o73o2 wrote:
downtown jc differs from all the other areas of jersey city.

if you want a revolution, why not a real revolution!

i advocate secession from the rest of the city to form a new city - tribeca west* - with its own cops, city hall, schools, and government.

i do not know how large part of the city budget comes from the downtown and how much of downtown's contribution to the overall city budget is reinvested in this very part of jersey city, but i would strongly argue, based on the vastly disproportionate valuation of real estate across the wards, that after seceding, property taxes would plummet for the inhabitants of the tribeca west*.

further, i would not be surprised if public services - ranging from cops to schools - would also show a marked improvement.

so, if anyone is interested in organizing a grass-roots movement to secede from jersey city and to form tribeca west* from downtown jersey city, let us unite!


*preliminary name; subject to change....

ianmac47 wrote:
In a city of 8,000,000, the story of 75 people doing something isn't a trend, its an anomaly. All this article says is Desi Daniels has a great publicist.

jcjazz wrote:
"So that Jersey City's police can watch over areas that matter?"


Are you kidding? Your opinion disgusts me.

Decent humans and many families live in Greenville, too.

payanks00 wrote:
Totally worth the money. Nothing beats their Chocolate Peanut Butter with hot fudge. I wouldn't go to Shop Rite if they were giving away free ice cream. Shop Rite is the worst shopping experience in Jersey City.

ianmac47 wrote:
You know how you would prevent cars from "cutting through" the downtown to get to the tunnel? Take away the downtown's entrance to the tunnel.

Cleo wrote:
To protest the killing of animals for food is a tough sell since we will never know if the human race is inherently carnivorous, and carnivorism is part of nature's process.

However, killing anything for sport is barbaric and if we as a species want to evolve beyond the cruel and sadistic tendencies that plague us then we need to create legislation making blood sports illegal. Period.

A person who kills anything for enjoyment is, in my opinion, a serial killer. That is what they do, isnt it?

JerseyCityNj wrote:
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mwa7368 wrote:
I am aware of the comstat #'s as well, I was just referring to the past week, I know that everyone love to include Montgomery projects in downtown but for all intents and purposes Downtown ends at the highway.

Somebody has there numbers wrong check out this map

http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2009 ... e_map_details_08_hud.html

I don't get what the point of the map is? Yes the Heights had a few more murders then Downtown in 2008. The year before that Downtown had two more then the Heights. I don't get your point that doesn't change my stats in any way. The fact remains other then burglaries there is more crime Downtown then the Heights. Which you didn't believe to be true.

As far as the border I believe we had that discussion already in the past so if it helps you sleep better at night, then believe what you want. At the end of the day the city is still going to have its original borders.

icechute wrote:
Is it me who is to blame or is it the rampant, violent crime in this city that allows the unfortunate opportunity to post about it half a dozen times a week whist we are told it's only our PERCEPTION of crime that's real?

Jennifer wrote:
whatever...the geese look like they take better care of their young than most humans.