Re: Rutgers graduate, 22, dies after car plunges into water off Jersey City
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The metal pedestrian barriers in the photographs are from after the accident. No one knows what was there before, unless someone has a recent picture of the area. If you look at the truck in the background of the picture, you'll see a lot of debris from what looks like a wooden dock, matching up closely with what was along the water.
Posted on: 2014/1/3 22:23
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Re: To JC Bikers Who Ride on Sidewalks...
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This is poor education on the cyclist's part. Citibike and the upcoming bike-share in Hudson County is only going to compound the problem of cycling inexperience on busy roads. Nonetheless, the road markings in Hoboken do conform to conventional cycling wisdom.
Posted on: 2014/1/2 17:24
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Re: Rutgers graduate, 22, dies after car plunges into water off Jersey City
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If a drunk driver plows down a group on a sidewalk, it's a tragedy for the pedestrians and we're out calling for the driver's head on a stake. If a drunk driver speeds through a parking lot and in to the water, we're suddenly sympathetic for the driver? Why is the driver in scenario one wrong and the driver in scenario two unfortunate? If "filling my self-esteem" includes being happy this guy didn't take out any innocent lives in his cloud of misjudgment, than yes, my self-esteem meter is at an all time high.
Posted on: 2014/1/2 17:14
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Re: Rutgers graduate, 22, dies after car plunges into water off Jersey City
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You are absolutely correct. I'm a big fan of natural selection. The lawyers will have a valid case, though.
Posted on: 2014/1/2 16:25
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Re: To JC Bikers Who Ride on Sidewalks...
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NO. Not for cycling. TAKE the lane on a two-way road / path with traffic going both ways. Cyclists have every right to the road as cars. Keep to your RIGHT on a road with > two lanes with traffic going both ways. Allow faster traffic to pass in the other lane. Keep to your LEFT on a one-way street. Reference any bike lane in Hoboken on a one-way. On roads without a bike lane, still keep to your left as there's less of a chance you'll get a passenger-side car door to the face.
Posted on: 2014/1/2 16:15
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Re: Rutgers graduate, 22, dies after car plunges into water off Jersey City
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Hundreds of people use that lot every day to board the NY Water Taxi. Dozens of RVs use the RV park behind the parking lot. Even more used that lot during the summer once Surf City reopened. The "potential danger" was a non-issue until you mix in post-NYE celebrations. Alcohol? Nah, can't be.
Posted on: 2014/1/2 15:00
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Re: Boarding house neighbor partially blocks my driveway. What are my options?
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If your car is blocked in, and you can not leave your driveway, the JCPA can issue a summons. If you can not get in to your driveway, you're likely shit outta luck. Be sure to call or complain on the way out rather than on the way in.
Call the JCPA. My neighbor with a handicapped spot has called them before and has had success when his designated spot is blocked or taken (summons have been written.)
Posted on: 2013/12/31 11:20
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Re: Flooding Question - York Street
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Is this the apartment building directly across from the south entrance to VVP? If so, I've seen that garden level apt listed several times in the last four years (I looked at it myself).
Ok, so that was a stab in the dark.... The flooding after Sandy was on York by Tommy 2 Scoops up to VVP. (York's flooding coincided with the flooding on Grand). Depending on the street, the surge stopped between Barrow and Grove. However, the Library -- on Jersey -- had its basement flooded. Even though Jersey did not get the surge water, areas below ground level DID (spaces that are no visible to the human eye walking down the street). Take this for what it's worth -- but I would NEVER buy/rent a garden level ANYTHING in DTJC. I see there's some massive remodeling in the garden level apts going on on Grove between York and Montgomery. I feel sorry for the poor suckers who are going to get trapped down there in the next few years.
Posted on: 2013/12/22 22:59
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Re: PATH currently suspended 12/20 8:45 AM
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September 2014. It's already scheduled. $1.75 to $2.75 in 4 years.
Posted on: 2013/12/21 12:22
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As opposed to "same trains = more costs = more $ we have to pay" Have you not noticed the increase in PATH fare in the last three years? And the planned fare hike to $2.75 (!!!!!!!!) in September?
Posted on: 2013/12/21 1:30
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Re: What does the future hold for The Heights?
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I'm a NJ guy, born and raised. Some are afraid to cross to this side of the Hudson, I refuse to go to the other side. That, and if I want to visit family, I'd get hit with tunnel/toll fares that are ever increasing or a MTA + PATH + NJTRANSIT ride smorgasbord.. As far as JSQ is concerned, I have yet to find an area that is attractive. There's no open space -- aside from the empty lots around the PATH -- and there's nothing that attracts me to the area. The Heights has the ice rink (hockey during the summer), the Reservoir, the view from Riverview Park, etc etc ..
Posted on: 2013/12/18 0:00
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Re: What does the future hold for The Heights?
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Great thread.
