The should take out the grass and just put down clovers.

That’s not how grass works!

Do you have any evidence that we could have changed the laws? I'm not arguing it's a bad idea, but is it something you think could have actually gone through?

NJ fucking hates urban areas, I am skeptical that the votes exist to get rid of through traffic anywhere.

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It was certainly.more recent than 6 years ago, they did both of the now dead sections, one after the other.

I have CLEAR and have only ever used it once. It’s free to me, so I keep it active, but I really don’t care all that much for the product. I find that TSA Pre Check is perfect for my needs and the airports I frequent. I seldom wait more than five minutes to reach the TSA agent, though I know some people (my partner being one) have been faced with situations where not having CLEAR would have meant missing a flight due to unexpected crazy lines because of TSA dealing with staff shortages.

Washington DCA does the same thing! Super annoying. The last time I transmitted through there, it was closed by 6 or 7. Way too early.

The dog park is literally plastic grass

It’s winter! The grass is dead!

Lol, it’s filthy, wild it got that bad. Big ol bombed out trench of a park. Little piece of sniper alley to call our own.

Umm…..winter perhaps?!

1. Ban street parking on Marin Blvd.
2. Make Marin Blvd & Erie south bound one way street and Washington St north bound one way. So we can divert cars going into New York to Jersey Ave and Washington St.

Old Man Hamilton is notoriously lazy when it comes to yard work.

You could read this State of the Park report: http://www.hamiltonparkconservancy.org/state-of-the-park-2020/

Or watch this HPNA presentation last October by a horticulturist at the 12:45 mark: Link in main page of https://hpna.wildapricot.org/

In summary, the soil is too compact and dead because of heavy foot traffic and the thick canopy blocking out all the sunlight. The solution then is to prune, aerate soil, and sod. Grass that could withstand human activity needs lot of sun. City needs to determine the scope of the project, put out a proposal, then get contractors to bid. After all that, work could only be done in warmer weather.

What you can do: Reach out to the mayor's office to get him to prioritize this. HPNA could only legally do so much; the rest is up to the City.

It’s Jersey. Thats the best you’ll get. I am born and raised here, thats what we have. Go grab a slice of Rizzo and walk through Pershing field.

Yes there is much more traffic for sure.

Lack of sun due to the trees lol. Those trees have always been there.

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Jersey is the Garden State

when?? been here 6+ don't recall that happening. maybe very small patches around trees or for drainage issues

been saying this for a while. HP assoc really doesn't seem to give a shit -- very heavily in service to the yuppy children for sure.

Everyone saying it's because it's winter -- it's not. It's the same in the summer -- just a vast dirt lot basically. 100% because the entire park is treated as a playground by families and the actual schools in the area.

HP neighborhood association does some great things, but this has been a big failing for a long while. Sections should be blocked off and remediated and then only certain areas should be reserved for the kids to trample. Yes, I get it your wonderful special little cherubs deserve to run and jump and play but also some people like to sit out in the park on actual grass, not hard compacted dirt.

I’ve also mentioned a few times the landscaping in general is pretty lackluster compared to a park like Van vorst which is very lush and vibrant. HP is just—open dirt. We have plenty of space for more planters and small garden areas with seating etc.

Erosion

I once spent 45 minutes in the precheck line at EWR so I enrolled in CLEAR for my next flight. I can only speak for the CLEAR/Precheck combo - I would say average time to get through is 7 minutes. Not sure about the timing for those with CLEAR but no Precheck.

That said, CLEAR is progressively getting more popular and on a few occasions in the last month, it seemed to be faster to just go through Precheck (or Premier Access if you have that option). Specifically on Christmas Eve, the CLEAR line was down to the AirTrain hallway.

The city probably has it zoned as a road so they don’t have to fix it