Jahooodie

Jahooodie OP t1_j9u3mlh wrote

I mean when the power bill is past due they do send it to our city, not NYC. So that seems to be it's ours.

This could also be an interesting way to talk about backfill & the weird rights in that zone. Downtown used to be an island (Hoboken too)! Technically rented from New York by NJ for awhile before becoming fully a part!

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Jahooodie OP t1_j9u2bcz wrote

I've heard it called India Square, Little India, Curry Hill. I've heard these from folks who've owned and lived there for decades, more recent folks (Indian decent & non) as well as in print media/television. Take your pick, we all know what is meant I feel.

Edit: The new-ish banners that went up on light poles in the last few months have "India Square" on them, so maybe that's a vote for it being most official?

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Jahooodie t1_j9fcufy wrote

Harrison is a bedroom community. Your positive is the train to take you to where ever. Hopefully it's cheaper but I have no idea how pricing works these days (makes no sense to me)

JC is more of a full city. Hoboken is closer and like 2/3 of a city more than Harrison. If you can afford all 3 it's a lifestyle question, and how much money you want to save VS access to things you'd want to use alot.

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Jahooodie t1_j8wmwnl wrote

They're also building out the above to be NE Headquarters offices.

But having zero information, the theme in JC is usually our permitting & inspection offices are slow, bureaucratic messes, and not sized appropriately. Basically everything here opens years after announced opening dates.

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Jahooodie t1_j8rmzvj wrote

I'm actually not being a sarcastic jerk OP- what did you expect? in the last 10 years JC has added thousands of bedrooms, mostly downtown. We lead the entire USA in some building/construction metrics. We've majorly increased density, barely updated our infrastructure, also COVID made everyone fuckin aggro.

I've noticed it too, shit is definitely playing at a different key compared to even 5 years ago

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Jahooodie t1_j8p24vc wrote

Or just like be open on the weekends when people are taking a nice walk on the waterfront. Or do like Chealsea market and have stuff that's damn good & unique

I think you hit the nail on the head, it's classic copy something successful but put no effort into understanding why or how it got there.

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Jahooodie OP t1_j8lgbzo wrote

And yet that's Mayor Adams' latest in the quest for housing. But yeah it may sound good but the infastructure isn't as straightforward as it may seem. Also things converted into a house tend to stay that way, and I'm just curious because alot of NYC's history of rebirth is on industrial/office space becoming the birth of the new age.

https://gothamist.com/news/mayor-adams-unveils-plans-to-turn-nyc-offices-into-20000-new-apartments

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Jahooodie OP t1_j8lfobo wrote

>They will just rise anywhere near transit

what happens with literal sea level rise? I kinda am medium confident NYC will figure out walls or something when push comes to shove, but like do you really see Hudson County will get together and collab to figure out a comprehensive plan

counterpoint: areas of Miami on the precipice of getting fucked still somehow have prices going up and major banks still certifying mortgages sometimes so EHHHHHH

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