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I take issue with some of the negative comments in this thread. It's not as if the OP was asking for tax money to bail them out. I think that many of the JJ haters don't really care about or follow local JC stuff, and treat JC as a bedroom community.
The JJ is what it is, and is a reflection of it's customer base and the demographics of JC. The JJ haters don't read it now, and will double not read it in the future (if that is possible). As someone wrote earlier, once it is gone it is gone. If continues to get published, it might get better.
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Bottom of page 39: Louis Manzo was on the list, the list of potential witnesses. State Senator/party boss Ray Lesniak was also on the list. Top of page 40: "Beside Taffet, the SEC named...Ronald Manzo of Bayonne, who is brother of Louis Manzo, the legislator federal authorities said was not involved." BTW, I think that Lou Manzo served effectively in the state assembly, but that doesn't mean I think he'd make a good mayor of JC.
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Yes, Healy crows, everything's great
Friday, February 20, 2009 Everything is rosy in Jersey City. Crime goes down every year. Taxes are stable. Despite the economic crisis, development continues, and hundreds of new jobs have poured into the city. Do people need affordable housing? There were 221 units of affordable housing available in 2008 and 719 more planned for this year. This city is going green and there are plans to renovate more than a half-dozen parks. Put on your swim trunks because there is even a plan for a Lafayette pool. This is pretty much the heart of Wednesday evening's State of the City speech by Mayor Jerramiah Healy. The mayor points out there is plenty of good news out there despite what these editorial pages would have you believe. Here is a question. Have you ever heard a mayor, in an election year, say I can not do this job, I need help? Every administration has a glowing State of the City speech. It is so predictable, this opinion writer wonders why this newspaper still covers it. Affordable housing has increased? How many rent control buildings have been eliminated over the years, and are still disappearing, because city agencies have failed to tell tenants about their rights? Jersey Avenue is a prime example of negligence where affordable housing has evaporated over the past 10 to 15 years. There is no reason to go into the question of crime in the city. Every time the mayor says crime has gone down, there is a collective laugh in city homes. Construction jobs for city residents on the waterfront are a myth. Let us not talk about going "green." Sorry, but fixing parks is part of the job description. How is the Sixth Street Embankment project going? Journal Square has a black hole. There is one less hospital in the city. Good news? Ask the artists community about the empty promises of past administrations and the lip service of this one as the Powerhouse Arts District went from an interesting "neighborhood" concept to planned money-making skyscrapers. This mayor's middle name is "tax abatement." If city officials are truly happy with the city's fiscal situation then why not provide voters with recent copies of their tax bills as they enter the voting booth in May. http://www.nj.com/opinion/jjournal/ed ... 35114709122810.xml&coll=3
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Robbery suspects dragged man into Jersey City alley at knifepoint: cops
by Michaelangelo Conte/The Jersey Journal Tuesday February 17, 2009, 8:40 PM Two Jersey City men were arrested on robbery charges moments after dragging a man into an alley at knifepoint and stealing his coat late Monday night, officials said today. Angel Bonilla, 19, of Kearney and West Side avenues, and Wilfredo Rivera, 20, of Sip and Romaine avenues, were arrested on Clendenny Avenue at about 11:45 p.m. and charged with robbery, reports said. The 25-year-old victim told police he was walking at Clendenny and West Side with a friend when a man pulled a knife on him and a second man grabbed him from behind and pulled him into an alley, reports said. They took his NorthFace jacket, $72 in cash, and his house keys before walking away, reports said. But the victim's friend, who moved away when the robbers approached, called police and gave them descriptions, reports said. A responding officer spotted Bonilla and Rivera a few doors away and brought them to the scene of the crime, where the victim identified them as his attackers, reports said. http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/20 ... spects_dragged_man_i.html
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Tired old subjective criticism, not backed by facts. I take it the poster hasn't been following the City Council proceedings for several years. Would a "yes man" representing Ward E be preferable? Would that make downtown more "powerful"? If you believe that, Guy Catrillo may be the way to go.
