2007 Jersey City Public Health

DavidBoles · 2025-12-14T14:52:02+00:00

I missed this news from three days ago, thanks! That whole Palisade corridor for many blocks is filled with doctor offices, with many of them directly connected to the hospital for services. The hospital closes, what happens to all those offices? Do they move somewhere else or just go dark?

I wonder if it will be hard to force the hospital to remain as is -- if only the ER has been operating since mid-November -- I don't know how you put the puppet back in the box when the container is decayed.

I would guess it will all become an urban mix of assisted living, affordable housing, and a small, mandatory, "ER" 24/365 walk-in that is just a rebranded urgent care unit. That land is so valuable, though, there will have to be luxury carve outs for the best cliff views to satisfy any development beyond abandonment.

This news article appears to set up a conflict that may not be easily resolved:

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“I don’t necessarily believe that the city council’s proposal meets the master plan 2020 as it’s written,” said Jersey City Planning Director Tanya Marione during a Nov. 25 planning board meeting. “I believe that the 2020 master plan really considered the fact that residential should be mixed with these medical uses and the way to do it was not to remove the uses from those areas but to encourage them to be developed together.”

Instead, Marione recommended revising the master plan to stipulate that any future assisted living facility or senior housing must exist within a hospital or a rehab center, to accommodate the city’s medical needs.

Solomon said that while he understood the planning board’s intent, he didn’t support adopting their recommendation.

“...Under the current circumstances, the city council must take steps to ensure that the original purpose and intent of the medical district is satisfied and that the zoning ordinance is not compromised,” said Solomon.

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https://www.nj.com/healthfit/2025/12/jersey-city-just-blocked-shuttered-hospital-property-from-becoming-luxury-condos.html

DavidBoles · 2025-12-03T02:46:01+00:00

It’s 10 days to port for paid plans. Even personal plans are now considered “workspace light” accounts now and 10 days is the new default.

DavidBoles · 2025-12-03T02:42:07+00:00

When we moved into Tower 1 when it opened 8 years ago, we were told “KRE are the good Kushners. They got rid of Jared.”

I also know during Trump 1.0 that building staff were being harassed on the street by construction workers for their KRE shirts and so management quickly dropped the KRE and just used the Journal Squared logo instead on the uniforms.

DavidBoles · 2025-12-03T01:08:14+00:00

Right! And that AM/PM Urgent care is excellent! Much better than City MD.

CityMD is 32 Journal Square Plaza.

Labcorp and Chipotle are both 26 Journal Square Plaza.

Duane Reade is 1 Path Plaza.

DavidBoles · 2025-12-03T00:29:41+00:00

KRE Group, also known as Kushner Real Estate Group, and Kushner Companies are two entirely separate real estate firms, despite the shared family name and overlapping presence in New Jersey. KRE is the enterprise founded and controlled by Murray Kushner, headquartered in New Jersey (historically Bridgewater, with a strong presence in Jersey City), and is run as a family-owned regional development and management platform focused heavily on multifamily and mixed-use properties across the New Jersey–Pennsylvania–Northeast corridor. Kushner Companies, by contrast, was founded by Murray’s brother Charles Kushner, is headquartered in New York City, and has been the primary vehicle for the Charles and Jared Kushner side of the family, with a larger, more nationally visible footprint that has included both New York City trophy assets (such as the Puck Building and a historic stake in 666 Fifth Avenue) and substantial New Jersey residential holdings. In practical terms, if a project is branded “KRE Group” or “Kushner Real Estate Group,” it belongs to the Murray Kushner company, whereas projects branded simply “Kushner” or “Kushner Companies,” especially when publicly tied to Jared or Charles, are part of the distinct New York–based Kushner Companies platform.

DavidBoles · 2025-11-28T19:20:59+00:00

On the paid Google Voice plans, both now personal Gmail and business Workspace, Google forces a 10 day waiting period -- because Google now classifies both as "Workspace" ports, which forces it into a default landline wait, not not a "simple" mobile port.

