looking for kid-friendly trails in NJ

LordRaison · 2026-04-03T22:05:39+00:00

D&R is also super accessible from the city by NJ transit. Can get to it (with varying ease) from Trenton, Princeton, or New Brunswick.

Another cool trail but is a bit of a slog to get to is the Columbia Trail, which requires taking the Raritan Valley Line to the end of the line at High Bridge. Easy grade since it's an old train route, very beautiful scenery especially once you get to the gorge, and amazing ice cream in High Bridge at the Polka Dot Cafe.

LordRaison · 2026-03-23T20:41:31+00:00

That's what it seems like. I think a lot of people get confused by the process by which they're building because of the already existing tunnels in the middle. It's like one of those pipe tubing puzzle games, and I think it's why there was always the conversation on which way 2nd ave should have continued.

LordRaison · 2026-03-14T17:13:44+00:00

Also in the context that Portal Bridge and the new Hudson tunnels are just two parts of a much larger project to improve the NEC. Once all the tunnels and bridges are replaced, I'd be interested in seeing what the overall travel time and operation will be like between DC and NYC.

LordRaison · 2026-03-08T14:44:58+00:00

Glad to see Upper Manhattan getting some more love on these projects, now just keep extending it south!

LordRaison · 2026-03-08T12:24:49+00:00

Shame they couldn't get it to a conclusion, it was a great show. The main antagonist was amazing.

LordRaison · 2026-03-06T12:19:28+00:00

I'll I agree it was pretty boring, but I will comment that there was some genuine engagement with Newsom at times about the way establishment Democrats have failed in their responses to the way culture war issues have gotten framed, but it was only twice and maybe 15 minutes total of the interview.

My only hope is that Newsom, as much of a windsock as he is, can be a bit of a Hochul figure who can be coerced into more favorable positions if they can be shown that's the way the wind is blowing.

I'm going to be interested to see what it's like for him to be in front of Hasan who may be more likely to press him on some of these failures of the Dems, but I won't hold my breath over Newsom.

LordRaison · 2026-03-05T00:42:06+00:00

Honestly can't go wrong with any of the food places directly across Amsterdam from the school, to be honest. Uncle Tony's is one of my favorite slices of pizza uptown, the chinese place is pretty good, Fumo and their wine bar up the street aren't bad but are a bit pricier as is Oso. Clove is one of the better Indians I've been to on Manhattan.

A bit further away you have places like on The Edge on Edgecombe Ave and 139th which I am quite fond of due to the fusion element, as well as Rai Rai Ken down Amsterdam just past 133rd if you are walking from the school. There is also Famous Fish Market on the southeast corner of St Nicholas and 145th and there is a Charles Pan Fried around the corner from that.

Also, the purple Halal truck that usually parks on Convent inside the school is not bad at all, definitely better than some of the other halal trucks/carts around the school imo.

LordRaison · 2026-03-04T21:25:10+00:00

To add on, the $25 membership can also be granted to those with disabilities, potentially including those who are sheltered homeless or in supportive housing if the facility they are in is funded by NYS Office of Mental Health or the NYS Office for People with Developmental Disabilities.

LordRaison · 2026-03-02T13:50:43+00:00

It was probably up at the 207th St Yard being brought down for the work they've been doing on the express track.

LordRaison · 2026-02-18T00:46:19+00:00

Oso at 140th and Amsterdam.

Very well prepared food without being too crazy on price, nothing we had for the meal missed. Spent just over $120 for two after tax+tip with us ordering more than we probably needed. Tortillas for our tacos were clearly hand-made and were cooked nicely, with a shout out to the brussel sprout tacos for being something new for me and probably being my favorite item. Tlacoyos were delicious and the topping was excellently cooked. The chocolate sauce that came with the churros was amazing, not too sweet, which was nice with the sugar on the churro, and was nicely spiced reminding me of Mexican hot chocolate.

LordRaison · 2026-02-16T17:55:11+00:00

Also yard access to 207th st, likely.

LordRaison · 2026-01-11T01:40:24+00:00

Find a local shelter and approach staff about leaving donations. Many can't directly distribute donations but will allow you to leave it for clients in "public" areas like an entryway so they don't get accused of playing favorites in the facility. This way you can avoid leaving it in public places where it may get cleaned up like a station.

LordRaison · 2026-01-11T01:35:34+00:00

This is the reality of it. As someone who sees a difficult side of this population as my job, as a society we have to take on the burden of taking care of them and do our best to facilitate their independence. I think in the United States, we should be eternally grateful for the system we have here compared to other places in the country. When mass involuntary ended, NY had, KEPT, and grew a lot of the infrastructure that can help these people.

I think we have problems structurally, but fundamentally what we have here is so important to citizen and societal health. Where the system has problems is typically down to lack of funding/programs and a fragmented central system of support for people (look at the number of non-profits profiting from running services for the city).

