cousin wrote:
Not clicking on it because I don't care hahaha.

South_Sixth wrote:
FG
Check your credit rating. I'm not on the side of big banks and I don't know you, but in 2 minutes I looked up your account on the Jersey City - Online Tax Inquiry and saw that in the last 4 years your real estate taxes were paid late 14 times and on time only 2 times.
If I could do this, I'm sure the bank is also looking.

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corybraiterman wrote:
Holy f$^k those reviews on yelp on the sweetbread... this is why NJ gets #OOPS#ing laughed at.

I'm sure there are a ton of people outside the south that have no idea what sweetbreads are.

Go into any town in the south and see how many people know what cavatelli is, or manicotti (especially when you pronounce it properly).

Dahood wrote:
Well done JCPD

jc_dweller wrote:
I live very near here and in the past would only go when absolutely necessary and for shelf stable items. I had to pick up a few items today, primarily produce, and decided to check it out on my way to the produce market on Newark Ave. Well, I didn't need to go to Newark Ave because no longer was the produce scary at C-Town/Key Foods. I think these changes are great. My one and only concern is what if they "upgrade" and in so doing get rid of some of the ethnic variety? I hope that doesn't happen. A few weeks ago I was in there and they didn't have one of the latin american sodas that I like, and the guy working the floor assured me that they were just out and would order more. I hope this is accurate and they won't won't stop carrying these sometimes otherwise hard-to-find items.

I also noticed what an above poster said- hope they get new shopping baskets! Well keep hope alive because I think a new half-wall they installed is to corral shopping carts and I would think that new shopping carts and baskets might be part of the same upgrade and perhaps that is coming soon!!!!!

I hope they also discontinue they *ahem ILLEGAL* refusal to not accept credit/debit under $10. Yes, this is a violation of the agreement that stores make with Visa/MC/AmEx and if they are caught doing it are in trouble. I just hope they stop that nonsense because most people nowadays don't have so much cash on them!

Good luck to the new Key Foods.

Yvonne wrote:
An atheist will never be elected to an higher political office. I mean President, Senate, or Governor. The masses do not trust anyone who doesn't pray to God for guidance. I personally would not want a surgeon operating on me without faith in God.

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Considering he has a Pakistani name, and Pakistan is overwhelmingly Islamic with a 97% majority, I am going to deduce that he is Muslim. However, nobody has concrete evidence that he is, and even if he is, I don't care. He's still got to explain why he had a 13 lbs. package of pot addressed to him and why he has another pound in his apartment. All religion and race-baiting aside, I feel sorry for this guy. What a waste of a life.

and who are you to call someone a waste of life for engaging in a non-violent transaction?

And who are you? The new voice of marijuana reform in NJ? Maybe you don't understand what I said earlier, or maybe you're just trolling. Listen up, cause I'm not gonna repeat myself. I think it's bullshit that people get locked up for weed, and I didn't call him a waste of life. I said it's a waste of a life, and I feel sorry for him. He's gonna be facing 5-10 years in a state prison. THAT'S A WASTE!

Seagull wrote:
Considering he has a Pakistani name, and Pakistan is overwhelmingly Islamic with a 97% majority, I am going to deduce that he is Muslim. However, nobody has concrete evidence that he is, and even if he is, I don't care. He's still got to explain why he had a 13 lbs. package of pot addressed to him and why he has another pound in his apartment. All religion and race-baiting aside, I feel sorry for this guy. What a waste of a life.

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Asif wrote:
Owls are an ancient symbol of wisdom apparently owlie is far far away from being wise.

Not only is your statement assuming a great deal but it's down right racist and shows how ignorant you are.

The statement is worthy of someone like Heights....so congratulations for being a prick!

Heights is right. If you weren't such an arrogant, self-righteous little turd you would understand that Islam prohibits all drug use. Also, last time I checked "Muslim" wasn't a race moron.

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CSXrailfan wrote:
Good job to the police for getting this dangerous criminal off the streets. All the recent carjackings are probably done by people needing their marijuana "fix".

LOL what are you talking about? Selling marijuana makes you dangerous? How so?

CSXrailfan wrote:
Good job to the police for getting this dangerous criminal off the streets. All the recent carjackings are probably done by people needing their marijuana "fix".

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^^

More likely they are a part of the New Jersey Democratic Machine.

Your anti-Republican vitriol is showing.

The Republican party has as many or more patronage jobs as the Democrats, just not in places like Hudson and Essex County. Go to Ocean or Atlantic or Morris county or any of the Republican controlled counties and the patronage mill is working there for them.

The people I'm talking about voting against their interests are the public service employees who are not political appointees and make up the vast majority of current and future public pensioners: teachers, police, fire, public agency pencil pushers.

Government can't provide a high level of service -- good schools, functional roadways, effective mass transit, efficient government agencies -- while simultaneously spending less money. When you pay taxes, you get back services. State spending cuts mean longer lines at the DMV, potholes in the road, aging infrastructure that causes delays on NJ Transit, longer wait times for environmental approvals, larger class sizes, outdated textbooks, higher public college tuitions and overall a reduction in every service provided by the government. All this and middle class New Jersey gets $50 back on their income taxes. Great, take the fam out for a nice meal at Applebees. Enjoy it while you can because there is no future for them.

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Rorschach wrote:
This says it all on this topic.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeSSwKffj9o

Hear, hear.

Atheists are the most intolerant, bigoted and disrespectful to other people's faith.

That is, of course, when they are not afraid of those other people.

Asif wrote:
I think people are being a bit overly critical on this topic. According to our constitution they have done nothing wrong. All they did was exercise their rights.

