GhostOfRobertTreat
GhostOfRobertTreat t1_j57wyx5 wrote
Ask the director of the department or the supervisor for an informational interview. Don’t push your interest in the job itself unless they bring it up. Ask them good questions about the work they do and why you’re interested in it.
Not everyone who gets a job in government is “connected.” But lots of people everywhere get their jobs because the hiring managers like them.
GhostOfRobertTreat t1_j555hqt wrote
Reply to Whats the worst city in nj? by No_Neighborhood_3191
Whichever one people who ask questions like this are from.
GhostOfRobertTreat t1_j51jhuh wrote
Reply to comment by Ironboundian in Opera Singer's Newark Home Hits Market At $699K by madsheb
And it won’t be worth $1 million. The highest a single-family has sold for, all finished inside and ready to move in, was $832k last year. With interest rates where they are now, it’ll be a while before any of the corner mansions break that.
GhostOfRobertTreat t1_j4eezl3 wrote
Reply to comment by Particular_Clock4794 in Good Happy Hour Bars near Penn Station? by Particular_Clock4794
Adega is where you want to be. Maybe a 10 minute walk from Penn.
Bello’s is the closest bar to the station. It’s a commuter bar. Decent food and good beer selection.
Burke’s is new and wants to be the hipster bar but it’s lacking a crowd yet. I really like it though.
Bar Vanquish is like THE downtown bar for Black professionals in Newark right now.
Mompou is good for tapas. Small bar area.
If you want to try to meet girls, Adega, Manu, Little Tijuana, Lit 21.
GhostOfRobertTreat t1_j3x64cc wrote
Reply to comment by plattypus412 in Anyone know what’s planned at the vacant lot next to the IDT garage on the corner of Lombardy and Atlantic? They brought an excavator on-site this week and started clearing and grubbing the space. Tried looking up permits online to get more info but no luck. by plattypus412
Ah, yeah. Newark doesn’t have that. We at least have council agendas and land use meetings online. Not the building permit stuff. Would be nice!
GhostOfRobertTreat t1_j3wtqrd wrote
Reply to Anyone know what’s planned at the vacant lot next to the IDT garage on the corner of Lombardy and Atlantic? They brought an excavator on-site this week and started clearing and grubbing the space. Tried looking up permits online to get more info but no luck. by plattypus412
Where do you go to look up permits online?!
GhostOfRobertTreat t1_j344wuz wrote
Reply to For people who love the 45 story building….it’s back on January 9th hearing by Ironboundian
Did they win the landmarks demolition app? Or is this an appeal?
GhostOfRobertTreat t1_j2xo1v7 wrote
Reply to comment by Jimmy_kong253 in Went for a lunch time walk around Newark Penn station because it was warm out and I've been staring at this water walkway for years and never got down to it. seems like a great spot yet nobody's ever here It has swinging benches and what looks like eventually will be vendor space by Jimmy_kong253
Are the fences down? I don’t think it’s officially open yet.
GhostOfRobertTreat t1_j2p3ez2 wrote
Reply to looking to buy in James St District by [deleted]
Good luck!
We sent every building we were interested in a letter to see if they were thinking of selling and the only response we got back was some guy who wanted to rent us an apartment.
I’ll also note a lot of the buildings that look like row houses are condos not entire buildings for sale.
GhostOfRobertTreat t1_j2nb3s3 wrote
Reply to comment by Echos_myron123 in New issue of The Newarker by LateNightNewYork
Write a response piece and submit it there or here as a stand alone post.
GhostOfRobertTreat t1_j268r5z wrote
Reply to what are the causes of litter? by Top_Ad5385
One issue is when people don’t use garbage cans. Animals rip apart bags and then it’s spread down the block. The city should do more to insist on cans and dumpsters instead of bags just piled on the curb.
GhostOfRobertTreat t1_j1zpvo6 wrote
Reply to comment by GlassesgirlNJ in Donation Pickup? by uncharteredshit
I think November? Maybe October. So not that long ago. I do recall my wife called and we had to wait a week or two. Maybe wait till after the new year and ask again.
GhostOfRobertTreat t1_j1z0ydz wrote
Reply to Donation Pickup? by uncharteredshit
The Lupus charity will come to your house. https://www.lupus.org/ways-to-give/donate-household-goods
But they will also take your Amazon package if it’s all out in the same place. 😖 Had to call them and by some miracle they found it and were able to return it.
GhostOfRobertTreat t1_j1a09sm wrote
Reply to comment by Chelseafc5505 in What salary do I need to afford a 1,500 dollar apartment per month by JimmyCasket84
I mean, not everyone can afford pay cash for a car. Or the ones they can afford need repairs more often.
You’re not wrong as to what’s best but those aren’t always options for people. Where to live, where to work and how to get there don’t always line up great for folks.
