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Re: PATH (pathetic attempt at transporting humans)
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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.

Posted on: 2016/8/30 18:23
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Re: Islamic center hosts neighborhood cleanup, barbecue
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I happened to be there [at LSP] grilling and hanging out with my dog



How did the dog taste ?

It's a delicacy in many countries.





Woah guys, watch out for this guy. He's so edgy!

Posted on: 2016/8/30 14:18
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Re: 8 People Shot in JC in 4-Day Span - Authorities Say
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http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/24/us/ ... may-shoot-or-be-shot.html

Chicago has seen its murder toll skyrocket this year. The nation's third-largest city has recorded more homicides than New York and Los Angeles combined in 2016. Homicides were up nearly 50% for the first half of 2016 compared to the same period last year. Police have also already recovered 6,000 illegally possessed guns off the streets of Chicago this year.

Chicago Police say the vast majority of victims and assailants are on its Strategic Subject List, a predictive roster that the department generates by crunching arrest information, gang affiliation, shooting patterns and other data. The list includes about 1,400 individuals.

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/24/us/ ... may-shoot-or-be-shot.html



So you're saying that other cities with strict gun control laws imposed by liberal mayors also have problems? I, for one, am shocked! Shocked I say!


Maybe guns aren't the problem. Maybe the problem is with the certain demographic that always seems to be caught firing them at others. Nah, too simple, couldn't be. Ban all guns!


Why do you think that demographic is using guns illegally?

Posted on: 2016/8/30 14:12
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Re: Rainbow to be replaced by Hoboken restaurant group responsible for 1 Republik
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I love listening to these ridiculous Jersey City liberals. They are all for change and diversity including when it comes to commercial establishments!!!*

* As long as it comports with their current progressive ideals and favored diversity demographic.

What a bunch of hypocrites.


Exactly. Much of the criticism is thinly veiled racism against white people, specifically "bros."

Imagine if some low income housing projects were going to be put there instead. Bet you wouldn't hear a peep from the current complainers.


oh please. if you only knew how ridiculous you sound. some of the ones worried about 1Republic taking up the biggest storefront on Newark Ave are those of us who enjoy the plaza nightlife as it is: an eclectic mixture of families and couples and partiers. a huge bro-bar could very possibly tilt that equation significantly enough to make the plaza un-enjoyable for anyone who's not in that demographic. one that, as of now, is mostly imported from elsewhere.


I love that you accuse me of not knowing how ridiculous I sound and in the same breath, refer to a demographic "imported from elsewhere." As if you've never heard of the concept of a city.


just this week, I witnessed two separate incidents of drunken frat boys - fresh off the Plaza - harassing cab drivers outside the Grove Street PATH station: punching the cab, screaming at them to "turn the f*cking meter on and drive!" and generally behaving like entitled douchebags.

they were heading back to the elsewhere from whence they came, and we can look forward to more of them when 1Republik South opens its doors.

hooray for progress.


It's clearly progress for anyone who has lived in DTJC for more than the past few years.

Posted on: 2016/8/26 20:33
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Re: Rainbow to be replaced by Hoboken restaurant group responsible for 1 Republik
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I love listening to these ridiculous Jersey City liberals. They are all for change and diversity including when it comes to commercial establishments!!!*

* As long as it comports with their current progressive ideals and favored diversity demographic.

What a bunch of hypocrites.


Exactly. Much of the criticism is thinly veiled racism against white people, specifically "bros."

Imagine if some low income housing projects were going to be put there instead. Bet you wouldn't hear a peep from the current complainers.


oh please. if you only knew how ridiculous you sound. some of the ones worried about 1Republic taking up the biggest storefront on Newark Ave are those of us who enjoy the plaza nightlife as it is: an eclectic mixture of families and couples and partiers. a huge bro-bar could very possibly tilt that equation significantly enough to make the plaza un-enjoyable for anyone who's not in that demographic. one that, as of now, is mostly imported from elsewhere.


Not In My Pedestrian Plaza is the new NIMBY

The only constant in urban areas is change itself and you don't get to preserve the current state in amber.

This bar will only succeed if it has enough customers. And if that's the case, who are we to say it shouldn't exist?

