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WhoElseCouldIBe wrote:
Is it me, or does the PATH go way too fast on turns during rush hour? They even seem to accelerate on turns for some reason. It feels like you're on a roller coaster and it's gotta be very fuel inefficient.

I think it's just you. Whenever I take the PATH into the city during morning rush hours, it crawls so slow that walking may be faster.

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TheBigGuy wrote:
I guess you would have to ask about the personal rights of the 1/2 dozen people who have died on or near Grand Street over the last 10 years... most recently the poor woman on the bike... don't think they ever caught the killer of the woman crossing Grand Street by JCMC a few years ago... or the cab that was destroyed @ Grand/Marin... most involved alcohol.

i'm sorry they died, but illegal searches are still illegal. if there's probable cause to stop someone (i.e. erratic driving, etc.), then stop them.

simply driving on a road is not probable cause to be stopped.

If you feel that strongly about it you can always refuse to stop and decline the search... I don't mind stopping and answering a few questions if it helps keep the streets safe.

TheBigGuy wrote:
I guess you would have to ask about the personal rights of the 1/2 dozen people who have died on or near Grand Street over the last 10 years... most recently the poor woman on the bike... don't think they ever caught the killer of the woman crossing Grand Street by JCMC a few years ago... or the cab that was destroyed @ Grand/Marin... most involved alcohol.

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mr_hamster wrote:
Wow, this gave me a headache

Me too. Stream of consciousness writing of the barely conscious is always a problem. As is the idea that anyone should be able to not only benefit from tremendous asset appreciation, but not pay tax on it to boot. And not all people who bought 25 years ago did so well, it's mostly the ones who bought downtown.

My wife had a great idea that the city should make what's essentially a reverse mortgage available to anyone who can't pay their fair taxes. You get to pay the current assessment till you sell, and then the city takes what you owe from the proceeds, plus a nice healthy interest of course. The city could then balance it's budget by selling off a bond based on these future proceeds. The only people who can object to this is the "have the cake and eat it" crowd.

Vigilante wrote:
Great news. Road stops of any sort are a good idea. Nabs lots of offenders and nabs lots of people who have warrants. This should happen every weekend.

SteveWilson29 wrote:
The problem with white roofs is that the light reflects off the building and into the sky, leading to increased heating of the atmosphere. This "double diurnal heating" situation causes people to use more air conditioning, and can actually cause more thunderstorms because of convective instability.

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FGJCNJ1970 wrote:

Did you get an 8% Raise? Where is the reform. Team Fulop has been planning this take over since 2010. They pointed to their PLAN constantly during the campaign.

Where are the layoff and the cuts in spending?

This kind of reminds me of working in Iraq in 2003. It's been a week - where's the miracle?

Cleaning up a mess is less fun and less politically gratifying than creating a mess. Let's not forget that our special mess accrued not just over a near-decade, but over generations. Most recently, politically inconvenient decisions were conveniently kicked down the road just past the '13 election. Is the idea that we'll right the ship for free and all get a check in the process?

I'm willing to invest time, as well as to pay as needed, to put JC on a track to excellence.

rescuelife wrote:
Fletcher Gensamer is simply going to be anti-Fulop/Candice for the next 4 years NO MATTER WHAT.

Enlighten us Fletch, why is Donnelly not suitable for this role? Do you think he is incompetent in terms of large project management? What if he ends up managing these huge projects extremely well?

We all know you are posturing for your next attempt at office. Forget Ward E, I think you should run for Mayor in 2017!

duh wrote:
What I find most disheartening is the dismissive nature of responses to Fletch. I didn?t vote for Fletch, and I did vote for Fulop, but I appreciate the point he has raised. Forgive this generalization, but the tone on this site has been blindly anti-Healy and pro-Fulop with little critical thought or analysis (I always thought Healy cared deeply for the city, but was too entrenched with friends and politicians he felt indebted to, which could never have done anything to uplift this poor place). There were plenty of things wrong with the Healy administration, which is why we voted him out. But it?s crazy to me that if you even suggest we scrutinize the decisions Fulop is making, you?re accused of having ?sour grapes,? told that the people being chosen are more qualified than anyone under Healy was, will do a better job, etc (as a blanket response). I know a lot of people whom had ranted and raved about Healy appointing friends and cronies, who now, after having campaigned for Fulop, are the beneficiaries of the positions they were dismayed at others holding. Perhaps these people, and their self-interest, will produce better results, but I?m concerned it will be business as usual. I guess after having voted for Obama and feeling duped, I have my guard up. I worry that like Obama, Fulop may just be a more polished version of the same variety of bad politics.

Barrowbrownstone wrote:
Is it me or are there shady people hanging out by the fountain each night? They look like they are drinking or getting high. Is Fullop going to ever send a police officer to walk the park?

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Not looking forward to at least four years of Fletch's lunatic ranting.

Hmm, this comment isn't really addressing the issue of how this does look like political cronyism.

I don't remember having an obligation to address it.

SteveWilson29 wrote:
Not looking forward to at least four years of Fletch's lunatic ranting.

hero69 wrote:
I'll take the PATH over the A or C or any other NYC subway train anytime.

skipperdoodle wrote:
The JC food truck permits state that you have to be 200(?) feet from a restaurant, so with the opening of the Speakeasy no more food trucks in the Plaza?

bill wrote:
If you want a luxury apartment, that implies high rise. Most of them have a leasing office, so all you have to do is call and ask!

TheBigGuy wrote:
Isn't this what rental agents are for? Is there a finder's fee for this referral?

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Rosember wrote: It's Able AutoWorks on Bay Street. Total rip off, charged me for new parts, gave me refurbs, and denied it until I showed them the box in their dumpster. Then I went home, and my oil light went on, they drained the oil, never refilled it, never changed filter, but charged me for it, and insisted they did all the work even though the oil was pitch black, and the car was driven 2 blocks. Completely dishonest.

Yes it is Able on Bay St. not Avel . After looking at the video again in my below link and pulling Able up on Google it is the same place. Disgusting. Not only how they ripped off the women but how they charge $85 to change a freakin wiper fuse.

tommyc_37 wrote:
Post-Sandy, the Path was an absolute joke. But outside of that month or so, which was very frustrating, I can count on one hand the number of times I have been really, really screwed over the past 10 years. Compared to other systems, that's pretty good.

Major cities like Boston and DC, among many others, have subway systems that stop running at like 1am. How many 24/7 systems even exist in the US? It's really nice to have 24 hour service, and that shouldn't be taken for granted.

I suspect that people like Corybraiterman and Pathh8tr do a lot of complaining in their lives. Of course everybody is entitled to an opinion and everybody has the right to complain, but after a while the negativity and cynical attitude is just plain annoying.

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tommyc_37 wrote:
The discrepancy in rents (very high) versus the quality of current retail choices on Newark Ave (very low) is almost absurd at this point. When decent 1-bedrooms were in the $1100-1300 range, you accepted Sleep Cheap and 99 Cent Dreams, now it's like an insult.

HA!!! Exactly my point.

Whenever I walk by those establishments, I make sure to give my "you're not welcome in this neighborhood" look to the store owners and the people who frequent those establishments