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Re: Christie & Cuomo Support Eliminating Weekend Overnight PATH Service

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elsquid wrote:
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greenville wrote:

Whatever else you think of him, I have to ask the obvious rhetorical question: would Gov. Fulop be trying to cut PATH service?

No, but President Fulop would.

Posted on: 2014/12/30 14:30

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Re: Batellos - 502 Washington - Set on Fire by Arsonist - Last Friday - JJ

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bodhipooh wrote:
As a completely aside funny thought: I suppose that if you had arrived around 7 PM, your entire meal would have been free.

Yeah, there were people who seemed pretty happy about it, some still had there drinks with them while walking back to land. I'm sure the staff weren't to happy, there tips definately went up in flames even if the pier didn't.

Posted on: 2014/10/13 18:55

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Re: Batellos - 502 Washington - Set on Fire by Arsonist - Last Friday - JJ

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I'm just seeing this now after a very strange experience last night at Batello. We got there for dinner around 9pm and were seated for a table of five promptly. After being handed our menus the fire alarms went off. We were told to leave the restaurant immediately and evacuate the pier. Our car was parked on the the pier so we just left as the fire trucks came roaring up Washington St. I have no idea what happened but this story is pretty scary, just thinking about getting stuck out on a pier during a fire.

Posted on: 2014/10/13 18:19

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Re: Muhammed Akil, All white people have a little Hilter in them

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Are we talking about this guy from Robot Chicken?

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Posted on: 2014/10/7 19:32

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Re: Historic Downtown Jersey City and Hoboken are locked in battle for most outstanding downtown

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After having lived in DTJC for 10 years I moved to Hoboken about a year ago and I can honestly say I have no regrets. That Bro crowd you all speak of doesn't live there, some of them show up at night and on the weekend but generally it's young families and professionals who live here. The post-college crowd can't afford it anymore from what I am seeing. Wait until JC has a more robust downtown with bars like Porta and such, you will see the same out of town crowd come in as it becomes more of a destination like Hoboken.

Posted on: 2014/9/30 16:23

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Re: Freshly Baked Gallery closing party at Union Republic

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jcdd wrote:
Is the gallery moving elsewhere in JC?

Flyer says "taking a break".

Posted on: 2014/9/19 21:33

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Re: Area between Tunnel and Hoboken

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jc201jc wrote:
Hi - how is flooding in this area? Still bad? What about the 2 big properties in this area? (Zephyr and 700 grove). Are there any lingering issues from Sandy? I read above they were suing the developers of one of the buildings?

Yes, flooding is still an issue there. There were some structural issues from Sandy with 700 Grove's parking deck. Zephyr had some issues too and owners were hit with a pretty sizable HOA assessment at some point I heard.

Posted on: 2014/9/12 15:12

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Re: Isn't enough space' on street, so park in garages

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JadedJC wrote:
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I completely agree that if you live in a building with available parking, you should use it, even if you have to pay. Parking is a privilege, not a constitutional right.

The developers can then hold the residents hostage with exorbitant parking fees as the original developer of Trump did. They were charging like $400 a month for parking and you could not get a permit from the city. Eventually they lowered it since people refused to pay it.

Posted on: 2014/9/11 13:42

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Re: Historic Downtown Jersey City and Hoboken are locked in battle for most outstanding downtown

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Hoboken is known as the Mile Square city but is actually about 2 miles square in size, go figure. You could fit about 10 Hobokens in Jersey City, which I'm sure just the thought of that will send JCListers into a frenzy. Enjoy!

Posted on: 2014/8/25 20:47

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Re: Brooklyn Chef's Goods & Greens replaces DOCO Market in HP

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MattSchapiro wrote:
Finally, we have a small-business owner who understands what it takes to succeed in this location.

Really?

