THIS IS THE REASON YOUR TAXES ARE GOING UP YEAR AFTER YEAR.!

While most Americans are trying to hold on to the one job they have, the current members of MAYOR HEALY?S CITY COUNCIL HOLD MULTIPLE JOBS WHICH ARE FUNDED BY JERSEY CITY TAXPAYERS:

At large Councilman Peter Brennan- City Councilman Salary 40,000.00
Hudson County Director of Maintenance $70,000.00
Aide to Hudson County Executive Tom Degise $20,000.00
Car, insurance and gas provided by City of Jersey City/ Perk $12,000.00
Owns tavern on Sterling Ave Jersey City INCOME UNKNOWN
&nb sp; TOTAL COMPENSATIOON AT LEAST $142,000.00

Ward D Councilman BILL GAUGHAN- City Council Salary $40,000.00
Chief of Staff to County executive Tom Degise $92,000.00
Car, insurance and gas provided by City of Jersey City/ Perk $12,000.00
Funeral Director Business UNDETERMINED INCOME
State of New Jersey Contract for special Burials $ 5,000.00 per burial
ONE DAUGHTER WORKS ON COUNTY PAYROLL AND
ONE DAUGHTER WORKS ON CITY PAYROLL AT CITY HALL. ;
TOTAL COMPENSATION AT LEAST 149,000.00

At large Councilman Marianno Vega-City Council Salary $40,000.00
Hudson County Director of Human Services $125,000.00
Car, insurance and gas provided by City of Jersey City/ Perk $12,000.00

Source: City/county payroll

The original date was for May 2009, but they just recently pushed it back to June 2009. Hopefully it will be done within the next few months for the warmer weather.

Depends on the signs.
If its not posted, then its fair game.
If its part of a zone, it will say so.
If its "No Parking" it will say so.
If its not posted, then go for it.

Nope, we will tow you. Get a parking permit and save yourself the aggravation because the LH cameras look for anyone parking then walking across Grand.

+1 on Canton.


Quote:

ILVENTO'S- old school JC- super delicious and consistent!

I've contacted all the recommendations here on the thread...but no one is available for several weeks....does anyone have any recent experiences with an Electrician good or bad? I'll take any suggestions at this point...thanks!

Quote:

It is sad to see the park all fenced up. Even more sad to see it fenced up and no work going on. When will they start the construction??

I am moving to VVP District in a few days for 4 months, and looking at the parking zones and I am on the edge of zone 1 near liberty harbor. Since the liberty harbor area is not a zone covered by the JC parking authority, am I allowed to park on the street anywhere there?

Quote:

The holiday lights on the gazebo should be turned off, but the others should stay on. I think the idea is to prevent the park from becoming a giant canvas for graffiti artists. A dark, sealed park is asking for trouble.

c'mon. if the "insider" were anymore "inside" the manzo pocket, we'd have to call him the manzider.

I thought they had said June 2009. About a week ago I was on the light rail and it looked like 2/3 of the bridge was built and most of the walkway on the Hoboken side was ready for concrete.

Healy has spent close to 3 million on his campaign (tax payer paid summer, spring mailers and construction/paving site signs not inlcluded). What's he afraid of? Manzo, Levin, Smith and Webb combined, haven't even come close to that figure.....

Latin Kings gangster in court over 2005 Jersey City Heights murder

by Michaelangelo Conte/The Jersey Journal
Friday May 01, 2009, 10:17 PM

A $1 million cash-only bail was set today for the Latin Kings street gang member who was arrested in Maryland last week by U.S. marshals after being on the run since a 2005 murder on a Jersey City Heights street corner.

The marshals used a taser to subdue Joseph "King Megs," Moreira, 29, formerly of Marshall Drive in Hoboken, when they arrested him last Friday night in Prince Charles County, officials said.

Moreira was returned to New Jersey Thursday night and yesterday made his first appearance in court on charges he gunned down Juan Batista, 26, on Oct. 18, 2005, on the sidewalk outside a Palisade Avenue barbershop, officials said.

Central Judicial Processing Court Judge Richard Nieto informed Moreira of the bail, but also told the defendant he would be held without bail because there is a detainer on him for a violation of parole and a detainer related to a Family Court matter. Moreira appeared via video link from Hudson County jail in Kearny.

A tip on the Latin King's whereabouts led to a monthlong investigation by the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office.

Prosecutor Edward DeFazio said when Moreira was arrested he "was refusing to admit who he was and didn't want to be cuffed and after not complying with the authorities, he was tased and taken into custody."

On the night of the 2005 shooting, Moreira got out of a car, approached Batista, and said something to him before opening fire, officials said. The victim was shot multiple times in the head and back, but managed to run a few steps before collapsing, officials said. The motive for the shooting was a prior beef between the gunman and victim, investigators said.

