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rrrriddikulus t1_j8tuetg wrote

Reply to comment by davebozo in Broker recommendations? by i-am-a-name

Another +1 to Lester. He's super real, told me about all the inside baseball of leasing in JC. He helped me narrow down my search really quickly because he was familiar with many of the properties I had looked at on Zillow and knew they didn't fit what I was looking for (lots of natural light), so that saved a lot of time. Then when it came time to apply, he advised me to go under asking by $150/mo and my offer was accepted. So Lester basically saved me $1800 on my year-long lease.

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Nuplex t1_j8ttkas wrote

Reply to comment by Aggravating_Rise_179 in This Urban Planner Wants to Build a Massive Circular Rail Track Connecting Jersey City, Newark, Paterson by p4177y

That's because PATH refuses to run operationally effecient.

There are so many operational improvements PATH could make to have reduced pre-pandemic crowding that they just didn't. (I will give credit that they did actually commit to longer trains and improving signaling)

And of course new lines or stations should be being proposed by PATH to adjust to the growing urban environment instead we have to constantly beg them to stop the brain-dead weekend 33rd St Via Hoboken nonsense, something they are able to do right now and just don't want to.

Also, I don't think Redundancy is bad rather from a state planning perspective that is the primary reason they would not extend HBLR to Newark. Especially when, as said, PATH can do many things to improve capacity any time. I guess when we all give up on PATH to be competent we'll have to build these other systems to supplement their poor management.

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dpw59 t1_j8tslqp wrote

Reply to Has anyone tried SCRAM cafe/bakery at Downtown JC? What should I order from them? and do you have any idea why they are only open from 8AM-12PM and are closed twice a week? Dont they need money/profit in this economy? by EksXxx

Their pastries are delicious, though a bit pricey. Taste like they are made with quality ingredients. Don’t always have the same ones, but can vouch for egg tarts, cinnamon roll, scones, and donuts.

During the pandemic they said hours were limited due to staffing issues. Not sure why are keeping same hours now.

It can also be incredibly inefficient. The lines are long due to lack of optimization. It shouldn’t take 30min to get through a dozen or so customers (which is how long the wait to get to register can be if big line up).

It does seem like a lost opportunity during early afternoon/end of school hours. Even if they just did coffee and pastries, seems like they’d make a killing.

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Aggravating_Rise_179 t1_j8tkt0z wrote

Reply to comment by Nuplex in This Urban Planner Wants to Build a Massive Circular Rail Track Connecting Jersey City, Newark, Paterson by p4177y

Light rail is only called that because of its passenger capacity. It can actually run at speed of heavy rail like the Path and MTA. Just ride the Newark Subway Line after peak hours and you will be on trains that are booking it from downtown to Bloomfield.

If your issues is headways, Newark's subway (the older of the two lines in the light rail system) runs every 3 to 5 minutes within Newark's borders during rush hour and every 10 minutes during the off peak business hours, before transitioning to every 20 minutes until 11pm. This extension would probably just follow that style as this is being proposed to relieve congestion, and having shitty service won't alleviate anything.

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chanpion13 t1_j8tflm7 wrote

Reply to Hamilton Dog Run by [deleted]

Side note: The dog park has vastly improved with the new turf. I wish we had this when we lived there. We had dirt and ponds large enough for koi to thrive.

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Quarthex t1_j8syi2k wrote

Reply to Insane electric bill? by gmorgs94

You should be able to see your electric usage. The bill should give a breakdown of kWh used during each period and which portion of your bill is for delivery vs usage.

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skk1969 t1_j8surdk wrote

Reply to Any good recommendations for clothing/shoe donation? by AccomplishedAd8766

Since the Salvation Army (near Holland Tunnel) closed, we now donate/drop off at the 'Salvation Army Family Store & Donation Center' located at 242 Martin Luther King Jr Dr, Jersey City, NJ 07305.

Albeit on the main road, we always find a parking spot right out in front and so it's easy to drop off items into there donation bins just inside the store.

Hope that helps.

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