Posted on: 2014/8/25 14:54

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Re: Mapping Jersey City's Tower-Tastic Residential Building Boom

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These buildings in the article alone will add 6780 units to DTJC not too mention the additional units being added up-stream in J Square. It's going to get scary at Grove St PATH not to mention what this will do to Newport PATH riders who already are suffering from the crowds who get on the trains before them. At some point this will start to hurt the marketability of these new buildings if people are complaining loud enough about the PATH. We'll see soon enough!

Posted on: 2014/8/4 18:09

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Re: Short Sale / Foreclosure Realtor Recommendations?

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griffin wrote:
Can you re-confirm link? It's going to an error page for me.

Ok try again.

Posted on: 2014/7/21 17:44

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Re: Short Sale / Foreclosure Realtor Recommendations?

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Here is a fun way to see what's out there in terms of foreclosures in Jersey City

http://tax1.co.monmouth.nj.us/cgi-bin ... &out_type=2&district=0906

Select Hudson County and Jersey City from the drop-down

and then type FEDERAL in the Owner Name:field and voila!

Posted on: 2014/7/21 17:17

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Re: how much does it cost for a 2br apt in downtown JC ?

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vindication15 wrote:
Don't want to sound elitist but trump is at the bottom of luxury buildings in JC. No unit that has a washer and dryer in the kitchen is remotely luxurious.

You don't know what you are talking about, not all units in Trump have washer/dryers in the kitchen. The 08 and 02 lines have nice stacked Bosch units in a closet outside the bathroom and are really nice layouts with incredible views. I lived in both an 08 and 02 unit myself for several years and it was pretty amazing despite the Trump name (he is a clown).

Posted on: 2014/7/7 14:35

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Re: How will new high rises affect the rental market?

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With the WTC Freedom Tower coming online this year I would expect an increase in demand for the luxury apartments near the PATH. Typically these new highrise developers will offer attractive incentives to get people in and then jack up the rents after the first year. I would predict that overall rents will continue to rise in proportion to NYC/BK rents.

Posted on: 2014/6/25 14:33

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Re: Hoboken Revaluation

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I have filed a challenge to the reval I got for a place I bought in Hoboken December of last year. They assessed me at more than 10% over what I paid. My assessed value went from 190000 to 787500. My lawyer is confident we will prevail but it will be a while before it gets to court. The city just sent a 3rd party to do an inspection last week. Even the inspector thought their valuation was out of whack. I'm guessing plenty of people won't go to the trouble of filing the challenge so the city wins in that case.

Posted on: 2014/6/9 15:51

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Re: Big Hair Girls!

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hero69 wrote:
those two women and the pimp and teddy and fulop must be the most famous people in jc

Don't forget Taco and Paco!!!

Posted on: 2014/5/20 18:04

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Re: What is this box on light pole

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Maybe a car sharing thing. Put the keys there after you park.

Posted on: 2014/5/19 19:00

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Re: Trump Plaza - Jersey City

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Trump was never rental. They are all sold now as far as I can tell. They took as long as 77 Hudson and others to sell for the same reason, very bad timing in the market.

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immigrationlawyer wrote:
Trump is a dump!!! I looked at a place in that building a few years back. Wasn't Trump formerly a rental? Have they even sold all the units? I remember 1-2 years ago seeing a sign on the building or somewhere (can't remember exactly) along the lines of 75% sold or something like that and i was thinking to myself why the hell has it taken them so long to sell all the units.

In my opinion, 77 Hudson is quite nice and all around a much better product than Trump, although I personally wouldn't spend the money they're asking.

Posted on: 2014/5/2 17:41

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Re: Condo management for 1 unit

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SRhia wrote:
How much does RELB charge for managing a 1-bedroom unit?

Not sure, my building has 20 units. I'm just commenting on the overall quality of job they have done for our building.

Posted on: 2014/3/26 19:25

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Re: Condo management for 1 unit

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SabrinaD wrote:
Hi all,

Am looking to have a management company manage my rented unit. Interact directly with tenants and fix any leaks or issues they have.

I've heard that RELB in Hoboken offer this but am exploring other options before I decide.

Anyone with good/bad experiences with this and recommendations?