Posted on: 2016/8/26 17:10
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Re: PATH (pathetic attempt at transporting humans)
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Please use basic manners in the stations. Nobody is excited to be there so decency is appreciated.

This man sat on the stairs during rush hour, when commuters were four abreast on the stairs. I nicely asked him to let me pass and was immediately told no and called a B. I mean really, a little decency would go a long way.

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Posted on: 2016/8/23 22:38
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Re: Reputable french bulldog breeder?
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Purebred rescues really aren't rescues.

Go check out the shelter!


Whaaaaat?

not sure if serious

Posted on: 2016/8/23 21:30
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Re: Any recommendations for an oil change?
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Nope.

Posted on: 2016/8/22 22:02
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Re: Santiago Calatrava on his soon-to-be-opened WTC Transit Hub
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[not doubting your claim, just really curious as to the answer]


Is this really such a stumper? Guy has girl friend who uses female bathroom. Guy asks girl friend how many stalls in the bathroom.


Apparently it was a stumper, because that guy didn't say anything intelligible in response to the question. You speculated something that is plausible, but was never articulated.


The previous poster's post is irrelevant. It shouldn't have been a stumper and I even gave a simple example to demonstrate.


Posted on: 2016/8/22 13:52
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Re: Santiago Calatrava on his soon-to-be-opened WTC Transit Hub
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Agreed on bathroom, just another example of how this facility was designed with no consideration for the needs of the commuter.

Errrrrwha?

How many commuter train stations have bathrooms in the first place?

The bathrooms are there because of the mall, not the commuters.
WRONG! there were bathrooms next to the PATH train entrance before 9/11.

Wasn't there a mall there, too...?

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it is not uncommon for there to be bathrooms at the terminus for rail lines....you will find that many end points for nyc subway have bathrooms....

No, what happened was that many stations (about 150 out of 450) had bathrooms. It wasn't based on whether or not they were a terminus, e.g. there's a bunch on the Brooklyn lines, nowhere near the terminus. About 2/3 of these, by the way, are now closed or repurposed.
there was what some might call a mall before 9/11 at the wtc, but i would call it just a collection of stores. in any event, imo, the bathrooms before 9/11 were more PATH-centric and regualrly policed by PA cops, frequented by hobos and cleaned by PA hired staff. the new bathrooms are more mall-centric - no place for the homeless to wash up.


lulwut?

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Posted on: 2016/8/22 0:14
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Re: Santiago Calatrava on his soon-to-be-opened WTC Transit Hub
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[not doubting your claim, just really curious as to the answer]


Is this really such a stumper? Guy has girl friend who uses female bathroom. Guy asks girl friend how many stalls in the bathroom.

Posted on: 2016/8/21 21:29
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Re: Yvonne Outdoes Herself - Transgender Bathroom Editorial
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Make every bathroom unisex, problem solved.

Posted on: 2016/8/18 17:14
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Re: Dullboy for sale
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That huge fire just happened across the street where the Bike shop is/was -- and that can't be good for business -- also that direction on Grove Street really lacks any real foot traffic. Newark Avenue is a way better street to open a bar -- or frankly anything.


You obviously have NO IDEA what you are talking about...

...The fire was across the street and unless you actually know it happened, you wouldn't notice anything being amiss or out of place...



OK Genius -- go tell Grove Street Bikes at their new address -- that all is well

From their facebook.
"Grove Street Bicycles, ...Please come check out our new temporary location at 160 Newark Avenue 2nd floor...just above Morlees. Thank you all for the support!"


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Posted on: 2016/8/17 20:17
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Re: Chick-fil-A Newport Mall
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More fast food, just what Americans need.


Well, this food is delicious, unlike most fast food.


That's missing the point. And most people who eat fast food think it is delicious. So what?


JCMan8 either owns stock, is gloating that they survived the Liberal boycott, or both.


I wish I could own stock. They are a private company. I'd snatch up their stock in a second.

People like to rave about Shake Shack (high stock price), and Chick Fil A kicks the shit out of it.

And there was nothing to "survive." They've been thriving and wildly expanding since the beginning. I just love their food. Though I admit in taking pleasure seeing Comrade DeBlasio's directives falling on deaf ears.


You realize you are rooting for fast food, right?

