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Yeshivas
BMG- Biggest Yeshiva in the USA and perhaps the world.
https://www.bmg.edu/

Restaurants

Comprehensive list of Lakewood Restaurants here
Entree http://entreerestaurant.com - Best upscale meat place with great food and service 
Revolve- A new small upscale nice and different meat place.
Estreia - most upscale restaurant around but food could use improvement 
Ottimo  https://www.ottimocafe.com/ best and nicest dairy restaurant
cafotteria http://cafotteria.com/ nice dairy restaurant/cafe modern style
www.paninicafelakewood.com nice small restaurant , delicious food
Pizzano- A pizza store with nice sit down area also has a large dairy menu ( served to table )
Upper Crust- A nice sit down area with large dairy menu ( Full waiter service )

Fast Food
Meat
Glatt Bite- Massive menu with fast service and delicious American and Chinese food.
D'LUX- Massive menu with fast service. American, Chinese, and sushi
Yussies- Deli and sandwiches. Delicious fries.
Glatt Gourmet- best homemade take out food (also sandwiches and chinese)
Yapchik- Nice menu great homemade take out, or eat in, best shabbes meat selection
Bun- Nice new place, great burgers
Sushi Express- sushi and Chinese, they deliver 732-901-7874
South Side Sandwich Shop- Fast-food joint Extensive sandwich menu. Has delicious smoked Ribs/Lamb brisket and chicken. Friendly service.
Snaps- Fast food in Westgate
Mikes Chicken Crunchers - variety of fried chicken and sandwiches
Dairy
Circa - Clean pizza store/cafe with large menu + sushi.
Pizza Place- A pizza store with a large dairy menu and very nice setting located in WestGate 732.730.1144
Pizza Plus, 4th st btwn Clifton and Lexington. Original Lakewood pizza store. Foods great. Best pizza around
J2- Pizza and sushi in Shoprite plaza. Pizza is good, great sushi. Service is not good.
Village Pizza (2 locatioons) - Pizza store with a dairy menu

Bagel Nosh - Legendary bagel store, needs no introduction
4 Corners (4 locations) , bagel store+ sushi ]
Coffee
French Press - Freshly Roasted exotic coffee beans. Ground and brewed on demand by the cup. Standard method is pour over, but you can request just about any. Ask which brand are freshest.

Shuls
Kol Shimshon - fixed mincha and maariv every 15 minutes at peak times otherwise every 1/2 hour
West Gate - Maariv every 20 minutes from 8-12
Satmar- Forest and 5th
Chestnut - Another good option for Shachris (until 9) if you're on the South side of the lake (and for shkiya mincha-maariv). 105 Chestnut Street Corner of Tiffany Lane

Kosher Grocery and Supermarkets
Jerusalem Glatt: 515 River Ave  Phone: (732) 370-6695
Kosher West: 136 Hillside Blvd
NPGS  - 152 James Street, 231 Main Street, and 2080 W County Line
Super Stop - 1161 River Ave and 416 Cedarbridge
Foodex -  407 Princeton Ave
Shloimys  - 1750 Clifton Ave
Gormet Glatt - 1700 Madison Ave
Kosher Villiage - 911 E County Line
Jerusalem Glatt  - 515 River Ave
Corner of 2nd - 132 2nd Street
Kollel Food Store - 403 Clifton
Aisle 9 -  951 Madison
Picnic - 357 Squankum RIP 6.20.2021
Evergreen
Gourmet Glatt South
BINGO
Feldman’s
Yankel’s
Seasons
Chick-Chock

Clothing

Men
His Place- 435 Clifton Ave
Emporio- 1700 Madison Ave
Marcy's- NEW LOCATION- 10 America Ave

Women
Girls on Glen- 120 Hillside Blvd
Gowns By Shevy(you can also sell and rent out your sister/mother of the bride gowns here)
Zinelli- 175 E Kennedy Blvd
Heads of Class- 916 River Ave

Periodicals

Newspapers
The Lakewood Shopper

Magazines
The Voice of Lakewood

Advertising only
The Clip It coupon card732-231-2692 - Coupon card that comes in back of the BP

BP weekly

Lakewood weekly

Masa Umatan (Has popular lists like freebay, Rental list http://masaumatan.com/e96_rentals.html, and playgroup list)

Residential Rental listings
http://masaumatan.com/MasaRentals.pdf
rental list http://masaumatan.com/e96_rentals.html

https://www.listingsinlakewood.com/

Keilim Mikva:

11th st mikva, -till 4pm
Hertzberg, 121 E 9th bet. Park and East end. -On left side of house after entrance to shul.
DB Electronics open 24hrs in the back ( Yt seasons only for costumers)
The Westview Shop
Center Of Town (Gourmet Glatt plaza)
Amazing Savings
Yesodei Court


Car Repairs

https://greaterlakewood.com/lakewood-mobile-mechanics-diagnose-and-fix-cars-at-owners-homes/

Betzalel Brezner 845-558-5547
Absolute cheapest prices, great work
@S209: I was very satisfied, used him twice
Tell him you saw it on dansdeals forums! :)

Reuven & Sons Auto Repair
40 Chestnut street
From transmissions to brakes.
Honest prices. Quick service
848-222-1104
New mechanic in town. 25 years experience, moved from Brooklyn.
Tell him you saw it on Dansdeals.

