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1. Coordinate late night trains to Hoboken with NJT busses leaving from Hoboken to the Heights, North Hoboken, etc. 2. Relax policy on bringing bikes on to rush hour trains, at least on the less crowded Hoboken to WTC line, to encourage bike commuting to/from lower Manhattan 3. Install train departure monitors OUTSIDE of paid zone/platforms, so if we just miss a train we can get a cup of coffee
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According to my friend, furniture, clothes, books etc., that you find at flea markets are often infested with bed bugs, and you will bring them home. He says books may be OK, if you put them in the freezer for 3 weeks once you get them home. Is that just an urban rumor?
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This looks really cool, and I'm looking forward to checking it out - thanks for the post! BTW - any suggestions on the best way to get there from the Heights via mass-transit? Google maps suggests HBLR to LSP. Oh, and I mentioned this to a friend who lives in Manhattan who cautioned about bed-bugs. He is probably fishing for any excuse not to leave the island, but is there anything to that?
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You are kidding! How did that happen?! How can someone agitate to get that overturned?
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Good for you! How does that work? I assume they (and you) want to address issues beyond the usual complaints. Can we PM you? Is there an on-line forum?
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I have a hard time imagining $600K condominiums in Journal Square, which (I walk to and from the PATH station from the Heights almost daily...) is a wasteland in terms of the amenities that would support prices at that point. But is it not a good policy strategy, to encourage a level of development in keeping with JS's being a significant mass-transit up, proximity to NYC and downtown JC, fantastic ethnic restaurant scene? I would need to see more about the related development associated with demand for better amenities, transit enhancements etc., Thoughts/details?
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Ha! Speak for yourself and your fellow straight-boys, LOL! Seriously, on all the dates I've been on with gay men I don't think we've ever discussed cars. The shore, the Red Bulls, dogs, yes - but not cars. Hmm... But a good laugh over the 'the other sex's' dating strategies aside, unlike sexual orientation - forgoing a car IS a choice, and I'm psyched to see more people in JC speaking in favor of it, as a lot of other cities have found it to be an integral part of improving the urban environment, streetlife, experience, etc.
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Thanks, Candace! I wish everyone the best with this initiative, and as a Heights resident where cars are the bane of many people's existence, thank you for initiating it!
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For me that raises the question - in a sizable CITY, as Jersey City is - does every residential unit need a parking spot? That is the question everyone in a position to influence planning policy in Jersey City seems to be afraid to confront. My neighborhood, the Heights, historically had a comprehensive streetcar/trolley car network, and you can still see the remnants of the funicular that took you to the Hoboken waterfront. When did accomodating all these cars in a dense, historically mass transit oriented environment become the be-all and end-all?!
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Have you read that "compelling" article of yours? Well, I just did, and there is no explanation there whatsoever how exactly the Glass-Steagall would have prevented the 2008 crisis. They do not even attempt to explain the mechanics of the problem! That was one article - I think he highlights the parallels between the 1929 and 2008 banking environments. Over the last 5 years, many, many people have gone into greater details about the mechanics of what happened, so I'm gathering getting an explanation of the role of deregulation in the economic meltdown is not an the issue for you. Quote: I am puzzled. How can it possibly be "foisting" their agenda un-democratically, if they are doing this via the most democratic process of them all, - elections? Wishful_Thinking wrote: The definition of Democracy is (citing Merriam Webster) a): 'government by the people; especially: rule of the majority.' The Tea Party's recent tyranny of the process is none of the above.
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I understand the reason for the location. My post was in response to the poster who wanted stairs to walk down from Riverview Park. I believe you used to be able to walk down from Riverview Park - a few summers ago, before they fenced off the cobble street, friends and I followed the stairs down to Patterson Plank Road. You can see an old postcard and current photos here - The Heights of Jersey City I've yet to find out if there was a pedestrian path from Paterson Plank Road to Hoboken - fellow history buffs? Still, your point is well taken - the Heights used to be well connected by various modes of transportation to Hoboken, and could still be!
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The reality that remains is our Founding Fathers were of an entirely different time and culture, influenced by Calvinism, Puritanism, Deism, Freemasonry and science, and 17th and 18th Century political thinkers. Regardless, whatever the Founding Father's particular views, today's "Christians" should hardly claim them in defense of their view of the Constitution, which established the *people* as the Sovereign of the nation (anyone else regard that as anti-religious in its own right?). A few references to God hardly establish a Christian nature to the document. Thank you, God, for empowering brave gay and lesbian people, and those who support them, to stand up and do the right thing TODAY.
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@ borisp - I think more than enough has been written about how the 1999 repeal of Glass-Steagall precipitated the 2008 financial meltdown, and anyone who needs a refresher course is wilfully oblivious. Having said that, Sy Harding's 2012 piece in 'Forbes' is compelling - "Bringing Back Glass-Steagall"
While on the surface, the Tea Party - as a grass-roots movement focused on the economy (and, to it's credit, purposefully avoiding social issues) - is benign, it has become toxic insofar as a small number of Congressmen, representing a very small constituency (according to www.what-is-the-tea-party.com, an estimated 40% of the Tea Party constituency was said to be older than 55 with 79% being white, in contrast to about 23% of the general population being older than 55 and 75% being white) that is not representative of the USA, and is un-democratically foisting their - and their billionaire backers (google Frank Rich's op ed piece in the Times) - agenda. We can hope that Cory Booker, while he is what he is, will represent the agenda THE MAJORITY OF NJ stress is important, just like the tea-partiers promote the old-rich-white-american agenda. I, for one, choose to be optimistic!
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The advantage of restoring the stairway in the location of the original 100 steps is that you can get to the 2nd Street Light Rail Station (not easily, as the cross-walks are across the tracks). I walk by this nearly every day, and am happy to see it is very nearly open - lawn seeded, light posts in place. For other history buffs, here is a link to a site with photos of the historic 100 Steps: MaggieBlanck.com
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Late to this post, but I'm curious too - how did things work out? I ask because I've had friends out to the Heights on several occasions, and did everything I could to make it as painless as possible (stayed in phone contact the whole time - "no, don't be afraid of the drag queen on Franklin Street...", fed and plied them with Cosmos) and they STILL refuse to come back. Hope you all a great visit!
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