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Good convenient spot for coffee, but nothing sets it apart from other places where you can pick up coffee (Starbucks, Au Bon Pain, Lackawanna, Warehouse, etc.). They only serve pastries, no breakfast sandwiches. Coffee is good though.

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New emails reveal that Hillary was so sick before giving a speech last year that "she could barely climb the podium steps."

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/artic ... ed-emails-refers-man.html

"Walking pneumonia" indeed. Some of you are so gullible.

He also said:
"In an email exchange Powell had with another former Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice, her called Benghazi a 'stupid witch hunt.'"

You are right. Some of you are so gullible...

That may be true but you are deflecting from the main issue: Hillary's health.

She's clearly been in poor health for a while.

For a long time, it was all about Benghazi, Benghazi, Benghazi... Not a big issue for you anymore? That is quite surprising after all the money spent investigating it. I actually think money is still being spent... So, are we done with Benghazi, now?

Are you so simple-minded that you can only focus on one issue at a time?

There's plenty to talk about with Hillary's corruption and failure, including the Clinton Foundation, Benghazi, and Libya.

But right now the single most important issue is her poor health. You are aware that actually being President is far more grueling than campaigning, no? Just look how much Obama and W Bush aged during their terms.

Since Hillary has been collapsing for quite a while, and very well may have a serious disorder, evidenced in part by her being so sick last year she could barely walk up to the speech podium, she doesn't seem physically fit to handle the duties of the office.

Was Roosevelt a bad president?

lol really?

Yay. Really? why? was he?

In his 4th term, of course not. Can't be a good president if you aren't alive. You used an awful example there.

What about the 3 previous terms? Was he healthy during them?

You mean when he was 58 years old or younger? How is that comparable to an ailing 70 year old in Hillary?

Use better examples next time. You f*cked up and are too stubborn to admit it.

Life expectancy for a man in 1945 was 63.
Life expectancy for a woman in 2016 in over 80.

From Wikipedia: "Roosevelt, who was a chain-smoker, had been in declining health since at least 1940"

Still a bad example? would you like to reconsider?

Nope, keep championing FDR as a bastion of health. No one else is laughing at you. Really.

This is absolutely not what I said. You are dishonest or have reading comprehension issues or both.

I championed him as an unhealthy but good president. Re-read my posts. I think I proved my point.
You were entertaining though.

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New emails reveal that Hillary was so sick before giving a speech last year that "she could barely climb the podium steps."

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/artic ... ed-emails-refers-man.html

"Walking pneumonia" indeed. Some of you are so gullible.

He also said:
"In an email exchange Powell had with another former Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice, her called Benghazi a 'stupid witch hunt.'"

You are right. Some of you are so gullible...

That may be true but you are deflecting from the main issue: Hillary's health.

She's clearly been in poor health for a while.

For a long time, it was all about Benghazi, Benghazi, Benghazi... Not a big issue for you anymore? That is quite surprising after all the money spent investigating it. I actually think money is still being spent... So, are we done with Benghazi, now?

Are you so simple-minded that you can only focus on one issue at a time?

There's plenty to talk about with Hillary's corruption and failure, including the Clinton Foundation, Benghazi, and Libya.

But right now the single most important issue is her poor health. You are aware that actually being President is far more grueling than campaigning, no? Just look how much Obama and W Bush aged during their terms.

Since Hillary has been collapsing for quite a while, and very well may have a serious disorder, evidenced in part by her being so sick last year she could barely walk up to the speech podium, she doesn't seem physically fit to handle the duties of the office.

Was Roosevelt a bad president?

lol really?

Yay. Really? why? was he?

In his 4th term, of course not. Can't be a good president if you aren't alive. You used an awful example there.

What about the 3 previous terms? Was he healthy during them?

You mean when he was 58 years old or younger? How is that comparable to an ailing 70 year old in Hillary?

Use better examples next time. You f*cked up and are too stubborn to admit it.

Life expectancy for a man in 1945 was 63.
Life expectancy for a woman in 2016 in over 80.

From Wikipedia: "Roosevelt, who was a chain-smoker, had been in declining health since at least 1940"

Still a bad example? would you like to reconsider?

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New emails reveal that Hillary was so sick before giving a speech last year that "she could barely climb the podium steps."

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/artic ... ed-emails-refers-man.html

"Walking pneumonia" indeed. Some of you are so gullible.

He also said:
"In an email exchange Powell had with another former Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice, her called Benghazi a 'stupid witch hunt.'"

You are right. Some of you are so gullible...

That may be true but you are deflecting from the main issue: Hillary's health.