After many years in DTJC, I bought in the Heights. For 1/4th less than a studio at Dixon Mills, I have a three bedroom condo, 11ft ceilings with crown molding, a recently remodeled bathroom/kitchen and a private 1000sqft backyard. No amount of trendy restaurants, cafes, coffee shops, or farmers markets is worth cramming into a tiny box with no room to grow. As a late-20something looking to start a family soon, DTJC is out of the price range for the space needed and the Heights is the next logical step away while still staying relatively close to work. I surmise others who are just now discovering DTJC will choose to follow the route up the hill in the years ahead for the exact same reason. edit: Oh, and I'm about 100ft above sea level now. Fuck you, flooding.
Posted on: 2013/12/17 13:30
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Re: Left Bank Burger Bar
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They repeatedly failed to overcook your beef? Awesome, it sounds like they?re doing something right! Kidding aside, I almost always have the opposite experience in restaurants where medium-rare becomes medium-well. Quote:
Burger wasn't mine. I'll eat anything. And no, she's not a "cooked to death" well done, just a "so long as the middle is not the same color as the ketchup" well done.
Posted on: 2013/10/23 18:34
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The place looks nice, the options look appetizing, the staff is friendly, but there's one major problem: cooks can't get the burgers correct. There's no amount of remodeling that can change this fundamental fact.
Cooking a burger well done should be easy -- keep the burger on 2x as long as any of the others. When several attempts are made and all fail, there's a major issue with the back of the house. To their defense, the burger was comp'd, they've only been open a few days, and the server was understanding. .... but it's still pretty hard to #OOPS# up a well done burger several times in a row.
Posted on: 2013/10/23 17:54
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Re: DNA: WTC Underground Passageway to Open Thursday
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Did you read the article? Quote: The pavilion and passageway will eventually lead to the much-anticipated Santiago Calatrava-designed $3.9 billion WTC transportation hub and the nearby Fulton Center, which are both still under construction. And I'll never call the World Financial Center "Brookfield Place" Quote: The pavilion is also part of Brookfield Place's $250 million revamp of the former World Financial Center buildings, which will include high-end retail shops and dining.
Posted on: 2013/10/23 17:50
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The Hudson does not flow in two directions. It flows in one direction. Part of it is tidal. "Tide" and "Flow" are very different.
Posted on: 2013/10/22 10:14
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Re: PATH service going up in a few weeks!
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Old news really.
The NY & NJ Governors "saved us" two years ago and averted a $2 to $2.75 fare hike. Instead, the hike will hit us $0.25 at a time, each year, around September. And yes, this fare hike is to pay for 1 WTC cost overruns.
Posted on: 2013/9/11 20:46
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Re: My coffee maker broke!
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KISS -- Keep it simple, stupid.
Bialetti with whole beans from Porto Rico Imports on Bleeker St. Can't help but laugh at those who spend $50 - $300 for a coffee maker. Single serve pods, packets, blah blah ... coffee has been brewed for centuries without electricity.
Posted on: 2013/7/19 10:48
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Re: Healy says goodbye after nine years as Jersey City's mayor
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Short list, huh.
Posted on: 2013/6/29 0:54
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Re: Jersey City bicyclist in serious condition in hit and run: cops
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I live a few buildings down from the Kraverie and would see her on her bike all the time. The guy would drive his Hyundai Veloster and she would bike. She never wore a helmet, though...... Not that I saw, at least.
Posted on: 2013/6/25 23:33
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Re: Russian Roulette--Candidate for the Darwin Awards
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Darwin Award Rising Star? Darwin Award Hopeful? Darwin Award Tryout?
Posted on: 2013/6/25 11:36
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Re: Shut Up & Laugh Comedy Show this Tuesday
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I'm all for (free) comedy shows close to home, but this one is tough. Last time I attended, the manager/owner was in the back of the room trying to encourage us to laugh more when the content was falling flat. Hopefully it was an off-night, but the whole thing felt very awkward.
Posted on: 2013/6/11 11:18
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Re: 58 Coles Status
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If a business opens there, does the neighborhood gain a parking space?
Posted on: 2013/5/29 19:23
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Re: Construction at Colgate Clock
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Soccer field? At the Colgate Clock? Are you familiar with that area?
Posted on: 2013/5/23 23:44
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Re: Duncan Avenue condos
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Prewar building (older), elevator (maintenance).
$632 is outrageous and you should look elsewhere.
Posted on: 2013/5/18 1:58
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Re: Auto Flooding Question
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There's an autobody place near 7th and Division. I do not have personal experience with them, but it looks clean (for an autobody shop) and there's always activity.
Posted on: 2013/5/10 10:47
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Re: Bright street smells like S*%#*
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I've been looking for a new place and I'm considering that neighborhood.
Can anyone confirm exactly where it flooded? Between Varick and Jersey? Jersey and Barrow? All the above? Is this is persistent problem? Does it affect the first floor or just the basements? Thanks for the feedback.
Posted on: 2013/5/8 20:06
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Re: Gia Gelato
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HA! This has gotta be post-of-the-year material. You may have been watching the construction for a year, but apparently you were born yesterday. Please do yourself a favor and pick this up from the JC Library. On topic: Went a few days ago and it looked like a really cool place. This and the bakery give me an excuse to walk all the way to that end of Newark. They have a buy-10-get-1-free card, which I'm a sucker for, so they've got my business for the next 9 gelato purches.
Posted on: 2013/4/18 18:38
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