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Yesterday I got a Direct TV/DSL bundle offer from Verizon in the mail. Another sign that FIOS won't be here anytime soon
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Jersey City Councilman Steve Lipski accused of telling officials at his charter school to keep silent about school violence incidents
by The Jersey Journal Sunday February 15, 2009, 2:47 PM Jersey Journal file photoJersey City Councilman Steve Lipski, the founder and director of CREATE Charter School, has been accused in a lawsuit of telling two former school officials not to report incidents of violence at the school. Two former school officials at CREATE Charter School in Jersey City have accused Jersey City Councilman Steve Lipski, the founder and director of the school, of pressuring them not to report incidents of violence at the Lembeck Avenue school, according to a story in tomorrow's Jersey Journal. Filed in Hudson County Superior Court on Jan. 29 by the former principal, Najla Solomon, and the former dean of students, Gloria Bennett, the lawsuit says that when the officials bucked Lipski's wishes, he retaliated against them and fired them. Lipski tells Journal reporter Ken Thorbourne the allegations are "hogwash" and that he looks forward to clearing his and the school's name in court. According to the lawsuit, Lipski literally ripped up about 90 school violence reports Bennett was about to report for the 2006-2007 school year. That year, the school wound up submitting just 10 incidents to the state, according to the lawsuit. The following year, "a huge brawl" took place at the school, in which students were injured and some students were threatened with guns, the lawsuit states. But again, Lipski refused to allow Bennett or Solomon report the incident to the police or county school officials because "it would look bad for the school," according to the complaint. Bennett worked at the school from July 2007 to February 2008 and was let go for "budgetary reasons" along with two teachers, Lipski said. Lipski said Solomon, who worked at the school from May 2006 to March 2008, was let go for cause, but he declined to elaborate since the matter is in court. The plaintiffs are seeking reinstatement, back pay, punitive damages and attorney fees. Lipski has until the first week of March to file an answer in court. Last month, Lipski pleaded no contest to charges he urinated on concertgoers at a Washington, D.C., nightclub in November. Lipski blamed a drinking problem for the incident and received probation. He has since announced he is not seeking re-election this year. http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/20 ... councilman_steve_l_1.html
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4bailey, you did the right thing and fessed up in that thread. You have my utmost respect! Unfortunately, no good deed goes unpunished.
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A JCLIST Classic...the ENRAGED MOTHER thread!!!
"I was very upset when I walked through the park today at 7.30 pm and saw a guy running two greyhounds in the children's playground. I regret not having confronted him but I thought to myself that a person so inconsiderate would perhaps not respond well to a confrontation. I think that any parent and perhaps most dog owners agree with me that crossing the boundary of allowing your dogs into the playground is a mere lack of common sense. I wish our local authorities responded to these issues..." http://jclist.com/modules/newbb/viewt ... =ASC&type=&mode=0&start=0
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FBI: Jersey City building inspector took bribes to look the other way
by Michaelangelo Conte/The Jersey Journal Friday February 06, 2009, 12:26 PM A Jersey City building inspector is out on a $100,000 bail after being recorded by the FBI extorting thousands of dollars in bribes from people doing renovations, officials told The Jersey Journal. In exchange for the cash, which he called a "gratuity,'' Randolph J. Condi would look the other way when it was inspection time, officials charge. Condi extorted thousands of dollars "under the color of official right" in exchange for his official help in his capacity as building inspector with the Department of Housing, Economic Development and Commerce, Office of the Construction Code Official, according to the complaint provided by the US Attorney's Office yesterday. During one recorded meeting with a cooperating witness doing construction work in Jersey City, Condi said the money was "not a requirement" but it "makes it easier for you. ... If you show gratitude we love it. ... If you're giving me a gratuity because I made your life easier, fine," according to the complaint. In the case of a second property, an apartment building on Stuyvesant Avenue, Condi first issued a fine because the work was being done without required permits and then took bribes and gave advice on how to proceed without permits, the complaint says. Condi told the man doing the work that he could face a substantial fine but that he would make sure he was fined the minimum as long as the cooperating witness "would take care of him," the complaint says. He then told the witness to not to applying for permits because it would "open up a can of worms," the complaint says. Condi then stopped at the apartment building every few weeks to collect a $500 bribe, the complaint alleges. In one instance when the man only had $400 to give him, Condi "told him he would have to do better," the complaint says. Condi surrendered to federal authorities on Jan. 29 and was released after posting the $100,000 unsecured bail, federal officials said. http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/20 ... _city_building_inspe.html
