Shadow wrote:
At the demonstration this morning did anyone catch Phillip Flood, son of Councilperson Willie Flood, angrily slam down a flier handed to him outside City Hall? After doing so, mouthing expletives, he went across the street and got behind the wheel of a Mercedes, with dark tinted windows, mommiepoos, no doubt, and took off like a bat outta hell. They're all time bombs waiting to go off.

JadedJC wrote:
The acoustics are just horrible in the city council chamber. Not that this has anything to do with the main reason why most people went, but did anyone catch what the second woman to speak was complaining about? Something about senior citizens, vouchers, farmers markets and out-of-towners. Sounded nutty but intriguing....

tqwert2 wrote:
A person who kills himself after an indictment has admitted guilt as far as I'm concerned. I'm certainly glad he's dead.

marybarr wrote:
I talked to a few folk and basically they said, better the devil you DO know than the devil you don't. I am sure there are many who feel differently and will be there.

T-Bird wrote:
I'd put the over/under at 75 - and I think that's conservative. Hopefully everyone there will have registered by today to speak. (When you call, it may take a while for them to answer the phone - be patient.) The 10am start time is a killer, but I think you'll be surprised by the number of people there.

Tell everyone you know. Take the morning off, if you can. If you aren't working tomorrow, please make every effort to be there.

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GnomeGeneral wrote:
Judging by this thread alone, there will probably be less then 20 people coming. This blows. There were close to 100 people at the backflow preventer meeting. It would be sad if there were less attendees at this one.

JCNewJersey wrote:
The intent is to get Vega AND Healy to resign.

The signs should read 'RESIGN NOW'. Everyone will know what it means.

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GnomeGeneral wrote:
So are people starting a rally at 9 am? Before the 10 am meeting? If so I'll be there.

I presume you'll be the one holding the sign saying "Infect Colt 45 and Old English with HIV!"

Can't wait to meet you!

regulator wrote:
if you want something more 'official', look at the map that separates the city into wards:

http://www.jerseycityindependent.com/ ... /06/jersey-city-ward-map/

i wonder if the people in the projects voted for fulop - that'd be a hoot... oh wait they probably didnt vote at all right?

cricketgirl wrote:
Any suggestions on what the signs should say?

We need some sort of catch phrase that's short sweet and to the point.

Let the brainstorming session begin........

beerisgood07 wrote:
but its a safe area?

right around the corner is lucky 7, which seems to have a nice crowd.

beerisgood07 wrote:
Is this area considered safer then JSQ area?

Or about the same amount of break-ins?

crushthedemoniac wrote:
Why do you need a reason to stay? You've been there 4 years and has seen what the neighborhood has to offer, if you dont like it go someplace else. Dont see why you need a reason??

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JerseyCityNj wrote: This is a map of all the homicides in NJ for 2009. It is updated everytime another occurs.
View New Jersey Murder Map 2009 in a larger map

So this shows that Downtown and the Heights are really about as safe as Hoboken - however the other areas of JC on the other hand seem out of control... Now I'm sure someone will say that the Beacon area is really Downtown but I think most people feel that downtown really ends at the turnpike overpass...

LOL...Hoboken has no murders, and the Heights has one so far. If we are just talking about murders how do you get this shows it is as safe as Hoboken, when Downtown has four so far? Like I said in my other post the hit and run was accidentally put on the wrong corner of Grand and as much as the new residents hate to admit it Booker T is part of Downtown whether you want to consider it or not. So when counting murders your neighborhood is actually even with Greenville and Bergen-Lafayette so far this year. But in all fairness murders can go up in even the nicest suburb with almost no crime. They don't reflect overall crime.

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J_Downtown wrote:
Sorry to mess with the acoustics of this echo chamber but I think more people than you realize are going to be able to see through this political attack.

Political attack? Whatever motivated the timing and nature of the charges is beside the point. Mr. Vega et al. TOOK THE MONEY. No amount of martyrdom can change that fact. Healy was in the room and acknowledged the "mutually beneficial" nature of what was happening - he's admitted it. We shall see what that means, but I wouldn't exactly hold him up as clean here.

Gnome: you may come here to vent. I'll be at the council meeting.

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by T-Bird on 2009/7/26 0:25:54

Amen. It is a gift we've been given and it's an opportunity to step up and put words to action. It also could be a do-over, a chance to correct a horrible mistake that was made in May.

Back in May Mayor Healy was elected on the first ballot by a solid majority of the people that cared enough about Jersey City's future to actually vote. Unlike his two strongest competitors he hasn't been accused/indicted for any wrong doing.

Sorry to mess with the acoustics of this echo chamber but I think more people than you realize are going to be able to see through this political attack.

marybarr wrote:
There are so many of these stories -- women and men can become co-dependent, which is like being addicted to a person. I think we all go through a phase. I remember waiting by the phone for someone to call and checking for a dial tone when the call was late. Buying him sneakers and walking through a rainstorm to deliver them. I am so glad I grew out of that and glad that HE wasn't dangerous because I believe I may have followed him. This reminds me too, of women who get arrested because their guy is dealing and the woman gets 25 years because she has no information to trade. The guy gets out in 2 - 5 - 7. What a tragedy Amanda didn't have a few more years to mature.

nightgownposse wrote:
If you are comparing A&P to Whole Foods then you have never been to one or the other.
While A&P is a decent and clean super market it is in no way even in the same ballpark as Whole Foods. Someone said A&P's meat and fish sections are good??? Are you kidding me!
Anyway, downtown does need a good supermarket within walking distance. Leave C-town for those that think it is good enough and put in a Whole Foods! On Newark ave. in one of those 99cent spaces would be nice. OR , how about the old hardware store on Jersey btw. Columbus and Newark. That space is huge.
As for all those little produce marts along Newark... you're lucky if the food isn't spoiled by the time you walk it home.

crushthedemoniac wrote:
So what exactly makes the ones you listed so nice? Because it says "organic" or some other crap you probely buy into, that makes it "nice"? Grow your own garden if you want"nice" food.

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saabconv wrote:
I can't WAIT for you cry-babies to need the cops. And when somebody is attacking you or a loved ones, they'll quietly try to negotiate with perps. Pathetic, boring, tired way of looking at things. I reiterate - your way of thinking - that you can actually rehabilitate these ANIMALS - is why it keeps happening over and over and over and over again.

Animals?

In contrast to your death-wishes, I hope no one in your family ever falls victim to mental illness or addiction. Because, truly, this woman could have been anyone's mother, sister, daughter, or wife.

You're response to the taking of a life, no matter the circumstances, is revolting.

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NewHeights wrote:
The administration is definitely pro criminal although its not as cut and dry that. I know 1st hand healy depends on the votes of the low life element that is responsible for a majority of the crime.

It goes like this "i'll give you free housing, foodstamps and a free pass to live a life of a dirt bag if vote for me".

The admin turns a blind eye to all the crime in the city and the wheel goes round and round......

Ah ha! That explains the 20-30% of voters in JC that actually bothered to vote. The non-dirt bags stayed home and sat on their hands.

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NewHeights wrote:

JCLXZ- my friend, you are a piece of $hit.

Yes, this is the kind of reaction to expect in JC when people speak out against corruption and lies.

WilkinsNJ wrote:
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