Brakes and Batteries
Moshe Levy will come to you.  848-210-3640
Lipas

Body Work
AllState Collision (Ovadia Levine) 732-730-0220

Plumbers

Zalman Charloff- Z R Plumbing. Six four six-946-2903 (recommended by S209 and by YitzyS)

HVAC
Izzy Zerken - AMZ Heating and Cooling (recommended by S209)

Flowers

White Ribbon Florist - Weddings, events, and stunning Shabbos flowers. @S209

Phone Repairs

Lg Exalt Repairs- 347-201-2501 (Call or Text)
Matis Geesis - 732 523-0033

Note that this list is far from exhaustive.


To Do - Parks & Recreational Ideas:

http://www.oceancountyparks.org/

Transportation
Rockshire Transit - Lakewood/Monsey - 845-352-8543
Midtown Bus - see this post by @Marks
See this post for other options to Manhattan

Auto Sales
Toms River Auto Sales
Lakewood Auto Sales
Priority
iCar
Ami Katz
MY Auto Sales
Auto Discounters
Car Shadchan
Lakewood Car Finder

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Re: Lakewood NJ Master Thread
« Reply #13860 on: July 12, 2018, 11:57:52 AM »
please explain this. Thanks
can you elaborate on this please specifically on banked usage etc...

When someone install solar they also install a net meter. This calculates how much energy your solar system generates as well as how much you consume. It cancels them out against each other. If your solar generates more than you use in a specific month then the excess gets banked and will cancel out usage from future months. Once a year the account gets reconciled and any unused banked generation gets sold into the market. Market prices are about 2-3 cents per kWh. Therefore if you paid 8 cents and it gets sold into the market at 2 cents you are paying 6 cents for generation that you didn't even use. This is avoidable. One way is to simply undersize your solar system. That is what he did.
Only if you oversize your solar system relative to usage. There are only around 2 months of the year when my solar system produces anything close to, or just over what I use- around April and October when there’s a lot of production but no AC usage. If you are going to put up a 3 acre solar farm for a residential electric account of course you will lose money....
This means that most months he is using generation above what the solar generates. The only reason to do that is if you do not have a large enough rooftop. The better way to do this is to have the solar generate excess in the summer when there is a lot of daylight and have it banked to use over the fall, winter, and spring. The issue then is to make sure that the banked usage gets used up and not sold back into the market. This is all avoidable as long as it is done right. I have seen solar done right and I have seen solar done very wrong including large office buildings with a poor contract making the solar add $30k to their energy costs each year. That is after we were ale to change some aspects of their other bills to bring it down by around $60k. My real point is that there are many pitfalls with solar and the ROI estimates used by most solar installers are incorrect simply because they do not understand the utility pricing structure. It is important to be vigilant.
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Re: Lakewood NJ Master Thread
« Reply #13861 on: July 12, 2018, 12:16:35 PM »
When someone install solar they also install a net meter. This calculates how much energy your solar system generates as well as how much you consume. It cancels them out against each other. If your solar generates more than you use in a specific month then the excess gets banked and will cancel out usage from future months. Once a year the account gets reconciled and any unused banked generation gets sold into the market. Market prices are about 2-3 cents per kWh. Therefore if you paid 8 cents and it gets sold into the market at 2 cents you are paying 6 cents for generation that you didn't even use. This is avoidable. One way is to simply undersize your solar system. That is what he did.This means that most months he is using generation above what the solar generates. The only reason to do that is if you do not have a large enough rooftop. The better way to do this is to have the solar generate excess in the summer when there is a lot of daylight and have it banked to use over the fall, winter, and spring. The issue then is to make sure that the banked usage gets used up and not sold back into the market. This is all avoidable as long as it is done right. I have seen solar done right and I have seen solar done very wrong including large office buildings with a poor contract making the solar add $30k to their energy costs each year. That is after we were ale to change some aspects of their other bills to bring it down by around $60k. My real point is that there are many pitfalls with solar and the ROI estimates used by most solar installers are incorrect simply because they do not understand the utility pricing structure. It is important to be vigilant.

Thanks!
How does one know how to properly size up their solar system?

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Re: Lakewood NJ Master Thread
« Reply #13862 on: July 12, 2018, 12:17:30 PM »
No one here financed/purchased their solar system? what are the pitfalls if one goes that route?

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Re: Lakewood NJ Master Thread
« Reply #13863 on: July 12, 2018, 12:18:45 PM »
No one here financed/purchased their solar system? what are the pitfalls if one goes that route?
Was discussed above.