She's clearly been in poor health for a while.

For a long time, it was all about Benghazi, Benghazi, Benghazi... Not a big issue for you anymore? That is quite surprising after all the money spent investigating it. I actually think money is still being spent... So, are we done with Benghazi, now?

Are you so simple-minded that you can only focus on one issue at a time?

There's plenty to talk about with Hillary's corruption and failure, including the Clinton Foundation, Benghazi, and Libya.

But right now the single most important issue is her poor health. You are aware that actually being President is far more grueling than campaigning, no? Just look how much Obama and W Bush aged during their terms.

Since Hillary has been collapsing for quite a while, and very well may have a serious disorder, evidenced in part by her being so sick last year she could barely walk up to the speech podium, she doesn't seem physically fit to handle the duties of the office.

Was Roosevelt a bad president?

lol really?

Yay. Really? why? was he?

In his 4th term, of course not. Can't be a good president if you aren't alive. You used an awful example there.

What about the 3 previous terms? Was he healthy during them?

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New emails reveal that Hillary was so sick before giving a speech last year that "she could barely climb the podium steps."

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/artic ... ed-emails-refers-man.html

"Walking pneumonia" indeed. Some of you are so gullible.

He also said:
"In an email exchange Powell had with another former Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice, her called Benghazi a 'stupid witch hunt.'"

You are right. Some of you are so gullible...

That may be true but you are deflecting from the main issue: Hillary's health.

She's clearly been in poor health for a while.

For a long time, it was all about Benghazi, Benghazi, Benghazi... Not a big issue for you anymore? That is quite surprising after all the money spent investigating it. I actually think money is still being spent... So, are we done with Benghazi, now?

Are you so simple-minded that you can only focus on one issue at a time?

There's plenty to talk about with Hillary's corruption and failure, including the Clinton Foundation, Benghazi, and Libya.

But right now the single most important issue is her poor health. You are aware that actually being President is far more grueling than campaigning, no? Just look how much Obama and W Bush aged during their terms.

Since Hillary has been collapsing for quite a while, and very well may have a serious disorder, evidenced in part by her being so sick last year she could barely walk up to the speech podium, she doesn't seem physically fit to handle the duties of the office.

Was Roosevelt a bad president?

lol really?

Yay. Really? why? was he?

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New emails reveal that Hillary was so sick before giving a speech last year that "she could barely climb the podium steps."

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/artic ... ed-emails-refers-man.html

"Walking pneumonia" indeed. Some of you are so gullible.

He also said:
"In an email exchange Powell had with another former Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice, her called Benghazi a 'stupid witch hunt.'"

You are right. Some of you are so gullible...

That may be true but you are deflecting from the main issue: Hillary's health.

She's clearly been in poor health for a while.

For a long time, it was all about Benghazi, Benghazi, Benghazi... Not a big issue for you anymore? That is quite surprising after all the money spent investigating it. I actually think money is still being spent... So, are we done with Benghazi, now?

Are you so simple-minded that you can only focus on one issue at a time?

There's plenty to talk about with Hillary's corruption and failure, including the Clinton Foundation, Benghazi, and Libya.

But right now the single most important issue is her poor health. You are aware that actually being President is far more grueling than campaigning, no? Just look how much Obama and W Bush aged during their terms.

Since Hillary has been collapsing for quite a while, and very well may have a serious disorder, evidenced in part by her being so sick last year she could barely walk up to the speech podium, she doesn't seem physically fit to handle the duties of the office.

Was Roosevelt a bad president?

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Hillary is clearly not a healthy person. Which is bad news for Trump because practically any other Dem candidate is better than Hillary.

Trump better send her some magic elixirs ASAP.

Seems like you're drinking your own kool aid.

Many "progressive" posters in this very thread have assured us that Hillary merely has "walking pneumonia," a minor ailment that's easily treated with antibiotics. Some have also implied that she keeps a very tough schedule, and that may be why she caught this very minor ailment. (Of course the fact that these talking points come verbatim from the media has nothing to do with these posters' original opinions).

So I'm not worried, I trust the "progressives" on here are right, and she's in fine health. CNN did us all a favor by showing us the "real" Hillary.

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Guess 'dis white boy from Mary Land wanted Gangster - he just just bought it.

#Holla

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I've read a number of articles on why casino gambling in Atlantic City "failed" - most of them focus on how Atlantic City - which was never a destination like Vegas, rather, drew more daytrippers - suffered from competition from other gambling venues in PA, NY, and CT, the economic downturn after 2008, and a lack of investment in the larger city, and too much competition generally. Some articles talk about political corruption.

