RE: [AsburyPark] Re: So if it's Pizza you want...

2008-08-26 Thread Debbie DeLisa
We will be having pizza for you at The Wonder Bar starting this Wednesday night!!! I was telling my security, Freddy Capalogna, that I wish we could have pizza since everyone has been writing about it and he told me he used to be the pizza man at his dad's Italian Restaurant! I immediately

[AsburyPark] Re: So if it's Pizza you want...

2008-08-26 Thread wernerapnj
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, Debbie DeLisa [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: We will be having pizza for you at The Wonder Bar starting this Wednesday night!!! I was telling my security, Freddy Capalogna, that I wish we could have pizza since everyone has been writing about it and he told me he

[AsburyPark] Boardwalk Bliss

2008-08-26 Thread Mario
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[AsburyPark] Re: Boardwalk Bliss

2008-08-26 Thread wernerapnj
PR Spin. And this solves our economic crisis how Oh, I forgot its all about how much money the developers can make, silly me. Werner Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/ *

Re: [AsburyPark] Re: What about WIFI on our boardwalk and beach?

2008-08-26 Thread Allan Peterson
They have tried this is several cities and it has not made any money.   - Original Message From: Jack Pitzer [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, August 25, 2008 11:24:03 PM Subject: [AsburyPark] Re: What about WIFI on our boardwalk and beach? I'm really

[AsburyPark] Re: What about WIFI on our boardwalk and beach?

2008-08-26 Thread Jack Pitzer
I honestly don't think it's about making money, it's more about adding a cool and attractive thing to the beach/boardwalk. If you go to most of the coffeeshops on Cookman, they have free WIFI. I could see a benefit from having it at the beach. It would be just one other thing to sell the

[AsburyPark] Re: What about WIFI on our boardwalk and beach?

2008-08-26 Thread Robb Perry
Several spots in NYC offer free wireless - most notably Bryant Park (http://www.bryantpark.org/amenities/wireless.php) and several places in Central Park(http://www.centralpark.com/pages/general-info/wireless-access-in-central-park.html). It really is a draw - LOTS of people with laptops both

[AsburyPark] Re: Why we are Screwed

2008-08-26 Thread sandpiper15
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, wernerapnj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Lets have a serious discussion of the economic state of the kingdom instead of how pretty things are and how much better it is from a year ago. Werner Just throwing this out there with the caveat that I haven't

Re: [AsburyPark] Re: What about WIFI on our boardwalk and beach?

2008-08-26 Thread Jersey Shore John
The Apple Store on 14th Street. It's signal reaching the diner on the corner and they put cafe tables next to the building where people use the store's signal, also: http://tinyurl.com/6o4o2z The Nearby Chelsea Market has free WiFi inside also:

Re: [AsburyPark] Re: What about WIFI on our boardwalk and beach?

2008-08-26 Thread Allan Peterson
I agree it would be cool.  I would not want to see the city flip the bill as I think there are many things that need funding first. - Original Message From: Jack Pitzer [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2008 12:23:49 PM Subject: [AsburyPark]

[AsburyPark] Re: What about WIFI on our boardwalk and beach?

2008-08-26 Thread cwpvt
I agree it would be cool, but pretty much every city that has tried this has had a lot of problems. One of the worst examples is Philly, here's a link! Maybe it was corruption or the technology, but it didn't work down there! Here's a link!

[AsburyPark] Re: What about WIFI on our boardwalk and beach?

2008-08-26 Thread Jack Pitzer
The hardware and setup to make it happen would be very cheap, and probably quickly pay for itself. --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, Allan Peterson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I agree it would be cool.  I would not want to see the city flip the bill as I think there are many things that need

[AsburyPark] Re: What about WIFI on our boardwalk and beach?

2008-08-26 Thread Jack Pitzer
Yeah, i've heard about the Philly issue, but I really don't think we'd have the same problem s here in AP. We are only talking about a rather small area. I honestly think that something like this would attract people. --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, cwpvt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I agree

[AsburyPark] Re: What about WIFI on our boardwalk and beach?

2008-08-26 Thread justifiedright
Jack you are correct - this would be a good draw. I wouldn't mind surfing the net while getting a tan. We go to the beach for sometimes 12 hours straight. I get bored of swimming and would certainly go to the net if I could. I didn't understand the comment about money. The whole idea of a

[AsburyPark] Re: What about WIFI on our boardwalk and beach?

2008-08-26 Thread cwpvt
Since we are just talking about maybe two blocks wide, by the length of the boardwalk (or maybe just from the Casion to CH), would Comcast, Cablevision or Verizon do this for the publicity, let them put up some signs saying Free WiFi Provided by They could also do a better job of

[AsburyPark] Re: What about WIFI on our boardwalk and beach?

