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driftingwood2018 t1_j6p33n4 wrote

Reply to comment by Brudesandwich in 2 teens charged with JC armed robbery and had victim’s ID from earlier incident by SoundMachineJC

Let’s clarify. Some crime is being unreported to the public in a timely and safe manner. Not implying people are being murdered and not being counted. This city refuses to release crime statistics in accordance to how just about every big city does. That’s the issue I have. Notice I mentioned robberies in my sentence as well. Don’t just jump to conclusions here

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IndividualBad9136 OP t1_j6p0v9a wrote

Reply to comment by Laraujo31 in Is the house listing in a bad area - Too Good To be True scenario? 217 Cator Ave, Jersey City, NJ 07305 by IndividualBad9136

Yeah, I think perhaps I should try the drive a few times to get a better idea. But I do believe you’re right, in terms of expenses. I think it’s a bit cheaper but not as significant as one would hope. But, I guess that just nyc/nj for ya.

Thanks so much for your insight!

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driftingwood2018 t1_j6p0dic wrote

Reply to comment by SyndicalistCPA in 2 teens charged with JC armed robbery and had victim’s ID from earlier incident by SoundMachineJC

100%. Why not release monthly quarterly crime stats like every other city in this country? Instead I’ll have to wait until end of year to get some bogus stat that can be on a political flyer or commercial. Instead I have to hope it comes to me via some algo in Nextdoor or Twitter

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BeMadTV OP t1_j6ozymf wrote

Reply to comment by Blecher_onthe_Hudson in Would you put Choc O Pain, Maman, Antique Bakery, and 2nd Street Bakery in the same category? by BeMadTV

It's this, I think I'd fail to describe it lol:

Check out this photo on Yelp https://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/cYoK4HRXLFIMtS2xcLv3dg?select=xExcnbpqe8xv4FkSU8xPFA&utm_source=oshare&ref=yelp-android

Check out this photo on Yelp https://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/cYoK4HRXLFIMtS2xcLv3dg?select=GDdjAIYQCJYjiz1F_FY9mg&utm_source=oshare&ref=yelp-android

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Affectionate-Buy2539 t1_j6oyiur wrote

Reply to Would you put Choc O Pain, Maman, Antique Bakery, and 2nd Street Bakery in the same category? by BeMadTV

This is where the category "bakery" doesn't really help anything. All bakery indicates here is something like "produces/sells baked goods". But there are major differences that make each unique:

Choc o Pain, as previously mentioned, probably has the strongest loaves of bread and French style pastries.

Maman has good baked goods, but more emphasis on breakfast and coffee drinks compared to the other locations mentioned.

2nd Street bakery is more hearty Italian-inspired doughs and doesn't seem to have baked goods that shine for their technique (such as "laminated" dough as a previous comment said). More deli type options than a basic bakery.

I feel like antique bakery verges into deli territory as well, but is similar to 2nd Street in the style of dough.

They're all bakeries but I would narrow that category by French-inspired bakery vs Italian-inspired bakery.

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bodhipooh t1_j6oy5y7 wrote

Reply to Would you put Choc O Pain, Maman, Antique Bakery, and 2nd Street Bakery in the same category? by BeMadTV

No, they are all different, and each has their own strengths.

Maman and Choc-o-Pain are closer in substance and pricing - and they are nothing like 2nd Street. If I want a huge, and very well priced, sub I am heading to 2nd St. If I want a "fancy" pastry that is going to cost me a pretty penny, I am going to Maman. I never patronize Choc-O-Pain (read about their sordid attitude in the immediate aftermath of Sandy *** ) and Antique is nice/good, but I have a soft spot for 2nd St Bakery.

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*** - I screwed up here by misremembering - same location, different business. It was Made with Love that behave poorly in the aftermath of Sandy, NOT Choc-O-Pain. Notwithstanding my faulty memory recollection, I am still not a regular patron of Choc-O-Pain for different reasons which I didn't mention in my post. Chief among them, my very close Parisian friend used to get enraged anytime I would shop there over what she considered outrageous prices, so over time I stopped patronizing their place altogether. But, their stuff can be really good.

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