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Photo by Emily Anne Epstein/The Jersey Journal Animal control: Dogs left freezing in filth Jersey City animal control officers removed three dogs from a Hudson County SPCA animal shelter after surprise visits revealed cold, filthy conditions. Go To Jersey Journal Photos here Quote:
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Re: ANIMAL CRUELTY AT THE HUDSON COUNTY SPCA -- at 480 Johnston Avenue, Jersey City
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There is a photo on NJ.COM accompanying the story posted above but it is of note that the dog is pictured at the shelter that took the animal in once it was removed from the Hudson SPCA.
The benign surroundings depicted may be easily mistaken for those criticized in the article.
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Re: Lincoln Park Area (i.e. Harrison Ave. b/w Kennedy and West Side Ave.
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I agree with you there, Four Brothers Pizza is GREAT, even though I remember that they always used to pet that little dog they kept there while making/serving the pizza...but I think they cut that out after a few complaints But, who cares...I'm sure we've eaten worse
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Re: TAX BILLS: MORE -- City: We're holding the line
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Does anyone know how property taxes are calculated?
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Re: Powerhouse Arts District unravels: Fights over heights, history / For some only goal is a park
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Wait, the Journal has a journalist called Hack!
How apt.
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Re: ANIMAL CRUELTY AT THE HUDSON COUNTY SPCA -- at 480 Johnston Avenue, Jersey City
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IT'S TERRI-BULL
City takes dogs; cites shelter for cold, filth Tuesday, January 15, 2008 By PAUL KOEPP JOURNAL STAFF WRITER Animal control officers removed three dogs from a Jersey City animal shelter last week and say they plan to cite the facility for leaving the dogs freezing in filth. The Johnston Avenue shelter, run by the Hudson County District Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA), was a target of two surprise inspections over the last two weeks by the Jersey City Health Department and Division of Animal Control, officials said. The building was unheated and filthy, and some of the animals were malnourished, said Joe Frank, the city's animal control officer. "There had to be at least a week's accumulation (of feces) in the outdoor runs," Frank said, adding that on a Jan. 4 visit, he recorded a freezing temperature of 31 degrees, well below the required 55 degrees. The inspection was prompted by an anonymous complaint the day before, he said, and was followed up with another visit on Wednesday, when the dogs were still in unsanitary conditions and were removed. The dogs - a black lab-mix, Stormy, a white pit bull, Ice Berg, and a black pit bull, Cody - were brought to the Liberty Humane Society's shelter, across from the Liberty Science Center. Zoe Carbajales, who has been managing the shelter for less than a year, wouldn't comment on the specific allegations, but said she and her staff treat the animals well. "I would not do anything deliberately to hurt my animals," she said. "These are my babies." Carbajales said she would challenge the inspections in court because they were conducted without warning. The inspectors came in the morning before shelter workers had started cleaning the facility, she said. The Hudson County District SPCA, which is completely funded by donations, has contracts to pick up animals in Union City and North Bergen, but it's not allowed to pick up strays in Jersey City. The city's Animal Control takes strays to the Liberty Humane Society's shelter. Frank said he is still investigating and expects to cite the shelter for numerous violations. Once the SPCA cleans up the dirty areas and shows the city proof that it has a licensed veterinarian and a disease control program, the dogs will be returned, he said. City health officer Bob Vogt, who also inspected the facility, said he expects to issue citations as well. PAUL KOEPP can be reached at (201) 217-2400.