GhostOfRobertTreat t1_j19zo04 wrote
Reply to comment by Chelseafc5505 in What salary do I need to afford a 1,500 dollar apartment per month by JimmyCasket84
Car payment, plus gas and maintenance can get high quick. I had to pay $1600 to repair my car once. It’s like adding $130 a month to my yearly transportation budget.
GhostOfRobertTreat t1_j19w96f wrote
Reply to comment by Chelseafc5505 in What salary do I need to afford a 1,500 dollar apartment per month by JimmyCasket84
The 30% should be considered only if you’re paying 15% or so in transportation. If your transportation costs are less, you can shift that to housing. Here’s a good resource on thinking behind that: https://htaindex.cnt.org/
GhostOfRobertTreat t1_j15ja3u wrote
Housing and transportation should make up no more than 40%-45% of your take home after tax income. You can put more of your budget to an apartment if your transportation costs are lower.
And like, you can pay more but things will be tighter. Somewhere in the 60k range before tax should work I think assuming you have no other major mandatory expenses. (Like is your student loan bill really high?)
I had a landlady who wanted to see our pay stubs so she could confirm we made three times the rent and wouldn’t have a problem paying.
GhostOfRobertTreat t1_j0z7af6 wrote
Reply to comment by recnilcram in Let's make Bus-Only Streets? by BvP_19
Could probably fit a protected two-way bike lane on most of Broad. But need the Parking authority or police to enforce double parking. Lots of cars park illegally on Broad by Harriet Tubman Square so three lanes merge to two.
GhostOfRobertTreat t1_j0noxos wrote
Reply to comment by LordStirling83 in 3 Newark Restaurants Make Yelp ‘Top 100 Places To Eat In NJ’ List by madsheb
In like 1940 it was 10% and Essex, Bergen, Hudson combined was like the bulk of the state. We really suburbanized after that.
GhostOfRobertTreat t1_j0jl9wf wrote
Reply to comment by RelativeNo9387 in 3 Newark Restaurants Make Yelp ‘Top 100 Places To Eat In NJ’ List by madsheb
Casa d’Paco has been the best restaurant in the city since it opened.
GhostOfRobertTreat t1_j0jl5nn wrote
Reply to comment by relampagos_shawty in 3 Newark Restaurants Make Yelp ‘Top 100 Places To Eat In NJ’ List by madsheb
If you do the math, Newark is only like 3% of the state’s population now.
GhostOfRobertTreat t1_j03p709 wrote
Reply to comment by calambre10 in Newark Street Vendor Arrest Sparks Outrage In Community, Activists Say by madsheb
I got no problem with him playing music. But if you walk your kids past him they’re going to damage their hearing with it that loud. Living in a city means being respectful of other people because we’re all on top of each other. When you blast your music that loud you’re saying you don’t care about other people and that your preferences are more important.
Again, I’m not calling the cops on people doing that. I’m not calling the cops on people who litter. I don’t even call the cops on people I see run red lights. But they’re still selfish assholes.
GhostOfRobertTreat t1_j03nisv wrote
Reply to comment by calambre10 in Newark Street Vendor Arrest Sparks Outrage In Community, Activists Say by madsheb
Buddy, it’s way too loud. I love city life. I grew up in cities. He’s blasting it way too loud and certainly against the City ordinance. I haven’t called anyone about it to complain because I’m not “fragile” but it’s still a selfish thing to be doing in public.
GhostOfRobertTreat t1_j5kutmf wrote
Reply to What areas in Newark will never gentrify? by Rich_Bullfrog_3005
A different way to ask this question is “Which areas of Newark will never be nice enough for people who don’t live here now to choose to live here in the future?” I don’t like that kind of thinking.
We should be pushing for all areas of the city to be nicer, safer, cleaner, and more attractive. And we should be pushing and implementing policies that allow for people who live here now to stay here. That’s inclusionary zoning through income-restricted units in new developments. That’s rent control for older units. That’s some of the programs Invest Newark is rolling out to turn Section 8 vouchers into down payments. That’s job training and opportunities for current residents to increase their income.
If people want to move out because they got a better job and want to move to a nicer neighborhood, good for them. The problem is when people get pushed out of their neighborhood because they can’t afford the rent or some other crisis. That’s what we need to solve for.
The mindset that X neighborhood is poor and should stay poor so the poor people can keep living in poor housing is bad. I know that’s not what people explicitly mean when they argue against “gentrification” but in practice that’s what it means.
We need investment without displacement. We need new people from NJ, the rest of the country and the rest of the world. We need to have housing and job opportunities for everyone. And we need to work hard as we can so that anyone who moves out of their neighborhood is doing it because they WANT to and not because they HAVE to.
End of rant.