JERSEY CITY LIST - Message Forum

Forum Index

Board index » All Posts (JCishome)

Bottom

« 1 ... 4 5 6 (7) 8 9 10 ... 15 »

JCishome

Re: Jersey City fire inspector admits to taking bribes from prostitution businesses

#181

Home away from home

I'm sure he thought he had a perfect scam going. After all, brothel operators must be very reliable and upstanding bunch....

Posted on: 2014/11/13 17:09

Topic | Forum

JCishome

Re: Another Downtown Jersey City Catholic church closing, building to be sold

#182

Home away from home

Very sad. If you walk around and pay attention, you'll be struck by the huge number of churches downtown - and by their size and the fact that they each housed large, active congregations in their day. And in a post-Veterans Day vein, take note of the plaques listing the members who served and died in WWI and WWII; dozens from each church.

We live in a very different world.

Posted on: 2014/11/12 16:48

Topic | Forum

JCishome

Re: High-rise development at Metro Plaza (Shoprite, BJs, Pepboys)

#183

Home away from home

Quote:

Conformist wrote:
Quote:

K-Lo wrote:
Just throw on two more cars now and make sure the Grove Street people don't get on the front and back car? Why is that so difficult? The LIRR has been doing this for years.

I think it's illegal under federal law. The LIRR isn't federally regulated because it doesn't cross state lines.

I think that's correct. It would also explain why the MTA is allowed to have a limited number of subway cars that can access the South Ferry station (I mean the old/reused station, not the one that was destroyed by Sandy).

Posted on: 2014/11/11 19:29

Topic | Forum

JCishome

Re: High-rise development at Metro Plaza (Shoprite, BJs, Pepboys)

#184

Home away from home

The new signaling system will supposedly increase capacity by 50,000 riders/day. That may sound small considering all the new development, but keep in mind that not everyone uses the PATH, and that ferry and bus options will probably increase as private companies see more opportunity.

And yeah, I know, the PA will probably find a way to mess this up anyway.

Posted on: 2014/11/11 16:39

Topic | Forum

JCishome

Re: Shia Muharram Procession in Jersey City

#185

Home away from home

Right, assimilate, you rotten Muslims. Abandon your faith and be normal, like the rest of us good Americans.

Posted on: 2014/11/10 16:34

Topic | Forum

JCishome

Re: Boston Marathon Bomber's widow spied in Hamilton Park today

#186

Home away from home

THERE IS A SPEEDER VISITING JERSEY CITY? OMG!!!

I really doubt she was scoping out the tennis courts as a bombing target. Relax yourself.

Posted on: 2014/11/10 14:26

Topic | Forum

JCishome

Re: Know Your Public Question Position for Tomorrow's Election - Here's Help

#187

Home away from home

Yeah, the state has lots of unfunded liability, but the Green Acres program is one of the few NJ initiatives that has produced real, verifiable, long-term results in the form of preserved open space. I'm not buying the argument that this increase to the business tax will keep a lot of companies from investing here. Our proximity to NY and Philly will always make NJ attractive...Goldman Sachs isn't going to flee to Arkansas anytime soon.

Posted on: 2014/11/3 21:05

Topic | Forum

JCishome

Re: NewYorkYIMBY.com - Fulup Interview

#188

Home away from home

Quote:

my2cents wrote:
Quote:

JCSHEP wrote:
I wonder how the people of JC took the late 20s. Today the PATH has less than 65% of the riders they had back then (H&M RR).

My guess is that ridership and service was higher during what is now off-peak and rush hours may have extended into the weekend.
Also, in the days before commercial airlines and interstate highways, I would think the "Tubes" were the connector for the several railroads that did not connect to Penn Station. Also, I don't believe the Holland Tunnel was open until the late 1920's.

I think that's just about right. The H&M higher ridership included a lot of travelers heading to railroad connections and people going from one side of JC to the other.

Posted on: 2014/11/3 15:00

Topic | Forum

JCishome

Re: Jersey City eyes $2 billion coastal defense plan to prevent catastrophic flooding

#189

Home away from home

I wouldn't fret about this too much. Your grandchildren may live to see this seawall, but that's doubtful.

Posted on: 2014/10/31 18:41

Topic | Forum

JCishome

Re: Eminent Domain on Metropolis Towers

#190

Home away from home

They are still co-ops, and the original purchasers were the renters who were there originally, way back when. I believe the management company now owns a large number of them - I'm not entirely sure how that came about, but I'll bet Yvonne does. If it's like most co-ops, owners would own a fraction of the total property based on the size of the apartment. Once the parking lots get developed, I imagine some of those people are going to be pretty wealthy.

