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Re: City Employee Caught on Vulgar Rant
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He seems to be dismissing this as "leave the past well enough alone, let's move forward and hope this doesn't happen again." I sort of agree with him, although I hope that happens on both sides of this...no more yelling at strangers at 3am when you've finally hit your breaking point, and no more folks causing all kinds of noise and throwing garbage at someone else's house. Go home and do that in your own home if you want to act that way.

As for the "we don't do anonymous" it's a cute catchphrase, but patently untrue. Politics for citizens (non-public official) is entirely anonymous. We vote anonymously, with curtains and everything, and that's exactly how it should be, so that one is not punished (for lack of a better word) for his/her vote. So can't agree with you on that one.

Posted on: 2014/9/18 22:52
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Re: City Employee Caught on Vulgar Rant
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That seems to be a closed group, is there a publicly available version?

Posted on: 2014/9/18 21:32
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Re: City Employee Caught on Vulgar Rant
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It is not recommended to use personally identifiable information in a public forum (i.e., your real name). You never know what people might do with it. Especially with neighborhood and street information available publicly (tax records).

But I do agree that ganging up on someone and hiding behind an anonymous user name is not very nice at best, and cowardly at worst. The personal attacks on this forum sort of keep me from wanting to participate more. It bums me out to read such meanness all the time. I'm not claiming to know what got everyone to this point, but it's a bummer.

Posted on: 2014/9/18 21:03
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Re: City Employee Caught on Vulgar Rant
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She complained about both the noise and the garbage.

Posted on: 2014/9/18 2:49
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Re: City Employee Caught on Vulgar Rant
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I heard Fulop responded by saying,"If you think she's passionate about litter, you should hear her go on about potholes!" I thought that was a good response.

I do think her message was right, but the delivery was not the most well thought out. But I could see myself getting pushed there by the behavior she's having to put up with, by people she's probably interacted with on numerous occasions. It's just not cool to treat someone's house like that.

Posted on: 2014/9/17 1:18
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Re: City Employee Caught on Vulgar Rant
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Well said, user. Just saw your response.

Posted on: 2014/9/17 0:49
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Re: City Employee Caught on Vulgar Rant
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If she was yelling at children (not sure why white would make a difference), that would be inappropriate on an emotional level. Children are not expected to be intellectual equals. The people she was yelling at were adults.

You can argue that her response to people littering in her doorway was inappropriate but not because those folks are children. These are GROWN adults. There are TV shows dedicated to people who throw trash in their own homes and live in it. That's a sickness. These folks don't seem to have that sickness, because they're not doing this in their own homes, they're doing it at someone else's. These are people who go out and litter in/on someone else's home and apparently don't feel compelled to clean up their mess, or respect others people's right to peace and quiet in their own home. If this behavior is acceptable (including those congregating at her door/corner/building) perhaps they should bring the party to you? Or keep it in the privacy of their own home. But of course they're not going to do that, bc they don't want to live in that mess, so they're doing it elsewhere. Does this sound like a race issue? Or a specific group of people-being-jerks issue?

Posted on: 2014/9/17 0:47
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Re: Hands Up in NJ - Dash-Cam Video Clears NJ Man in Violent Traffic Stop
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Old-Skool-JC, the video exonerated that officer in the question of excessive force. Does that not count as police brutality? I thought that was the official term for PB, but I could be mistaken.

Apparently the defense wanted to claim excessive force, so the prosecutor showed the video to a grand jury to see if there was a case. They sided with the police officer and he was cleared.

Posted on: 2014/9/16 18:54
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Re: Hands Up in NJ - Dash-Cam Video Clears NJ Man in Violent Traffic Stop
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This video auto played as the next story on abc when I viewed the original story. So here's 1.

http://www.wbtw.com/story/24180974/da ... k9-unleashed-on-nc-driver

Posted on: 2014/9/16 3:55
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Re: Mural in Greenville
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Awesome! Congrats and thank you for helping make JC more interesting!

Posted on: 2014/8/22 1:43
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Re: Jersey City planning $20M City Hall annex on MLK Drive
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What you're talking about is urbanization. Yes, the trend has been going that way for years.

I am talking about the implied idea that car-based cities don't exist or are unsustainable/do poorly economically (in response to Yvonne wanting there to be a parking space for every resident, in addition to parking available at all destinations within a city). My point is they do exist (Houston), but it won't work here because too many people want to live here (in a very, very small area), to be close to NYC, and therefore land is at a premium. Free parking doesn't make the owners money. The land is simply too valuable, and we have efficient mass transit that can get you where you need to be without a car. That is not the case in Houston. Period. And yet Houston has one of the strongest economies in the country. So car-based cities can and do prosper.

I am not arguing the trend that cities are moving toward urbanization rather than suburbanization. Not sure how that got confused, but if you look at the previous comments, they are about parking.
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I grew up there, so, yeah, I'd live there. But to be fair, that was a time when no one would live downtown so it became a ghost town at night, therefore crime was bad, etc. the only reason to go downtown was for work or a ticket.

