brewster wrote:


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

nicoray wrote:
Hi. Has anybody heard anything about 60 Erie St condos? We are thinking of buying so we would love some feedback from owners or former/current renters. Thanks.

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ianmac47 wrote:
I'm still not sure why store owners have any say over whether trees are or are not planted in the property within the public right of way.

I agree. In order for entire street to look clean and cohesive the store owners should have no say. It would look better if the trees were planted in every designated island.

Happy Saturday, Gnomey. We totally agree. Totes.

I also think this should be extended to residential streets, where owners should not be able to veto having a tree planted in front of their property if there is room to accommodate one. Although I get the logic that a homeowner who doesn't want a tree will probably not take care of it and just let it die (or help it do so). But that's probably a topic for another thread.

Also, I give JCList at-large a lot of credit. I would have thought that Jeff would have been tarred and feathered by now. Guess when somebody identifies himself and makes a case for what everybody has kvetched about, all the keyboard tough guys wuss out.

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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".

Pretty much. Nice to see you're catching on.

Seriously though, false-choice arguments aren't your strong suit.

Some folks feel passionate about different things, and react accordingly. If I commented on every douchey thing (IMHO) written on this website, my post-count would be quadruple what it is now. Knock yourself out standing up for what you believe in, like when saabconv ups the ante of classy by responding to a poster "you FAG."

Let us all now shed a tear for the disadvantaged, oppressed yuppies... FO SHO.

Clifton_Hanger wrote:
Lucky's is on Coles and Second. I think some if not most of the "loitering" at some of these bars has to do with the smoking bans...

Unless you close the bars altogether or change the smoking bans inside, people who choose to smoke are going to be outside "loitering."

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Lucky 7's has got to have some of the most annoying patrons I have ever experienced. If I step foot in there, I bite my tongue and remind myself "stay home, drink alone."

A few quick questions. First off where is Lucky 7's , and second what is the clientele like ?

ianmac47 wrote:
I'm still not sure why store owners have any say over whether trees are or are not planted in the property within the public right of way.

ACTPOHABT wrote:
UPDATE:

I was contacted on the phone by a lady in charge of customer service from the Metro Plaza ShopRite and here's what she had to say regarding the incident.

The managers and undercover security personnel are instructed not to get involved with arguing customers and just stand back and observe until somebody might get hurt (waiving your fist an inch away from somebody's face is not enough for them to get involved).

They've tried interfering and breaking up the arguing parties before and it only lead to customers starting yelling at the managers and/or security personnel. (I guess they are too sensitive for that and they are not getting paid enough to risk their precious lives).

She also tried justifying people's behavior by tough economic situation in the country and suggested not to shop at ShopRite in the first week of each month, when most of the people get their checks.

So basically, until somebody gets punched in the face, nobody is gonna do a damn thing. But then it becomes the store's liability, which seems to work for them better this way. Go figure!?

flying_the_flannel wrote:
Lucky 7's has got to have some of the most annoying patrons I have ever experienced. If I step foot in there, I bite my tongue and remind myself "stay home, drink alone."

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wrensdad wrote:
That would be excellent! Maybe it would help with the problems at Guillo's on Coles. That bar brings in street fights, gangs, and who knows what. The neighborhood has had enough and would appreciate anything that would help control this.

The Barge Bar on Monmouth is in dire need of regulation like this. Fights, loitering and rowdy groups of thugs tend to hang out in front creating a rather intimidating situation for people walking down Monmouth. They act like they own the block, walk around outside with open alcohol containers and whoot and hollar untill 2-3am. The loitering and illegal activity in front of this bar must stop!!!

flying_the_flannel wrote:
If you have a problem with graffiti on your store front and it being an eyesore, hire a local artist to paint the thing. A guy like me would probably do it just for the cost of paint and a little extra for my time.

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I don't care if you have to show me that "you exist" by putting a shitty throwup on my property. ESPECIALLY, if you are from the burbs, had a college education and are over 25.

Get real.

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"Grafitti is an art form that, like other art forms, arises out of an attempt to speak -- or an attempt to be heard. As an attempt to exist. We make art, write poems, create sculptures because for some reason, we are compelled to create.

Many people have frowned upon my insistence that NO GRAFFITI IS BAD GRAFFITI, even if the text or images are profane, obscene, hateful, or inciteful. (Most grafitti is not the aforementioned -- but when it is, it calls attention to a person that needs embracing, or it is a call to a community to respond with dignity and strength, which, in general, they do.)

Graffiti makers are sometimes artists (as in http://www.graffiti.org/cinci/cinci_16.html), and sometimes graffiti makers are simply people who have something to say. Maybe the painter wants to say "I exist -- and even though no one seems to see me, or care about me -- I still exist and I am going to write my name on this wall to prove it." Maybe the painter wants to say, "I am so angry about X and I have a need to respond to it in a very public way." Maybe the painter chose this medium out of a love for spray paint, or maybe the painter chose it because oil paints (27$ a tube) are three times the price of a good can of spray paint (8$ a can).

Any artist, actor, musician or poet will tell you, "I am a (writer.) I have no choice." This drive to art exists as frequently and as fervently in multi-racial teenagers from "bad neighborhoods" as it does from white girls from Rochester, NY. My artwork (the books I've recently sent to many of you) has no greater value than the "BAM" tag on the bridge. I write poems because I cannot stop myself. I am constantly attempting to exist in a public way, or at least in a way that forces other people to acknowledge me. The same is true of the graffiti artist."

Text taken from www.readspeakresist.blogspot.com

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http://allironworks.com/

95 Coles Street,
Jersey City, NJ 07302
(201) 653-8681
(201) 653-8567 Fax

they are ok - not the best, not the worst. you just have to be very specific about what they should do, and how much you should pay, and most importantly when.

they do their work in fits and bouts, so giving them the right incentive to work through the project is smart.

they are recommended with some reservations.

I have done nude modelling for "study" classes and that's all it is.

Oh well hope it works out.

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DowntownSteve28 wrote:
I'm confused. She WILL have clothes on, correct?

If she were to model in a high school or Vo-Tech where there are minors under 18, then yes she would have a bikini on. Being that this is at a private gallery, she probably will be nude. Are you like totally psyched?! Bring some jazz CDs with you to calm your nerves.

Funny, I drew and photographed nudes at The New School when I was 16, and wasn't traumatized. I was uncomfortable drawing male genitalia, but that's part of learning to be a mature artist. The nanny state strikes again. Do high school art history classes today have fig leaves or black rectangles on the naughty bits in Renaissance paintings?

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I'm confused. She WILL have clothes on, correct?

cruzinforabruzin wrote:
ahhh shoprite versus a&p....makes me wish for the INTERNATIONAL FOOD MART that used to be where target is....

DowntownSteve28 wrote:
You should try locking it securely to a nearby fence with multiple u-locks or chains, but not structures like parking meters or light poles; thieves can sometimes easily lift it over the top of the structure.

An even better option would be to park it inside, if you have room. You can buy special hooks to hang it from the ceiling.

Iwitness wrote:
Law-shirking absentee landlord apologists make me hot. There's somebody missing though... paging brewster!

Xerxes wrote:
More appropriate would be $10,000 to the city PLUS every penny collected in rent returned to the tenant/tenants so that he can use the money to find LEGAL housing.


SLUMLORDS don't do ANYTHING for a city!

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It just doesn't seem logical to me to drive 40 miles each way to go pick up some food.

slim26 wrote: The idea of driving to Bridgewater to do your grocery shopping is just great.