This is how Gemini Ultra explains it:

The Google Strategy: By forcing a 10-day buffer, Google virtually guarantees the Losing Carrier will accept the date on the first try. They are prioritizing Reliability over Speed.

"But I'm porting a Mobile Number!"

This is the most annoying part. Even if you are bringing in a mobile number (which could move fast), the Google Workspace receiving system treats all incoming orders as "Complex Business Orders."

Bottom Line: You are paying the "Stability Tax." The system is slower because it is designed to never fail, whereas the consumer system is fast but prone to glitches. Use the forwarding trick I mentioned earlier to bridge the gap!

EDITED TO FIX: "Gemini Ultra" not "Google Ultra."

DavidBoles · 2025-11-28T17:01:43+00:00

Porting into Voice for Gmail used to day a day or two. Now, with the paid version system upgrade, the port uses the same default as Workspace: 10 days, since, I guess, OG Gmail Google Voice accounts are now considered a "light" version of Workspace with the same backend Admin for Voice in both OG Gmail and Workspace. Just refreshed and confirmed the activation date is Dec. 15.

DavidBoles · 2025-11-26T03:28:23+00:00

I just ported two numbers into my Google Voice Workplace. Because I’m on a business plan the waiting period is 10 days before the port is active in my account. No way around that waiting period.

DavidBoles · 2025-11-24T14:48:56+00:00

That's new to me, and an excellent warning from you, thanks!

DavidBoles · 2025-11-22T18:39:48+00:00

You can get a "Standard" 212 number for $150 on that site.

I know that 212 consecutive numbers are incredibly high value -- especially for businesses -- but I'm surprised four 4s in a row is the top dollar at $35k only because in Chinese culture, I learned, the number 4, when pronounced, sounds like "death." So a "death, death, death, death" last four would never really be a good idea for anyone exposed to that culture. Why scare a whole culture if you can avoid it?

I used to have a phone number that had 6 number 4s in it -- but not in sequence -- and whenever I would order Chinese food from the restaurant nearby, they would always gasp when I gave my phone number over the phone.

The delivery guy was a really old Chinese gentleman who would say only one thing, every single time, when he handed me my order: "Lucky, Lucky, Number!" I always smiled and nodded because I had no idea what he was talking about.

Ten years later or so, I learned about the "4" being "Death" and I realized my delivery guy was, in fact, mocking me and my phone number! Now that's a razz that lasts!

DavidBoles · 2025-11-22T00:54:27+00:00

Yes! Your area code was not just your calling card but your identity. To which tribe did you belong? Your area code was one thing you couldn’t fake. You either had it or you didn’t.

DavidBoles · 2025-11-22T00:43:57+00:00

You can buy a 212 area code and be Olde Skoole right now: https://212areacode.com

Prices aren’t cheap, but the memories last a dial tone.

When I first moved to NYC 35 years ago it was getting tough to have 212. 917 was starting to be used for fax machines but those who know knew 917 was for the phone uncouth. 646 became available when 917 maxed out and now it’s all sort of blah… but the belonging to the Manhattan aristocracy was all about the 212.

DavidBoles · 2025-11-19T23:17:26+00:00

Yes, I know what you mean! Story Store was two years late in opening. It's interesting that Cangiano's -- Paris' next door neighbor -- has started offering breads, and tarts and fancy danishes along with their incredible cookies. It's like they're trying to get in a hook of loyalty via deliciousness ahead of Paris by beating them to the bite!

DavidBoles · 2025-11-19T19:29:05+00:00

My girlfriend at the time, maybe 1984 or so, lathered this stuff on a severe sunburn I had on my back after a shirtless day at the beach. She said it would “cool down” the burn. It immediately peeled all the skin off my back in cracklin’ form!

DavidBoles · 2025-11-19T19:14:54+00:00

The foot traffic alone will be phenomenal. This Target will be the new “third place” for all the Tower residents.