The reason the car culture works (despite the article saying the recovery of Houston's economy after the oil crash was due to building buildings :)) is that Houston has tons and tons of space. So they don't have to concentrate in one area. And therefore, they don't have a majority of people trying to get to the same area, as we do here. Houston has 4 or 5 distinct "downtowns" all with a focus on a different economy (medical center, energy corridor, rice university, downtown "downtown", etc) and all with tons of retail/bar/community. It works precisely bc it is so spread out. Would that work here? I would argue (as it seems a lot of people argue) that it wouldn't. My only point is that car culture isn't necessarily bad from an economic standpoint, it just simply can't work here due to the logistics (everyone trying to get into the same place at the same time). I think you and I agree, my point is that car culture and economic prosperity can go hand in hand. But as others have said, not here.


Actually, I think you are still missing the point. Even in Texas, where I lived for many years, and still visit almost monthly, the downtown areas of all major cities are moving towards the same concept as in other places: live, work, play, shop locally. In the San Antonio downtown area, which was deserted and depressing (outside of the River Walk area) they are now putting up lofts that include commercial, retail and restaurants. The same happened in Dallas, and Houston. Austin already had something similar. The goal is to spur development that allows people to live, work and play all within small areas. Of course, in places like Texas, a car is still a necessity, as distances can be daunting and impractical for mass transit, but the downtown areas are being revitalized as it is being done all over the US.

Posted on: 2014/8/20 22:58
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Re: Jersey City planning $20M City Hall annex on MLK Drive
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I grew up there, so, yeah, I'd live there. But to be fair, that was a time when no one would live downtown so it became a ghost town at night, therefore crime was bad, etc. the only reason to go downtown was for work or a ticket.

The reason the car culture works (despite the article saying the recovery of Houston's economy after the oil crash was due to building buildings :)) is that Houston has tons and tons of space. So they don't have to concentrate in one area. And therefore, they don't have a majority of people trying to get to the same area, as we do here. Houston has 4 or 5 distinct "downtowns" all with a focus on a different economy (medical center, energy corridor, rice university, downtown "downtown", etc) and all with tons of retail/bar/community. It works precisely bc it is so spread out. Would that work here? I would argue (as it seems a lot of people argue) that it wouldn't. My only point is that car culture isn't necessarily bad from an economic standpoint, it just simply can't work here due to the logistics (everyone trying to get into the same place at the same time). I think you and I agree, my point is that car culture and economic prosperity can go hand in hand. But as others have said, not here.

Posted on: 2014/8/19 23:38
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Re: Jersey City planning $20M City Hall annex on MLK Drive
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That picture you posted is of Houston in the 80s. It has continued to grow and prosper and remained one of the strongest economies in the country (and was all but recession proof). Not sure that was the best city to choose to attack the inherent badness of cars. :)

Posted on: 2014/8/19 22:24
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Re: "sixth borough" - no thanks
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It seems just as likely JC could be a great standalone city (it is on the water, and where there is water, people will build homes, homes attract retail and sometimes even industry) were it not right next to and interconnected to NYC as it could NOT be a great standalone city; it's odd to argue JC would be nothing without NYC, as though NYC is the only great city. There are plenty of cities that are awesome that aren't NYC. Travel the US a bit. They're everywhere. :)

That being said, it is next to NYC and there's no reason to argue what it might be if it wasn't. I happen to like it here bc it's close enough to enjoy the city on occasion and separate enough that I don't feel smothered. Lived there for 10 years. Wouldn't want to live there again, though.

I don't really care what other people call it/want to call it. I like the city and don't really give hoot if present or former NYers feel the need to give it a nickname that reinforces their own view that NYC is the ONLY awesome city. If they're that insecure or narcissistic, that's their problem.

Posted on: 2014/8/19 21:40
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Re: PATH Riders Cry for Chivalry
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When it becomes the norm that men wear high heels, I'll start offering my seat to them.

Posted on: 2014/8/19 17:13
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Re: What's going there?
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Seriously lol'ing at this. Nice one!
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If you can take being even more baffled, check out the decor of this place. It looks like Ali Baba and the 40 Ravioli.

Posted on: 2014/8/16 22:17
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Re: What's going there?
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I just did a quick count (or not so quick, in the end) of their menu items. Roughly 250 items. Not including beverages. They have more salads on their menu than restaurants that ONLY do salads. Why do people do this? By the time you've read the menu, you have no idea what you're hungry for anymore!

Posted on: 2014/8/16 22:06
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Re: To JC Bikers Who Ride on Sidewalks...
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Watched a bicyclist nearly hit a woman today on Erie, though she promptly called him out for riding illegally on the sidewalk and for him acting annoyed that she was in his way. Super irritating. I agree with whomever commented before about cyclists having issues with drivers and that they should be taking that up with drivers; the answer is not the sidewalk. If they can't handle the bike lane, get off your bike and walk. That's what sidewalks are for: walking.

