The bigger shame is the cost of projects in NYC means no station in Union City and/or a stop with transfer to the light rail.

If costs in NYC matched anywhere else in the world then for the same price (or less) the Gateway tunnels could be built with one or 2 stops in NJ before the Hudson.

It says Newark City Subway which is the the Grove Street line of the Newark light rail operated by NJ Transit.

>The one inolving the MTA is extremely unlikely to happen for a bureaucratic reasons.

What involves the MTA here?

>NJ Transit Meadowlands line already existing.

That line's current capacity is too low to call another rail line to the meadowlands redundant. There's a reason people end up stuck in the Meadowlands for hours after events like the Superbowl and Wrestlemania. Maybe when it happens in front of a global audience during a World cup final or semifinal the state will be embarrassed enough to fund either fixing the line's capacity or building a light rail extension.

So once a year for the phone and less than that with the ipad and laptop?

Do you actually go to the store when you already know what you want or just order it online?

And if they built retail on the first floor or 2 of the buildings that would take the malls place it probably wouldn't even be that large of a decline in retail square footage.

Also how often are people even going to the Apple Store? They sell products that should last for multiple years.

Unless someone is constantly going to the tech support part of the store the difference between getting to Newport and WTC is a pretty small inconvenience.

The master plan for Jersey City includes breaking up the mall into several plots to be redeveloped.

>he 41-acre Newport property, which includes 130 retail stores, sits roughly four blocks off Hudson River waterfront. The master plan draft proposes to re-establish its street grid by extending Seventh, Eighth, Ninth and 10th streets — which end at Marin Boulevard — and to “simplify” Mall Drives East and West for pedestrians to reach the waterfront area walled off by the mall.

>The city intends to work closely with Newport mall’s owner, the Simon Property Group, and all stakeholders on any future plans, Jersey City spokeswoman Kimberly Wallace-Scalcione said. She said the proposals in the draft are based on community feedback, “but nothing that would transpire without support from the current property owners.”

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>Simon spokeswoman Ali Slocum said the company hasn’t yet been approached by city planners, but it’s “committed to Jersey City and look forward to this collaboration. Newport Centre will continue to evolve, adapting to meet the needs of consumers and will continue to support the community for years to come.”

>The master plan draft provides a neighborhood-by-neighborhood glimpse into how the city could evolve over the next 20 years. The plan looks to revise open space and land use. The drafts had been available on the city’s master plan web page for recommendations and comments until Aug 2, but it was taken down on Aug 10.

So no actual plans yet.

What does this matter when we generally build subways under streets not skyscrapers?

If we were building a new line under WTC 1 then the height of it could be relevant.

>Yes, Atlantic City does still feature $5 blackjack tables. However, it only offers these stakes in limited quantity. The following two casinos are the only ones that regularly offer a $5 minimum bet.

4 years with executive power vs. 2 years in the legislature.

He'll take in lobbyist cash for votes but he won't get close to the haul Ivanka and Jared made off her father's presidency.

It's not like the West Village has streets with crazy curves. It's basically a grid at a different angle and then a small part of it is a grid at a third angle.

I don't see why a trolley bus couldn't go up Hudson or go along Christopher St and handle the turn when it transitions to the normal grid and becomes 9th St.

Crazy how there was more protection for pedestrians on the old bridge compared to nowadays when cars can easily go much faster.

> If the powers that be really want to funnel money to the construction industry they could pay them $5B to dig a big hole and another $5B to fill it back in.

But actually it would be more useful to pay them to dig a big hole between 78/139 and the tunnel. Put the approach to the tunnel there. Then cover it back up. Would open up the land above which is in a great location if not for those lanes.

> No, it cannot. But the Governor wants to throw red meat to the construction unions because he wants to run for President.

If the goal is just to create construction jobs and it has to be on a highway then do something with some benefits by burying the lanes between 78/139 and the Tunnel. Then upzone that whole area for dense housing.

This isn't a law court so you don't need proof beyond reasonable doubt.

As for legal issues for libel they would need to prove you're lying. If you're not lying then there's no way they could prove that.

• For that price tag be ambitious and go for a crossrail level project. Bring in NY and the feds to also spend that much and then do a rail tunnel from Hoboken to somewhere in lower Manhattan to Atlantic terminal.

• Build a Union City station for the new Gateway tunnels to midtown or on the old tunnels when they're closed for renovation.

• PATH to Secaucus Junction or up along the existing ROW alongside the Heights and Union City.

• Fully grade separate the light rail and then automate it.

• Extend the West Side Avenue Line of the Light rail to Newark Penn. (More expensive if it's done alongside the idea above to fully grade separate it.)

I was hoping HOTD would make these services realize that the hype around appointment tv is a thing but they just ignored it and went on releasing stuff at midnight west coast time. Basically making sure the release was prime time for as little people as possible.

