Recent comments in /f/jerseycity

Morrigan-27 t1_j22g503 wrote

As I’m generally a pedestrian, I’m shocked nobody has been killed. I’ve nearly been hit four times in recent memory by drivers running stop signs in residential areas, including within 500 feet of buildings where there are schools in the ground floor of most of the buildings. Usually it’s a halfhearted stop and the driver proceeds without looking for pedestrians. I’m making extra effort to not proceed until making eye contact, but what about those who are as tall as a car bumper?

I can’t understand why we have groups of cops standing around shooting the breeze instead of enforcing traffic laws, especially in school zones.

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joejoeaz t1_j21sgmw wrote

This is a tip for anyone looking for an apartment. If you see a building you like, check their website daily. The prices can fluctuate wildly day by day. I was looking to move to a larger unit in my building, and just watching the availability and pricing, when enough 2 bedroom units came available, they dropped the prices on all of them. As 2 of them got snatched the day I got my apartment, the next day the remaining apartment increased by about 1200.

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Bh10474 t1_j21r2e6 wrote

For what it’s worth, street parking in nyc is free and a parking spot in jersey city is already included in my rent. Also we live in LUXURY city, so i assume most have enough money for those things. Otherwise yes, you are stuck dealing with the woes of public transportation.

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certifiedforgedcheck t1_j21pc7m wrote

That is true. My thought I guess was more like a promenade, or some type of centralized outdoor space for people to gather. IMO that whole area should be a destination, a place to get food, go out to bars, live, work, shop, etc… Just more of a focus on mixed use, and not just residential would be cool.

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moobycow t1_j21fxde wrote

I mean the traffic sucks on Jersey, Monmouth & Marin and they have done fuckall to remove cars or driving lanes on those streets, but what has happened is a bunch more people decided to drive after the pandemic and they opened up a nice new express exit to downtown with the Jersey Ave extension.

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