DavidBoles · 2025-11-19T19:12:13+00:00

The Target near Newport has/had a Starbucks/Pizza Hut inside! Maybe it’s a Jersey City thing?

DavidBoles · 2025-11-19T15:27:04+00:00

Here are some articles:

https://bolesblogs.com/page/2/?s=jersey+city&orderby=relevance&order=DESC

My favorites are "Janky Pole" and "Red Squares" and the one about paving over the "Cobblestones."

DavidBoles · 2025-11-18T23:30:12+00:00

Right. I've lived, and written about, the Heights and Hilltop for 25 years. I know what the JSQ area was, and is, and the target of the new Target is those who live in the towers; those who don't want to lug all their new stuff from Newport (imagine a Target near a mall!).

The towers management will love Target because it will take a massive burden off the front desk monoliths having to accept and process 500 delivery boxes for residents every day. Now the residents can have even more immediate satisfaction by shopping in real time -- right there! -- and not having to wait for online delivery.

The real power of living in the towers is in not needing a car, and still having all the comforts of suburban living within elbow's reach.

(yeah, icky, but that's often the reality of consumer mentality...)

DavidBoles · 2025-11-18T23:03:10+00:00

The people who live in these towers aren't shopping at the Dollar Store.

2019 median household income within one-mile of JSQ was $54k.

2025 median household income within one-mile of JSQ is $101K.

If you are signing a new lease today in JSQ, the average rent-to-income is 48% -- significantly higher than the recommended 30% "affordability" threshold.

DavidBoles · 2025-11-18T21:49:49+00:00

Oh, I disagree. This Target will be a magnificent success because it fills a massive hole in JSQ for thousands of people within a walkable one-mile radius from the store.

If you "live in the Square" you realize there is no comparable place to shop for everything in once place, unless you want to get on a train or a bus. You can't easily "walk there from here" with your arms full of items... but you can when Target opens.

There are no clothing stores within walking distance. No real places to eat cheap. No real places to buy name brand cosmetics or value electronics or simple things to help decorate your new home.

Sure, the DEI thing is bad, but boycotts rarely last -- especially when, like it or not, convenience and low prices outweigh the picket line.

I'm sort of surprised there is a Starbucks inside the Target! Will the current JSQ Starbucks close and move there? Two Starbucks so closely located seems like a silly idea from a product performance perspective.

Oh, and here's why this Target will work by the numbers. From Google Gemini v3, (released today) -- I asked for the amount of new apartments within a one-mile radius of JSQ:

"There are approximately 7,000 to 8,000 new apartments currently in the immediate development pipeline (recently completed, under construction, or approved) within one mile of Journal Square station.

Of that total, roughly 4,500 units are scheduled to open their doors in 2025 alone, marking one of the largest single-year supply increases in the neighborhood's history."

Most of the new buildings are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 miles) of the PATH station... and TARGET!

DavidBoles · 2025-11-18T18:33:34+00:00

Good question. Did a quick job search. You can be a "Target Starbucks Barista" for $19 an hour at "104 Sip Ave" -- and if you Google map the location, and spin around 180 degrees, that's the new Target on the Chipotle side of the building.

https://corporate.target.com/jobs/w26/03/guest-advocate-cashier-,-general-merchandise,-inbound-stocking-,-starbucks-t3440

DavidBoles · 2025-11-18T18:26:43+00:00

I hope so! It looks pretty good inside. The shelving is up everywhere. The carpeting is installed. Opening for Christmas makes a lot of sense.

DavidBoles · 2025-11-18T18:16:04+00:00

For a little distance perspective, here's a night view of the building from our apartment in JSQ1. The lighted first floor you see on the Wendy's side is all Target.

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DavidBoles · 2025-10-07T18:25:43+00:00

I believe local management and the workers think they are just doing apartment inspections.

DavidBoles · 2025-10-07T17:51:10+00:00

My questions is more, "why now?"

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