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Great Map. I was surprised that both Little India and those houses just west of the turnpike (downtown) both have such big decreases - since houses in both areas have really gone up in price these last few years.
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Will they boil up some fresh pierogies for you? What is the address and phone number - anybody know? Sounds great. Hot soups? Brooklyn Rye Bead?
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Re: A Couple of Poopers on Brunswick. Sunday Morning at 11:30 (2/4/18)
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https://vimeo.com/240773305 The Wildlife of Liberty State Park By John Dunstan also https://vimeo.com/244578155
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Late Friday night /Saturday morning -- I wonder if they were coming from a Downtown Bar...
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Sorry to hear that - did you look at it with a strong flashlight to the front to see if you were getting picture but just no LEDs?
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If the legs are just loose -- knock them apart a little and sand then use Elmer's glue - can hold together while drying with rope & a stick -- see video. There are youtubes for any other repair you might need.
https://youtu.be/QGeInlnQ-Rs
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try cleaning the battery contacts and then try with a fresh battery. If not just buy a new movement - they are easy to fit into clocks.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Battery-O ... 0-mm-Spindle/252702335097 or https://www.ebay.com/itm/Quartz-Clock- ... d-Hands-Tool/162263060480
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Great - hope it works! Keep in mind that when buying a board it helps to take photos of your exact board and match it up - get exact same board number ( exact same connectors ) - because sometimes manufacturers change components mid production of the given model TV.
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Try a strong flashlight from the front and see if the picture is still faintly there - if so the led is the problem and might be fixable with settings - though unlikely. Look online and on youtube for help for your exact model number.
http://www.tomsguide.com/answers/id-2 ... /samsung-led-picture.html https://us.community.samsung.com/t5/fo ... d/tv/thread-id/49/page/14 If it needs a board buy it used on ebay -- or try this seller.. https://www.shopjimmy.com/tvs
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Google the model and type "bad capacitors" often the issue - likely can easily change bad board can get on ebay. If handy you can even change bad capacitors with soldering gun
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Out-Of-Town Drivers Banned From Using Leonia As Shortcut To George Washington Bridge
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2018/01/22/leonia-gwb-traffic-ban/
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We just ordered a copy. The Author is now a photographer doing work on the deforestation of the Amazon in Brazil.
Here are some of the reviews on the book. Reviews The New York Times Book Review (by Walter Sattertwait;): "Ms. Sharp, unlike Ida, has a fine, freewheeling sense of humor, and she provides her story with a terrific troop of characters, all vibrant and quirky: brash Betty Trombley, the towering, irreverent, quick-thinking, fast-talking reformed tomboy; Mike Ribeiro, the slovenly yet dashing, cynical yet romantic criminal lawyer; Angel Rodriquez, the proprietor of a pest-removal service whose jacket pockets sport, with a slight nod to Luis Bunuel, the words "exterminator Angel." And there are Ida's two children, Skeet and Sherry, both beautifully drawn as distinct individuals. Funny and shrewd and sensitive, they are as far removed from the smug, wisecracking kids of television sitcoms as Jersey City is from the moon. And of course, there's Jersey City itself, its air stinking of fish and sewage, its gamy streets potholed, its landlords wicked, its cops crooked, its politicians and judges warped by greed and corruption. Ms. Sharp exploits these wonderful possibilities, both comic and tragic, with skill, compassion and zest. By the end of "Lost in Jersey City," Ida Terhune has, thank good ness, begun a tentative move to self-knowledge -- or at least to self-questioning, the parent of understanding and change. Ms. Sharp, against all odds, has made us hope for this, and care that it happens. Having set herself a task that is very nearly impossible, she is to be congratulated for achieving it and very nearly perfectly. The Los Angeles Times (by Christ Goodrich): "A wonderful novel ...[ Sharp's] development of Ida's story is so beautifully controlled, and her sympathy for human idiosyncrasy so deep, that the book holds constant and agreeable surprises. Sharp does here what Louis Malle does in so many of his films: She makes the odd event seem inevitable, the natural effect of an unnatural occurrence ... Sharp tends toward the sly and amusing rather than the profound and philosophical, making Lost in Jersey City that rare thing, a comic novel of substance. [Virginia] Woolf, I suspect, would have loved it -- and perhaps even even a little envious." The Memphis Commercial Appeal (by Frederic Koeppel): "In case you hadn't noticed, Jersey City is not Baton Rouge... That discrepancy, and Ida's inflexibility are at the heart of Lost in Jersey City, Paula Sharp's hilarious and touching second novel ... It's a pleasure to put yourself in the hands of an author who cares enough about her book and her readers to invest even her minor characters with humanity and individuality."