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It has also reopened questions regarding Mr. Healy and his participation in other bizarre incidents. In 2004, as a councilman, he was photographed on his porch nude after a night of drinking. In 1999, he and his wife were arrested at their home in Bradley Beach and eventually pleaded to disorderly persons charges. Quote:
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Why the mystery about tax bite? Friday, February 06, 2009 The headline on an article in this newspaper on Monday advised: "Property tax bills not as bad as you think." Really? Jersey City property owners recently received quarterly tax bills that are about 28 percent higher than the fall bills. City officials said they expect to see lower bills go out later this year that should provide an annual rate that's not significantly higher than 2008. The January tax bills are 3.5 percent higher than a year ago. The estimated municipal tax levy for 2009 is $151 million, the same levy as last year, they say. The officials explained that the January and April quarterly bills are usually higher and then the July and October bills lower the tax rate once the City Council passes the annual budget in the spring. The question here is that if city officials truly know that the tax increases are bigger at first and will be lowered later, then why not spread it out equally for all quarters? Why put such a burden on taxpayers who have to deal with bills, mortgages and other expenses? They want to know what fixed costs they have. Comparing a tax bill to a previous year to justify a tax increase is a facetious explanation. Each budget is different. And by the way, the city is acting as if its budget is on a calendar year. Jersey City operates on a state fiscal year, July 1 to June 30. Although yet to be approved, this budget is already in its eighth month. What is coming that they do not already know? Most local governments do a draft budget, a temporary spending plan, and send out bills based on this estimate. What Jersey City officials are trying to determine is how much state aid the city will receive. State municipal aid has been reduced every year and considering the state's economic problems, there will probably be no increase. Last year's budget benefited from a multimillion-dollar lawsuit settlement with Honeywell International. Jersey City received $15 million to plug a 2007-2008 fiscal gap. The city is expected to get $10 million this year from Honeywell, but it is not enough to make a significant impact. Even if it were, using one-shot deals to balance the budget is a fiscally irresponsible way to run a city. Yes, the tax bills are as bad as you think. http://www.nj.com/opinion/jjournal/ed ... 33905128179220.xml&coll=3
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You're Invited to our Next Community Meeting!
Wednesday February 4rd 2009 ? 7:45 PM Cordero Elementary School ? auditorium Meeting Agenda 7:45 - 8:00 Welcome and Neighborhood Updates The HPNA extends a warm ?Thank You? to everyone who made the Candlelight Vigil possible and to those who attended. We also have Membership information, dates for upcoming HPNA events, updates on local development and the Hamilton Park renovation. 8:00 ? 8:40 Crime and Police Response in Hamilton Park In the wake of the tragic murder of Mr. Parikh the HPNA has invited Police Chief Thomas Comey and East District Captain Brian McDonough to discuss the latest developments in the case as well as our neighborhood safety concerns. While we have not received firm confirmation that Chief Comey will attend yet, we have been assured by Capt. McDonough that a representative of the JCPD will be on hand to provide an update and hear our concerns as well as concrete ideas that residents might have for increased safety. 8:40 ? 8:50 CABA Public Safety Petition The Communipaw Avenue Block Association (CABA) is circulating a petition which requesting the Jersey City Police Department & Governor provide: Neighborhood Walking Officers and Closed Circuit T.V. Cameras in all high crime areas & parks, and a Local, State & Federal Task Force to fight against drug trafficking, violent gangs, and the rise in homicides in Jersey City. We have copies of the petition available if you would like to sign. 8:50 ? 9:00 Community Concerns and Comments Please remember to remove all GPS and GPS accessories (including mounts) from your car ? break-ins occur when these items are visible! Help keep your neighborhood safe! Every winter many residents are serious injured in slip & fall accidents due to snow and ice. Homeowners: Please remember you're responsible for removing all snow and ice from the sidewalks in front of your homes. Renters: Please consult your leases or contact your landlords to determine who is responsible for removing snow and ice. If your landlord is responsible, please urge him/her to remove it, ASAP. 9:00 ? 