2008-08-26 Thread bob73121
I tried to get traction with this idea twice before. Once about one and a half years ago throgh the UEZ coordinator. My idea then was to coordinate with the Board of Education, the UEZ, the Chamber of Commerce, and Asbury Partners to fund a WiFI for the City as a whole. One, it would give

Re: [AsburyPark] Re: What about WIFI on our boardwalk and beach?

2008-08-26 Thread Jersey Shore John
Plus: Some places in NYC do it this way. Run banners ads if you want the service free. Pay a fee for no ads. On Aug 26, 2008, at 4:50 PM, bob73121 wrote: I tried to get traction with this idea twice before. Once about one and a half years ago throgh the UEZ coordinator. My idea then was to

[AsburyPark] Re: What about WIFI on our boardwalk and beach?

2008-08-26 Thread Jack Pitzer
Thanks Tommy! --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, justifiedright [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Jack you are correct - this would be a good draw. I wouldn't mind surfing the net while getting a tan. We go to the beach for sometimes 12 hours straight. I get bored of swimming and would certainly

[AsburyPark] Re: What about WIFI on our boardwalk and beach?

2008-08-26 Thread Jack Pitzer
I would've never thought about this until i got an iPhone. It's probably the most amazing device i've ever played with. I love it. But, I don't seem to get 3G very well in AP. It's kinda intermittent. But, if I was at the beach with WIFI, no problem. I truly have the feeling that people would

[AsburyPark] Re: Just visited AP for the first time

2008-08-26 Thread sharon_b283
When was that? The 50's? --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, oakdorf [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ..the boardwalk once had those little trams that run up and down the BW. Pick up at both borders and make a loop through town. Yahoo! Groups Links * To

[AsburyPark] Re: Just visited AP for the first time

2008-08-26 Thread sharon_b283
I never see any other type of public transportatiom there; just the trams on the boardwalk. We go there the 2nd week of June, yearly, for the past 20 years. --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, arcman210 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, oakdorf oakdorf@ wrote:

[AsburyPark] HAPPENINGS AT RESTAURANT PLAN B

2008-08-26 Thread jmh118
Dear Friends and Family, WOW!, We cannot believe that the summer is almost over. It feels like it just started. This weekend to have a big send off to summer we are proud to have Keith Calmes playing classical guitar music, Saturday, August 30th from 7 PM... As we go into

Re: [AsburyPark] Re: What about WIFI on our boardwalk and beach?

2008-08-26 Thread Jersey Shore John
There's a signal at Point Pleasant, I think. On Aug 26, 2008, at 5:32 PM, Jack Pitzer wrote: I would've never thought about this until i got an iPhone. It's probably the most amazing device i've ever played with. I love it. But, I don't seem to get 3G very well in AP. It's kinda

[AsburyPark] Re: What about WIFI on our boardwalk and beach?

2008-08-26 Thread oakdorf
- The simpliest approach would be thorugh a couple wireless router around a couple of the buildings.aka America's cup or your neighbors internet. Get Cablevision or someone else to sponsor it or provide it but make people pay a nominal fee - or make it free with a seasonal beach pass.

[AsburyPark] Re: Just visited AP for the first time

2008-08-26 Thread dfsavgny
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, Tracy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Most of our problems would have been solved by a little information. A town map would be an excellent idea, especially if you can get the hotels to leave it in rooms and lobbies. A Visitor's Guide to Asbury Park. There

[AsburyPark] Re: What about WIFI on our boardwalk and beach?

2008-08-26 Thread dfsavgny
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, Jack Pitzer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm really surprised that nobody commented on this. We could really benefit by being tech friendly. Having wifi at the beach for free could really help us, because it could be advertised as a benefit to our parking and

[AsburyPark] Re: Just visited AP for the first time

2008-08-26 Thread dapawprint
The visitor's center is no longer at the first avenue pavilion, maps are avaiable at many of the stores in The Shoppes at the Arcade on Cookman Avenue. The map is also downloadable from the Chamber of Commerce Website at: http://www.asburyparkchamber.com/pdfs/Asbury%20Map.pdf

[AsburyPark] Re: Why we are Screwed

2008-08-26 Thread dfsavgny
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, sandpiper15 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just throwing this out there with the caveat that I haven't crunched or even looked at any numbers. Taking the oceanfront off the table, is there a viable way to plug up those fiscal gaps through mixed use

[AsburyPark] Re: Why we are Screwed

2008-08-26 Thread oakdorf
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, dfsavgny [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: . are getting clobbered by taxes. Think it's about 1.2% of sale pricethen add in the maint fee and a mortgage. Then you look at rent vs. buy. Imagine if the state cuts more school funding...so that landowners pay the