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I came. I ate. I left extremely happy.
Posted on: 2015/5/15 13:14
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Former JC School Board Candidate Arrested
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http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/20 ... ey_city_charged_in_v.html
Believe this is the same Hiral Patel that was supported by Dan Levin and Riaz Wahid in the school board elections a few years ago.
Posted on: 2015/5/13 19:08
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Re: Is Jersey City Real Estate in a bubble?
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Just because a deal is all cash does not mean that it won't be financed post-close.
a bubble is when prices de-couple from value. it is extremely difficult to determine whether an asset class is experiencing a bubble, and 1-3 family real estate is even more difficult because the intrinsic value of the property class is not based on the cash that could be earned from the asset.
Posted on: 2015/4/27 14:27
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Re: Coming Soon - Carvao BBQ in McGinly Square
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You know what you are talking about! not too many people know that there are different rib cuts or even styles of american bbq. By st louis i didn't mean the style of rib cut, just that the ribs were covered in sauce and looked grilled. Whoever said they cant wait for texas style bbq... are you serious?! the only thing that texas bbqs well is brisket... 1 dish. Dino in Newark is for sure the SECOND BEST accessible american bbq in the area (its not that tough to get to... its 2 blocks from the path statation in newark). and I agree that Golden Grille is pretty solid churasceria style bbq for the price. I wish that it were a pay by the pound place for lunch like brazilian hole-in-the-wall spots in astoria. My personal favorite rodizio places are Rio 22 in Union and Churrascaria Plataforma on 49th street. If you are interested in trying some of THE BEST BBQ in the area though... message me - I smoke north alabama style bbq almost every weekend.
Posted on: 2015/4/22 13:17
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Re: Coming Soon - Carvao BBQ in McGinly Square
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Is it brazilian or american style bbq? the name is portuguese but the website image is of st louis style ribs...
Posted on: 2015/4/21 21:10
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Re: How much do Jersey City residents spend on taxes? Report says more than most
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All that aside, the taxes in JC could be FAR higher if it wasn't for state aid. Given the very low crime rate (for an urban area), access to decent quality schools (including 2 very good high schools), and focus/attention from city hall, downtown tax payers (especially) don't have it so bad... it's another story for those paying taxes in some other parts of the city though.
Posted on: 2015/4/21 21:08
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Re: How much do Jersey City residents spend on taxes? Report says more than most
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Additionally, there is affordable housing in the middle of Summit NJ. There is affordable housing in Livingston. There goes that argument...
Posted on: 2015/4/21 20:32
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Re: How much do Jersey City residents spend on taxes? Report says more than most
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There is low income housing in Short Hills. It is just off of rt 78/24, essentially separated from the rest of town.
Posted on: 2015/4/21 20:29
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Re: A plan to bring banks to N.J.'s low-income neighborhoods | Opinion
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Posted on: 2015/4/19 21:41
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Re: Jersey City Mayor Seeks to Limit Chain Stores Downtown
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and there is the crux of our disagreement. I think it is one of those situations because of the nature of commercial leases and corporate backing. This is beyond hs economics. You are assessing the situation as if it was one of economic profits under competition whole the nature of the situation makes it one of economic rents (under competition).
Posted on: 2015/4/14 14:42
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Re: Jersey City Mayor Seeks to Limit Chain Stores Downtown
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I think you should read a lil Adam Smith, Friedman, Keynes, Samuelson, etc... unfettered capitalism does not always result in the optimum result, there are several occasions where government (having the power to impose regulation) is required in order to drive an optimal situation/result. The butcher doesn't sell meat because he cares if you eat, he sells meat to make money, and if allowed to, he will give you meat that is pumped full of solution at as high a price as possible. oh, you will just go to another butcher you say because the quality elsewhere is better... well, unfortunately the conditions that are required for your theory to work aren't present in a world full of significant barriers to competition (i.e. long-term leases, deep corporate bank accounts).
Posted on: 2015/4/13 20:18
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Re: JC councilman charged with drunken driving after three-car collision
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Whatever happens ... he's going to grow," he said. "Out of the most adverse situations are our greatest periods of growth in life. I hope that's what happens" - Bill O'Dea,
Hopefully that growth is achieved rapidly and involves maturity, morality, and an understanding of civic responsibility... all of which would direct him to "resign."