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Re: Lakewood NJ Master Thread
« Reply #13864 on: July 12, 2018, 12:21:27 PM »
Thanks!
How does one know how to properly size up their solar system?
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Re: Lakewood NJ Master Thread
« Reply #13865 on: July 12, 2018, 12:21:39 PM »
Thanks!
How does one know how to properly size up their solar system?
The right solar guy is able to do that. It is part of what makes him the right guy.
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Re: Lakewood NJ Master Thread
« Reply #13866 on: July 12, 2018, 12:52:54 PM »
When someone install solar they also install a net meter. This calculates how much energy your solar system generates as well as how much you consume. It cancels them out against each other. If your solar generates more than you use in a specific month then the excess gets banked and will cancel out usage from future months. Once a year the account gets reconciled and any unused banked generation gets sold into the market. Market prices are about 2-3 cents per kWh. Therefore if you paid 8 cents and it gets sold into the market at 2 cents you are paying 6 cents for generation that you didn't even use. This is avoidable. One way is to simply undersize your solar system. That is what he did.This means that most months he is using generation above what the solar generates. The only reason to do that is if you do not have a large enough rooftop. The better way to do this is to have the solar generate excess in the summer when there is a lot of daylight and have it banked to use over the fall, winter, and spring. The issue then is to make sure that the banked usage gets used up and not sold back into the market. This is all avoidable as long as it is done right. I have seen solar done right and I have seen solar done very wrong including large office buildings with a poor contract making the solar add $30k to their energy costs each year. That is after we were ale to change some aspects of their other bills to bring it down by around $60k. My real point is that there are many pitfalls with solar and the ROI estimates used by most solar installers are incorrect simply because they do not understand the utility pricing structure. It is important to be vigilant.

That is commercial. OP was asking about residential solar. I would imagine your typical residential project is highly unlikely to install a large enough system to be oversized unless you have a massive roof area and really low electric usage....

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Re: Lakewood NJ Master Thread
« Reply #13867 on: July 12, 2018, 12:56:15 PM »
The right solar guy is able to do that. It is part of what makes him the right guy.
That is commercial. OP was asking about residential solar. I would imagine your typical residential project is highly unlikely to install a large enough system to be oversized unless you have a massive roof area and really low electric usage....

Time to move this conversation to a new thread.

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« Reply #13868 on: July 12, 2018, 12:59:22 PM »
That is commercial. OP was asking about residential solar. I would imagine your typical residential project is highly unlikely to install a large enough system to be oversized unless you have a massive roof area and really low electric usage....
That is why it is called imagination. Someone with a good south facing rooftop can easily have more generation than needed.
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Re: Lakewood NJ Master Thread
« Reply #13869 on: July 12, 2018, 01:00:50 PM »
Was discussed above.

i don't see any comments as to why they leased rather than purchased nor any comments about pitfalls specific to purchasing

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Re: Lakewood NJ Master Thread
« Reply #13870 on: July 12, 2018, 01:05:10 PM »
i don't see any comments as to why they leased rather than purchased nor any comments about pitfalls specific to purchasing
- Solar panels can void your roof warranty

- SREC price can drop, so don't factor it in when calculating your savings (IIRC 10 years ago it was $600. Now it's ~$200)

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Re: Lakewood NJ Master Thread
« Reply #13871 on: July 12, 2018, 01:25:58 PM »


I see but doesn't the first reason apply whether you buy or lease?

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Re: Lakewood NJ Master Thread
« Reply #13872 on: July 12, 2018, 01:26:07 PM »
i don't see any comments as to why they leased rather than purchased nor any comments about pitfalls specific to purchasing
I don't think there is as long as you are ready to spend the money and the ROI works for the amount of money you are pouring into it
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Re: Lakewood NJ Master Thread
« Reply #13873 on: July 12, 2018, 01:27:07 PM »
and anyway my house is more than 15 years old so no warranty anyway

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Re: Lakewood NJ Master Thread
« Reply #13874 on: July 12, 2018, 01:28:08 PM »
I don't think there is as long as you are ready to spend the money and the ROI works for the amount of money you are pouring into it
that s what I am thinking but it seems most of us here at least decided to lease

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Re: Lakewood NJ Master Thread
« Reply #13875 on: July 12, 2018, 01:32:38 PM »
@aygart Awesome post! I appreciate the time taken to explain it so neatly for all of us here!

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« Reply #13876 on: July 12, 2018, 01:32:52 PM »
that s what I am thinking but it seems most of us here at least decided to lease
From what I understand, leasing is really just financing it.
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Re: Lakewood NJ Master Thread
« Reply #13877 on: July 12, 2018, 01:54:51 PM »
That is why it is called imagination. Someone with a good south facing rooftop can easily have more generation than needed.
I have a 12k system with decent southern exposure. I easily use 2 to three times that in annual electric usage. So while it’s possible to overproduce my guess is its definitely not typical for your average frum Lakewood family.....

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Re: Lakewood NJ Master Thread
« Reply #13878 on: July 12, 2018, 02:36:46 PM »

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Re: Lakewood NJ Master Thread
« Reply #13879 on: July 12, 2018, 02:41:09 PM »
I have a 12k system with decent southern exposure. I easily use 2 to three times that in annual electric usage. So while it’s possible to overproduce my guess is its definitely not typical for your average frum Lakewood family.....
That depends on the size of the house and installed equipment.
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