JCorNYC wrote:
i'd like to interject , the kids in these sketchy bad hoods in the surrounding area of LSP ( ex. Westside, Ocean , Audobon areas after Essex Street...) have used the Lightrail to get off at Exch Place and Newport only to start trouble and look for trouble. I've driven to these neighborhoods near LSP it is not advisable to have a woman or anyone to just go their at their own risk. sorry but i've been living in JC all my life to know how these areas are.

wibbit wrote:
lsp and lsc are nice, but the driving to there is not. I remember getting off grand st and driving through the local roads there a couple times, and always you got gangbangers lining up the street.

Driving is fine just be alert if you are the only car at a stop light, but i wouldnt want to walk there.

CommanderKeen wrote:
as if drunks can't just go drown themselves somewhere else. Also who is so drunk they can drown themselves at 7pm?

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jennymayla wrote:
an hour to clifton? more like 20 minutes, if you go at the right time. and totally worth it for costco.

i'd say 20 minutes to union too but it could feasibly take an hour if 22 acts like it normally does. or 21. whatever that hateful highway is called.

I said "round trip", and even Googlemaps puts the Union store at 24 minutes, which is assuming none of the traffic nonsense that is guaranteed on roads like 22, 3, or especially Tonnele.

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BJ's is alright and minutes away, but still can't touch Costco, a much better run store.

I miss costco.

As far as I can figure, they've redlined Hudson County. There's stores in Union, Clifton and Hackensack, even Red Hook Brooklyn and LIC for Gods sake! Maybe they figure if you've got the money to spend, you'll drive the hr round trip.

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Xerxes wrote:
Open Space, Open Space, Open Space.

Why does there have to be a BUILDING on every lot on the Jersey City waterfront?

Why does an HISTORIC BUILDING that's on the National Register of Historic Places have to be torn down to accomodate a request for open space where there are acres of parking lots and undeveloped parcels adjacent to the historic building? And when your landlord has been utterly irresponsible in his failure to provide open space?

In answer to the heading of this thread, I say we chain Xerxes inside the building all winter. Doesn't do much in the long-term, but it'd sure be fun.

i know it's difficult for you to comprehend a well planned neighborhood considering the ghetto you live in. But do realize not everyone prefers to live next to an abandoned warehouse like you. A residential area requires some green space, which is lacking in that area surrounded by all the supposely luxury high rises.

There is nothing "historical" about an empty shell of a factory. And if you tried to read this thread instead of making more pointless diatribes about chaining xerex inside (wtf?), you will realize most of us who actually do live there dont mind if the building is kept and turned into some retail/art gallery, if it's not green. We just dont want an abandoned factory that is about to collapse...

and seriously 160 posts in 1 month since you joined? i know it's difficult to walk outside from your jailceil of a home, but do take it easy on the inter web will ya....

/douche off

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Bogart wrote:
I realize the police have other priorities, but do they ever enforce red lights, stop signs and turning rules?

A few weeks ago, I was on the corner of Montgomery and Jersey. There was a police cruiser waiting at the traffic light going north on Jersey. Just as the light changed green for the traffic on Jersey, a car ran the red light going east on Montgomery. I looked at the cop, who leaned forward to look at the car that ran the red light, then he looked at me, and then he continued north.

So the simple answer seems to be no. Maybe he was on another call, maybe he had other pressing business, or maybe he really didn't care.

Sadly, there are a lot of cops out there who do their job well and care about the people and their city, but there are also a handful of other cops that don't care and are there just to earn a check. Then again, aren't all jobs like that.

GnomeGeneral wrote:
So...

It's okay to say "gosh, I wish those yuppies would just stay in Hoboken and not come to OUR bier garten" or "the hipsters are so annoying, why don't they all just move to williamsburg" or the thread titled "occurrence of Asian girl - white guy couples". And the all time favorite "If you don't like the ----- in this city, you should move to the leafy suburbs" Yea, those are all pretty cool by us.

If things were phrased this way however, the entire pc coalition gets their panties up in a bunch over it:
"gosh, I wish those poor people would just stay in montgomery projects and not come to OUR side of town" or "the welfare collectors are so annoying, why don't they all just shop at path mark"..."If you don't like that Jersey City is gentrifying, you should move to Allentown PA".

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A clear voice is usually more effective than a loud voice.

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It's an interesting phenomenon right now - the way deep-seeded racial anger finds public outlets. Whether it's health-care town hall disruptionists disguising their outrage as opposition to health care reform, or whether it's locals who just can't resist a twist of the racial knife when handed an opportunity to skewer a public official, it's still scary to watch.

The sad thing is that I agree with much of your assessment of Tayari's record, i just hate seeing a legitimate position undermined by overzealous kooks. As you're fond of saying, I think we can all agree there is plenty to take Tayari to task for without resorting to lame race jokes. FO SHO.

