How entitled do you have to be to completely disregard an entire marina. Lol

It's a small pedestrian drawbridge, not an engineering marvel. We're going to be building a fuckton of stuff in the park, asking to build a small bridge doesn't seem unreasonable.

I also fail to see how 'taller/larger boats' is at all meaningful when talking about a drawbridge.

It's amazing how tied in knots this country has become that building literally anything is considered an impossible ask.

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There kind of is?

Lmao

What do we owe these yachtsmen? Are they paying us enough money for this premium waterfront that we should forgo a common sense upgrade like this footbridge?

There could be but it would have to be a major investment to make one big enough for the boats.

Bigger question why is there not just simple stuff in Liberty Park like a flipping dog park or off leash area?

They decided to construct a marina instead of creating a park for the people.

The boat only runs on weekdays every 30 min and costs $10 one way.

Don’t they have a boat that connects the two sides? I put it in google maps one time when I wanted to get to the park and one of the steps was a boat right where that little dashed line is

With guns. Gun boats.

Cuz no one built one

Big boats in and out of that channel

They should build a tunnel under the ground with a glass top.

Ah the Perillo tours. I loved those commercials

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You can build just one, but have it pivot at the Colgate clock, and telescope out when you want to cross the Hudson. And then each person using it just switches orientation to whichever direction they want to go. Easy peasy, get on it, Fulop.

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Unfortunately there is not. There are some people in this thread saying the spot on Westside Ave is good, but unfortunately it is not. There’s a serious lack of good pho here. Kung Fu gets the job done but it doesn’t blow me away.

While, yes, they aren't going to build one, the walk around and back down to the waterfront is probably 45 min, not 10-15.

The liberty landing ferry used to go twice an hour for $1. After covid they haven't been running on weekends, and now are only once an hour during weekdays.

Ogunquit Maine has one as well, though I guess you can't expect Jersey City to have the same resources available as Ogunquit, a town of 927 people.

Check out the local ‘Buy Nothing Project’ group if you’re on Facebook. People will come pick it up.