Posted on: 2014/10/30 13:22

Topic | Forum

JCishome

Re: HOLLAND TUNNEL: Gas Station Robbed by Armed Pair

#191

Home away from home

I'm with you. If the attendant saw that they had black hair, he probably saw if they were African-American. It's not racist to state a fact. The robbers being African American (IF THEY WERE) doesn't imply that all African Americans are robbers.

Posted on: 2014/10/29 18:11

Topic | Forum

JCishome

Re: Surgeons Reattach 8-year-old Girls Arm After Pit Bull (they were fostering) Attacked

#192

Home away from home

I must have missed biology class that day, so forgive my ignorance, but don't cats reproduce a lot more prolifically than dogs? I'm thinking that's the argument for TNR - to keep down the sheer volume of cats. I could be off base on this, so don't jump all over me.

Posted on: 2014/10/29 18:07

Topic | Forum

JCishome

Re: Surgeons Reattach 8-year-old Girls Arm After Pit Bull (they were fostering) Attacked

#193

Home away from home

I'm not a pit-bull hater (or pit mixes, staffordshire terriers, whatever you want to call them). I've found them to be really affectionate and smart. I've fostered them at my home, like these people might have been doing. But would I have one in a home with an 8-year-old? Nope, I wouldn't. These are really powerful dogs. They don't belong around kids. I know not everybody agrees, but I wouldn't do it. Glad the little girl will recover.

Posted on: 2014/10/29 16:14

Topic | Forum

JCishome

Re: Green Villain, street artists bringing color to Jersey City

#194

Home away from home

Quote:

user1111 wrote:
Quote:

JCishome wrote:
Quote:

user1111 wrote:
Quote:

07310 wrote:
Quote:

JCishome wrote:
Quote:

user1111 wrote:
Quote:

JCishome wrote:
While she appreciated the work, she thought it a bit ghetto.

the apple doesn't fall far from the tree

You realize this makes no f'in sense, right? Or do you think random snarky-sounding comments make you sound ironic and cool?

He's only happy when the rest of JC looks as crappy and dangerous as his own neighborhood.

HAHA!!! you are basic and live in JC

Now I understand: you're retarded. And you're from Greenville, which means you're retarded and live in the third world. Good luck, that should work out well for you.

LMAO another basic Bi*& living in Jersey City thinking she is fab.

LMAO another sub-human slum-dweller thinking he's "real". Enjoy your food-delivery job, chump.

Posted on: 2014/10/28 20:35

Topic | Forum

JCishome

Re: Green Villain, street artists bringing color to Jersey City

#195

Home away from home

Quote:

user1111 wrote:
Quote:

07310 wrote:
Quote:

JCishome wrote:
Quote:

user1111 wrote:
Quote:

JCishome wrote:
While she appreciated the work, she thought it a bit ghetto.

the apple doesn't fall far from the tree

You realize this makes no f'in sense, right? Or do you think random snarky-sounding comments make you sound ironic and cool?

He's only happy when the rest of JC looks as crappy and dangerous as his own neighborhood.

HAHA!!! you are basic and live in JC

Now I understand: you're retarded. And you're from Greenville, which means you're retarded and live in the third world. Good luck, that should work out well for you.

Posted on: 2014/10/28 19:37

Topic | Forum

JCishome

Re: Green Villain, street artists bringing color to Jersey City

#196

Home away from home

Quote:

user1111 wrote:
Quote:

JCishome wrote:
While she appreciated the work, she thought it a bit ghetto.

the apple doesn't fall far from the tree

You realize this makes no f'in sense, right? Or do you think random snarky-sounding comments make you sound ironic and cool?

Posted on: 2014/10/28 18:11

Topic | Forum

JCishome

Re: Green Villain, street artists bringing color to Jersey City

#197

Home away from home

I know I'm in a tiny minority here - and I mean no disrespect to the artists and their talent - but I'm not crazy about these murals everywhere. Just to confirm that I wasn't being a cranky old geezer, I checked with my 27-year-old daughter (who has a Ph.D in art history, so she know her art, yo). While she appreciated the work, she thought it a bit ghetto. Is that what we're going for here?

Posted on: 2014/10/28 16:01

Topic | Forum

JCishome

Re: Eminent Domain on Metropolis Towers

#198

Home away from home

"And furthermore, these giant fenced walls protect what appear to be two gargantuan alien cockroaches that seem on the verge of collapse without any help from a wrecking ball."

Well, at least you've got the JCList propensity for hyperbole down. Good job.

Posted on: 2014/10/28 1:01

Topic | Forum

JCishome

Re: Eminent Domain on Metropolis Towers

#199

Home away from home

Quote:

jcguy05 wrote:
Quote:

JCishome wrote:
there are lots of worse places.