Posted on: 2016/8/17 20:14
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Re: Chick-fil-A Newport Mall
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The great food at Chick Fil A continues to be massively popular in our area. People just can't get enough of it, myself included.

New York City?s Third Chick-fil-A Will Open in Two Weeks

http://www.grubstreet.com/2016/08/thi ... opening-in-two-weeks.html

Also rumored to be 12 new Chick Fil As opening in NYC next year.


More fast food, just what Americans need.


Well, this food is delicious, unlike most fast food.


That's missing the point. And most people who eat fast food think it is delicious. So what?

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Re: Chick-fil-A Newport Mall
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The great food at Chick Fil A continues to be massively popular in our area. People just can't get enough of it, myself included.

New York City?s Third Chick-fil-A Will Open in Two Weeks

http://www.grubstreet.com/2016/08/thi ... opening-in-two-weeks.html

Also rumored to be 12 new Chick Fil As opening in NYC next year.


More fast food, just what Americans need.

Posted on: 2016/8/17 18:55
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Re: WAZE App showed me the rest of JC
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My point was that JC is a seriously segregated town.
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http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2015 ... _of_every_person.html#Map

Zoom in on JC. "Ghettos" are common knowledge in JC - except perhaps on the waterfront.

Think you managed to piss everyone off with your op. Cut your losses - and we'll write it off to simple ignorance :P



Hey man, back off. He drove through a bad town for a few minutes, he must be an expert.

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Re: WAZE App showed me the rest of JC
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Ouch... I'm for real. I've lived all over the place Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Las Vegas, and now Jersey City. I was not baiting or trolling, I promise. My head is not in my ass! My point was that JC is a seriously segragated town. My OP might have come across the wrong way. Let's not all get so uppity and worked up.


I don't care that you were in a bubble. Many people are.

However, you effectively patted yourself on the back for charity/volunteer work that you might do in the future. Just do the work.

Posted on: 2016/8/15 0:55
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Re: New Jersey and New York at war over replacing Port Authority Bus Terminal
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Could closing the PA bus terminal in Manhattan devastate property values in the Heights?


If you type in a larger font, I'll give you my answer

Posted on: 2016/8/15 0:52
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Re: Republican Convention
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Trump appears to encourage gun owners to take action if Clinton appoints anti-gun judges

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/po ... appoints-anti-gun-judges/


I don't like Trump but his quote was very vague. If you think he meant something violent, that's because you interpreted it that way, not because he said it.

Posted on: 2016/8/9 23:02
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He probably won't show up.


Is Hillary supposed to be the Olympian? Or is she one of the doped up Russians?

Posted on: 2016/8/9 16:10
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Re: He lost on red light cameras, now Whizzy wants to nail you for drinking coffee in your car
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Yes, NJ has existing laws for texting and using a cell phone.

What's that have to do with drinking coffee or taking a sip of water?

(And I'd love to see strict enforcement of cell phone ticketing).



To drive a car with safety, you need two hands (or with a special device for those with a disability). Your eyes are taken off the road when picking up your cup and placing it down, not to mention you could spill it on your lap for those who are clumsy. I don't want any member of my family or friends being killed or injured by some dumb ass more focused on a stupid coffee then the road.

I hope they introduce every or any law associated with safer driving and book every dumb ass who thinks being distracted from driving is ok - if it only saves 1 life.


I could make the same argument for conversations with passengers. TALKING IN A CAR SHOULD BE ILLEGAL

Posted on: 2016/8/9 14:52
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Re: PATH (pathetic attempt at transporting humans)
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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.


You don't think foot traffic increases sales?

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Re: Rainbow to be replaced by Hoboken restaurant group responsible for 1 Republik
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So your complaint has changed from there being no places to watch American Football, to there being no places meeting your precise requirements at which to watch.

In addition to all the places previously listed, there is:
White Star (2 of them)
Hamilton Inn
Ninth and Coles
Keyhole
Healy's
Greene Hook
Light Horse
Markers
Chile's
Park and Ninth
Lisbon Two

As someone mentioned upthread, how many places can you name where you *can't* watch Giants games?

Robin.



You're missing my point. I want a sports bar that serves food, not a restaurant that serves liquor. Massive difference. JC really doesnt have that right now, so how is there not a need for it?


