Yvonne wrote:
No, there was not battles here except for Black Tom, which was the name of Porte Liberte then. There was an explosion from a German sub. But the people who served in those wars were from JC had a high mortality rate. The generals recognized their sacrifice. There was a sign called "Old Glory." I know my history.

https://www.njcu.edu/programs/jchistor ... s/Black_Tom_Explosion.htm

Yvonne wrote:
Show me the city ordinance that says no one can have free parking. As I said before in my letter to the editor, if someone has to pay for parking to attend a public meeting, then it is similar to a poll tax.

Yvonne wrote:
I did not call Candice a racist, I said it is wrong for any taxpayer who do not live in the immediate Van Vorst or Paulus Hook area to have this ordinance. Public meetings have no time limit. As Councilwoman Watterman said when she voted, she understands why Candice proposed this ordinance but you are not giving a solution to the problem. The problem Watterman referred to where do people from other parts of the city park their cars? Voting yes on this ordinance means only the immediate residents of downtown counts, no one else matters. For the amount of money I have paid in taxes to JC, over the decades, I and others deserve better. My rights are just as important as others. Besides, I did not create the problem. The shortage of parking spaces lies with government. I have repeatedly spoken against the deals that do not address this problem. The ordinances that passed did not require developers to give parking as a courtesy. Instead, the developers who received lucrative tax abatements are charging for it. When Candice voted to reduce parking she is also part of the problem.I am only being attacked because I have the courage to speak my mind using my real name and people here on this blog, don't. They use phony names.

fat-ass-bike wrote:
interesting turn of events

all the police and military garb can be bought legally anywhere - every second tourist coming to NY gets NYPD stuff including those baseball caps and t-shirts.

this guys only offence would be if he had a gun and NOT a licence to carry.

EasyGibson wrote:
I hope they fire that ShopRite into the sun.

bodhipooh wrote:
You are confusing developments. Provost Square is the three building development of which The Morgan is the first one. The Metro Park redevelopment is something else entirely.

Provost Square is NOT replacing the Powerhouse Arts District name/designation.

The initiative includes an online portal for small businesses, an audit of the permitting and licensing process for small businesses, and the creation of the city's first Office of Small Businesses.

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CapnJon wrote:
Uhhh? what?

Indifference. Apathy. Smugness, etcetra, etcetra, etcetra.

The countenances of INDIFFERENCE, APATHY and SMUGNESS are all around downtown Jersey City. Just go try and secure a table at that reprehensible, neoliberal capitalist haunt known as Starbucks (Ticker SBUX -- ought be "SBUX FUX 4 BUX.") So subservient, it controls the electrical outlets and oft sees that they are NOT in working order, lest a revolutionary wish to plug in (God forbid, LOL, LOL, LO "MFn" L!)

All adaptations, believers espouse, talking neoliberal CAPITALIST believers, of course. Lowest scum on planet. The "little Eichenmans." (WARD CHURCHILL WAS RIGHT!)

Let's get us that military! If WE THE PEOPLE ever regain control of what the Founding Padres wanted of us...then WE THE PEOPLE, do just that!"

TheBigGuy wrote:
To JCMan8's point about parking.... on the northside of Washington it is angular parking... it makes little sense to only run a bike lane halfway down the street. Obviously from a bike safety view you can't have those combustible engine machines backing into bike paths, unable to see riders pedaling along at 15 or 20 mph. Also curious how many of these riders would obey the traffic signals on Washington. It hard enough to make cars and pedestrians obey the traffic controls.

JCMan8 wrote:
You are citing survey data from other cities and trying to apply it to Hoboken. Do you understand how ridiculous that sounds? Especially given Hoboken's acute lack of parking.

If you read the article, City Hall was packed with business owners who were strongly against the bike lanes, claiming it would severely harm their business.

You, who has absolutely no connection to an affected business owner

So tell me, was I right? Any intention of voting Republican in 2016? Because I highly doubt it.

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moobycow wrote:
Just because you own and run a business doesn't mean you actually know what is going to be best. Research has show, repeatedly, that making it easier for bikes and pedestrians is better for business.

Thank you for so eloquently describing the paternalism embodied behind most "progressive" policies.

Who cares if you own a business? I know how to run it better than you. This is for your own good.

bodhipooh wrote:
Sigh... this is another case of Yvonne lying by omission. The business owner already OWNS their location. In exchange for permission to erect a silo on their location (to store grain used in the production of beer) they are committing to building a public outdoor area, adding ways for people to be able to get around to/from, and taking responsibility for upgrading and maintaining the roads around them, which is a great idea, as those roads are in despicable conditions.

Here is the text of the petition:

TO: THE HONORABLE, THE MAYOR AND MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JERSEY CITY:
Your Petitioner, 1 Edward Hart Road, LLC ("Petitioner"), having an office at One Edward Hart Road, Jersey City, New Jersey 07302, respectfully says that:

1. Petitioner is the owner of the property located at One Edward Hart Road, Jersey City, New Jersey and known as Block 24304, Lot 6, on the current tax maps of the City of Jersey City (the "Property"). The property is located within the Liberty Harbor Redevelopment Plan. Petitioner was granted Preliminary and Final Major Site Plan Approval by the Jersey City Planning Board to convert the existing building into public recreation uses that includes a restaurant/bar with an associated "brew pub" with recreational and instructional bowling and other activities, with regard to the Property

2. Petitioner proposes to obtain permission from the City to use the right-of-way along Morris Pesin Drive and Edward J. Hart Road for the following purposes:
A. The construction of an outdoor public area, repair, replacement and/or protection of the outdoor patio, grass area, seating area, lighting and other ancillary outdoor uses.
B. The construction of a functioning sito that will hold grain to be used in production of the ale,
C. Construction and maintenance of an entryway that is necessary to transition the public from the outdoor area to the building at the Property.
D. All costs associated with these improvements will be incurred by the Petitioner.

3. The contemplated improvements would enhance the Liberty Harbor Redevelopment Plan, and the petitioner's property, and will greatly benefit the Petitioner's property, and the surrounding area and neighborhood.
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4. The Petitioner presented the proposed improvements to the Jersey City Zoning Officer and Building Department, which can approve proposed improvements conditions upon the Petitioner being granted a franchise ordinance by the City of Jersey City.

5. The contemplated improvements are necessary to construct the proposed development consistent with the development approvals, and will greatly benefit the Liberty Harbor Redevelopment Plan and Petitioner's property and the surrounding area and neighborhood.

WHEREFORE, your Petitioner respectfully petitions for itself, its successors and assigns, for the enactment of a Franchise Ordinance to allow it to make private improvements within the public right-of-way of One Edward Hart Road adjacent to One Edward Hart Road, all as more particularly shown on the plans annexed hereto and made a part hereof.

The text of the petition and ordinance are in the link presented earlier.

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CatDog wrote:
While we're at it, I don't see why the government doesn't wipe my ass for me. Just another example of our car-biased culture.

I'm sure that the people demanding the government to shovel every sidewalk in the city would also be thrilled with the tax increase to do it. Plowing down a street is a fraction of the time and cost compared to doing sidewalks and walkways everywhere.

Is your ass public property?

Yvonne wrote:
It all depends on where you live. I saw the fire trucks pull out of the station and head west on Newark Avenue. And I noticed the 5 to 10 mph the truck was doing.

Pebble wrote:
That's very Downtown-centric.

Other bars and eateries that opened included Carvao, O'Leary's Publik House and McGinley Sq Pub. The latter somewhat falls in the "no TVs" category although they do pull down a projector for NFL games on Sunday and possibly Monday night (though, I'm not sure about Mondays).