No there isnt in dtjc. Sorry you still have to live there.

And you pretty much confirmed every "exaggerated" claim i stated.

I don't live there, but I'm also not basing my conclusion on your outdated experiences from when you lived there. The doormen (or "doormans", as you call them). are very pleasant when I've visited. The carpet on my friend's floor is pretty decent. And I've never seen a bug. Are you that unwilling to believe that things ever improve?

Anyway, for those who think the city has nothing better to focus on than relieving us of seeing some ugly buildings... I'm pretty sure the owners of Metroplois understand the gold mine they're sitting on; they really don't need the city to exercise eminent domain. Let the market do its work, fellow capitalists.

Posted on: 2014/10/27 16:20

Topic | Forum

JCishome

Re: Eminent Domain on Metropolis Towers

#200

Home away from home

Good stuff, Yvonne, thank you.

Posted on: 2014/10/27 14:26

Topic | Forum

JCishome

Re: Eminent Domain on Metropolis Towers

#201

Home away from home

I'm rarely stupefied by anything I read on here. You, sir, have managed to do it. As a bunch of people have pointed out, the buildings are a lot older than 15 years. If you've bothered to look at them, you'd know that. And your argument just goes downhill from there.

As for what they're like inside...the previous poster really exaggerates, or maybe things have taken a turn for the better. Yes, the buildings are dated. Yes, many of the residents enjoy curry. But the management addresses repairs pretty promptly, and exterminators service the building every month. Given that it has fairly reasonable rents and killer views, there are lots of worse places.

And the parking lots...if you paid attention, you'd know that they just completed a huge chromium mitigation project. That was the first step in a redevelopment of the lots. So, relax. You'll have your overpriced pet-food stores and soulless bars on that property soon.

Posted on: 2014/10/27 13:20

Topic | Forum

JCishome

Re: Two men robbed at gunpoint of iPhones, ID cards, in Jersey City

#202

Home away from home

"You know what time it is"? Is that a thing robbers say? You know, just in case I ever need an iphone...

Posted on: 2014/10/17 17:59

Topic | Forum

JCishome

Re: Whole Foods in JC?

#203

Home away from home

Quote:

jcguy05 wrote:
Quote:

bodhipooh wrote:

What can I say? I feel your pain! I try to follow a pescatarian diet, and I just don't feel like we have any good fish options in town. Several people here have said that Shoprite is decent for fish, but I rue my every visit there, so I just get my fish needs fulfilled at WF (in Tribeca on my way home, or Millburn on weekends) and sometimes get some of the frozen stuff from TJs. We definitely need a decent fishmonger in town. A business like that would do some serious business by virtue of being the only one.

About the PH elementary, I have heard great things about it. I don't have any elementary school aged kids, but it is good to know for when people ask. But, I do have question (thread hijack alert...): I had heard that some kids were no longer guaranteed a spot there due to overcrowding. Is that not true? Or, perhaps no longer the case? IIRC, kids that were sent elsewhere only had to do that for a year. Any information would be great. Thanks!

yes i find shoprite to have the best quality seafood among the 3 supermarkets around here..surprisingly. But I dont like shopping there, too much pushing/yelling and always packed with people bumping into each other. I sometime goto BJs for seafood, as sad as that sounds.

With regards to ps16 school, i actually asked the exact same question and one of the school board member was nice enough to answer - PreK is lottery based but K-5th is guaranteed as long as you live in the school zone which goes up to and include 2nd street (greatschool has a good zoning map). So anything further north include newport is out of luck.

Quote:

Good lord. Do you have any other First World problems you'd like to discuss?

"I had to look at poor people while I bought my Belgian Tilapia!"

Let me understand this, you come into a thread titled whole food and complain about people discussing first world problems? This whole forum is about first world problems so what's your point? Get off your high horse.

The point is that there's a strong tendency around here to wish away the realities of where we live and reimagine it as a lower-cost Tribeca, expressing shock that everyone doesn't understand what a utopia DTJC is. If Whole Foods thinks they can make a profit here, they'll build one here. If they don't, they won't. If that's not satisfactory to anyone, they can move, establish their own store or find somewhere else to shop. Carping about how crappy Shop Rite is accomplishes nothing.

Posted on: 2014/10/16 22:37

Topic | Forum

JCishome

Re: Whole Foods in JC?

#204

Home away from home

I get that the convenience of one-stop shopping is important (especially if you're carting kids), but there are some smaller shops that could be good options - Moloney's for meats. Lee's for vegetables. And isn't it better to support a local business than some corporate behemoth?

