verizon customer here and yes, i got the new iphone a few months ago and it was practically unusable in JC until I turned off 5G.

I've lived in Jersey City since 2014, and my rents have always been going up around 10% in luxury buildings, with the exception of covid

2014: walkup

2015: same walk up, no increase

2016: same walk up, ~5% increase

2017: moved to luxury building, so major increase in rent

2018: same luxury building, ~10% increase

2019: same luxury building: ~10% increase

2020: same luxury building, no increase

2021: different luxury building, ~10% decrease from prior rent, but apartment is bigger and nicer (still a 1 bedroom, but 150 more sf and a nicer view, "covid deal")

2022: same second luxury building, ~20% increase from original rent in this building, but on trend since I got a discount in 2021

2023: same second luxury building, ~10% increase

Am I the only one that doesn't think it's that bad? You sort of need to expect these increases in luxury buildings. They are constantly upgrading things, maintenance usually available within 24 hours, a doorman, and perks that walkups don't have. If you don't like the increases, then you need to move to a walk up.

Teppan had a good run. 12-13 years in that location. Better than a lot of other restaurants in the area.

Don’t walk home at 4am?? Lol what do you think this is, Manhattan in 1978??? It’s very safe here. Worst that will happen is someone will go through your car if you forget to lock it.

You can probably get them down to $3600, but yea that ain't cheap.

I live at an intersection where this is a huge problem ( jersey and Mercer). I make a point to stop in the middle of the street when a car is about to run the stop sign so that they know it’s actually a stop sign and feel stupid for almost hitting me. I yell and make sure they know it’s a stop sign. 99% of the time, people get mad at me and yell back something to the tune of “fuck you”. I am so beyond over it that I am ready to physically fight someone the next time this happens. This city is truly such a fucking joke.

That intersection sucks but it’s definitely quiet and safe.

The answer is that governments like Jersey’s and New York’s just do not regulate the rental space at all. They let it run amok, and there’s just tons of skyscraper loft buildings that need to be filled and it drives up the rent for everything else around it.

Damn I saw the title and thought someone wanted to throw a football

From Grove down Jersey into LSP (you can slip in along the canal to run in the marina), down to the Hudson, around the train station and back via the path along Audrey Zapp, and up Jersey ave - is about a 30 min route (3.5 miles, give or take).

sense of safety?

They are lazy and want shit spoon fed to them!

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Or read search results!

Good luck.

Down Columbus to the waterfront is a pretty safe bet. You can also run up Erie and do laps of Hamilton Park. I've seen many people doing endless HP laps.

Well, in my specific situation, the driver was really young. I was a little confused as to what happened, but was fine when I got up. We talked for a bit. She cried a lot. Was super apologetic. Didn’t think it was necessary to take it any further. Just hope she never got into another accident again.

I wish more people understood some of the factors that play into long waits in the ER instead of looking to get angry in an instant, especially with the struggle of staffing compared to patient volume.

Mpower does this. The agent claimed it was government mandated. Liar company

Yes agree 10% appears to be the norm this year. Still will rant about it. We need to build 10x the housing each year so it depreciates like Tokyos does.

In addition to the advice you have already received - take pictures of every sign you post because people rip them down but if you have photo proof the cops will be more likely to tow. I work for a company where I am responsible for no parking signs in Jersey City pretty often and was instructed to do this and it has worked.

I work in NYC and got the NYPL membership and JCPL both. Have used JCPL much more. Give it a try for sure.

I love this subreddit.

Mere hours before we got this latest installment in the recurring "my rent increase was totally unfair and unsustainable" theme, a bunch of people on another post were trying to explain why a $35 can of potato chips at Hudson Greene Market was totally reasonable.

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If it’s only 10%, it’s in line or below inflation for the area.

For a “luxury” building it’s certainly below inflation. Their taking in less profit than they were a year ago.

People forget minimum wage went up in NJ and doormen unionizing across the river. Those things alone mean costs are up way more than 10% for anything labor intensive. After loan repayments labor is almost certainly the 2nd biggest cost for any building operator. 30-50% not being uncommon. More if you include all services which are labor intensive (electricians, plumbers, etc.).

That’s on top of the 8% inflation avg around the US.

Then you have taxes…

10% means expect it to go up annually by 10% until it fully incorporates all the cost increases. They’re just averaging it out.

Probably upgrading their cellular towers. Give it few weeks. I use LTE and it’s ok.

Thank you, I appreciate you checking me and being honest. Would you say it's a better idea to live in Manhattan somewhere over the summer? It seems like commute times would be less there and I don't have to live in or around Chelsea.