GrovePath wrote:
Won't it be great when the election is over and all these trolls go away for 4 more years.

Not saying you are one - but it gets really old!

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mwa7368 wrote:
I think the Mayor should have to stay in the most violent parts of the city for a few nights, I think you'd see a different attitude. The mayor of Newark did it didn't he?

Corey Booker like Bloomberg has come out for Healy!

Booker said he was living in the housing projects -- it is in the documentary "Street Fight" -- but I am not sure how "real" those kind of stunts really are.

It's not like he lived there with no protection for years... I really doubt he was coming and going to his home in the Projects at all hours of the day and night - ALONE.

Maybe he did - but I know I wouldn't do it!

(The film does assert he did it all alone so who knows - I am sure Sharpe James' police sure weren't watching out for him! )

A Chicago mayor did the same media stunt and there were always an army of cops camped out in front.

CubaLibre wrote:

PLEASE CALL 201-547-5477 IF YOU SEE THESE SOUND TRUCKS OPERATING WITHOUT MOVING, OR ANY TIMES OTHER THAN FROM 11:30AM to 1:30PM and 4:30PM to 6:30PM, OR ON SUNDAYS OR HOLIDAYS!

GrovePath wrote:
Cops hunting Pershing Field stabber nab gun suspect instead

Monday, April 20, 2009

An investigation into a brutal stabbing Friday night at Pershing Field in Jersey City led to the unrelated arrest of a man carrying an illegal handgun, police said.

Ismael Ricketts, 23, of Orange, was charged with possession of weapons for unlawful purposes and receiving stolen property, reports said.

Police found a 15-year-old at Pershing Field at Central Avenue bleeding from a stab wound at 10:50 p.m.

The victim said a large group of teens punched him in the face and swung a bottle hitting him on the head, and he then felt a sharp object slicing him behind the ear. The youth was treated and released at the Jersey City Medical Center.

Searching for the attackers, police spotted Ricketts, who they said was acting suspiciously, and found the gun in his car, reports said.

CHARLES HACK

alanwright wrote:


* Or, a casino. Yes, I'm serious. It is next to the Trump bldg, so the idea isn't so far-fetched. It would fill our hotels, restaurants, and etc. with tourists, and New Yorkers would be throwing their money around. Of course, there are downsides.

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07310 wrote:
One issue that hasn't been mentioned is Jersey City is not a destination. People go into Manhattan for shopping, theater, movies, clubs. There are no destinations in JC to draw people in to spend their $$.
Hobokens draw is shopping and the variety of restaurants in a concentrated well organized area.

So can JC obtain that concentrated, well organized main drag? Can Grove or Newark Ave become that way?

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regulator wrote:
youre not answering the question, "skepticalhook". i posed a legitimate scenario where the illegal immigrants would now all be legal tax paying residents. and, since you are a representative of those with the viewpoint that all illegals are bad, then i wanted to know your thoughts on where the hate against them would be re-directed now that they would (presumably) be legal.

Well "regulator", I thought you would have been able to get my point, but I will spell it out in simpler language for you to understand in this hypothetical, which I hope is not a "legitimate scenario". I place them with all drains on society in the unfortunate event that some amnesty is granted. Legal does not mean that they contribute to society in any meaningful way. I place them with the unwed mothers of 6 who do nothing more than raise criminals. I place them with the welfare cheats. I suspect I
place them with you, regulator.

And this "hate" that you speak of

(and why is it that anyone who disagrees with a liberal agenda is deemed a hater?) is for a society that wants to police itself only when it is politically correct to do so. That taxes the working who try to do things legally, just to pay for the lazy. I went to highschool, , college, grad school; avoided trouble; so that I could succeed. And I would say a good portion of my "rewards" goes for those who had a much better time and ignored society's rules. No one has personal responsibility under a welfare state.

In any event, I think for the most part "illegals" are good moral, hardworking people, but what part of illegal do you not understand. I just think the world would be better off if they did their hardworking back at home, rather than sending $$$ back there and contributing nothing here.

And K-Lo--offering drivers licenses will not, for the most part, mean that those you don't want on the road will be licensed and have insurance. It's just a first step towards regulator's legalization.

Crazy_Chester wrote:
Lets just call this what it is. Jealousy. The working-class stiff sees a bunch of suits move into the neighborhood and the blood pressure goes up. It was fine when everyone wore a shirt with their name sewn on it and carried a lunchbox to work and knocked back a few Rheingolds at the end of the day. But the invasion of the suits and their preference for European lagers serves as visible evidence that blue-collar Charlie hasn't quite made it up the ladder as far as he would have liked. Charlie scrapes his knuckles and suffers backaches for his craft. Biff maybe will get carpal tunnel. Charlie builds things. Biff shuffles money around. It isn't fair!

