Register now !    Login  
Main Menu
Who's Online
151 user(s) are online (132 user(s) are browsing Message Forum)

Members: 0
Guests: 151

more...


Forum Index


Board index » All Posts (jerseymom)




Re: Police Outside Portside Today?
Home away from home
Home away from home


Imagine if you had a child in that school that's attached to the building.

Posted on: 2007/11/8 1:36
 Top 


Re: Police Outside Portside Today?
Home away from home
Home away from home


Update: Man found bludgeoned in high-rise home
by Michaelangelo Conte

Wednesday November 07, 2007, 7:00 PM

A man was found today bludgeoned in his high-rise home near the Jersey City waterfront, officials said.

Michael Marro, 39, was found around 3 p.m. in his apartment on the 15th floor of the Portside Tower building at the foot of Warren Street on the Morris Canal, near Liberty State Park, Hudson County Prosecutor Edward DeFazio said.

Marro's body was found by his father near the door leading to the luxury apartment's balcony, DeFazio said. The elder Marro went to check on his son, who did not show up for work today. Marro and his father worked together, but officials would not say what kind of work they did. Marro dead

He had visible blunt force trauma to his head and face and was apparently bludgeoned to death, but investigators are not yet sure what weapon was used, DeFazio said. The motive for the murder has not yet been determined and robbery has not been ruled out, DeFazio said, adding that there were signs of struggle.

There are numerous security cameras in the building and homicide detectives are in the process of getting the security camera recordings, DeFazio said, adding that there is a doorman, but there is more than one exit.

There were no signs of forced entry into the apartment, DeFazio said, adding that Marro lived alone and he was seen in the building on Tuesday night. It is not yet clear if the crime was committed by one person or by more than one person, DeFazio said.

The cause of death will not be known definitively until an autopsy is performed at the state Regional Medical Examiner's Office in Newark.

Anyone with information on the crime is asked to call the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office's Homicide Squad at (201) 915-1345.

Posted on: 2007/11/8 0:34
 Top 


Live Election Results Here...
Home away from home
Home away from home


Only a 14% voter turnout in Hudson County. Jeez.

Get up-to-the-minute results here:

http://www.hudsoncountyclerk.org/cgi-bin/election.pl

Posted on: 2007/11/7 2:08
 Top 


Re: RIP Ray Ray - Jersey City Heights Murder on Palisade?
Home away from home
Home away from home


Ray-Ray was a reputed gang member killed in a payback murder in the late summer of 2005. My daughter, who was four at the time, heard the shooting. As a result of our conversations following Ray Ray's death, I wrote the following piece. It gives the perspective of another type of victim of urban violence - the children who witness the crimes around us. You will also find these gang memorials on Franklin Avenue, the closest corner to Webster.
.........................................................................................

My young daughter was poised at her desk, coloring the whimsical pictures conjured up in the minds of little girls when the shots echoed into her bedroom.

Pajama-clad feet padded quickly down the staircase and her anxious face greeted me in the living room. ?Mama, I heard a gun.?

Ray-Ray had barely shed the skin of his teenage years when six bullets stole his last breath steps from our house in Jersey City Heights. The day after his death, I walked by the spot on Palisade Avenue where his bloody body had fallen to the sidewalk, the hard faces of kids who were too young for such loss stared back at me like some kind of unwelcomed stranger.

But their pain, was my pain, and as I soon discovered, my daughter?s. ?Mama, did the boy down the street die?? By now, I had to tell my little girl that a bad person had shot someone to death. She had heard the sirens, heard the sobs of Ray Ray?s people wrap around him like a burial shroud.

My daughter, who wasn?t allowed to watch violent television shows or play with toy guns, who had been sheltered and protected as much as a mother could in a place like Jersey City, was suddenly enrolled in a crash course about gang warfare and murder. And I reluctantly became her professor.

I chose my words carefully and tried to deliver the facts as gently as I could. The newspapers reported that Ray-Ray may have had a beef with a local gang, and his murder was payback for some incident from the past. A life snuffed out in a minute. My daughter wanted to know if he would go to heaven. ?Of course,? I reassured her. And then a quiet pause came as she thought some more. ?What about the man that shot him?? she wondered aloud to me. ?Will he go to heaven??

A profound sadness snatched my voice and twisted my gut into knots. ?It?s too damn early for this talk,? I cried silently. ?She?s four, she?s four years old. Why should I have to be explaining death, and heaven, and hell, and the meaning of gangs to a child??

And with her brown eyes searching mine, I took a breath and continued.

?No, honey, the bad man probably won?t be going to heaven. Only good people go to heaven,? I told her patiently.