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HarperCollins 1993 A New York Times Book Review Notable Book http://www.paulasharp.com/lost_in_jersey_city.htm Lost In Jersey City by Paula Sharp After a brief stint as a widow, and seven years of a bad second marriage to a "stingy rat," Mrs. Ida Terhune runs away from her native Baton Rouge, leaving everything behind but her two small children, four large suitcases, and her 1970 Chrysler New Yorker. She is bound for the raw and alien world of Jersey City, where, her friend Betty Trombley assures her, Ida can get a job, because even a dead German shepherd could find work in the corrupt city government. As Betty describes her, Ida Terhune is over-sheltered and sanctimonious -- the kind of woman who honks punitively at people who commit minor traffic infractions. Although she settles into a new life at Betty's Grand Street apartment, Ida is horrified by Jersey City. Historic potholes deep enough to drown a mule threaten her New Yorker; members of the city school board are under investigation for extortion, bribery, and dispensing rotten food to elementary schoolers; and Betty's landlord, Rupert Dixon, refuses to do anything about the pool of sewer water flooding the basement and has hired his son, Chicken, to terrorize the Grand Street Tenants' Association. Although she would prefer to squirrel herself away in her own world, Ida is drawn unwittingly into an escalating conflict with Dixon, and into an unlikely association with Betty's friend Mike Ribeiro, "a criminal lawyer in both senses of the word." Eventually Ida finds herself at the center of a notorious homicide trail, under circumstances that threaten her sense of morality and decorum, and ultimately, her sense of self. Mike Ribeiro, Betty, and the Grand Street tenants come to her aid, with comic and heroic results. https://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listin ... /ref=tmm_hrd_used_olp_sr?
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http://www.northjersey.com/videos/new ... lly-open-space/108231830/
Christie's marina plan for Liberty State Park may be short-lived Scott Fallon, Staff Writer, Jan. 3, 2018 A controversial proposal by the Christie administration to create a large marina at the south end of Liberty State Park may be short-lived. Hours after Jersey City officials filed a lawsuit Tuesday to block the project, a judge ordered a temporary restraining order that would put the project on hold until governor-elect Phil Murphy is sworn into office later this month. Murphy indicated Wednesday morning that he would not move ahead with the project. ?There is no reason why a plan to institute commercial development should be rushed through after it was hidden from public scrutiny for months," he said in a statement. "I support the preservation of Liberty State Park so it can be enjoyed by current and future generations.? Murphy is to be sworn in on Jan. 16, the same day Superior Court Judge Barry Sarkisian scheduled a hearing on the city's lawsuit. Sarkisian issued the order late Tuesday after a hearing in Hudson County. It temporarily prevents Suntex Marinas from entering into a proposed lease agreement with the state Department of Environmental Protection, which oversees the 1,200-acre park. "This injunction should prevent any agreement to allow a marina on the south side of Liberty State Park prior to the Murphy administration taking office," said Greg Remaud, who sits on a state advisory committee for the park. "After that, trust Governor-elect Murphy will safeguard the public trust and not lease away the south end of Liberty State Park." A Suntex spokesman said its attorney representing the company on the matter did not receive notice of Tuesday's court hearing until Wednesday morning. "We wish we had had the opportunity to participate in person at the hearing yesterday to argue on behalf of Suntex," Ron TenEyck, a Suntex senior vice president said in a statement. "We look forward to having our opportunity to defend our position on the 16th." While the north side of the park has commercial development, including a private marina and two restaurants, the south side has always been "the people's side of the people's park" and has allowed free access to to open space, picnic areas and sweeping harbor views, according to Sam Pesin, president of The Friends of Liberty State Park. More than 200 people protested the proposal at a demonstration last month. The marina proposal was first broached in 2014 when the Christie administration began exploring large-scale development possibilities throughout the park including a hotel, conference center and amusement park. That effort was the centerpiece of Christie?s ?Sustainable Parks? initiative