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ffejie t1_jcqgezc wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in NIMBYs score victory, convince review board to reject Downtown Jersey City cannabis application by JeromePowellAdmirer
The write off is good, but it's always better to have income than no income. The issue for some of these landlords is that they control many hundreds of units sometimes, and lowering one sets the "market rate" and might end up lowering them all at next renewal.
For instance, imagine a $10K/mo spot that's vacant. But you could rent it at $8K/mo easily. You're giving up $8K x 12 every year, $96K! But if you have 5 other units renting at $10K on the same block and at renewal they'll pay market rate, you could lose $2K per month per renewal which would eat up your increased revenue. This is happening all over Manhattan especially where there's only a few landlords for a lot of the commercial space.
Meanwhile, you can write off the $120K loss with no tenant (possibly, depends on a variety of things) which might save you $40K-$60K on your taxes.
ffejie t1_jcqesl9 wrote
Reply to comment by lastinglovehandles in NIMBYs score victory, convince review board to reject Downtown Jersey City cannabis application by JeromePowellAdmirer
Pretty much everywhere you find homeowners you find NIMBYs. I mean California, especially San Francisco, might be ground zero for the whole NIMBY movement.
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Reply to comment by drkensaccount in Piledriver, The Yellow Dread by imaluckyduckie
2055 is going to be amazing.
ffejie t1_jbcrnku wrote
Reply to comment by Blecher_onthe_Hudson in Any local place to walk in and get a UK sim? by Blecher_onthe_Hudson
The language barrier will be tough, but you can overcome it in London.
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Reply to comment by keepseeing444 in Another Tax Increase? by gracie_jc
I guess we just need Fulop to get the Gov seat.
ffejie t1_jaqyzvi wrote
Reply to comment by Downtown-Prompt-6499 in Another Tax Increase? by gracie_jc
We also have the most children to educate.
You're right this is how the state calculates it, but it's a pretty unrealistic way to allocate budget.
ffejie t1_jaqsvei wrote
Reply to comment by Recurringferry in Another Tax Increase? by gracie_jc
Yeah, he's our State Senator too! If this whole thing is Stack's doing, you'd think he wouldn't screw most of his constituents.
ffejie t1_japy0ud wrote
Reply to Another Tax Increase? by gracie_jc
Jersey City has 4 times the population of Union City and gets $93M less in aid from the state. Can someone tell me what makes Union City so special?
ffejie t1_jap6c4o wrote
They also give you a written ticket. If you don't have ID, there's basically no way to write you a ticket.
If the officer didn't ask for ID, you're off the hook for sure.
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Reply to comment by A_Downboat_Is_A_Sub in So WTF is this BS? by suu-solan
You're assuming this person isn't the police, which is the first way this fails. The second way is that they're likely to be the kind of person with a gun and willing to threaten you for looking at them the wrong way, let alone getting into a fender bender. Oops, I already said they're the police.
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Reply to comment by bodhipooh in Blue hatchback Subaru ran stop sign and almost ran me over at Erie and 7th. Anyone living here have a camera facing the intersection? by candyghost
Yes, you're right. However, merely making 6 to 10 loading spaces would alleviate the vast majority of the traffic and that would solve the problem for everyone.
Unfortunately, making it difficult, which is what we've done, is not a big enough disincentive to stop people from driving to drop their kids off. Combined with the fact that it is nearly impossible to find parking, even semi legal parking for 5 minutes, means we've created this disaster on a daily basis.
ffejie t1_j9p5cma wrote
Reply to comment by bodhipooh in Blue hatchback Subaru ran stop sign and almost ran me over at Erie and 7th. Anyone living here have a camera facing the intersection? by candyghost
Erie from Pavonia to 9th outside Cordero should be no parking on school days from 7-10. Then all the parents that would normally double park can just use the curb as their loading zone. I walk by nearly every morning and it's all school induced chaos clashing with a lot of late commuters. I can walk from several blocks away and go faster than the cars waiting on Erie. By the time they make it up Erie, a lot of drivers are super frustrated.
ffejie t1_j9p3qjw wrote
Reply to Blue hatchback Subaru ran stop sign and almost ran me over at Erie and 7th. Anyone living here have a camera facing the intersection? by candyghost
It's so much worse in downtown JC than in Hoboken or parts of Manhattan that I've lived in. I'm not sure I understand why, but a little enforcement would go a long way.
