Recent comments in /f/jerseycity

scubastefon t1_j2mfdr2 wrote

The issue here is straight up logistics. This town doesn’t have enough tow trucks to get rid of one car from a driveway without hours of notice. There’s no way they can manage dealing with dozens of cars in a parking lot. And the owner of the parking lot wouldn’t be alright with a bunch of booted cars on their property. I bet JC doesn’t even own enough boots to handle it.

In general, this town has what it needs to deal with what happens 95% of the time. That’s why we’re all annoyed by 5% of the things that happen.

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gearheadsub92 t1_j2lwd0j wrote

Honestly I’d like to see how the police like that. They’re not going to do shit no matter how many people call, so they’ll be driving over those nails in the morning too, and when they ask someone what happened last night that they’re all blowing their tires out, someone might finally piss them off enough to do something.

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gearheadsub92 t1_j2lw3r7 wrote

According to r/sanjose, police elsewhere have done just this. I’m pretty confident I saw a post in the last four months that talked about something like 800 arrests made for taking part in an “unlawful road show” - I just wish it weren’t such a laughable idea for JCPD to process 800 arrests in a single night 😂😭

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possums101 t1_j2lkgw0 wrote

From what I can tell car culture like that has a decent scene in this area. I live in the Heights and I hear it a lot. Some of them meet up nearby my apartment. They’re not always racing (not enough room) but showing off how fast the car can be. Annoying either way though. Not sure much can be done about it.

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ThenIGetAChipwichOK t1_j2ljjkp wrote

I commuted from downtown Jersey City to Staten Island by car for several years — don’t be scared off, it’s really not bad. The Bayonne Bridge is literally always empty. Your main issues will be the Staten Island Expressway, if you must take it, or other roads on SI being jammed at rush hour, depending on where you’re going. An occasional backup on 78 in Jersey City, but you can take Caven Point Road to get around it (and save a few bucks on tolls).

I second the recommendation of Bergen-Lafayette. You can find street parking, and there’s the turnpike extension on-ramp to Staten Island right over by the Liberty Science Center. I live in the neighborhood and drive to SI all the time to see family (and sometimes for work obligations). It’s usually a breeze.

Downtown, big buildings you’ll have to pay for parking. If you rent in a small building in an area like Paulus Hook, you can park on the street, though sometimes you’ll have to walk a few blocks. That’s where I lived when I commuted to SI. It’s doable, and hipper than Bergen-Lafayette, but Bergen Lafayette’s a little easier/cheaper.

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