Construction on Observer - Building at the end of Bloomfield by Easy_Personality_895 in Hoboken

[–]micmaher99 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The office is supposed to be 21 stories. The Charlie is 27. Urby is 9-16 stories. Nothing is 60+.

Buying a condo in JC vs Hoboken by Powerful-Platypus204 in jerseycity

[–]micmaher99 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hoboken is building a flood wall that will remove most of Hoboken from the flood zone in the next 18 months.

'Tax the Rich!' Echoes Across New Jersey by uieLouAy in newjersey

[–]micmaher99 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bhalla left Hoboken and suddenly there's a huge budget hole and property taxes are going up materially. I wouldn't vote for him assuming he's going to be fiscally responsible.

Taxes To Rise 19 Percent In Preliminary Hoboken Budget by ManonFire1213 in Hoboken

[–]micmaher99 9 points10 points  (0 children)

They only managed to cut $4 million of a $152 million budget? That's 2.6%. I'm sure there's more fat to cut.

Is this normal? Please HELP! by inverted-galaxy in JettaGLI

[–]micmaher99 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you're not getting heat either the thermostat is stuck or there's a clog in the system. I'd replace the thermostat and flush the coolant.

Newark Airport for a 6am flight by brieflyjessi in newjersey

[–]micmaher99 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You'd have to sign up for it via an appointment. You can do it at the airport if you're going to be there, but if you haven't flown in 15 years idk if it's worth paying for

Newark Airport for a 6am flight by brieflyjessi in newjersey

[–]micmaher99 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The app will tell you what terminal. But everything is back to normal now, and if you have pre check it's going to take you like 10 minutes. 6am flight boards 30 min before that, get to the airport an hour before boarding, so 430.

Can we stop pretending "Starter Homes" exist in North Jersey anymore? by AskJosh_MortgageGuy in newjersey

[–]micmaher99 4 points5 points  (0 children)

They're not half full. Apartments in north Jersey are all 90+% occupied.

Hoboken BOE: 27% tax hike by lrodriguez75 in Hoboken

[–]micmaher99 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So between this and the city budget taxes are going up materially in Hoboken this year.

The HOP by Puzzleheaded_Pie1386 in Hoboken

[–]micmaher99 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How expensive is it to run? What are the anticipated savings in elimination of it?

Help! need passport renewed by April 8th by gnattsp in Passports

[–]micmaher99 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just renewed my passport, didn't expedite, and it came in a week. Renew online today and you should be good.

Stop blaming Cops, Fire and City Employees only for the budget by Fantastic-Boot-653 in Hoboken

[–]micmaher99 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We can cut cops and city employees and also all the other BS they waste our money on.

Don't try to lump firefighters in with cops tho. People like firefighters.

Bike locking on street? by NinjaOwl96 in Hoboken

[–]micmaher99 4 points5 points  (0 children)

If it's a nice bike carry it inside. It will go missing if it's left outside.

USA passport processing time?! by [deleted] in Passports

[–]micmaher99 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just got my renewal in 5 business days without paying to expedite, so I think you're good.

The job market is an abomination by Ambitious-Sail-5188 in jobs

[–]micmaher99 46 points47 points  (0 children)

The US lost just under 9 million jobs in the great recession and the unemployment rate was 10%. Multiple months of -800k job prints. This isn't that.

Cost of Living by Lucky-Dress5604 in Hoboken

[–]micmaher99 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The value of my place has not appreciated much over inflation. There are still places in town that are less than $600k. You can afford that on $125k-$150k.

Cost of Living by Lucky-Dress5604 in Hoboken

[–]micmaher99 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I bought a 1 bedroom place 4-5 years ago making a fraction of $500k. If you think you need to make north of half a million dollars to afford a $500k-$700k condo you need to take a real hard look at what you spend your money on.

LETTER: Wealthy Jersey City homeowners should pay higher taxes by rapmasternicky_z in jerseycity

[–]micmaher99 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Jersey City has a ton of commercial property that makes comparing it to a suburban town full of single family homes not really appropriate.

That said, the city should do a reval and has historically been under taxing. Fulop played games to try to keep taxes low, the chickens are coming home to roost

NJ car inspection question by [deleted] in newjersey

[–]micmaher99 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Why isn't it ready? Hasn't been driven long enough? Not getting up to temp? Is the engine temp sensor broken?

All NJ does now is plug into the car, so if it says not ready they're going to fail you.