I know the hill is Port Authority owned land, but why aren't the trains visible at that point?

tons of apartments on reed at bergen available on craigslist...hrmmm

The first video was filmed on 09-09-09 The next three videos are the Council and Caucus meetings from January 2007, the first time the Pay to Play ordinance was introduced and defeated.

Arrests at Reed St. building where cops were shot in July

Thursday, September 10, 2009
By CARLY BALDWIN
JOURNAL STAFF WRITER

Four people were arrested Tuesday at the troubled building where a Jersey City police officer was mortally wounded during a shootout in July.

Cops were watching the block, a known drug area, Tuesday and saw Barbara Elmore, 52, exchange what they believed to be a vial of cocaine for $8, according to reports.

Police arrested the 24 Reed St. resident on numerous drug charges and found three more vials of suspected cocaine in her possession, police said.

Police officers searched the building and arrested three others - Jervel Tucker, Corey Nettles and James Gadsen of Jersey City - on open warrants, police said. Cops also found tablets of OxyContin in the vestibule of 24 Reed St., reports said.

Gadsen, who lives in the apartment next to Elmore, was arrested inside the building, while Tucker and Nettles, who live elsewhere on the block, were arrested outside, police said.

According to city Police Director Sam Jefferson, there has been an increased police presence on Reed Street since July 16 when an armed robbery suspect who lived in the building shot four Jersey City police officers and one Port Authority police officer.

Officer Marc DiNardo, 37, succumbed to his wounds just days later, leaving a wife and three young children. After he was injured, he was elevated to detective.

So far this year, there have been 32 drug-related arrests at 24 Reed St., and on July 19 an additional narcotics arrest was made elsewhere on the block, police said.

Worker slashed by a shoplifter

A Big Savings Supermarket employee on Ocean Avenue said his hand was slashed early yesterday morning by a shoplifter, according to Jersey City police reports.

The 46-year-old man told police that at approximately 12:03 a.m. a woman entered the store and attempted to shoplift several items.

When he confronted her, she grabbed a large knife off the store counter and cut his left ring finger when he put his hands up in defense, reports said. Neither the victim nor his co-workers could tell police the direction the suspect fled.

The victim refused medical treatment, reports said.

Jersey Journal - SARAH RAHMAN

Robbed, beaten arriving home

A Jersey City man was robbed and beaten Tuesday night in his apartment building on Fairmount Avenue, according to police reports

Police arrived on the scene at 10 p.m. to find the victim, Serafin Carrera, 48, on the floor of the building's first-floor hallway.

Carrera told police that upon arriving home about 9:30 p.m., two men followed him in and began punching him in the head until he fell and they then stole his wallet, which contained $200 cash.

Carrera said that one of the suspects lived at a different building on Fairmount Avenue, but police were unable to locate the suspect at the address.

POLICE BEAT

Thursday, September 10, 2009

Two attacked in robbery try

Two Saint Peter's College students were attacked in an attempted robbery on Tuesday night at the corner of Montgomery Street and West Side Avenue in front of a Getty gas station, according to police reports.

One of the victims told police that he and two 18-year-old friends were walking home from Lincoln Park at 11 p.m. when four males they had seen earlier in the park approached them.

One of the men asked the victim for a dollar and when he responded that he had no money, the attacker began punching the victim, according to police reports.

The other victim tried to push the man off his friend but was then attacked himself by the other assailants.

All suspects were described as 18 to 20 years old, about 5-foot-10, weighing about 170 pounds, and all were wearing white T-shirts and black hoodies. One had a gold tooth. One had a number of rings on his hands. The victims told police the suspects fled south on West Side Avenue toward Duncan Avenue.

One of the victims was taken to Jersey City Medical Center.

Exotic bird sighting in Jersey City

by The Jersey Journal
Thursday September 10, 2009, 10:52 AM


A red-tailed hawk makes himself at home earlier this week above the PATH train trestle in Journal Square. Reader Melvin T. Taylor snapped these shots of the hawk that has been spotted around Journal Square on Tuesday at about 11 a.m. In these photos the hawk is keeping an eagle eye on activity near the intersection of Summit and Sip avenues.

Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island--night tours offered for the first time

September 10, 11:49 AM
National Parks Travel Examiner
Marilyn Crain

To kick off the celebration of the national parks on September 26 -- National Public Lands Day -- the Statue of Liberty National Monument and Ellis Island will for the first time,open to the public for a special evening tour and program event on September 24 and 25, 2009.

As part of the festivities, there will be a sneak preview of Ken Burns? new documentary The National Parks: America?s Best Idea tthat will premier on PBS on the 27th.