Her wheels were turning now. She wanted to know about hell, what it looked like, what it felt like, and who all got in. Then as quickly as we covered that, she wanted to know about heaven. ?Can you talk underwater in heaven?? she wondered to me. ?Of course,? I told her. ?You can do whatever you want in heaven.? ?Even have lollipops for breakfast?? she asked. ?Yup,? I said solemnly, thinking that if I could run away from this conversation, I would, soon and fast.

And if bad people go to hell, what about everything else? Just when you think you can shield your children from the world, wrap your hands over their eyes, and close their ears to harm, you learn, that somehow, they figure out the world pretty much by themselves. ?What about the pit bulls, Mama?? her small voice asked next. ?You know you tell me to stay away from them, and that they?re bad,? she told me. ?Mama, do the pit bulls go to heaven??

Posted on: 2007/11/3 1:38
 Top 


Portside Deli Robbed on Warren St. - Paulus Hook
Home away from home
Home away from home


This morning around 8:30 am there was a JCPD BCI truck parked outside of the Portside Deli on Warren Street. It seems they were robbed overnight? They weren't letting anyone into the store.

Does anyone know anything about this? Thanks.

Posted on: 2007/11/1 14:45
 Top 


Re: ARSON TO BLAME? Top-floor blaze is being probed as 'suspicious'
Home away from home
Home away from home


Can someone with insight into these matters explain why the feds would be called in? Why couldn't this be handled on a state or local law enforcement level? What type of involvement does this potentially indicate?

Posted on: 2007/10/18 17:55
 Top 


Re: Greenville: Driver in fatal crash, killing a 7-year-old Jersey City boy is also a confessed burg
Home away from home
Home away from home


If you've ever been in a car with kids - especially when you're rushing to get to school/work in the morning, it can be a major challenge. The mom was just backing out of her driveway when the accident happened. Perhaps she was running late - "Okay kids, get those belts on now" - as she's rolling down her driveway. Maybe the kids were just getting settled in and started buckling up. Perhaps they weren't wearing seat belts at all. Regardless, this Mom carries a heartbreak with her forever - and a little sister has lost her big brother.

Do we judge too quickly? Remember the mom who ran downstairs and left her toddler in the tub; the mom who had the infant on her lap in the backseat of a car rammed by a drunk ex-cop; the mom with the baby who tumbled from an apartment window; the mom who didn't buckle up her school-age kids - all recent JC accidents - all but one leading to tragic death. Why did these moms make these choices? In hindsight, don't these terrible accidents all sound preventable? But if you ask any normal mother who has a child over the age of two to share a "near tragedy" raising-a-baby story with you, chances are they'll tell you more than one.

I don't have an easy answer. This accident has struck such a chord in me, though. I look at that little boy and see my own son. I cannot even imagine being able to live without him.

Posted on: 2007/10/18 4:45
 Top 


Re: Greenville: Driver in fatal crash, killing a 7-year-old Jersey City boy is also a confessed burglar
Home away from home
Home away from home


So this guy will be out of jail, potentially, to celebrate his 30th birthday? "Death by Auto" vs. another means is still death - what would the comparable sentence be for manslaughter? The reckless and tragic death of this young boy should carry a more severe penalty, IMHO.

Posted on: 2007/10/16 14:19
 Top 


Re: Jersey Journal & Star Ledger: BIG FEATURES ON CRIME & LOCATIONS -- SEE LINKS
Home away from home
Home away from home


Wow - what a great piece - thanks for the heads-up Grove. And don't you love the milk-toast quotes from our fearless leaders? Finally some numbers to back what real citizens have been observing and commenting on for years. And look how close we are to Newark's stats! Yikes.

Posted on: 2007/10/15 16:14
 Top 


Re: Another Child Dies - Not Buckled Up!
Home away from home
Home away from home


Can someone let me know if the kids are back for another season of fundraising? I've posted about this before on another thread - it was interesting to read the original postings. The kids at Erie are so small - and it pisses me off to see their parents/supervisors lounging on the median while the little tikes dodge SUVs. I haven't seen them for a while - but if they're there again, I'd like to look into it a bit more. Thanks!

Posted on: 2007/10/15 11:39
 Top 


Re: Another Child Dies - Not Buckled Up!
Home away from home
Home away from home


Thanks for the replies. I read a very interesting article today about the subject. According to the 2004 piece, "motor vehicle crashes remain the leading cause of death and acquired disability for children between the ages of 4 and 8 years old."

Children should stay in a booster seat until the adult belt fits - usually when they are approximately 4'9" in height and 8 to 12 years of age.

