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The things you see when you leave the New York City limits! This photo was taken on Grove Street in Jersey City last weekend en route to the PATH station after All Points West. Hung on a fence surrounding a vacant lot, the banner speaks volumes about the Garden State's famed anarcho-syndicalism, which has succeeding in directly carrying out the collective will through cutting-edge technology like text messaging. If only New York City developers would let Blackberry-toting urbanites decide their plans, maybe there'd be fewer "fabulous lofts" and more bars with Jalapeño poppers and backyard beer pong!... On second thought, let's go with the giant nail salon.
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This is obviously an advertisement for the Exeter Property Company.
I'll take the taco bell, bob.
5. A strip mall with a strip club and taco bell.
so many 'exeter's'. even the example given is exeter. and the words attached to exeter...fabulous, amazing. exeter
So its a picture of an ad. Are they at least going to throw you some money for the pageviews?
Haha, I noticed this sign walking back from APW too. If they're lucky, they'll get a Taco Bell. Mmmmm... cheesey gordita crunch.
It's a well-known fact that Jersey City is America's greatest city.
push-polling?
¡yo quiero taco bell!
Critical land development decisions made via text! Why didn't the DOB think of this first?!
Yuk it up all you want, Jersey City now has the gothic mystery and gin-u-wine krazies that made NYC famous for it's arts scene to begin with.
i'm voting for the nail salon
APW was the first time I'd ever been in Jersey City, and let me tell you, it was fucking depressing. Jersey City is like the downtown area of every American city: extremely desolate and soul-less. It really made me appreciate NYC more.
i want a drive through nail salon with a 99 cent taco bell menu
Alex, you are exactly why we in Jersey City dreaded all of you coming over for APW. Now stay out.
#11 is on the mark. JC as next hipster central.
I think this sign is something like a taunting joke.
There's an amazing, real taqueria a block from this sign.
There are nail salons and 99 cent stores nearby.
I think their gist is "What, you've got everything else you'd ever want, why not build some condos locals can't afford?"
Maybe "I" am not getting this...but I don't think Gothamist understands that sign. Clearly a "fabulous loft" is what is going up there (regardless of what anyone texts because those choices are a joke!). I don't mind that at all though really. It beats the ghetto Jersey City once was, and the trash dollar stores on Newark Ave. Although a 24 hour Taco Bell does sound great!!!
^Thank you. The lofts get built regardless of what credulous natives "text" in.
taco bell? goddamn dumb poor people. It's chipotle you want.
Hell yeah, it would be great if this were a real way to aid in the process of zoning and property development.
There used to be a church on that lot. it was torn down last summer I believe. Exeter is building a condo on the spot relatively soon.
Also, there are no 99 cent stores or nail salons nearby. This is in the "nice" part of Jersey City.
This is sort of old news, considering the banner went up in may ( http://www.newyorkssixth.com/2008/05/grove-street-development-needs-zoning.html )
The planned building needs a zoning change, but ultimately its a low rise residential building with ground floor retail that would fit in with the historic district. ( http://curbed.com/archives/2008/05/22/curbedwire_the_jersey_city_taco_bellcondo_conundrum.php )
The project replaces an old cinder block carpet store and an old, not-at-all historic church ( http://www.newyorkssixth.com/2006/12/majestic-ii.html ) Don't you religious types worry though, there are still three churches within 1,000 feet of the site.