And I find it particularly disturbing when folks scream racism where there is none, but rather there is real anger and outrage about a government takeover of the private sector and people's lives. I stand by my statements. It isn't racial. It's true disgust for the current political tactics. FO SHO.

JackieCruise wrote:
1. Any one that judges you solely on where you live is at best ignorant and at worst a bigot.
2. You can be happy anywhere or miserable anywhere. It's really your personal choice.
3. The only way I've changed since I moved from Manhattan is that now I've got a few more dollars in my pocket. (I'll take the cash over "status" any day)
4. Thankfully if you don't like a place you may simply go away.

DowntownSteve28 wrote:
That's a mildly offensive response. I bet you wouldn't go to certain neighborhoods in town and tell people that they're "ghetto". You're not man enough for that.

Crazy_Chester wrote:
I don't know why more people don't shop at Morton Williams. Free indoor parking (with $10 purchase) and plenty of room. Are you really saving that much more money by driving to Bayonne or Hoboken or trekking into NYC? Is it worth suffering through the Shop Rite or PathMark experience? I guess I should be happy that the store is never crowded, but on the other hand, I don't want to see the place go under.

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Does this mean I can drive drunk? Steal from the bank? Shoot people? NOPE. Because like having a dog off-leash, these things are ILLEGAL.

Jenny,

come on. Thats not an apt comparison. I agree that everyone should leash their dog, but the last time I checked, the number of fatalities related to drunk driving outnumbers the dog leash fatalities by alot. Aren't you being a tad overdramatic? Jaywalking is illegal too, and I can assume you may have done that once in your life.

That being said, this guy has a serious problem. I think I saw him near the Path this morning. Had a gold chain on? Not the bald dude. This guy looked like Bob the neighbor on That 70's show.

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JCbiscuit if the dog is a Jindo, I may be able to help you. Please PM me.

Sorry I do not know how to post photos here but just have your neighbor Google Jindo. It's a Korean breed and if it is the person I am thinking of the dog is constantly off leash and equiped with a shock collar. They are sort of a smaller husky looking breed, but not a husky.

And No, It certainly is NOT the husky guy spoken of earlier.
He NEVER, EVER has his dogs off leash and does not have attack dogs.


Mary Ann

There is a guy who lives near Hamilton Pk. with a Jindo. I talk to him all the time and he would never sic his dog on anyone. His dog is very well trained but I have never seen it go after anyone or anything. No he doesn't use a leash but thats another story as the dog is very well disciplined. The guy the OP writes about must be someone else and I would hate to see a lynch mob going after the wrong guy. The guy I know understands the implications of doing something so stupid.

jerseymom wrote:
Good NYT article about Jack Shaw's shady background...with an interesting connection to Metrovest developers:

Jack Shaw Article NYTimes

Bogart wrote:
Oh, and Jennymayla--I think you need to give some thought to meaning of the religious sentiments you like to toss around. You warn me not to judge, while groundlessly accusing me of hypocrisy, calling me "scummy and sickening," and saying I lack compassion. You clearly don't believe the platitudes you quote, so give it a rest.

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Who are you to decide that?

Plus, you'd be surprised. This is a big small town. And this news has shaken a lot of people up, whether they knew Mr. Shaw or not.

And also? Glass house, stones, all that. Careful with being so quick to judge. It will come back to you later.

I'm not "deciding" anything. I'm trying to turn aside the argument that no one can say anything in a public forum that might hurt the feelings of the man's family and friends. With all due respect to them, this is a story that affects us all and they are just going to have to deal with it.

As for "judging," how exactly am I doing that? The man was indicted. That is a fact. Mentioning it is not "judging" him We don't all live in glass homes, you know, especially when it comes to bribery and public corruption. I'll take my chances that expressing anger at the corruption of my public officials will not come back to haunt me. Thanks for your concern.

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JCSHEP wrote:

I personally know someone very much affected by his death. Therefore I am concerned over this thread which will surely make their grief much worse if they view it.

Not to worry. How many people mourning the death of a loved one recently indicted for public corruption would be searching the internet to find out what strangers think about it?

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Crazy_Chester wrote:
Jack Shaw worked for Richard Daley, Robert Janiszewski, and Jerramiah Healy. And now we have the likes of Ray Lesniak, Bill Gaughan, Willie Flood, and Gerald McCann singing his praises. What a crew of peers. I don't care how much of a sweetheart some of you folks think he was, he was nothing but a common bagman. And whose fault is it that he won't get a day in court? He probably didn't want one.

One thing Jack Shaw apparently never did: publicly dance on the grave of somebody he never met, from behind the anonymity of a screen name.

It's sad seeing people using their legitimate outrage at the corruption of our politics to justify really classless, loathesome behavior. It undermines the cause.