>On my return commute this evening, I passed a car with the exact make, model and color as this morning's

Unfortunately, if it is the car I have in mind (Subaru Outback?) there is a good chance that there are a ton of the same around here. My neighbors bought one a few years ago, and there are two more just like their (same powder blue color) in the neighborhood. It is (or, was) a very popular car and color combination.

The most important question is did you already put up the signs!? Remember, they must be put up at least 48 hours in advance for them to be enforceable.

Paco and Taco are dead, so not sure about their inclusion in a list of things to see/visit for people to "understand Jersey City" but replace them with Elijah!

>a bunch of people on another post were trying to explain why a $35 can of potato chips at Hudson Greene Market was totally reasonable

I dont think anyone actually tried to argue that it was reasonable to pay $35 for potato chips. Some of us did point out that the price was BETTER than what is charged for the same tin elsewhere in the US, like they retail for $40 in NYC, if you can find them. That's it.

You basically listed all the various factors, so choosing just one would be incorrect. You need another option that reads "two or more of the above"

Somebody already did this some years ago, recording cars blowing past the STOP sign at an intersection by VVP and posted the video to YouTube. It actually included a police car driving through the stop sign while the officer had his face buried in a phone.

>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.

There is a part of me that wants to agree with you, but then I remember that even when perfectly ideal conditions are present or available, some overly entitled assholes will choose to not do the right thing because it is convenient to them. The inconvenience of finding parking sucks, but a) they CHOSE to drive to drop off their kid, and b) that's not justification to then turn around and create chaos for their own convenience. Those parents could walk their kids to school, or leave earlier so they have time to do the right thing and find a spot where to pull over without inconveniencing everyone else.

But, yes, the reality is that the clusterfuck of the school drop-offs and commuters cutting through Erie is definitely a bad combination.

What you are saying is true, but the issue of sidewalk poop predates covid by A LOT. This has been a common, recurring QoL issue in DTJC, and all over JC, since as far back as I have lived here (2006) and used to get discussed quite a bit in the other JC forum.

We have friends right there so I get it. Really unfortunate you have to deal with that.

As someone else already stated, Erie is really crazy in the mornings as more and more people use it to try and bypass the Marin Blvd backups. And, it doesn't help that Cordero parents choose to double park to drop off theirs kids, blocking the flow of traffic, which invariably adds to the frustration / rage of other drivers already on edge, which then manifests as even more antisocial and aggressive driving. It's a gigantic vicious cycle in that area for a good chunk of the morning. Personally, I would try to avoid the area if you can. Obviously, QoL enforcement is not a priority for the JCPD, and everyone is emboldened by the obvious lack of policing.

Catty... I approve!

> but it's indicative of a much larger problem

But... It is not. You simply feel that way because you are struggling to keep up, but that's the way an unregulated market is supposed to work. You may not be able to afford it, but others will. Since we are not building enough units to absorb the population growth, we will continue to see increases in housing costs. Until population growth slows down, or some other shock to the system comes (like with the pandemic) we will continue to see higher rents.

What an odd take... the *correct* take is that we are NOT building enough. For all that "nonstop new building" people love to bemoan and criticize, we are getting MORE people than actual housing units, which is why prices DON'T come down or remain stable. Just to illustrate the issue, consider this: in 2000, it was estimated that JC's population was 240K. By 2010, it was estimated to be 247K (an increase of ~3% over 10 years) and then by 2020 it was estimated to be 292K (a increase of over 18% over 10 years, or 6x the growth of the previous decade). In the same period, the number of housing units did not grow nearly enough, so our vacancy rate of available housing units actually went down, demonstrating that we are not keeping up and instead are facing a market that is further constrained.

Typical response of a dummy being enlightened.

Two things can be true at the same time.

Are you the same person that posted this inane assumption in a similar post last week? How addled do you have to be to believe that a heavy set table and chairs lacking any sort of significant air resistance (the material is purposefully not solid, so the air can flow through them, preventing them from being able to get lifted or tossed around) can somehow get lifted over a railing?

This is the right answer! For anyone with towing straps and a vehicle able to pull/tow a heavy load, the solution is to move that car and leave it out on the street blocking the road. The police WILL show up and handle the situation expeditiously at that point. There are some great YouTube videos of people doing this. Honestly, it is probably the easiest/fastest way to get this resolved.

Everybody was getting deals in 2021. The rental market was in the shitter.
It’s an indisputable fact that there was no restriction on rent increases for regular market rate apartments. The rent increase restriction was for rent controller units and units in non owner occupied dwellings of 1 to 4 units. I even gave you a source. This is not an opinion, it’s a fact.

>Legally rent could not be raised from March 2020 until January 1, 2022 due to a statewide NJ eviction moratorium.

This is 100% wrong for OP's situation. The rental rate increase restriction was only on rent-controlled or non-owner occupied dwelling of 1 to 4 units. OP lives in a large building, which was not subject to this restriction.

https://www.jerseycitynj.gov/cityhall/HousingAndDevelopment/housingpreservation/landlordtenantrelations

OP's building is DEFINITELY not rent controlled. It was built in 2017.

Just wait until Summer rolls around...

>population has increased by250%

Found the JC public school graduate...

Our bill has gone up a bit compared to previous years but nothing like what you are describing. We just had our largest winter bill ever at $175 for the period from mid-Dec to mid-january. Our most current bill (mid-Jan to mid-Feb) just posted and it was $140. Our usual Winter bills are normally around $100, but we have spent a lot more time at home these two months compared to last year (which is reflected in the increased usage) and our new place is ALL electric, whereas our previous one had gas stove/oven. Overall, I calculated we have seen a 10% increase in cost when all is factored in, which is more or less in line with the PSE&G rate increase.

Just now I came across this picture of the cloud that formed over the derailment chemical fire as seen from above (source tweet linked at the bottom) and felt it was appropriate to post it here. Really scary stuff.

https://preview.redd.it/5keiztl2pdia1.jpeg?width=946&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=46ff4de6749c98035a8fd3b396997750105f90b0

source: https://twitter.com/6_Lombardis/status/1625628403620540419

In my experience, the Parking Authority will do you the courtesy of printing a letter stating your permits on record if you need to go to court to fight a ticket. But, asking the Parking Authority to print out a letter stating "yeah, we fucked up, and you were incorrectly towed because of our mistake" is probably as likely as watching pigs fly.