were boarded up and my hand shook as I wrote the deposit check. Did a back breaking gut rehab job to bring this old house up to livable standards - love the neighbors and all is going great ~ except for the %$*&#@ bar next door.

The clientele who frequent the place are of the sad, middle age, chronic drinking variety ~ mostly driving from destinations unknown. Cars pull to the curb until 3am or so to purchase cold package goods ~ empty bottles and garbage are often deposited at the curb and the neighbors and I clean them up in the morning.

Maybe I\'ve grown accustomed to the crazy-loud fights that spill onto the pavement. Seems that many of us were speed dialing the police for gang activity a few years back and as of late, it seems to have quieted down a bit.

They\'ve probably installed a new juke box and speakers because suddenly it\'s gotten loud, really loud, from 4pm onward. I\'ve gone in and politely asked them to turn it down - and Guillo, the owner, yelled back, \"I can\'t hear you. What? What? I can\'t hear you.\" Of the four patrons seated at the bar when I went in, one turned to me and laughed, \"It\'s too God-Damn-Loud-In-Here-Right?\"

If it weren\'t so sad, it would have been funny. I can barely carry on a conversation in my place because the bar music is so loud.

My neighbor\'s asked me one morning whether I was blasting music until 3am or if it was coming from the Dive Bar a few doors down. I can\'t move, nor do I want to.

Suggestions, anyone?

Regarding who owns a particular property ~ you can look it up on the link, below. Simply change the default county to HUDSON and the town to JC, then enter the street address in the location area and you should have your answer.

http://tax1.co.monmouth.nj.us/cgi-bin ... ata&district=0801&mode=11

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Your point is valid, however cameras mounted atop traffic lights wouldn't interfere with police coverage.

Having lived in Hoboken for a dozen years, prior to moving to JC, I can tell you that no one in the know illegally parks too close to the crosswalks - traffic tickets and booting raise revenue there.

I wish that we could hire additional staff to enforce parking rules - I nose my car into cross walks as I often can't see past the cars parked right up to the stop signs.

I am so sorry for the families affected by this tragedy. My hope is that these deaths will bring about lasting change for the better in our community.