Given that, how do the developers plan to ensure a casino in Jersey City is truly viable? It will be up against the same competition in PA and CT, there is really nothing around it - unlike Vegas - to make it part of a "destination". I disagree with some posters that this is inherently a bad idea, but it's hard to see what will make it stand out as a success.

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Brooklyn is comparable to DTJC until you factor in NYC tax.

It was the driving factor for us in NYC vs. JC consideration.

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And yet the only hope for Trumpkins is to have Hillary stay healthy. Trump had a shot against her but fares much worse against any replacement.

You mad bro? Just a couple of weeks ago, Trump appeared to have no shot.

Now, after this weekend, looks like he will win as long as Crooked Hillary refuses to step down. Since she will do or say anything to become President, short of her actually dying, pencil her in for your ballots.

What am I mad about exactly? I've been quite vocal about both candidates being terrible and unacceptable. If you think I'm a Hillary fan, you need to pay more attention.

I'm simply pointing out is that Trump's best chance is against a healthy Hillary. He better root for her to recover since any replacement will be much tougher for Trump to beat.

You say "recover" like you seriously believe the story that she only recently has fallen ill. I hope you aren't actually that gullible.

Apart from the rumors and clips of her health problems that have been floating around for months, if not years, the single most telling sign was the reaction of everyone around her to her collapse. Namely, their nonchalance and cold, business like attitude. No shock or bewilderment at what just happened. Just picked her off the ground and shoved her into that black van like a sack of potatoes. They've clearly been through this many times before.

So she likely has a chronic, degenerative disease and the "pneumonia" is an obvious coverup. But since she's lived with it for so long, the odds are overwhelming that she lives another couple months, and therefore isn't going anywhere. Say hello to President Trump.

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And yet the only hope for Trumpkins is to have Hillary stay healthy. Trump has a shot against her but fares much worse against any replacement.

How anyone could vote for either Hillary or Trump, I have no idea.

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And yet the only hope for Trumpkins is to have Hillary stay healthy. Trump had a shot against her but fares much worse against any replacement.

You mad bro? Just a couple of weeks ago, Trump appeared to have no shot.

Now, after this weekend, looks like he will win as long as Crooked Hillary refuses to step down. Since she will do or say anything to become President, short of her actually dying, pencil her in for your ballots.

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So far this is the closest view yet of the Hillary collapse. Sorry, I can't seem to get the video embed feature to work:


https://youtu.be/11-EAzsGxgQ

Anyone who is considering voting for Hillary needs to watch this video.

She is gravely ill. She may not live until the election. The worst part is how her handlers are not surprised by her infirmities at all.

She literally looks like a standing corpse, and the people around her just expect it. I wonder what disease she has.

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I don't really buy location as being a downfall. Third and Vine.... Madame Claude...

There was nothing much for vegetarians.

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Wow, how quickly people forget. I lived in Grove Pointe one year and in the summer you could hear Hard Grove's music pretty loudly. I think they sponsored a LGBTQQIAAP night.

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yes, that would be the entire purpose of it. now local politics being the shithole that it is, obviously it would go to fund a couple dozen new beach homes for some cronies, but you can't operate under the (generally correct) assumption that monies raised will not actually be used for their intended effect.

here's the thing - no one loses anything. we've never had the use of that entire area since they demolished the connecting bridges what... 12? 15? years ago. even then, most people never went up there because there was nothing to do. people would lose that giant ugly wall that's been slowly crumbling and occasionally getting tagged. it'd be a lost opportunity if you really look at it like that, but no one's taking a park away from you or anyone else - just the opportunity to make all the taxpayers spend more money on an excessive design because building and maintaining 5 bridges, about 15 blocks worth of fencing, multiple entrance and exit points including ADA compliant ones is wrapped up in "we want moar park!"

fk that. get a ground level park. get nutbag yvonne happy and make one or two of those blocks a municipal/residential parking lot. spend the money on the shit we need rather than excessive futility.

nice things are nice. parks are nice. so's the new world trade center. it looks pretty. it sure wasn't worth the money.

Luckily, this line of thinking is in the minority as you can even see on this thread alone. Most people in this city understand there is a real dearth for public park space especially as more people are being added every year.

Once you get rid of open space and it becomes housing, it is much much harder to get it back for public use and the city becomes sterile without spaces for people to walk through, if possible at all. It is important to keep the small amount of public land we have now. There are still plenty of other lots that, if developed well, can be used for tall high rises.

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nope not happening, stop worrying.

see nothing to worry about.