We have had parades or marches on a number of issues....and MOST do exactly what these folks did ....which is put one foot after the other and MARCH. The only reason people are getting so worked up is the addition of prayer. If we substituted the action of prayer with a moment of silence....this topic would not even garner a little attention and would soon fade away from the forum section.

One last thing. Most people on here are decent folks and I am sure most of you are surrounded by good people. And you all know how hard it is to get even friends and family organized for a simple get together. The fact that people even carried this off...is commendable.

Enitsirk67 wrote:
I would really like to see some healthy options (NOT SALADS!). I am studying to be a dietitian, I cook dinner for my boyfriend and I every night. Sometimes, life gets hectic and I would prefer to order food, but I have no options. I like Gypsy Grill/Ibby's or Subia's even though I am not vegan. But, what else is there?

Since I am such a nut about food, I am truly disgusted with the dining in Jersey City, quality, creativity, cleanliness. I've actually waitressed at a few restaurants, who shall remain nameless, and I guarantee you, it's nasty (nicer restaurants) you'd be surprised, I've brought up sanitation issues to them, and they Don't care!

I just really wish I had some clean eating, you know, real food, made thoughtfully, healthfully, perhaps something that still has some nutrients left in it after you're done with it. I really feel desperate, I often wonder how I live in such a great city, with such bad food?

Help!

P.S. No more sandwiches...Please

moobycow wrote:
The Federal Gov't as a percentage of GDP was actually trending down for a good long while right up until it all went to hell and the recent uptick in government size as a % of GDP is all due to receivables.

http://www.supportingevidence.com/Gov ... ercent_GDP_over_time.html

Lots and lots has gone wrong in this country in recent times, but little is due to the government just getting bigger. Bad government is a big problem but lots and lots of places get by just fine with larger governments that are better run than ours.

IMO our problems have more to due with bad government that anything else. Unfortunately, whether due to bad design or corruption or whatever just about all government in the US is bad government in recent times. It's not like that everywhere.

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Funny, isn't it - how the Swiss can have a very strong economy, and a history of surviving in the middle of the cesspool that is Europe - through TWO world wars, - while having the government based on a VERY strong federative principles.

You mention things things like "federative principles" and "strong economy" that have nothing to do with "surviving TWO world wars".

The main reason they survived two world wars is the terrain. They're almost completely mountainous and incredibly hard to invade. Their politics had somewhere between very little and nothing at all to do with it.

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None of this is new info, though..

It is an official publication released last week by the Dallas Branch of the Federal Reserve, and the language is beyond damning for a banking institution of its caliber...

Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

Perhaps, just perhaps, cracks are forming in the glass ceiling

TaZMaNiO wrote:
Oops...maybe there was good reason to be "tense" after all?

Could it be the jig is up?!?

Dallas FED...Choosing the Road to Prosperity: Why We Must End Too Big to Fail--Now

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TBTF: A Perversion of Capitalism An unfortunate side effect of the government?s massive aid to TBTF banks has been an erosion of faith in American capitalism.

Ordinary workers and consumers who might usually thank capitalism for their higher living standards have seen a perverse side of the system, where they see that normal rules of markets don?t apply to the rich, powerful and well-connected.

Here are some ways TBTF has violated basic tenets of a capitalist system:

Capitalism requires the freedom to succeed and the freedom to fail. Hard work and good decisions should be rewarded. Perhaps more important, bad decisions should lead to failure?openly and publicly. Economist Allan Meltzer put it this way: ?Capitalism without failure is like religion without sin.?

Capitalism requires government to enforce the rule of law. This requires maintaining a level playing field. The privatization of profits and socialization of losses is completely unacceptable. TBTF undermines equal treatment, reinforcing the perception of a system tilted in favor of the rich and powerful.

Capitalism requires businesses and individuals be held accountable for the consequences of their actions. Accountability is a key ingredient for maintaining public faith in the economic system.

The perception?and the reality?is that virtually nobody has been punished or held accountable for their roles in the financial crisis. The idea that some institutions are TBTF inexorably erodes the foundations of our market-based system of capitalism.

OOooohhhH Boy! Things are about to get interesting

user1111 wrote:
There are ghetto people all over this city, they have been here way b4 u got here.. and even downtown, no lightrail needed. I lived in DM for many years and all I saw on Newark ave was ghetto with some yuppies thrown in. Those who assume they are safe because they are downtown are fools.

pinkydapimp wrote:
So it seems things have been pretty quiet with them in town. Funny when you consider all of the overreaction regarding having them in town.

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So it seems things have been pretty quiet with them in town. Funny when you consider all of the overreaction regarding having them in town.

The best part is that the attempt to sell Jersey City as a party town blew up in the mayor's face and in the face of those who welcomed this crap show. Seems that Snookie is pregnant and thus, like many of our new young families, has to behave and act like an adult for once. I am overjoyed that it was a big fizzle....

corybraiterman wrote:
I had no idea we weren't fluoridated. Please do it

Vigilante wrote:
Lucky for him there were no pedestrians or other drivers in harms way. Put one behind his ear. POS.

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The "Look at Me!!!" culture will certainly bite you in the ass. Shoulda got a nice fuel-efficient mini-van or two. Dopey people "Living the Dream".

If I ever care about what other people own, someone punch me.

Yeah, because these people don't want to be judged by the type of car they drive. Duh.

Vigilante wrote:
The "Look at Me!!!" culture will certainly bite you in the ass. Shoulda got a nice fuel-efficient mini-van or two. Dopey people "Living the Dream".