9:30 Neighborhood social time, chat with presenters Announcements Wednesday, Feb. 4th 7PM ? a Call to Service in Jersey City The Citizen's Campaign along with CivicJC are holding a free one-hour leadership forum at the Frank R. Conwell Middle School #4, at 107 Bright Street to teach residents about constructive participation in local government. This is the first of several free leadership forums designed to prepare citizens for public service in Jersey City. This forum is co-hosted by Civic JC, and co-sponsored by Boys & Girls Club of Jersey City, New Jersey City University, Women Rising, and Hamilton Park Neighborhood Association. Saturday, Feb. 7th 1PM to 3PM ? Valentine Fever! Family Project Day Join the Jersey City Museum for a day of love! Everyone will enjoy making wacky, wonderful or just plain sweet valentines for those they love in the studio classrooms from 1 to 3 pm. There are three valentine projects designed to delight every age group. At 3 pm, come down to the theater for a special jazz performance by the Don Carter Jazz Trio to celebrate the African American musical tradition. Saturday, Feb 14, 2PM ? "Chris & Don: A Love Story" Chillfest, "the mostly gay & lesbian film series of Jersey City", is back for it's 4thseason at LITM , 140 Newark Avenue, with "CHRIS & DON: A LOVE STORY". The true-life story of the passionate three-decade relationship between British writer Christopher Isherwood (whose Berlin Stories was the basis for all incarnations of the much-beloved CABARET) and American portrait painter Don Bachardy, thirty years his junior. From Isherwood?s Kit-Kat-Club years in Weimar-era Germany to the couple?s first meeting on the sun-kissed beaches of 1950s Malibu, their against-all-odds saga is brought to dazzling life by a treasure trove of multimedia. Check out http://chillfest.org/ for more details. Tuesday, Feb. 26th, 7pm ? Police Note and Captain?s Meeting Captain McDonough of the East District is now holding monthly meetings open to the public which will replace the regular crime reports from the police at neighborhood meetings. Meetings are held the 4th Tuesday of the month at 7:00 pm at M.S. 4 (107 Bright Street). Please attend and encourage your neighbors to attend as well. Please visit the HPNA Website and Blog at: www.hamiltonpark.org and http://hpnajc.blogspot.com Want to receive this newsletter and other announcements electronically? Join our Yahoo! Group: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPNA-JC-Public
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by The Star-Ledger Continuous News Desk Monday February 02, 2009, 4:51 PM The parent company of The Jersey Journal warned employees today that revenue troubles could force the paper to close by mid-April, according to a report by the newspaper. Despite the announcement by the Evening Journal Association, publisher Kendrick Ross said he was optimistic a plan could be made to save the journal and a string of other weekly newspapers. The Star-Ledger and Jersey Journal are both owned by Advance Newspapers. http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2009 ... rnals_parent_company.html
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Reminder: Vigil tonight to honor slain Downtown Jersey City deli owner by The Jersey Journal Friday January 30, 2009, 11:19 AM Residents of Downtown Jersey City's Hamilton Park neighborhood and students and staff of McNair Academic High School are planning a vigil for 7 tonight to honor Kiritkumar Parikh, the 57-year-old shopkeeper who was shot and killed during a robbery on Tuesday. Mourners have left flowers and candles in front of the Coles Street deli where Parikh, who lived on Van Winkle Avenue in Jersey City, died. The store is kitty-corner from the high school. "Thank you for your many years of kind service to our community," a note from McNair students reads. "Although no words can really help ease the loss you bear, just know that you are very close in every thought and prayer." The Hamilton Park Neighborhood Association has organized the vigil to be held at the gazebo in Hamilton Park. Local officials have been asked to speak, the association said. Any neighbors or friends who wish to speak can also say a few words, the HPNA said in a news release. Information about donations to Parikh's family will be available. http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/20 ... tonight_to_hono.html#more
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by Michaelangelo Conte/The Jersey Journal Tuesday December 23, 2008, 4:08 PM Robbers hit a Downtown Jersey City woman in the head with a pipe and threatened to shoot her when they mugged her last night as she checked her mailbox in front of her Mercer Street home, cops told The Jersey Journal today. The 54-year-old woman, whose home is near the intersection of Varick Street, was checking her mail at 6:15 p.m. when two robbers came up from behind her and hit her with the pipe, reports said. When she began screaming, one of her attackers said, "Shut up or I will shoot you," reports said. The thugs took her purse -- containing various credit cards -- a cell phone, and a plastic bag she was carrying with two shirts, reports said, adding the total value they got away with was about $375. An ambulance was called but the victim refused medical attention, reports said. Anyone with information is asked to call the Jersey City Police tipline at (201) 547-JAIL. http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/20 ... cked_robbed_in_downt.html
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Drafting ordinances that single out specific breeds of dogs is impractical and unenforceable. There are existing laws on the books that control vicious dogs. Also, the leash laws should be enforced. See the definitions below. "vicious or dangerous dog" covers any type of dogs that may cause a problem.