Tell that to the people who live on some stretches of the the south shore of Long Island. Bay Shore has about 3' of water in the commercial district of town.

oh i just mean downtown jc

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nope not happening, stop worrying.

see nothing to worry about.

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I think it's fair to say we have our share of opportunistic night-stalkers wondering JC and you would have to be dumb to get money out of an isolated ATM void of people at 2.00am ... a lesson here is to go to a convenience store or gas station where there might be an ATM and people!

I do like how vague they describe the assailant ... a black baseball cap is all we get !!!!

Also interesting is that the area is well covered by cctv or could it be a 'deal gone bad' ?

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A state of emergency has been declared. Major flooding is expected. If you have a car you might want to park it up the hill. B safe.

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If you bought that home 10 years ago, your improved net worth is probably a pretty good indicator of the progress that people are talking about. And while I agree that nobody likes drunken young guys carousing around (except maybe drunken young women?), it's hard to understand someone who'd prefer going back to the Newark Ave of 2006.

nobody is suggesting we go back to the Newark Ave of 2006. we're just wondering why the only other option is the Hobroken of 2016.

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No oversight. It was intentional. The only reason I can think of is to force people to pass as many retail outlets as possible in that stupid mall. It's obvious that the carcass' role as a transportation hub was an afterthought to the mall. This is why I hope it fails.

There are ways to integrate retail into a busy rail station so that it compliments the commute. (Grand Central, Fulton Street come to mine). The PA just fails at everything they touch. Next up will be a fiasco regarding the PABT.

If it fails as you hope it will the PA will spend another billion dollars of our money to try and fix it. That is the MO of big organizations, if something goes wrong you throw money at it until it is fixed.

Success or fail, PA will waste a billion either way trying to fixing the problem (and not succeed) or fixing something that isn't broken, breaking it in the process.

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I've spent plenty of time looking around at my fellow PATH riders, and that's why I'm not buying the theory that the PA wants us walking by those ritzy new shops. Most of us won't be stopping by to pick up a Bulgari watch on our way to Lincoln Center.

Right!? I walk through the Oculus every day to and from work, and have started to pay attention to the stores that are getting ready to open. I had hoped it would be something along the lines of Grand Central - higher end, yes, but accessible - O & Co., Papyrus. I'm really surprised to see the stores in the Oculus - Kate Spade, Gucci, Longines, etc. I agree - PA (or is it Westfield's decision) seems to have paid zero attention to the demographics of the PATH riders.

I'm curious what other people think - is this supposed to become a destination for the surrounding Wall Street crowd?

I hope it all flops and Westfield loses tons of money.

Why? Even if most 'common people' dont shop there, higher end retail means higher rents, and if they can make $1 billion of the $4 billion they spent back, they are at least on the way to charging retailers instead of commuters. Im sure they will squander that money but I would rather them get some income from someone who isnt the working class commuter or tax dollars to fund whatever it is they do.

It's not just rent! Most malls have intricate contracts with retailers that involve paying not just a monthly rent, but also a percentage of total sales. So, if this place is a runaway success, the PA could end up generating a ton of money not just in rents.

Also, the idea that this place will fail is silly, at best. Despite all the naysayers in here, this mall be a huge success. Downtown Manhattan now attracts a lot more tourists and even locals. More and more people are moving down there, and there will be tons of people coming to Westfield Place to shop.

I'm all for the Port Authority generating more money, but I would love to see the ROI on this $4 billion boondoggle. The facility has very poor ingress\egress and it leads to bottlenecks trying to exit. The PATH platforms are too narrow and crowded, It takes too long for passengers to clear while. This is where cash should have been spent making it column-free instead of the whale carcass.

A transit center with much better access for riders, more retail space, and office space could have been built for much less than $4 billion, but the PA wanted to waste $4 billion by partnering with an arsehold Spanish architect.

I do agree that the access point from the side street had a surprisingly small amount of stairs and escalators compared to the temporary structure that was built. Im hoping that I missed something and that there will be multiple entrances to split the load of this new station, because otherwise, yes, that was a huge oversight.

No oversight. It was intentional. The only reason I can think of is to force people to pass as many retail outlets as possible in that stupid mall. It's obvious that the carcass' role as a transportation hub was an afterthought to the mall. This is why I hope it fails.

There are ways to integrate retail into a busy rail station so that it compliments the commute. (Grand Central, Fulton Street come to mine). The PA just fails at everything they touch. Next up will be a fiasco regarding the PABT.

Except if the business side fails, it will just hurt PATH service in the long run.

That assumes revenue from the mall's lease will go to PATH and not diverted to PA's next pet project.