Here's the link to the article (and tips on how to use a booster properly):
http://www.chop.edu/traumalink/download/2004/pcps_cpsreport.pdf

And here's a peak at NJ booster/safety seat laws for kids:

Children up to age 8 or 80 pounds must ride in a safety or booster seat in the rear seat of the vehicle. If there is no rear seat, the child must sit in the front seat secured by a safety or booster seat.

Children under age 8 who weigh more than 80 pounds must wear a seat belt anywhere in the vehicle.

Passengers age 8 to 18 (regardless of weight ) must wear a seat belt anywhere inside a vehicle.

Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for children between ages 4 to 14.

More than 1,700 children under age 15 died in motor vehicle crashes in 2000, with the majority not in a safety seat or seat belt.

Posted on: 2007/10/13 22:07
 Top 


Another Child Dies - Not Buckled Up!
Home away from home
Home away from home


My heart breaks as I read ANOTHER child in Jersey City has died from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident. The 7-year-old boy in yesterday's Fulton Avenue accident passed away this morning - his 5-year-old sister has serious injuries. They were not wearing seat belts at the time of the crash.

PLEASE WEAR YOUR SEAT BELT and make sure that your children/passengers in the back seat of your car are wearing their belts, too. Children too old for a traditional car seat should be in a properly fitted booster seat.

Many people are under the impression that children in the back seat are safe - by virtue of being in the back seat of a car. I had a nanny from overseas who was well educated, but unaware that wearing a seatbelt in the back seat was the safest way to travel. It is a common practice in the country where she is from to not wear seat belts at all - a child seat is rare, too.

And remember, if a child is on your lap, they become your airbag in the event of a crash.

Not for a second - even if your kids are fussy - keep them in their car seats and seat belts.

Link to JJ story: http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2007 ... y_boy_dies_from_inju.html

Posted on: 2007/10/13 15:14
 Top 


Re: 77 Hudson is on fire
Home away from home
Home away from home


Can anyone tell me what the "frozen zone" is around the fire? Is Warren Street open? How is the traffic downtown this morning?

Thank you!

Posted on: 2007/10/9 12:23
 Top 


Legal Question - Can Regular Folks Sue Over JC Ticket-Fixing?
Home away from home
Home away from home


Now that ANOTHER JC judge has resigned due to improperly handling parking tickets (see below), a question comes to mind. Has there ever been a prior legal precedent where the public overturned their "guilty" pleas and recovered the fines they paid since the professionals ajudicating their cases were not acting in good faith (ie; were corrupt).

Just curious, since I probably financed at least one wing of the municipal court on ALL of the parking tickets I've paid over the years.

JUDGE ARTICLE - SOURCE: JJ
Another judge leaves the bench in wake of ticket-fixing scandal
by Ken Thorbourne
Monday October 01, 2007, 3:14 PM

Yet another Jersey City municipal court judge has stepped down from the bench in the wake of an ongoing investigation into the improper dismissal of tickets.

Late Friday, Judge Pauline Sica requested an immediate "leave of absence" in a letter sent to Mayor Jerramiah Healy and state Superior Court Assignment Judge Maurice Gallipoli, said Trial Court Administrator Joseph Davis.

Davis refused to comment further, saying "the matter is still under investigation, including by the state Attorney General's Office."

Sica, 55, couldn't be reached for comment.

Appointed July 23, 2001, Sica earns $42,623 annually as a part-time municipal judge, according to city records.

Chief Municipal Court Judge Wanda Molina resigned Sept. 20 in the wake of allegations she improperly disposed of parking tickets issued to her female companion, according to sources familiar with the investigation.

Then on Sept. 26, Municipal Court Judge Erwin Rosen took an unpaid leave of absence as a result of allegations he "improperly dismissed one of his own parking tickets," officials said.

The Attorney General's Office is also investigating Municipal Court employees Victor Matos and Virginia Pagan, who were suspended based on allegations that they fixed their own tickets, officials said.

Posted on: 2007/10/1 22:04
 Top 


Re: Downtown: 'All-girl' wolfpack robbery
Home away from home
Home away from home


Okay - we need the ingredients for the new beverage "Punkette." I know someone clever will think of something. (I still chuckle at the Pakistini one of you guys came up with - sorry, can't remember, and am new to the list).

Posted on: 2007/9/27 22:01
 Top 


Re: Looking for advice - Webster & Hutton
Home away from home
Home away from home


It's all sidewalk. During the winter, most times, unless it's improved since I moved, the sidewalks down the serpentine road (I think the street is called Hope Street?) are not plowed and are often very, very icy.

Posted on: 2007/9/24 11:42
 Top 


Re: Looking for advice - Webster & Hutton
Home away from home
Home away from home


You might want to ask the unit's owner about the robberies in your building last year. Your building condo owners were so concerned about the crime in the area (and the frequent illegal dumping that occurs on the corner of New York & Hutton) that they installed a close circuit camera system (about a year prior to the robberies). You can see the small cameras on the front and sides of the building.