1.Enforce the leash law: ? 90-16. Use of leash in public places. [Amended 10-24-2007 by Ord. No. 07-168] Except in an area designated as a dog run by the City of Jersey City Division of Parks and Forestry with official signage erected clearly indicating such dog run, no person who owns, keeps or harbors any dog shall suffer or permit it to be upon the public streets or in any of the public places of the city unless such dog is accompanied by a responsible person and is securely confined and controlled by one adequate leash not more than six feet long. ? 90-4. Animals running at large; impoundment. Any animal led or permitted to run at large in violation of this article shall be impounded at the owner?s expense until the penalty for the violation is paid. 2.Control vicious dogs: ? 90-17. Duties of vicious or dangerous dog owners. [Amended 12-23-1987 by Ord. No. C-651] Ownership of a vicious or dangerous dog is subject to the following regulations at all times: A. A vicious or dangerous dog shall not be owned by any person under the age of 18 years of age. B. The owner of a vicious or dangerous dog must provide a proper enclosure to confine a vicious or dangerous dog together with the posting on the premises of a clearly visible warning sign that there is a vicious or dangerous dog on the property. Further, the owner shall conspicuously display a sign with a warning symbol that informs children of the presence of a vicious or dangerous dog. C. No owner of any vicious dog shall allow such dog outside of the dwelling of the owner or outside the enclosure unless the dog is securely and humanely muzzled so that it shall be impossible for it to tear or otherwise wound with its teeth any human being or animals and shall be in the charge of a competent person over the age of 18 and securely held by a chain or leash not more than six feet long. D. No owner of any dangerous dog shall allow such dog outside of the dwelling of the owner or outside the enclosure unless the dog is in the charge of competent person over the age of 18 and securely held by a chain or leash not more than six feet long so that it shall be impossible for it to tear or otherwise wound with its teeth any human being or animals. E. Dogs shall not be declared vicious or dangerous if the threat, injury or damage was sustained by a person who at the time was committing a willful trespass or other tort upon the premises occupied by the owner of the dog or was tormenting, abusing or assaulting the dog or has, in the past, been observed or reported to have tormented, abused or assaulted the dog or was committing or attempting to commit a crime. F. Any vicious or dangerous dog shall be immediately taken into custody and impounded or caused to be taken into custody and impounded by an animal control authority pursuant to ? 90-21 if the owner of the vicious or dangerous dog is in violation of this section. Thereafter, the dog may be destroyed or disposed of as provided by ? 90-21. G. Any person who violates this section shall be subject to a fine of $1,000 or imprisonment for a period up to six months, or both. ? 90-12. Definitions. [Amended 12-23-1987 by Ord. No. C-651] As used herein, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated: AT LARGE - Off the premises of the owner and not under the control of the owner, or the owner?s agent or servant, by leash. DANGEROUS DOG - Any dog: A. Which, unprovoked, chases or approaches a person or a domestic animal in a threatening manner; B. Which has propensity to attack or cause injury unprovoked or threaten humans or domestic animals; C. Which possesses physical characteristics when unprovoked will inflict harm or create a reasonable apprehension of such harm in a person; D. Which is owned or kept primarily or in part for the purpose of dog fighting or is trained for dog fighting; or E. Not licensed according to law. DOG - Any dog, bitch or spayed bitch. DOG OF LICENSING AGE - Any dog which has attained the age of seven months or which possesses a set of permanent teeth. OWNER - Every person having a right of property in a dog and every person who has such in his or her keeping. PROPER ENCLOSURE OF A VICIOUS OR DANGEROUS DOG - While on the owner?s property, a vicious or dangerous dog shall be securely confined indoors or in a securely enclosed and locked pen or structure, suitable to prevent the entry of young children and designed to prevent the animal from escaping from the enclosure. Such pen or structure shall have secure sides and a secure top and shall also provide protection from the elements for the dog. PUBLIC PLACE - Includes every sidewalk, gutter, street, park or any other place within the city which is accessible to the general public. VICIOUS DOG - Any dog which, unprovoked, bites or causes physical injury to a human or a domestic animal. Source: Jersey City Municipal Code
Posted on: 2008/12/16 22:00
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Re: Unleashed Pit Bull attacks jogger in Lincoln Park -- Owner leaves woman bleeding
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From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pit_bull : Pit Bulls - or dogs that appear to be Pit Bulls - make up a large portion of the population living in shelters across the United States, and may be put down due to the stigma associated with the various Pit Bull breeds (or because of overcrowding). However, because Pit Bulls have been selectively bred over time to be non-aggressive towards humans, they make excellent family pets who are friendly, loyal, and intelligent. In fact, in England the breed is often referred to as the "nanny" dog because of their predisposition to love people, especially children. Some Pit Bulls may show aggression towards other dogs. Often, aggression in dogs towards other canines stems from insecurity or fear. With diligent training and a committed handler, the dog may overcome this aggressive behaviour. It is the HUMANS that misuse their pets, not the dogs that are to blame. Place the responsibility where it belongs.
Posted on: 2008/12/12 17:31
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Selective breeding, not evolution. Jeesh!
Posted on: 2008/12/12 15:32
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