Posted on: 2015/4/10 16:27
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Re: JC councilman charged with drunken driving after three-car collision
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JCMan, enjoy having the councilman who makes false statements that accuse innocent citizens of wrongdoing to the police, circumvents policies, and blatantly steals from the public he is supposed to represent be a decider on whether or not the 'formula business' provision is adopted. I'm sorry that you cannot see the connection between policies being adopted and the role and integrity of council members.
Aside from that, personally, I would describe Duane Reade as a dump. My personal opinion aside, while I dont know where to find the actual proposal so that I can read it, I imagine existing chains (such as duane reade, which is technically a "grocery store" anyway and thus exempt) are grandfathered in when it comes time to renew their 20-30 year leases. Separately, thank you Terrence McDonald for some stand-up investigative journalism.
Posted on: 2015/4/10 15:24
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JC Listers apparently care more about chain stores in downtown than this...
http://www.nj.com/jjournal-news/index ... y_councilman_suspend.html based on that sad fact, we probably deserve to have decisions made by someone like chico.
Posted on: 2015/4/10 13:49
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Re: Jersey City hotel tax expanded to include Airbnb, other short-term rental services
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+1 for Pebble
Posted on: 2015/4/10 13:40
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Re: Jersey City hotel tax expanded to include Airbnb, other short-term rental services
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so what you are really advocating for isn't that we shouldn't have hotel taxes apply to people who treat apartments like they are hotels but that we should completely eliminate the hotel tax so that people who rent rooms out in hotels aren't treated differently than people who rent rooms out of homes... hotel occupancy taxes are theoretically supposed to go towards promoting tourism, that probably isn't how they are generally spent in the real world, but if you benefit from the tourism you should have to pay your share towards the marketing that helps drive it.
Posted on: 2015/4/9 17:31
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Re: Jersey City Mayor Seeks to Limit Chain Stores Downtown
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caj11 wrote: Are you really sure about that? Is every non-chain restaurant owned by people who physically live in Jersey City and are all their employees living in Jersey City? Furthermore, do they spend all their profit in Jersey City or do they take it over to the Garden State Plaza in Elizabeth and spend it at places that are also chains? Or do they go into Manhattan to spend it at stores, theaters and other places that are not in Jersey City either? [quote] I am 100% certain of that as I define NYC and Elizabeth as "fairly local," certainly more local than Tampa, Fl. When the locally earned profits are spent on chains in other nearby towns, at least a greater share of the profit is being kept in the area before it ultimately makes its way out of the area. [quote] The whole concept of "spending your money locally" is just ludicrous when we live in a very fluid economy in a large metropolitan area with lots of places to spend your money both inside and outside of Jersey City. Money leaves Jersey City all the time and money comes right back in as well. I don't think we have a problem of "capital flight" like they had in post-World War I Germany. Yes, Outback Steakhouse is a chain with headquarters in Florida but it's owned by a larger publicly traded company with stockholders all over the country (maybe even some in Jersey City). [quote] This has nothing to do with "capital flight" but you should really take a trip to the midwest or even south jersey or upstate ny and check out what towns look like when the small business base is eliminated. [quote] I'd also love to know what Fulop will define as a "chain" because Ibby's Falafel, with a second location in Freehold could be considered a chain without getting more specific. Two Boots claims it is a "local " restaurant as well yet I see numerous locations listed on their website, all over the country (I wonder how both of these places will react to this proposal). [quote] Check out the article again, the definition is in there.
Posted on: 2015/4/7 21:02
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and you will still have that option. you can always get in a car and drive to the suburbs or hop on the path and head up to times square.
unfortunately, because of the dynamics of rents and scale, the consumer isn't the decider (like we would like to think it is) when it comes to whether big chains come in or not or whether small businesses have the opportunity to start. price/quality aside, when you dine at a non-chain in JC, the profit stays in JC (or at least fairly local), when you dine at outback, the profit flees to Tampa (where outback is HQ'd). this is a policy that will not only help define the feel and image of JC but also likely benefit the local economy. Quote:
Posted on: 2015/4/7 16:41
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Re: JC councilman charged with drunken driving after three-car collision
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Hmm so chico takes advantage of his office to get questionable access to JCIA property (which Dabney just hands him apparently).