O'Hara's, Bright Side, PJ Ryans, White Star Bar, Hopscotch, 9th and Coles

Not to mention places like Iron Monkey and Skinner's that have decent bars downstairs. Just off the top of my head.

C'mon man.

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New evidence now suggests that Trump could be right. O-blame-a did send cash to Iran for hostages and the Iranians video taped it. It was reported by daily mail.


Interesting dilemma - cash for live hostages or dead hostages with no payment, but public outcry - hostages rescued by force has a poor percentage of success, with some or all hostages killed by kidnappers or friendly fire!

I wonder how many parents / families would be happy with the non-payment method ... I wonder if a family from the political bureaucracy would be happy with the non-payment method of a loved one held hostage too ?


You don't get it. If you pay for hostages, you just encourage more hostage taking.


Trump and campaign admitted there was no film, and the facts don't add up - money paid to release hostages.

http://www.vox.com/2016/8/4/12370848/ransom-iran-400-million

But believe whatever you want!

By January 2016, the countries had struck a deal ? the US would pay Iran $1.7 billion, which amounts to about $300 million in interest on top of the originally frozen assets (accounting for inflation).

The settlement was announced the same day in January as Iran received its first round of sanctions relief from the Iran deal.

The $400 million payment, delivered in foreign cash because US law prevents the government from giving Iran dollars, was the first installment toward the $1.7 billion total. Getting together large amounts of foreign cash is hard, apparently ? hence the installment plan.

So there you have it. The payment, which sounds really shady out of context, was actually the end of a boring, decades-old international legal case totally unrelated to the hot-button nuclear and prisoner issues.


Are you sure your quoting the correct person? Because your response is not pertinent to my post.

Or did you find an article that supports your view and just get oh so excited!

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Re: Rainbow to be replaced by Hoboken restaurant group responsible for 1 Republik
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So your complaint has changed from there being no places to watch American Football, to there being no places meeting your precise requirements at which to watch.

In addition to all the places previously listed, there is:
White Star (2 of them)
Hamilton Inn
Ninth and Coles
Keyhole
Healy's
Greene Hook
Light Horse
Markers
Chile's
Park and Ninth
Lisbon Two

As someone mentioned upthread, how many places can you name where you *can't* watch Giants games?

Robin.



Also, Bright Side Tavern amongst others

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Re: Rainbow to be replaced by Hoboken restaurant group responsible for 1 Republik
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I think I was very clear in addressing that.

To me it felt like we had a pretty good handle on steering this thing somewhere that both old and new residents were into it. This feels like somebody else's interests are being served for a weekend shitshow that is going to serve suburban kids that come here to get wild on Saturday. That leaves us residents with basically a blank spot on our main street.

Whatever. It's all good.


We? The nightlife has always been driven by the business owners who put up the necessary capital and take on the risk of it failing.

Sorry that this one space doesn't serve your interests, but that's not how it works anyways. And if it doesn't serve enough people in general, the bar will go away. Problem solved.

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If given the choice, I would absolutely pick hanging out in a park full of junkies over walking down Washington St. on a weekend. Maybe I'm weird. I don't know, man.


Well, I don't like Broboken types either but you're being really impractical if you think the only two choices are junkies or a Hobokenish mega bar. DTJC real estate is red hot and that space was bound to go towards something profitable.


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New evidence now suggests that Trump could be right. O-blame-a did send cash to Iran for hostages and the Iranians video taped it. It was reported by daily mail.


Interesting dilemma - cash for live hostages or dead hostages with no payment, but public outcry - hostages rescued by force has a poor percentage of success, with some or all hostages killed by kidnappers or friendly fire!

I wonder how many parents / families would be happy with the non-payment method ... I wonder if a family from the political bureaucracy would be happy with the non-payment method of a loved one held hostage too ?


You don't get it. If you pay for hostages, you just encourage more hostage taking.

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Re: Rainbow to be replaced by Hoboken restaurant group responsible for 1 Republik
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There goes the neighborhood.

Not that I thought Rainbow could or should last. And I know I'm being hyperbolic as there are still plenty of interesting places opening up like The Pet Shop right down the block. That being said, I'm never going to be happy about another mega bar with 400 TV's.

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So.. don't go? Wait, that sounds too complicated. Let me think about this and get back to you.

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