?This is a tremendous opportunity for people to experience these iconic monuments in a new setting,? said Dave Luchsinger, Superintendent of the Statue of Liberty National Monument and Ellis Island. ?We hope that these two special events will help to illustrate how unique our National Park system is.?

Ellis Island will be open on Thursday, September 24 and Liberty Island open on Friday, September 25. Boarding for both nights will take place at Statue Cruises? boarding locations in Liberty State Park in Jersey City and Battery Park in Manhattan at 6:00 PM. Vessels will return at 9:00 PM.

Tickets are $29 per person and include a voucher for a meal on the island. Meals will be distributed at each islands? dining facilities. Vegetarian options will be available. Tickets can be purchased at Statue Cruises or by calling 877-LADY TIX (877-523-9849).

JERSEY CITY, N.J.?The Jersey City Museum has announced that Laurene Buckley will succeed Marion Grzesiak as e, ArtDaily reports. Grzesiak left the museum in April. Buckley began her career at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and has since worked continuously in the field, at a number of museums, including the Queens Museum of Art, the Castellani Art Museum at Niagara University, and the Memorial Art Gallery at the University of Rochester. She also has experience as a teacher and a peer reviewer for the American Association of Museums. She assumes her post on October 1.

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If you are at crescent court and look up the hill underneath the overpass, you will see a Brownish/Orangeish building that says something about belonging to the PATH on it. The train exits the tunnel well to the east of that, between the building and Brunswick St. I know because when I first moved to the area, I took the dog for a walk up there because I was curious as to what was up there.

You're right, above poster, it would be a great deal for a Hamilton Parker that needs to be in midtown around 8:30 -- avoid the sardine ride of the PATH, and the second MTA fare. Seriously, $2 for a ride into down or midtown? Should be a nobrainer.

I should note that I would consider driving my fellow car commuter(s) back to J.C. Return leg pick-up would be in Midtown west, preferably Hell's Kitchen area. Your's ac211@columbia.edu

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There was no insult intended, but feel free to substitute Bill's misinterpreton if you prefer that label

You are correct about the freight trains are in the area. Never noticed them before.

Here is some video exiting the tunnel. I have never seen a train. It is difficult to tell exactly where the exit is. I will try to listen more closely.


PATH Train

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If this where I supposed I'm supposed to get mad and flame you back please know I won't play.......I don't take myself and certainly don't take you seriously enough to participate.......(but my roomate thinks you are the pious one!!!)

No No my dears. I was me. I was running late and I called in a few favors. You know a few favors.

Got there a couple of seconds late but my favors did pay off

Yes, very sensitive posts except for the moniker the poor man was given by the OP.

I live on 2nd and hear this a lot. pretty sure the address is 271 third street. had to close my windows last night was so loud.

Was he wearing his seat belt?

I wish they picked it up from the VVP area BEFORE 11:30 PM on weekdays.

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Most police departments are not really equipped to deal with mental illness (not a criticism, they are just focused on law and order matters). And if this man is truly mentally ill, a note such as this is a really frightening thing to receive as he truly doesn't understand how his behavior is impacting others.

He has a sickness - and he needs to be cared for.

It is best to get social services involved as soon as a neighbor sees him in distress. More than one call to the EMS number noted above when there is a flare-up would be best.

His neighbors are now his lifeline enabling him to get the help he needs. Thank you for caring for him. Please update the list when you can.

well that's unfortunate

And Healy keeps saying he is clean while all this has been going on around him, plus he had two meetings with Dweek. I guess he runs the city the same way...CLUELESS..

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Wrong. That is where the PATH trains emerge from underground. They blow the horn to alert people who might be in the area, although they should not be.

And as for the freight trains, do some reasearch and read about the kid who lost his leg after being run over by one of the freight trains that run through the area.

From the Hudson County Improvement Authority only plastic with #1 & #2 are recycled.

Commingled: Each municipality in Hudson County
collects commingled glass, food and beverage containers,
auminum cans, tin or bi-metal cans, and plastic
containers (#1 and #2 only). All containers should be
rinsed (it is not necessary to remove caps, lids or
labels) and placed together in a waterproof receptacle.

JimA

The city has fired Catrillo from whatever it is he does....

JJ link....

Holy crap; can you imagine where we'd be right now if this dope had somehow beaten Fulop?

I think pious was mistakenly used for uptight.

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1....Almost anyplace except the one they were in was ok. Last night they and lucinda did double park but only for 5 minutes or so and that is totally understandable.

2....I'll concede my post may have been a little trivial but I guess I wanted to vent a little and dig at the police.

3.....Hardly a boycott. I ate there last night and it was good.

4....My roomie thinks its absolutely hysterical that you called me pious....he has been laughing his ass off and really giving me the business.

Numbers 1, 3, 5 & 7