Correct. I'm talking plain old slice joint like is found almost anywhere else in town. There's at least 4 places to get spanish rice & beans plates along Palisade, but no pizza.

I mean your parents / grandparents probably moved here too. Which is fine. Jersey City welcomes immigrants.

There's bread and salt, but that's not especially old school

Yes. People such as myself who grew up here. I’ve seen way too many fam and friends be priced out

Curious what kind of people you're talking about

Would love getting clarification too

man anything to get more buses off of Congress St, it's a real pain sometimes especially when they're all trying to get onto Paterson Plank.

Candy / basketball uniforms pretty standard in metro NY. Seen it in Morristown too

An old school pizzeria anywhere along Palisade. It's a pizza desert except for LoFi which I don't count.

This is a thing in NYC too.

Unfortunately some version of this exists in every city most likely. I’ve run into a guy like this (might be the same guy) at Newport Mall. Even though I was in a mall full of people it kind of shook me up how aggressive he was. Also had a weird run in with a guy at a Chase atm doing something similar but less aggressive.

A perennial response to any Jersey City corruption appears to be pointing out further corruption, nearly always preceded by the word LOL. Like I don't understand the very thing I'm posting about.
Menendez only had a Republican to worry about, Fulop has to worry about other Democrats.
see - https://www.politico.com/states/new-jersey/story/2016/09/fulop-wont-run-for-governor-will-endorse-murphy-105880

If you are touring 65 Bay, make sure to ask to see an -06 unit. Those are the units in the southeast corner. The mostly uninterrupted views are incredible, and it is also ridiculously quiet. They are 2bd/2ba, so exactly what you are looking for. The -04 units (across the hallway from the -06) are also nice, but the view not quite as expansive (you would be looking at the construction site for the powerhouse down below, and lots of other buildings blocking much of your view) and your Sun exposure will be limited. Good luck in your house hunting adventure.

Totally! We lived at DVORA ArtHose for a long time, and loved it. Never had an issue with management, but they get slammed all the time, so definitely experiences vary widely, and I think housing can be particularly personal and unique based on combination of factors and priorities.

Yeah, if you don't have someone handy to do the back line for you, you need a good triple mirror and a steady hand.

This part is a culture problem - there's nothing inherently wrong with nightlife and a decent amount of people (like myself) are dying for REAL nightlife with real people enjoying real DJs playing real, good music. That gets ruined by the weird alcoholic booze culture people have going on around here.

Firehouse gym is opening soon. Idk how good it’ll be tho

this is the biggest thing fr. or at least make the buses not suck total dick, or have some smaller shuttles that go to downtown.

like, ancestral hudson city originals?

Froth?

Cool. Definitely will check it out.

Thank you very much for your detailed experiences! This is exactly what I was hoping to see and factors we didn’t consider. We’ve got a tour set up at 65 Bay this weekend to see their available units, and hopefully we can find something with a view as well. Appreciate your feedback and help!

A doubles and bake shop.

I started doing this during the pandemic. I’ll still do it every so often if i don’t have the time to actually go to the barber and need a cut. My problem is lining up the back of my head. Need a barber who will charge me 5 bucks to line me up and not do anything else lol

Just pop some shots to keep the rents low