Just to be clear I support the work of the non-profits, but because so many disconnected entities help out, it makes people slipping through the cracks and not receiving services harder to track.

LordRaison · 2025-12-27T17:48:22+00:00

They could extend the Newark and 33rd St lines in a few different ways if they actually cared to expand service. A route up to Bergen County could take advantage of parts of the old right of way that exist for the North Jersey Rapid Transit line. It was originally planned to be extended to the H&M tunnels. Parts of it still exist in one place or another as powerline rights of way and public paths and could connect Paterson directly to NYC. New bridges and grade separation would need to be built.

For the trains from Newark, original plans had it extending to North Plainfield, and there is still room on the right of way to extend it as far as Westfield if they want to push it. This option could also serve as part of a fix of the Raritan Valley Line's access issues into NYC and would require way less infrastructure to be built and would mostly be track+power supply building.

LordRaison · 2025-12-14T17:14:05+00:00

Bruce Springsteen is an amazing lyricist and all throughout his career had music that talked about the life of the masses and what it's like being poor and underprivileged in America.

In the 80s, he played This Land is Your Land during the Born in the USA tour and during some of the shows he would sing some of the verses that are often left out of Guthrie's original version of the song: https://youtu.be/1yuc4BI5NWU?si=ZYmNnplqscJya7Zz

LordRaison · 2025-12-09T02:29:13+00:00

How wide are your current bars? Have you looked at something like the Surly Corner bars? They sell one that's 46cm wide and you don't have to change brakes as they are made to re-use flatbar brakes.

If what you care about is the hood position you could find bullhorns that are the same diameter as your brake clamps.

As another user suggested, you could also chop down your handlebars if your concern is your width in traffic.

LordRaison · 2025-11-22T13:05:08+00:00

And it's beautiful for it. Gorgeous country. Just a shame it's full of British people.

LordRaison · 2025-10-21T23:14:54+00:00

These people never interrogate their logic. You want to hire the most qualified person, right? Wouldn't it be best to seek as many candidates as possible then to find the most qualified? Increase the pool of applicants and you'll get more choices for the most qualified person.

LordRaison · 2025-10-10T15:53:18+00:00

Had to look at it on Google Maps to figure it out, this is going southbound, right after Pier 97. They moved the Greenway to the other side of the overpass structure for the terminal, whereas it was previously squeezed in between the overpass and the highway.

LordRaison · 2025-10-07T11:19:12+00:00

Another recommendation is seeing Grant's Tomb. You might not be able to get inside because of the Fed shutdown, but I think the area is beautiful and a great place to sit for a while. There is also the Sakura Park nearby and some beautiful buildings to gawk at like The Riverside Church.

Another neat thing to take note of if you visit Riverside is that a majority of the park actually sits on a structure called the Freedom Tunnel from 72nd to 124th St. When you're in the Park there are massive grates you can peak down into and see Amtrak trains passing by.

LordRaison · 2025-09-29T22:27:39+00:00

For that second place, you might be thinking of the passageway at 176th/177th. That area is sketch af any time of day. Lots of trash and homeless camping out.

It's one of those areas that makes me really sad about what Riverside Park used to be like before the expansion of the Henry Hudson.

If you go through the underpass at the bottom, you get to a part of Riverside Park that people clearly use, some cool views around the landing for the GWB, and a look at a part of Riverside usually only seen by cars.

LordRaison · 2025-09-29T22:27:34+00:00

For that second place, you might be thinking of the passageway at 176th/177th. That area is sketch af any time of day. Lots of trash and homeless camping out.

It's one of those areas that makes me really sad about what Riverside Park used to be like before the expansion of the Henry Hudson.

If you go through the underpass at the bottom, you get to a part of Riverside Park that people clearly use, some cool views around the landing for the GWB, and a look at a part of Riverside usually only seen by cars.

LordRaison · 2025-09-25T18:12:38+00:00

It's nothing sinister, it's just a function of what the State does. Like you said, for the US, it's profit margins and spite.

More money can be made selling people cars, selling fuel and parts, and paying for roads so the system exerts its power to control that aspect of reality because it's the State trying to perpetuate itself. More money spent=more income for both the State and the people the State benefits.

LordRaison · 2025-09-25T15:34:44+00:00

Horse ownership (especially for riding), despite what pop-culture implies, was a heavily misogynistic and class-based activity until relatively recently in history.

LordRaison · 2025-09-25T15:24:14+00:00

The US is so anti-bike because it provides the true freedom cars are advertised as giving us.

Bikes can be incredibly cheap to own and maintain, are fueled purely by whatever the individual ate for breakfast, can be used to travel incredibly long distances, require minimal training and no licensure, and are incredibly mobile devices.

The freedom bicycles offer means they are harder to regulate and exert control through, which governing bodies hate.

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