What do you wish Lakewood has?

amother

Honeydew

Tue, Jan 18 2022, 9:45 pm

asmileaday wrote:

Esther Rubinstein (the dog Mom of mybestiecharlie on Instagram) offers this. I can't remember the name I think maybe suppermade or something like that. It's real heimish food, not commercial. You can pm me for her phone number.

It's really expensive though. $95 a box, which feeds 2 adults or 4 kids. I'd totally do it otherwise, I watch her stories on Instagram and salivate.

asmileaday

Tue, Jan 18 2022, 9:51 pm

amother [ Honeydew ] wrote:

It's really expensive though. $95 a box, which feeds 2 adults or 4 kids. I'd totally do it otherwise, I watch her stories on Instagram and salivate.

Ok I don't know her prices.

amother

Canary

Tue, Jan 18 2022, 10:13 pm

amother [ Ruby ] wrote:

Try Bagel King (near npgs Jackson)

Doesn’t cut it for me, Sorry Smile

They do make some yummy stuff, but the bagels are just not like bagel holes.

amother

Azure

Tue, Jan 18 2022, 10:14 pm

Something that is missing from most Jewish communities, diversity.

amother

Jasmine

Tue, Jan 18 2022, 10:53 pm

amother [ Azure ] wrote:

Something that is missing from most Jewish communities, diversity.

Hmm at this point we’ve got yeshivish , not yeshivish black hat, many strains of hardcore and not hardcore Hasidim , modern orthodox, Sephardi … not sure what you’re looking for. Sure it’s not evenly distributed but not sure how that’s logistically possible especially for a town that started around a litvish “haredi” yeshiva

amother

Hunter

Tue, Jan 18 2022, 11:00 pm

amother [ Azure ] wrote:

Something that is missing from most Jewish communities, diversity.

The heart of lkwd has always been bmg and a yeshivish community. That is literally why the lakewood community was started and grew. Anyone who has come recently is piggy backing on that.

If ppl want more diversity they would have to open schools and whatever to attract more of that. .
(There is diversity in terms of litvish, chassidim, Sephardim all living together. Just not the diversity some are looking for )

amother

Begonia

Tue, Jan 18 2022, 11:05 pm

amother [ Jean ] wrote:

Someone to make families in need homemade suppers. I really want to start this when I get to an older stage in life. Affordable delicious homemade suppers for those who don't have a mother or mothers can't make food bec of circumstance. Been here firsthand unfortunately n hv yet to find a reasonably priced place that'll too it everyday for a small fam with good tasting food not yeshiva cook style . (Side point if anyone knows of anyone who offers this pls pls lmknow I k a fam in need willing to pay per supper)

Check out homemadetakeoutforyou on Instagram

checkbefore

Wed, Jan 19 2022, 1:44 am

Bagels and More from BP!
Uber and Lyft having enough cars in the area
More dairy restaurants

amother

Tiffanyblue

Wed, Jan 19 2022, 1:51 am

amother [ Azure ] wrote:

Something that is missing from most Jewish communities, diversity.

It’s pretty diverse. It has all types of Orthodox Jews. It even has some rwmo. My shul has streimels, black hats, and no hats.

salt

Wed, Jan 19 2022, 2:14 am

amother [ Broom ] wrote:

This! I do live in Lakewood and we desperately need public transportation. I don't think private would work, they already tried the "L" but that didn't do much. I don't know if it still runs but even if it does, it basically goes from West Gate to Yeshiva area, doesn't cover too much of Lakewood.
And yes, I doubt this is what OP had in mind. Other than that I think we pretty much have it all!

I don't live in Lakewood, but if there's no public transportation, how do kids get around?

SuperWify

Wed, Jan 19 2022, 3:01 am

salt wrote:

I don't live in Lakewood, but if there's no public transportation, how do kids get around?

Moms taxi service.

amother

Mocha

Wed, Jan 19 2022, 4:36 am

amother [ Jasmine ] wrote:

Random idea.
A business for errands. Like you pay a set rate and they’ll go pick up a bottle of milk, the knee socks your daughter needs, and your cleaning.

I feel like many people would utilise this but not sure how easy it would be to find workers

Erev Pesach 2020, in the height of Covid, I hired a Lakeway driver who did all my errands for me. Sure, cost me an arm and a leg, but it was worth it at that point.

Bnei Berak 10

Wed, Jan 19 2022, 6:54 am

SuperWify wrote:

Moms taxi service.

This is crazy. Nobody walks? Bikes?
Why don't you get your politicians to do something about public transportation?
A 1st world country with some serious 3rd world issues. Even large favelas in Brazil have public transportation!

amother

Melon

Wed, Jan 19 2022, 6:54 am

More schools that cater to children who are currently in mainstream, but aren't really learning everything they need to be a productive person.

SuperWify

Wed, Jan 19 2022, 7:07 am

Bnei Berak 10 wrote:

Simple. It’s a (over-flowing ill-structured) town. Not a city.

One comment on imamother is not going to change this eternal problem. It has been discussed and rehashed for years already without anything changing. Hence, that’s why someone posted this extra large town needs a transportation system desperately.

jeg

Wed, Jan 19 2022, 9:37 am

amother [ Jasmine ] wrote:

Jews of different ethnic background. Black Jews. A Latinx Jews. Etc.

Chayalle

Wed, Jan 19 2022, 9:54 am

amother [ Hunter ] wrote:

Glasses store that takes vsp and doesn’t nickel and dime you and respects the warranty
(Like dr borkowski until he closed. I’ve been disappointed every place I’ve gone since)

Hey me too. I know he's working at Eyes on Nine....does he not take VSP anymore?

amother

Jasmine

Wed, Jan 19 2022, 9:58 am

amother [ Mocha ] wrote:

Erev Pesach 2020, in the height of Covid, I hired a Lakeway driver who did all my errands for me. Sure, cost me an arm and a leg, but it was worth it at that point.

I vaguely remember a service that did this during that time too… I think they employed bochurim who had nothing to do.

amother

Linen

Wed, Jan 19 2022, 9:59 am

Chayalle wrote:

Hey me too. I know he's working at Eyes on Nine....does he not take VSP anymore?

He takes VSP. Was there few weeks ago

amother

Hunter

Wed, Jan 19 2022, 9:59 am

Chayalle wrote:

Hey me too. I know he's working at Eyes on Nine....does he not take VSP anymore?

They take vsp. Experience is different.