Generally no. Those are usually unneeded giveaways that exist because of corruption.

Those kinds of giveaway also exist in Manhattan and you can't accuse Manhattan of not being an in demand area.

The problem here is that you think new construction is the reason people have and are still moving to Jersey City.

The real reason most people have and are still moving to Jersey City is because it’s right next to one of the biggest job centers in the entire country.

People would have come and will still come even if the housing stock is not increased.

Turning a parking lot into hundreds of homes means hundreds of people not trying to rent or buy existing homes.

>For example, I really doubt that department going to find listings in their own

vs.

> The Commission on Human Rights accepts and investigates complaints of discrimination filed by members of the public, including complaints alleging violations of the new salary transparency protection.

Also there really isn't a profit motive for companies to try to cheat this. Internally HR departments already have the salary ranges for the jobs list so it's not like they're doing extra work to come up with that.

And now that everyone will be listing the salaries it's in a company's interest to list accurate numbers. A falsely low minimum and employees that have other options/are paid better at their current job don't even apply. A falsely high maximum and companies waste time doing interviews and giving offers to people that turn it down because they were expecting a much higher offer.

From OP’s link:

> The Commission on Human Rights accepts and investigates complaints of discrimination filed by members of the public, including complaints alleging violations of the new salary transparency protection. The Law Enforcement Bureau also initiates its own investigations based on testing, tips, and other sources of information. In addition to filing complaints at the Commission, individuals with claims against their current employer can also file a lawsuit in civil court.

> Employers and employment agencies who are found to have violated the NYCHRL may have to pay monetary damages to affected employees, amend advertisements and postings, create or update policies, conduct training, provide notices of rights to employees or applicants, and engage in other forms of affirmative relief. The Commission will not assess a civil penalty for a first complaint alleging a violation of the salary transparency provision, provided that the employer shows they have fixed the violation within 30 days of receiving the Commission’s notice of the violation. Covered employers may have to pay civil penalties of up to $250,000 for a uncured first violation of the new law, as well as for any subsequent violations. Information regarding the process for submitting proof of a fixed violation and appealing a civil penalty for a violation of the new salary transparency protection is available on the Commission’s website.

From the fact sheet link by Op:

>Advertisements that cover multiple jobs, promotions, or transfer opportunities can include salary ranges that are specific to each opportunity.

For reference since someone else linked their listings JP Morgan is now listing the salary range for each possible location. (Even when the ranges are the same for every location)

Also if a company is looking for NYC workers it's not in their interest to put $60k on there if HR doesn't expect anyone in NYC to take the job for less than $85k.

Now that the numbers have to be there employers are probably going to want them to be accurate. A falsely low minimum and employees that have other options don't even apply. A falsely high maximum and companies waste time doing interviews and giving offers to people that turn it down because they were expecting a much higher offer.

Or they have worked in the private sector and know that HR departments already have these ranges and just doesn't put them in the listings.

There's a reason someone above linked JP Morgan's job listings and they're already complying with this. It's more work to try to cheat it than just putting in the ranges that they already had internally.

> I didn't say it was a base salary I said it was a total comp and of course if they just issued a SQL query in the payroll system and took the MIN() and MAX() then its absolutely been done in good faith.

You think there are roles at the same company where someone is making $1.5M and someone else in the same role is making $75K? Is that the basis of what you are saying here?

Well if that's the case then the person making $75k will see the listing for their role and realized how under paid they are.

>What good does it do if the company just gives everyone the same base salary (lets say 100K) and then still has a very widely skewed total comp range because some people are better at negotiating than others?

As I said:

>People in fields where the yearly bonus is huge compared to the base salary may feel differently but this law should cut through a lot of bullshit in fields not like that.

>Sure but if they have to publish "people in this job level in NYC last year made somewhere in the range of $75k - $1.5M" it is far better in terms of the transparency that people are looking for so much.

If a company lists a base salary with that range then it would be up to a judge if that's a "good faith" listing:

>Employers must state the minimum and maximum salary they in good faith believe at the time of the posting they are willing to pay for the advertised job, promotion, or transfer opportunity. "Good faith” means the salary range the employer honestly believes at the time they are listing the job advertisement that they are willing to pay the successful applicant(s).

Also if a company lists clearly bullshit ranges it could turn off prospective applicants. Now that the numbers have to be there employers are probably going to want them to be accurate. too low of a minimum and employees that have other options don't even apply. Too high of a max and companies waste time doing interviews and giving offers to people that turn it down because they were expecting a much higher offer.

There's a reason someone linked JP Morgan's job listing and they're already complying with this. It's more work to try to cheat it than just putting in the ranges that HR already had internally for the listing.