Posted on: 2014/10/16 16:08

Topic | Forum

JCishome

Re: Whole Foods in JC?

#205

Home away from home

Quote:

craigslistdiva wrote:
Quote:

JadedJC wrote:
Pssssst. The Hoboken Shop Rite has a better fish department - and you get to miss all the craziness that is the JC location. And if you're coming home via the 33rd Street PATH, Citarella sits right atop the 9th Street station.

The whole point is that I shouldn't have to plan to go to Hoboken or to the City to buy groceries. Access to healthful, fresh food should not be too much to ask of a large "up and coming" urban environment.

Good lord. Do you have any other First World problems you'd like to discuss?

"I had to look at poor people while I bought my Belgian Tilapia!"

Posted on: 2014/10/16 15:16

Topic | Forum

JCishome

Re: Whole Foods in JC?

#206

Home away from home

If you like boat rides, that sounds like a great idea...except it would cost a bundle. Have you thought about Weehawken? You'd be halfway to Edgewater but could use the light rail to commute.

Posted on: 2014/10/15 18:57

Topic | Forum

JCishome

Re: Whole Foods in JC?

#207

Home away from home

Quote:

bodhipooh wrote:
Quote:

7thstreeter wrote:
Quote:

bodhipooh wrote:
Any time someone raves about Fairway it tells me they have never been to other cities in the US where great supermarkets have devoted followings, like HEB in Texas, and Publix in Florida.

OMG I was visiting a friend in FL and we stopped in a Publix to pick up some things. The bagger (yes, all the registers had baggers, smiling baggers!) helped us bring everything out to the car and then refused a tip. Amazingly friendly, helpful employees.

EXACTLY. It's the same at HEB: they usually have baggers (not at every aisle, though) and they have staff members available to help you bring the stuff back to your car, and will load the groceries for you, and no tipping allowed or expected. Just good ole customer service.

I have never been to an HEB, or Publix, and not be greeted with a smile from the cashier, and a warm greeting. Certainly, I have never been yelled at by an employee or cashier, which has happened to me (and I have witnessed happening to others, as well) in ShopRite. The fat troll that works in the "customer service desk" (btw, that hellhole cubicle area should be re-branded "customer purgatory and employee cursing zone") is the absolute worst. She curses under her breath all the time, and sometimes aloud, but she does it in Spanish and thinks she gets away with it.

Seriously, why is it that retail employees in this region feel it is OK to treat customers like shit??? How is it remotely acceptable for a customer-facing employee to curse or yell at a customer?

My friend, you have obviously never visited the Publix on SW 27th Ave. in Miami. Stop by there on a Saturday evening and watch the madness you'll see from both customers and employees. It's like a Latin version of Mad Max.

I don't find Shop-Rite that bad, but maybe my standards have been lowered. I've found that the employees are about as courteous as you are to them.

Posted on: 2014/10/15 15:07

Topic | Forum

JCishome

Re: Old building on Newark may fall. Street Closed

#208

Home away from home

Quote:

bodhipooh wrote:
Quote:

JackieCruise wrote:
They are losing a days business and that has to be financially hurting them big time especially if this thing stretches out very long.

I can guarantee you that some people here on JCLIST are positively giddy at the prospect of some of those stores being forced under.

Yes! Make room for an artisanal apple cider store and some bars with brick walls and 20 TVs! Screw those poors.

Posted on: 2014/10/15 13:18

Topic | Forum

JCishome

Re: What's going there?

#209

Home away from home

Quote:

JC_rider wrote:
Looks like a coffee shop is coming to opposite side of the Hudson Greene Market, NW corner of Hudson/Sussex. Saw the workers putting up the coming soon signs.

http://www.caffebeneusa.com/

Nice! Caffe Bene is opening a few locations in NYC too. It's not my favorite Korean/French bakery (Paris Baguette has stolen my heart), but it's pretty good.

Posted on: 2014/10/14 19:22

Topic | Forum

JCishome

Re: Jersey City marketing campaign: ‘Make It Yours’

#210

Home away from home

Quote:

asny10011 wrote:
The property developers should pay for the promotion. It's not really benefiting anyone else.

Quote:

kencares wrote:
1.2 million dollars that Fulop used for his own self promotion.

It's the same old tired Christie/Bloomberg/Giuliani trick - tell people over and over about the "miracle" you wrought, use it as a springboard to the next thing. In a couple of years Fulop will be talking about how he "transformed" JC, ignoring the inevitable market forces that really made it happen. Nothing new goin' on here.

Posted on: 2014/10/14 19:18

Topic | Forum

Top

« 1 ... 4 5 6 (7) 8 9 10 ... 15 »