There used to be a Webster Avenue community group - don't know if there still is.

Small "quality of life" crimes are frequent and annoying - my car was broken into a number of times as well as dented a lot; our shed was robbed; flowers were taken from our porch, etc. Getting a cop to respond in that area basically took a report of bloodshed and an automatic weapon. No offense to the POs, but that's the reality that I experienced.

I moved from that area a little over a year ago due to a gang murder on Palisades, near Hutton. In October of 2005, a young man was gunned down in front of the barbershop. My daughter was 4 at the time and heard the whole thing. I had had enough and relunctantly moved away in early 2006 from a great house we had just renovated with our blood, sweat and tears.

Franklin is a magnet for gangs and drugs. It gets pretty shady at night. Central Ave is good for your basics. ShopRite in Hoboken delivers - and you can order over the internet. And I agree with the poster about Gino's - we still schlep there to get our pizza.

Your building is amazing - the units are gorgeous. Queen Latifa used to live at 126 - she was very cool. You will have some wonderful neighbors in the building. Outside, you'll see a couple of old guys that hang out on Hutton all day, next to the empty lot. They are pretty much the eyes and ears of the neighborhood. Interesting crew.

I think as a Mom with two small children, it was a tough area to be in. Maybe as a single person it would be easier. I just think the area hasn't seen the upturn it so badly needs to be a great place to live. Time will tell. Good luck.

Posted on: 2007/9/24 2:00
 Top 


Re: Healy: Wolf pack collared
Home away from home
Home away from home


Can someone please help explain something to me - perhaps point out what I'm missing here?

How is supplying the public with the names of teenage thugs going to "help" the community and "punish" the offender? Is this supposed to deter our city's youth from continuing to roam in wolf packs and brutalize innocent civilians? Healy seems to be touting this as a powerful solution of some kind - an effort worth his focus and the focus of legislators.

I have been told that juvie street dealers in JC know EXACTLY how many vials of crack they can be caught with without fear of major prosecution. So if you deal drugs in our fair city, and are a kid, you'll probably be let off pretty easily. The kids in our city already know what they can get away with - a lot - without punishment. Yup, but if little Johnny gets his name in the JJ, he's going to think twice?
And if I know Johnny's name and what he looks like, I'm going to be better prepared - to do what?

The problems run so much deeper and require far more than a BandAid like this.

Posted on: 2007/9/21 1:01
 Top 


Re: American Can/ Canco Lofts
Home away from home
Home away from home


I live next to Canco. The walk to PATH isn't bad - about 8 to 10 minutes. And you can hail a jitney right on the corner of St. Pauls and Kennedy.

I had to chuckle at the photos on the site, though. Did they Photoshop out all the garbage on the street - particularly on Newark Avenue? Or the gigantic smokestack that dominates the skyline and spews out toxic soup over the neighborhood each day? There isn't a green patch for miles, and if you have kids, you have to hijack the little playground at the St. John's Condos if you want a parklike experience. And I hope pretty-boy doesn't park that cherry Audi out on the street at night expecting an unbent license plate and gleaming bumpers in the morning.

What anyone buying at Canco SHOULD know is that NJDOT is about to embark on a HUGE transportation project that will completely overhaul the Charlotte/Tonnelle circle and 1 & 9 ramp areas. The project is expected to last for years - with a lot of the work done in the evenings. If what they've been doing for the last three weeks (on weekends and overnights during the week) is any indication of the "treat" we're in for, God help us. There's nothing like being awoken to the sounds of jackhammers and growling heavy equipment at 3 am, not to mention the smells, dust, lead paint by-products of demolition and construction. Oh, and I checked their website, and they are fully allowed to do this to "mitigate traffic disturbances."

Posted on: 2007/9/17 13:17
 Top 


New Traffic Cameras in the Heights?
Home away from home
Home away from home


Anyone know what the new cameras are all about at the intersection of Secaucus Road and Kennedy Blvd, near the border of Union City? These aren't the traditional telephone pole mounted deals that I've seen in the city, rather they're affixed to the stoplights on tall poles in the center of the interesections. Maybe red light running cameras?

Posted on: 2007/9/8 19:15
 Top 



TopTop
« 1 ... 68 69 70 (71)






Login
Username:

Password:

Remember me



Lost Password?

Register now!



LicenseInformation | AboutUs | PrivacyPolicy | Faq | Contact


JERSEY CITY LIST - News & Reviews - Jersey City, NJ - Copyright 2004 - 2017