Of course, the above scenario is really more of a caricature or sitcom. I think the typical new JC resident is similar to me. Not really young, but an urban professional (as opposed to amateur, I guess.) Raised in a union/middle class household, barely graduated college (financially and academically), found a job in finance that pays pretty well and scraped up enough to get a decent condo. Maybe they "settled" on JC or maybe they just really wanted to stay in NJ near friends and family. But we pretty much just want to live and let live. You can see us in the bars sometimes. We usually sit between the handful of obnoxious yuppies/fratboys/jocks/bigswingingjohnsons drinking Amstels and another handful of seething-with-jealousy, born-and-bred, JC-"educated", wannabe-anarchists knocking back something brewed within 20 miles.

I would suggest that the yuppies/fratboys/jocks/bigswingingjohnsons stop making it so easy to hate them, but I don't think that they can really help themselves. Anyway, they really are precious few of these creatures in Jersey City. Perhaps the ragers could do themselves a favor and stop even thinking about these folks. Just ignore them. And stop hating on all that is new. Its a big city. There are still plenty of other places you can go for whatever. Your health will benefit. I mean, some of you are already hating on a still-unopened deli.

A friggin' deli.

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NewHeights wrote:
Let me start out by saying that I am the farthest thing from a yuppie. I will admit it can be a little much in hoboken......

I think the hate being portrayed on this board is more about the haves vs the have nots. worry about yourselves. Stop whining. I have liberal and conservative friends living in Hoboken. Some are musicians, artists and others are in corporate.its not all one type.

Do me a favor grab a beer on a sunny friday outside texas arizona and tell me how the women look that get off the path train. maybe thats just it ! Cant score the hot chicks? or maybe your one of those angry chicks that doesnt shave her arm pits?

Okay, my sincere apology to the person who started this thread because I'm going totally off-topic but this is my last post, promise. NewHeights, I think your parents should have smacked you just a little bit more when you were a whining, screaming, ugly baby annoying patrons at restaurants. I would have been the well-behaved girl next to you laughing at your obvious shortcomings. But really, is this what you do with your spare time, lecherously check-out women who get off the Hoboken PATH from a PIZZA place? Oh man. It's too easy. Your comeback was lame and worse your grammar sucks!! Besides that, you just convinced me that on top of all your shortcomings (boring, ignorant, lecherous) you are also sexist. When I see some fat ugly guy sitting at Texas Arizona, lecherously checking out the babes that get off the PATH, I'll be sure to call the cops-lamo. (BTW: I know some beautiful lesbians and hairy ones too that would happily kick your ass, just let me know and I'll arrange it).
Now, this thread was about taxes in Hoboken. You should all get back to it and sorry for going off thread. As for platitudes about getting along, I'm all for it, but you know what I've noticed lately, racism is like okay on the JC List. It seems it's not okay to say "frat boy" but it is okay to use words like "primitive" to refer to people that live on MLK and Montgomery. What's up with that? Heights, I think most people know you are ignorant and the selection of your primary source couldn't be more indicative of this. Please stop making stupid comments about things you haven't the slightest clue about. I mean really, I chuckled the other day: "Spaniards are Caucasians". You are a moron. Try and check out a history book every once in a while instead of Metro and check out what happened in Spain, um, let's see from 800-1492. You are a moron and so is anyone else that condones such blatant racism on this site. Peace

1djcview wrote:
The vibe in Jersey City, even downtown, is very different from Hoboken. Come hang out some Saturday. There are a number of cafes (Starbuck's, if you're into that; Beechwood on Grove; Made with Love, which is actually an organic bakery and very cool, on Jersey Avenue).

Walk around the parks (Hamilton Park, Van Vorst) and along the length of Newark Ave. and Grove Street/Manila (same street, different name, depending on which section you're on).

There are lots of different "scenes", depending on your activities and politics. It's pretty easy to meet people here.

I live uptown now, in McGinley Square, a few blocks south of Journal Square. That's another thing, Jersey City is MUCH BIGGER than Hoboken and has a million little neighborhoods with their own vibe, food, shops, etc.

It's kind of excellent.

JadedJC wrote:
Y'know, you never hear Hoboken residents dissing JC the way JC people put down Hoboken on this thread and numerous others. If they are, I haven't found it online, nor have I heard any derisive remarks from Hoboken residents. Sure, they may say something about crime and personal safety in JC, but their comments lack the vitriol I see here. To me, the anti-Hoboken comments that frequently pop up here simply highlight the longstanding inferiority complex that JC has always held towards Hoboken. Hell, when I was first looking for a place to live around here, I kept hearing realtors and some city officials sell this place as "The Next Hoboken" (they kept alternating between that and "The Sixth Borough") .Why anyone would want to be "the next Hoboken" is beyond me, because JC has its own vibe going for it - enjoy it and stop fretting about Hoboken! Grow up, and get over it.

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crushthedemoniac wrote:
Why in Gods name would you want any part of JC to be more like Hoboken? Just look at the picture, you cant even take a picture of Hoboken without having some soccer moms and biff running by.

Because I like soccer moms better then the riff raff in oversized white T's.

Yup because thats all JC has to offer. . Unreal.