Today, Moreira spoke privately for some time with Public Defender Don Gardner using the phone in the video conferencing room. Afterward, Gardner said he would note the matter they discussed, but he did not disclose what the conversation pertained to.

The case against Moreira will now be presented to a grand jury seeking indictment.

The Jersey Journal
May 2, 2009
By Agustin C. Torres
Excerpt from the Political Insider column


Healy is trying to tarnish Manzo's time in Trenton
Saturday, May 02, 2009

J ersey City Mayor Jerramiah Healy is using some of his millions of dollars to hammer the man he apparently sees as his closest rival, Louis Manzo, with a new wave of mailers, flyers and letter writing aimed at trying to destroy Manzo's reputation as a legislator.

The blitz has raised some eyebrows. It begs the question that if Healy is so far ahead, why not go into cruise control and keep the election campaigning low key enough to put voters to sleep.

One colorful and very expensive-looking mailer went out blaming Manzo for "Higher taxes. Higher crime. Fewer jobs. Dirty streets and parks."

Your first thought is why didn't we notice that Manzo was the mayor of the city?

No, the mailer is accusing Manzo of "the old, failed politics." Doesn't that perfectly describe Hudson County? But it succeeds in getting people elected, so how much of a failure can it be.

What they are trying to say is that the mayoral hopeful was also a freeholder and actually gave contracts to vendors who also gave to his political campaigns. This theme goes on, and it makes one wonder.

If the Jersey City administration feels so strongly about this, why are they afraid to approve pay-to-play legislation? Why did the administration refuse to entertain this measure and other ethics reform legislation that Councilman Steven Fulop tried and failed to push through the City Council?

The most interesting attack was this: "Lou Manzo is actually remarkably ineffective at getting anything done. As a Trenton legislator, only 17 percent of the bills Manzo sponsored passed into law."

Consider these numbers about the Assembly. There are about 18 voting sessions each year in the Assembly. You figure out how many that is over four years and it will give you an idea how often you can get a bill through a committee and on the floor for a vote.

In Manzo's four years, he was a sponsor of 956 proposed bills, of which 165 measures became law. It is a good number, one many legislators cannot match. The number is prolific if you consider Manzo and Gov. Jon Corzine, both Democrats, are far from best buddies. It also goes to show how the use of percentages is a very poor way to make an argument.


The Jersey Journal
May 2, 2009
By Agustin C. Torres
Excerpt from the Political Insider column
www.nj.com/hudsoncountynow

I'll be there with a box of complimentary "Vintage Jersey City, 2009" calendars for participants.

eebbaaaayyyyyyQuote:i'll look into it

If you can't make today's Lafayette tour, or if you'd like to carry out a self-guided tour at any time, here is a full-color walking tour guide published by JC Landmarks: http://www.jclandmarks.org/documents/lafayetteguide.pdf

Posted on: 2009/5/2 14:28

withharvey	Re: L. Harvey Smith for Mayor	#193100
Newbie	if you want to know more about harvey smith, check out his blog: harveysmith.org Posted on: 2009/5/2 13:58

I_heart_JC	Re: NJ transit to build pedestrian bridge from Hoboken to Newport	#193101
Home away from home	I know they said May, 2009 for this thing, but I just walked by and it looks woefully incomplete. any updates? Posted on: 2009/5/2 11:59

skepticalhook	Re: Endorsement - Steven Fulop	#193102
Home away from home	Yeah, well Healy has to pander to the likes of Flood and "aka Tayari". A white Irish drunk does not get the african-american vote without giving them their high-paying no-show jobs. Oh, and I forgot all about Cantrillo being the one reasponsible for that fiasco involving the 911 memorial with all the flightless drowning birds in the hudson. He was supposed to get doves but got squabs instead. Awesome judgment. Guy Cantrillo-he's certainly Healy's Guy. Just don't let him be ours. Let's vote Fulop. Posted on: 2009/5/2 11:57

I_heart_JC	Re: Pit Bulls and other large menacing breeds banned from NYC public housing.	#193103
Home away from home	here we go... Posted on: 2009/5/2 11:55

bill	Re: Endorsement - Steven Fulop	#193104
Home away from home	Quote: Ross_Ewage wrote: Congratulations to all the other candidates endorsed by Hudson Diversity: Willie Flood "We are eagerly anticipating the next four years in Jersey City with these time-tested leaders and friends representing our city." Just in case some people forgot... http://jclist.com/modules/newbb/viewt ... =ASC&type=&mode=0&start=0 Posted on: 2009/5/2 6:29

