I am not in VYV.

They didn’t tell me about any construction. (I don’t have any construction across from me.)

Yes. Not in VYV. Charged trash removal fee and water fee. However, it got added in the lease renewal contract. (It wasn’t added in the middle of an existing lease.) So, we had to “agree and sign” to these fees when renewing.

While at it, let’s just rename Downtown JC to “Shi Tpa Town”

That’s what sucks about so many of the LUXIRY buildings in Downtown JC! (I don’t know if other neighborhoods/cities.) The buildings often advertise great deals - free amenities, free 1-2 months’ rent upon signing, etc., but they offer those only to “new” tenants, not to existing ones.

That is so stupid and counterproductive, it seems. If you have had a good tenant all along, who paid rent on time and was never a problem (loud music, smoking in hallways, etc.), why wouldn’t you want that tenant to continue instead of risking it with a newer tenant you have little idea about?! Also, with a new tenant, you need to spend money on professional deep cleaning, repainting, etc., and it just seems that continuing with the existing tenant is cost-effective.

But still, they never offer such deals to existing tenants. It always boggles my mind.

I know absolutely nothing about rabid raccoons, but I sure as hell hope that you are correct. I don’t even live in the Paulus Hook neighborhood but this post just unlocked a new fear.

My favorite lady in Jersey City is that biatch telling snobby New Yorkers to shush 🤫

And those Revel and equivalent swipe your card systems are notorious at that.

You grabbed coffee, ok. Oh, and that muffin from below the counter in the glass cabinet that opens only on the cashier side.

The cashier now turns the screen to you and your options are 20%, 25%, 30%, or Other.

The lowest I have seen at such places is still 18%. That’s insane for just grab-and-go-type of places; what service is being provided? Of course I cannot go behind the counter, open the glass door and pick that muffin since I don’t work there…

Of course, I go with Other and might leave a dollar tip or not even that. But their audacity to even ask for such tips and guilt you into thinking that you owe them for grabbing a muffin from under the counter is just appalling.

As a financial engineer, I write a lot of mathematical code. I, too, use more parentheses than I need to, but they reduce ambiguity to the next person reading the code. Long love parentheses!

They don’t!

It’s the whole WTC-Fulton Street station that they want to treat as the “transportation hub”.

If you notice, those 4,5, and J,Z, and 2,3 stations are all called “Fulton Street”. Having the Park Place station of 2,3 as part of the hub takes it away from the whole hub idea. I know, it is silly.

Almost every major train station in NYC in better than Port Authority. Also, WTC station was recently renovated.

To add:

Pav literally means “bread”.

So Vada Pav means the potato thingy and bread.

I agree it is no hard-and-fast rule. But the user above my comment saying, “No landlord or building will ever take responsibility for swapping out your water filter” is just plain wrong. Some do. Some don’t.

Mine is free. Included in the rent. Why should I pay for the light bulb burning out?

Think about it: assume the previous tenant used the light bulb a lot and moved out. I move in and the very next day, assume, the light bulb goes out. Am I responsible for its “heavy use” and wear and tear? I used it for just one day… Whereas the previous tenant probably used it for more than a full year and still didn’t have to replace it. Likewise with the water filter. Perhaps the building is responsible for changing all these when a new tenant moves in. But will any building replace a working light bulb just because a new tenant is moving in? What about when my lease gets renewed?

Again, I am not saying all buildings need to do this for free. For that matter, many buildings will not even address pest issues and such.

But mine does. And the user above me said that no building does it (for free) and I wanted to point out that my building in JC does it for free. The user above me was asking this as if this is a never-heard-of service and I wanted to say that it is otherwise. For that matter, my not-so-luxury former building in Manhattan also offered water filter and light bulb replacement for free.

Edit: oh, the user above my comment was you, anyways; just saw that

My landlord/building management changes the water filter regularly. I just need to put in a maintenance request and it is taken care of. As per the lease, I believe I am entitled to get it replaced monthly, but I usually wait until the “change water filter” indicator is lit.

They also replace light bulbs inside the apartment unit, if I request. (For light bulbs in the lamps provided by them; my table lamps are my responsibility, but if I request, they wouldn’t mind, I guess.)

I agree that Internet is not something that they will take full responsibility of. They will at most just make a phone call since it seems they provide it as a free service (included utilities) in this particular building. Not subletting and not allowing AirBnB guests are common clauses; so OP will see that almost everywhere.