Chico drives around JC with emergency lights on, fraudulently posing as emergency personnel. Chico makes a false statement to the police where he attempts to pin a crime on the fully innocent victim. Chico lies about graduating from high school. Terence, do you know how long has chico been on the abatement committee ?
Posted on: 2015/3/17 11:44
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Is there anything in the bylaws of the JCIA that gives commissioners access to vehicles? My guess is no. Is the JCIA auto insurance going to cover the damage to the JCIA vehicle or the t-boned car? would chico even be covered since he isn't an authorized driver? Either way, I don't know of any insurance that provides coverage when a driver is under the influence. If chico is claiming he takes "full responsibility"can we 1) get a promise,in the form of a check, that he will cover ALL damage IMMEDIATELY, and 2) resign... He didn't try to maintain his innocence in the police report, no, he blatantly made false statements for the police report where he tried to pin the accident on an innocent hard working taxi driver and an off duty nypd officer. Talk about character. Redeem yourself And prove to jersey city voters how sorry you are for your actions and that you are prepared to take FULL responsibility
Posted on: 2015/3/17 11:33
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Posted on: 2015/3/17 1:02
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Posted on: 2015/3/17 0:59
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What do you mean JC employee? Chico is NOT a JC employee. There is an apparent violation of the law by Dabney and Chico. Dabney gave the car to a resident (Chico) who accepted use of the car even though he knew had no right to it. In NJ a conviction for violating Section 2C:21-15 - Misapplication of entrusted property and property of government or financial institution carries a 3-5 year prison sentence. Dabney and Chico need to resign or be dismissed. immeadiately. What are we going to learn about the "loose cannon" from the newspapers next? that he is taking bribes? impersonating police officers? making more false statements to the police? bought his middle school diploma online?
Posted on: 2015/3/17 0:57
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Right after the Mayor was sworn in he said that any employee/councilperson that takes out a city car and doesn't sign it back in will be charged with theft
According to the new policy, any employee who needs a city-issued car for work must sign it out at the beginning of a work day and return it by the end. Any city car that leaves Jersey City without prior approval will be considered theft of property. Fulop also urges the city?s autonomous agencies to adopt a similar policy. http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/20 ... les_mayor-elect_says.html Chico skirts this rule by "borrowing" a car from the JCIA (for 3+ months!)... even though he isn't an employee of the agency. Can anyone spell "misappropriation?" I think I learned the spelling as F-E-L-O-N-Y.
Posted on: 2015/3/17 0:36
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Re: Jersey City could eliminate employee parking lot to open way for development
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There is a big difference between an abatement offered today and an abatement offered more than two years ago.one of the first things that Fulop did when he started was improve the abatement policy. Previously the city was treated as a homogenous entity, the new policy provides greater incentives to develop in neighborhoods that were previously ignored while the old policy offered incentives to develop dwntown. Pretending that an abatement issued five years ago to an an abatement authorized today is the equivalent of comparing a model t to a new Ford.
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Re: Lions of Judah being removed from church/synagogue/mosque on Grove?
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Keeping the lions would be smart community relations as they are clearly appreciated by the larger community. They provide an aesthetic beauty to an otherwise bleak streetscape.
Posted on: 2014/11/20 12:29
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Re: 2014 Board of Ed Candidates
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Yvonne, you really do have your own brand of logic.
Posted on: 2014/10/25 12:23
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Re: Fulop to solicit proposals from for-profit companies to replace FOL in running the Loew’s theater
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What bothers me about the friends of the loews is the salary they pay themselves. Egan and friends did a great job saving the theatre from destruction and he/they deserve recognition but if you want to call yourself a volunteer...should you be receiving compensation? I'm pretty sure that by definition, volunteers don't receive a salary.
what specifically bothers me about the fol during this process is thirty stubbornness. Entrepreneurs routinely handover the companies they started to managers that know how to take the business to the next level. If the friends of the loews really want to see the loews fully restored and operating, their started goal, then it's time to recognize that it's time for a handoff. Personally I'd love to see mana/njpac or the other non-profit win out.
Posted on: 2014/5/2 1:29
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Re: Bright St. Redevepment Plan - Ward E Councilperson's Comments and Position
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I'm sure if many of those at the meeting looked in the mirror objectively they would/should probably throw the words "racist" and "classist" at themselves.
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