that was intended to bring more private concessions, venues and services to generate $15 million a year to reduce reliance on the state budget. Despite being New Jersey's most popular state park with 5 million visitors a year, the Christie administration has long considered Liberty State Park underutilized because officials have said many people use it only to board a ferry to the Statue of Liberty nearby. "The park is not 'underutilized,'" Pesin said. "That's a fallacy unless they're talking about winter months or in the middle of the week. It is very crowded on weekends between May and October and the vast majority of users come to the park for recreation and relaxation." Opened in 1976 on what was once an industrial wasteland, the park stretches over 1,200 acres of land and marsh and has panoramic views of Manhattan. It is home to two restaurants, a private marina, Liberty Science Center and the historic Central Railroad of New Jersey Terminal. Protesters at a December rally against a possible second marina at Liberty State Park in Jersey City. Protesters at a December rally against a possible second marina at Liberty State Park in Jersey City. (Photo: Joan Verdon) The idea of a hotel and other development began quietly in 2014 when the DEP hired a consultant to "analyze the potential attractiveness of the park to revenue producing developers." The administration also slipped a paragraph into a bill at the last minute to give some development control over the park to the state Sports and Exposition Authority because it can raise money for public-private partnership more easily. Among the consultant?s suggestions were a low-rise hotel at dilapidated train sheds and a conference center in the adjoining terminal building. It also called for developing the park's southern end, possibly with an amusement park, field house for indoor sports, outdoor amphitheater and another marina. Opposition to the plans grew among park advocates and local officials. The push-back also frustrated administration officials. DEP Commissioner Bob Martin dropped those development efforts in May 2016 when he told a legislative panel: ?Let me be clear: We are done with this for Liberty State Park. I am not going to invest any more resources on it." http://www.northjersey.com/story/news ... ay-short-lived/999254001/
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Will there be trash & recycling in this snow? (Thurs Jan 4th )
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Appalled by marina plan
As a New Jersey resident and frequent visitor to Liberty State Park, I'm appalled at the idea of a huge marina at the southern, non-commercial end of the parks. A great part of the beauty of Liberty State Park lies in its open spaces and open vistas of one of the world's great harbors. This is no place for a view blocking, commercial marina. It would destroy one of the most peaceful parts of the parks! Bill Kadish, Hoboken Marina will destroy south end of park My name is Ralph Sinisi and I am one of the owners of the Grove Street Bicycles in Jersey City. I am also a resident of Jersey City and was born here in 1975. Myself and my partners, my family, other local businesses, my neighbors and everyone else I know in Jersey City is very much against the new marina that will destroy the whole south side of Liberty State Park. There is no open space left in Jersey City outside of this park. This is a natural treasure to have an area that nature has returned to the way Liberty State Park has. It should be respected and not destroyed again as it once was. Jersey City is spending more just to renovate small, old parks as it costs to run Liberty State Park for an entire year. It is crazy that the most important park in Jersey City can be destroyed with how precious this space is to the people. Suntex's existing marina occupies the most urban area of Jersey City, Greenville. This park is the only escape so many people have as a picnic and family area. It is crowded every day of the summer with people truly enjoying what the park should be used for. This marina will take up all this area and all the parking. The whole idea that a people's park, that is the only one of its kind, can be for sale is wrong on every level. I hope the reality of what is best for the people of New Jersey and especially Jersey City will win. This is a small amount of revenue compared to what is wasted all over on ridiculous projects. To destroy the most important park in the state for this small amount of revenue, or any amount, would be an atrocity. These is supposed to be a public process and it seems as this is something else that is not happening as the plans are rushed through before Christie leaves office. http://www.nj.com/opinion/index.ssf/2 ... _letters_to_the_edit.html