My place in Hoboken is managed by RELB and in my opinion they do a good job.

Posted on: 2014/3/26 15:19

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Re: Bars with fireplaces

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richieveal wrote:
The White Horse Tavern on Washington in Paulus Hook has a gas fired fireplace.

I think you mean Light Horse, right?

Posted on: 2014/1/23 19:13

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Re: Jersey City real estate prices going back to pre-bubble burst prices

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Also the Freedom Tower is coming online in 2014 which will bring many more high paying jobs to lower Manhattan. I expect the market will heat up in the areas with the easiest access to WTC i.e. DTJC especially Paulus Hook and Hoboken.

Posted on: 2014/1/10 15:04

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Re: VERY rich friend divorcing; wants 2 BR luxury rental

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nyrgravey9 wrote:
Hoboken is a terrible choice unless you're an overgrown frat kid who misses the party lifestyle from college.

F Hoboken.

I have been living in DT Jersey City for over ten years and just moved to Hoboken a few months ago and so far I am very happy with my decision. I know Hoboken gets a bad rap for all the knuckleheads but that is not what I am seeing on a daily basis. We used to go out to bars and restaurants in Hoboken when we lived in JC and now we do the reverse.

It wasn't my intention to buy in Hoboken but there was not much available in 2BRs and a bunch of over priced crap available in DTJC when we were looking. So just for the hell of it we looked at a few places in Hoboken and ended up falling in love with one of them.

I can't tell how much less I hate my commute to 33rd St already, the trains are so much less crowded, I usually get a seat in both directions. In my opinion the Jersey City PATH situation is heading for certain disaster with each high rise, high density building being approved by the JC council. And with development beginning in JSQ it will only add to the misery at Grove and Newport.

Oh yeah, and my taxes are lower than similar properties in DTJC. Let the haters hate!

Posted on: 2014/1/8 21:12

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Re: The Beacon

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jcguy05 wrote:
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billc wrote:
No, they are relatively high, not astronomoical. I have a one bedroom and I pay 562 per month for the common charges. If you use the amenities, like the bus to commute, the SPA, which has a class 5 rating (the highest rating), the indoor pool, hot tubs, library, billiards hall, poker room , study areas, roof deck grilling area, dog run, etc., then you will consider it worth it. If you don't, that's up to you.

Doesnt beacon also include all utilities (ac, heat, and electricity) in the condo fee? or is that not the case.

Also is self parking available now and how much is it a month? valet only parking was a major reason we didnt buy there.

Thank you

Doesn't include electricity. Heating, cooling and gas for range are included as well as hot water. They recently began offering self-park options which strangely where more expensive than valet.

Posted on: 2014/1/7 16:32

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Re: parking uhaul overnight

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Bike_Lane wrote:
Maybe the safest bet is the U Haul store on Rt 1/9?

Or the UHAUL lot at next to the EXXON at the Holland tunnel.

Posted on: 2013/11/19 22:14

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Re: Need first date drinks after work in HOBOKEN

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Havana is pretty laid back and has half price mojitos for happy hour, located on Newark St at Hudson very close to the PATH.

Posted on: 2013/9/17 16:48

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Re: Developers to sue JC?

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It's most likely the "poor" guy who developed the 311 Washington building. He has been losing this battle for years.

JClist thread

Posted on: 2013/9/3 17:36

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Re: The Beacon

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It's a little confusing that they call it a roof deck since it is at ground level of the buildings but it's on the roof of the underground parking deck. There are several other roof decks that are on the top floors of the condo buildings which have incredible views of the surrounding area. You can see the Meadowlands and planes landing at Newark Airport as well as the NY skyline and Liberty Harbor.

Posted on: 2013/8/27 21:32

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Re: The Barclays at Liberty National

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CapnJon wrote:
Anyone go to this last year? We have tickets to the final day (Sunday) and are wondering what to expect.... It says gates open at 7 am, and tee off is at 8...

FYI They didn't play here last year. The tournament is in JC every other year.

Posted on: 2013/8/19 13:25

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