Two blocks later, two guys sat on their bikes at the corner just chatting away, blocking the ramps at the curb intersection in BOTH directions. They, too, were annoyed that people seemed to want to use the sidewalk for walking.

Wonder why there's a general annoyance at bike riders? That could be why...

Posted on: 2014/8/14 2:02
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Re: Downtown JC car break-ins (5th Street)
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Same. No windows broken, just missing items, limited to loose change and sunglasses (GPS was still in there, as it turns out). So bizarre. Thanks!

Posted on: 2014/8/2 13:09
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Downtown JC car break-ins (5th Street)
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My husband's car has been broken into several times, but we've never heard the alarm go off. They've only stolen sunglasses, coin change and possibly a gps. How are they getting in without setting off the alarm? We're dumbfounded.

Posted on: 2014/7/31 5:22
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Re: How can JC become the best mid-sized city in the US?
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There seems to be a lot of pride from long term (or bnb) jersey city folk, and I know why I like it here, but I'd be interested in hearing why the lifers like it. Is diversity and hard-working people the gist? Is there more? (No sarcasm, very interested).

Posted on: 2014/7/31 4:48
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Re: News 12 New Jersey reporter defends controversial comments on 'young black men' -- but quits
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I never said solely, nor did I imply it. You might want to read my post, again.

Culture is made up of a lot of factors, including the institutional racism you believe doesn't exist.

But again, I think you're looking to support what you believe in your heart to be true, rather than looking at the facts, and coming to a conclusion based on those facts. All of the facts. Not one plucked from a NY Post "article." But you're allowed to believe what you want to believe; and I won't try to discuss a problem/convince you of a problem you don't believe even exists.

Posted on: 2014/7/24 3:24
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Re: News 12 New Jersey reporter defends controversial comments on 'young black men' -- but quits
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If you look at the original study, you'll see the majority of the Asians are immigrants, where the language barrier and the choice to live in high-cost real estate areas, rather than institutional racism, keep them in poverty. This is also a fairly recent influx of immigrants (post 60s).

But if you truly see this as having the same impact systemically on an entire racial group in the U.S. generation after generation here, then there isn't really any point in discussing it. I mean that without any sarcasm.

Posted on: 2014/7/24 2:48
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Re: News 12 New Jersey reporter defends controversial comments on 'young black men' -- but quits
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I don't think knowing a certain number of black people on a deep level allows you to know what "black people" are like as a race/group. That's racism by definition (racial stereotyping that directly leads to racism). All people are unique. You can't apply a few qualities/ideals of a few black people to an entire race; it doesn't work that way.

I think Pebble makes some great points. This argument/discussion should be about poverty, not about black people. I think that's the biggest problem with what that reporter said.

Posted on: 2014/7/23 22:27
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Re: In Jersey City, a sidewalk memorial honors a cop killer
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Do you think Fulop made a bad decision if the property owners called the police and asked for it to be taken down? Just curious.

Posted on: 2014/7/18 1:34
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Re: In Jersey City, a sidewalk memorial honors a cop killer
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I would guess that the property owners were asked by police/the city if they wanted it/had supported it on their property. The city can't just remove something on private property against the owner's wishes, I assume? I dunno. The whole situation is awful. But it was private property, so seems like the owners should be the ones to decide. Who knows, maybe the owners even worried about retaliation by taking it down themselves and asked police to take it down? If that's the case, the city can't "tell" on the owners for asking it to be removed, and are now just taking full responsibility? Anyway, just one idea...

Posted on: 2014/7/18 0:51
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Re: Bergen Lafayette?
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I don't think it's the same one you're thinking of. This is a row house on Astor Pl so they're all the same size. That being said, it's a 3-story townhouse (not made of brownstone) that does have a kitchen on the first floor right as you walk in. Just curious if any of the neighbors on this thread know anything about the house in terms of resale. There appears to be mold in the basement, and the rehab/redo isn't yet completed (it's got about 5% left unfinished).

Posted on: 2014/5/31 2:31
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Re: Bergen Lafayette?
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Thank you for the responses! Very helpful. Anyone know anything about the recent history of 45 Astor?

Posted on: 2014/5/30 21:40
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Re: Bergen Lafayette?
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We're looking at Astor Place. In your experience, is it fairly safe? People seem to take great pride in their homes in that area, and the neighborhood association seems like its strong (thanks, Google!).

Posted on: 2014/5/23 3:50
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Re: Bergen Lafayette?
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My husband and I are considering a house in Bergen Hill. We love the area, but wonder if south of communipaw would be a smarter choice in terms of house value and the potential for increase in the coming years. Any longtimers have any thoughts on the long term values? We just had our first child, so schools are also a concern.

Posted on: 2014/5/23 1:34
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