WhoElseCouldIBe wrote:
The money would have been better spent on the ARC Tunnel. I know the project is dead, but jus' sayin. Transferring from the PATH to NJ Transit to the airport is a little inconvenient but is not a high priority.

sp2xs wrote:
That is a cool map. What are the plans for Metro Plaza?

And what's going on near the Powerhouse? I know there is a plan to revitalize it into more of an entertainment/artsy neighborhood, but I'm sure converting the old building will take some time. Yet there is still a lot of construction going on around those warehouses... anybody know?

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I really hope it will not be a super generic building like the Marriott Courtyard in Newport.

You probably won't see much of the hotel. On that site, there will also be two 40-story residential buildings (by Fisher - the developer of Crystal Point.) In fact, construction of those towers will likely begin in the spring, well before the hotel gets started.

do you have any other info/renderings of those 2 buildings?

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Interesting, I live behind LSP & Tidewater Basin area and always thought it was going to be a Tramz Hotel or is that dtjc? Oh well, glad its getting started.

Tramz is the company that owns the brick and mortar (meaning the actual property). It is not a hotel brand.

Most hotels, across the board, are not operated by the brand name on it. The people who own the properties sign managment deals with the chains because it is the respective brands that draw in the customers.

Most people don't want to stay at a hotel they've never heard of. But say a Hyatt, Hilton, Marriott or other brands, that's makes it familiar and more attractive.

I guess my years in the hotel industry are actually paying off...lol

Thanks! That solves that mystery. I just read in the Journal that its now located on Marin Blvd and not near Liberty Science Center, so not sure about the location.

VanVorster wrote:
Wonder if this project will be resurrected or what form it will take now that development appears to be back in full swing. http://newyorkyimby.com/2012/08/rem-k ... tys-111-first-street.html

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Conformist wrote:
And I bet the drag queens on Ocean Avenue someone mentioned get it a lot worse.

You would think, but the two DQ ( not sure if that is politically correct to say so apologize if it offends anyone) I saw were walking down the road one with her thug looked like a drug dealer boyfriend holding hands and the other was pushing groceries and no one blinked or said a thing.

I think I was the one who most surprised that they were walking so boldly down the road that is considered dangerous.

I have seen gays, lesbians, interracial couples, throughout the city. JC is not the country, there are even gay hookers in this town.

So I would not worry too much about the gay thing. The one thing to worry about in JC is being drunk, if you look out of it you will be robbed or jumped and beaten by a few men. I have witnessed this dtjc, JS and GV.

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More importantly, what will this storm be named. I'm hoping

Benign Blizzard Blanche
or
Half-assed Snow Storm Gale

Winter Storm Hercules

So we're gonna be seeing the gov claiming to be stronger than Hercules? Hercule Poirot?

moobycow wrote:
It is subsidizing the developer because JC will now have increased population and the increased costs that go with servicing that population will only be partially offset by the abatement.

As for kids and toddlers... I lived in Grove Point for two years and there were a ton of children in that building, plenty of them school age. I have friends still in that building who have kids in the local schools.

I don't know how the math works out right now, but it gets worse every year for 35 years.

DanL wrote:
just my observations -

some of the council members thought they had only voted on the bond ordinance not the abatement. this was after all the public speakers, deputy mayor and the vote.

to be fair, once city staff started to explain the agreement, it became more confusing. the 3rd building is not targeted to be complete for 16 years (then the abatement begins?) so that would take agreement out almost 50 years? There clearly needs to be a "plain" language document, not just for the public, but for city staff and council members.

someone might have known exactly what was voted on last night, but they were not in the council chambers.

Vigilante wrote:
Probably related to the Call of Duty midnight release. A wannabe soldier/tough guy shooting his wad.

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I think it could definitely work. So many great places in Palisades Park. You'd think someone would want to open one here.

Really? Have you walked around Leonia, Pal Park, or Fort Lee? Walk around those towns then walk around Jersey City. That is why there are so many Korean restaurants there. Its that simple.

tictaktoe wrote:
Is this the proposed 'pile of books' tower?

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Unfortunately, NJ has a law against speed cameras. Which sucks. I'd love to see them put in place here in JC.

You are kidding! How did that happen?! How can someone agitate to get that overturned?

ConstantReader wrote:
The crowds at the Vesey corridor/Church St. crossing were especially bad this morning. Took me two changes of the light to get across the street. It would help a LOT if the construction fences along Church St. were moved west slightly, restoring a city street lane that could be used as a sidewalk by pedestrians exiting the Vesey corridor and heading south on Church. That would drastically reduce the number of people trying to cross Church at that intersection. Quite possibly there would be no need for crossing guards to yell at commuters every day.

From what I can see through the gate at the Vesey/Church intersection, there's plenty of space within the construction zone. Maybe having that Church St. lane was more important earlier in the construction process, but not now. Other big construction sites in the city seem to manage fine without having to encroach on city streets.

Vigilante wrote:
I need a car for my type of work but seriously, parking issues aside, not being able to jump into your car quickly and make an escape to the country or shore is a sad, confined life. You want to take NJT and LIRR everywhere or deal with rental cars then good luck. NO f***ing way am I gonna do Zipcars and slow ass trains. For me it's quick jaunts to the shore or country or where ever I like. You "no cars" crowd can squeeze some fun out of Liberty State Park. Ugh. I'm sure chicks are impressed with the "I don't own a car" line.

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Millennium Bridge in London

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It is fantastic to be able to walk over a major river without vehicles rumbling by at your side. Even better, London has provided two such places to do this in the last few years. The results of these efforts, combined with the comfortable pedestrian crossings on the London, Tower, Southwark, Waterloo and Albert Bridges, has virtually brought the two sides of the Thames together. This is certainly a transformative opportunity, probably wisely foreseen by visionary planners, which will define London for the future. No city has such opportunity to reinvent itself, and these bridges, more than any other development, create the setting in which to do so.

http://www.pps.org/great_public_spaces/one?public_place_id=658