Webmaster	Guy Catrillo for Council	#193105
Webmaster	You may reply to this topic if: 1. You have at least 50 prior posts 2. You post only legitimate, sincere, positive facts and opinion about this candidate This topic is intended to promote this candidate and will be moderated. All negative posts, complaints, criticisms, off topic posts, repetitive posts, non constructive posts, cut and paste advertising, and news articles not written by you will be removed. Posted on: 2009/5/2 6:24

GnomeGeneral	Re: Pit Bulls and other large menacing breeds banned from NYC public housing.	#193106
Home away from home	Quote: jennymayla wrote: Quote: GnomeGeneral wrote: If you live in a housing project, you shouldn't be able to have a pet at all. Not for the sake of the residents, but the well-being of the animal. If an owner is too broke to provide for themselves, other creatures shouldn't have to suffer. What a huge blanket statement to make. Have you ever known anyone who lived in an NYC housing project? I have several friends who were born and raised in a certain project in west Chelsea and I promise you they live better than a lot of people I know. With their pits, who are luckily grandfathered in. So its cool when people who live in projects are milking the system, since you suggest they live better then most? Not that this is any news to me. I lived in Ivy Hill, Newark as a kid so I've seen plenty of people driving around in beamers and paying for food with welfare checks. (When the tables turn and the system takes advantage of the poor you'll be the first one to cry about it I'm sure.) Housing projects were designed to get people on their feet, they aren't meant to be permanent living. Having a pet is a luxury for the responsible, working class people. Pay Liberty Humane Society a visit, perhaps walk one of the many pits while you're at it. Somehow I doubt they ended up being abandoned or abused by people from the brownstones downtown. Posted on: 2009/5/2 4:49

T-Bird	Re: Open Letter to Mayor Healy about Jersey City Schools	#193107
Home away from home	Quote: Yvonne wrote: There was no need to hand out abatements for the waterfront because former Governor Whitman reduced the state income taxes for companies that relocated there. There are a lot of freebies the public doesn't know about. The only people who want to maintain the status quo - developers, people who work for developers, or politicians. Yvonne Again Yvonne, you mix your issues. You started off by inveighing against the property owners who have "abatements" and now you reverse courses and cite "reduced state income taxes for companies that relocated" on the waterfront. Two entirely different cohorts. My point was that residential development would have been much more difficult to sell (not to build) without the PILOT program. It's quite possible that residential development would have failed initially without it. You may know things that others don't but if you don't understand them, what's the point? Posted on: 2009/5/2 4:34

Yvonne	Re: Open Letter to Mayor Healy about Jersey City Schools	#193108
Home away from home	There was no need to hand out abatements for the waterfront because former Governor Whitman reduced the state income taxes for companies that relocated there. There are a lot of freebies the public doesn't know about. The only people who want to maintain the status quo - developers, people who work for developers, or politicians. Yvonne Posted on: 2009/5/2 3:40

pchops	Re: Guy Catrillo is a Repulican and a screw up	#193109
Home away from home	This is an unnecessary mudslinging thread. Guy has been a community organizer for over 30 years! He has had so many successes and he inspires people to come together in this diverse community. The fact that he is a Republican should not be a negative thing The 9/11 Memorial Ceremony which I attended was beautiful. The bird story happened in a blink of the eye that took the attention away from the sadness and depression we were all feeling on that 1 year anniversary. The media clinged on to the "bird" story to lighten up the tearful tragedy that we were remembering. I did not even know Guy was the person in charge. And I was right next to the pier that the birds landed on. Though I support Steven Fulop as Councilman, I will not sling mud at Guy Catrillo to make Steven look better. They are both worthy opponents and bring different skill sets to the table. They are both very valuable to the community. THE END! Posted on: 2009/5/2 3:32

r_pinkowitz	Re: Guy Catrillo is a Repulican and a screw up	#193110
Home away from home	Quote: Slacky wrote: I'm not a Republican and, as a non-citizen, I'm not even eligible to vote, but Guy Catrillo is my neighbor and he's alright by me. +1 (except I am a citizen and he was my neighbor) Take it from where it comes from, they flip on a dime..look at what some of these people said about Dan levin prior to March 6th when Fulop announced he wasn't running. Sorry to use a post about you as an example Dan (click here) The OP of this thread has 4 posts with his I'm new here bit. A big JCList welcome to the newest person to come on here with an "agenda". Political hackery once again, As far as Guy Catrillo goes..I was his friend before he decided to run and will be his friend after May 12th. Guy Catrillo like Dan Levin are our neighbors and friends and not someone who we met via politics. Just something to think about before publicly dissing your friend or neighbor on the internet. Even "if it pains you" when you posted it. Posted on: 2009/5/2 3:29