Unfortunately the only thing I can think of is doing a traffic study on the lack of stopping and submitting it repeatedly to JCPD and City Council. The remedy is relatively simple, but we need attention on the issue from elected officials.
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Reply to comment by _homegrown in Morning flight from EWR - how early should I arrive? by CommunicationRough87
Terminal A is brand new as of a month ago and now actually has Precheck and Clear options that are open and work.
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Reply to comment by twanzetters in Dispensaries in Jersey City > Whole Foods by Treethan__
Between 34 and 38 Congress Street presumably?
ffejie OP t1_j92yz19 wrote
Reply to comment by kiw14 in Hey Transit People: We've got to do better than 1 comment about PATH service cuts by ffejie
This isn't the same thing. This was comments on the budget.
ffejie OP t1_j92uf35 wrote
Reply to comment by kiw14 in Hey Transit People: We've got to do better than 1 comment about PATH service cuts by ffejie
Where did you make your comment? I'm trying to figure out where they allowed people to submit.
ffejie t1_j92a5t7 wrote
Reply to comment by Warm_Introduction_93 in Yet Another Apartment Question... by Loganite2dot0
Actually just sounds like a person looking for advice? They were overly specific because so many on here aren't and those people get bad/no advice.
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Reply to comment by Jctexan in Why is planning allowing this building? Eli5 by Jctexan
I did Google it, and it's ridiculous.
It's usually called infill, and it's unequivocally supported by most and opposed by NIMBYs. From an article in NYT about the infill happening in downtown Brooklyn in 2006
>“Regions and cities, in trying to combat sprawl, are encouraging infill development,” said Ted Droettboom, an official with the Association of Bay Area Governments. “But you’re doing that with existing neighborhoods with existing neighbors, who fear traffic, who fear density and height.”
>The trend toward infill development is in part a product of the “smart growth” movement that has gained currency among land-use planners and environmentalists. Higher-density, mixed-use development built around mass transit hubs, they argue, is more environmentally sound than suburban sprawl and produces better quality of life.
https://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/06/weekinreview/06confessore.html
ffejie t1_j8yvrhm wrote
Reply to Why is planning allowing this building? Eli5 by Jctexan
"Vertical sprawl" is a new one for me. That's some serious NIMBYism.
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Reply to comment by platedserved in Whole Foods has a whole floor! by Whole-Campaign89
Nope, I was wrong. It's gonna be a farm.
ffejie t1_j8w9lw9 wrote
Reply to comment by platedserved in Whole Foods has a whole floor! by Whole-Campaign89
You know they don't grow the food at the store, right?
ffejie OP t1_j8lhqb4 wrote
Reply to comment by PutridLight in Hey Transit People: We've got to do better than 1 comment about PATH service cuts by ffejie
I have bad news about what happens when you take away the bathrooms. The homeless crisis doesn't go away and neither do people's bodily functions.
ffejie OP t1_j8jow4c wrote
Reply to comment by NewNewark in Hey Transit People: We've got to do better than 1 comment about PATH service cuts by ffejie
I'm interested in reading more about that, but couldn't find anything about the pilot failing. Can you point me in the right direction?
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Reply to NJ.com Needs to Stop Publishing Misinformation about LSP by nuncio_populi
I am amazed that the big selling point is a new stadium for high school football? I'm sure some football families care, but when we already have other facilities for this, why exactly do we need to give up greenspace for a new stadium?
"Other communities have better stadiums!" has to be the least impressive reasoning I've seen for this scale of development. Why not just upgrade the existing JC facility if you truly cared and wanted to waste a bunch of money?