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Keep Liberty State Park a peaceful place for people
By Letters To The Editor The Jersey Journal Park is for people, not profits I am a proud Jersey City resident. I'm proud of its rich history and it's a melting pot of America's dreams and ideals. Most of us are neither millionaires nor famous; we are just hard-working residents. Our most precious gem is Liberty State Park. The park is in the backdrop of the Statue of Liberty -- our symbol of freedom. If you have never been to the park, please go. It is magnificent and probably the only public space along the shoreline behind the Statue of Liberty that is open to the public. I often retreat to the park on weekends just to get away from city life. I always see families having picnics and gatherings. The people that utilize this park are not millionaires -- they are like me -- average residents of Jersey City. I heard there are plans to build a millionaire's marina on the south side of the park. Why? They already have one on the north side and it is ugly and dirty with polluted water. This is a bad idea. Slow down and think about the future, not just profits for today. There are other generations that should have an opportunity to discover nature and have open space to play and gather with family and friends. Building a marina will only service a few whereas the park serves many. It will also disrupt the natural habitat for the extensive wildlife that resides in the park, as well as birds and ducks that pass through during the spring and fall migrations. A park is for people and nature -- not profits. Ruth Adams, Jersey City ----------------------------------------------- Don't put another marina in the park I am a citizen of Hudson County, New Jersey and am writing to express my STRONG OPPOSITION to the proposed marina in Liberty State Park. Others have eloquently expressed the reasons for my opposition. The only reasons I can see for the giveaway are mercenary, and Governor Christie's spite against the citizens of New Jersey. Please, DO NOT allow any part of Liberty State Park to be developed into anything that does not benefit ALL of New Jersey's citizens, rich and poor. In fact, I hope the incoming administration will sponsor legislation that can protect Liberty State Park from any further rapacious attempts to exploit it, like casinos and marinas for rich people. Jacob Burckhardt, Jersey City Submit letters and Op-Eds to jjletters@jjournal.com. http://www.nj.com/opinion/index.ssf/2 ... _is_letters_to_the_e.html
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I think I'll wait for better coverage elsewhere -- I've never heard of
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Jersey City ready to sue to prevent 'Millionaire's Marina' at Liberty State Park By Margaret Schmidt mschmidt@jjournal.com The Jersey Journal Jersey City is ready to file its lawsuit in the hope of blocking a proposed "Millionaire's Marina'' at Liberty State Park. Mayor Steve Fulop, who will be sworn in to his second term this evening, is to discuss the suit in a news conference tomorrow afternoon, his office said. In December, Fulop's administration hired law firm Riker Danzig, Scherer, Hyland, & Perretti to explore legal options for preventing the marina to be built at the southern end of the park, which is mostly used for passive recreation and has stunning views of the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island and all the way out to the Verrazano Narrows Bridge. Fulop is expected to be joined at the City Hall news conference by representatives of the Friends of Liberty State Park, the New York/New Jersey Baykeeper, the New Jersey Sierra Club, the Hackensack Riverkeeper and the New Jersey Audubon Society, all of whom have come out against the idea. Last week, the controversial plan took a step forward when Texas marina company Suntex and the state Department of Environmental Protection, which oversees the park, agreed on the terms of a new lease that would allow the company to expand its current marina at the park's north end and build a new one on the park's south end. The DEP has argued that the marina expansion is necessary to pay for bulkhead repair on the north end of the park that the state estimates could cost as much as $43 million. The tentative agreement requires Suntex to pay reduced rent to the state in exchange for paying up to $25 million for the bulkhead repair. The next step in the process is a public information session Suntex must host at Liberty State Park this month. http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/20 ... event_millionaires_m.html
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