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Powerhouse Arts District unravels: Fights over heights, history / For some only goal is a park
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Fights over heights, history - and juice
Tuesday, January 15, 2008 By CHARLES HACK JOURNAL STAFF REPORTER As Jersey City's vision for a historic low-rise enclave for artists in the Powerhouse Arts District unravels, officials say they are drawing a line at two historic buildings. The city is determined to preserve the height and character of the national landmark Powerhouse on Washington Street and the century-old Butler Brothers warehouse on Warren Street, said Bob Antonicello, executive director of the Jersey City Redevelopment Agency. Jersey City's goal is to turn the Powerhouse into a retail and entertainment mecca, but the transformers that power the PATH trains from Newark to New York are currently on the property, owned jointly by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and the city. The city wouldn't mind if the P.A. moved the transformers to city-owned land at Second Street and Washington Boulevard next to the Powerhouse, but open space advocates want that land kept for a park. The other options are relocating the transformers within the Powerhouse site or relocating them to the Butler Brothers property across the street. Bob Lehrer, owner of the 1905 brick Butler Brothers warehouse, at 350 Warren St., wants to shelve earlier plans for a single layer of penthouse suites atop his nine-story brick building, and instead build a 40-story residential tower atop the building. But the city has balked at Lehrer's plan. If Lehrer agrees to relocation of the transformers to his property, the city will allow him an extra 100 feet in height on the development of the site he owns south the warehouse. The city's focus on saving just those two historic buildings is under fire from both property owners and conservationists. Jill Edelman, president of the Powerhouse Arts District Neighborhood Association, points to the Toll Brothers plan to build 40-story towers on the Manischewitz building property in exchange for preserving just part of the building's facade, saying it will lead other developers to demand the same. "The city has shown itself as weak protecting their own laws," Edelman said. "I don't understand why the city is under the delusion that other developers wouldn't want to do the same thing." Lehrer says he can't understand the city's stance, with Donald Trump's 55-story Trump Plaza, Lloyd Goldman's 52-story tower and now the Toll Brothers high-rise proposal all going up around him. "Originally, this was the biggest building in the district and now it's going to be the smallest. That changes everything," Lehrer said in his office, at 350 Morgan St. "No one wants a penthouse in a valley." Although the majority owners at the Port Authority refused to comment, city officials say that the Port Authority has agreed to let the Redevelopment Agency lead how the Powerhouse is redeveloped. The Planning Board will be holding a public hearing on the development plan tomorrow at 5:30 p.m. at Middle School 4, at 111 Bright St. ======================= For some only goal is a park Tuesday, January 15, 2008 A city-owned, undeveloped triangular property next to Downtown's old Powerhouse has become a bargaining chip in the redevelopment of a national landmark and a century-old warehouse, officials said. Ward E Councilman Steve Fulop says he is committed to supporting a group of local property owners who want the city to create a public park on the 18,000-square-foot site at Second and Washington streets. But the Jersey City Redevelopment Agency wants the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to consider the land as an option to relocate their transformers for PATH trains when the Powerhouse is converted into an entertainment and retail center. Last year, the Port Authority released a draft report that concluded that it would cost $52 million to replace and relocate the transformers either within the Powerhouse or to a 10,000-square-foot space in the Butler Brothers building across the street. The report did not consider the triangular plot. The Jersey City Redevelopment Agency and Port Authority expect to come out with another report looking at additional locations for the transformers in six months, says JCRA Director Robert Antonicello. David Weltz, president of the Portofino Homeowners Association, whose high-rise is near the Powerhouse, said the members were promised that the mound of dirt on the site would be converted to a park, and said he is prepared to go to the next City Council meeting to lobby for open space. "We worked hard to get a park there," Weltz said. "The last thing we would want as opposed to a park is electrical transformers." Although Fulop backed down from plans to introduce a resolution at two recent council meetings that would add the land to the city's open space inventory, he wants the transformers buried below ground and supports a campaign to keep the land as open space. CHARLES HACK
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Re: ANIMAL CRUELTY AT THE HUDSON COUNTY SPCA -- at 480 Johnston Avenue, Jersey City
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The ASPCA is a New York based organization no money you gave them would be given to the Hudson County SPCA. I like to give to local organizations that help the animals of JC.
The two places I give to are The Liberty Humane Society they have an awesome Spay Neuter and adoption program and help the residents of JC how ever they can. I also give to Companion Animal Trust a small cat rescue that helped me with a stray cat. They were very knowledgeable and went out of their way to help me.
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Good Morning.
This year?s Point in Time Count/Project Homeless Connect is getting closer, and we are looking for volunteers on the day of the event. Attached and below is information regarding volunteer opportunities for the Point in Time Count/Project Homeless Connect that you may be able to share with others that might be interesting in volunteering, or members of your organization. Also attached please find a flyer that can be printed and circulated to those in your program as an advertisement to encourage attendance at the Project Homeless Connect event. Volunteer Information Project Homeless Connect (PHC) is a one-day, one-stop event where the Hudson County community will make food, clothing, and various services available to the homeless. The event has been organized by the Hudson County Alliance to End Homelessness (HCAEH), a collaborative group of representatives from local government, the non-profit community, and the business sector. However, donations and volunteer participation is what will make this event a success. The HCAEH expects to provide socks, coats, hats/gloves, a hot meal, information and referral, hygiene kits, medical screening, HIV/AIDS testing, and much more during this event. PHC is being coupled with the County?s annual Point in Time (PIT) Count of the Homeless, which is a 24 hour count of the homeless. Homeless individuals are given a survey that asks information about their situation and needs so that the County can build information on the number and needs of our homeless. The PIT Count will take place during 2 shifts, where volunteers will go into the streets with local providers to find and survey the homeless. Volunteer Activities: □ Set-up Evening Before PHC : 3pm-6pm January 28, Grace Church Van Vorst, 39 Erie St., Jersey City, NJ □ Administer Surveys at PHC: Between 10am-2pm, 1/29/08 Grace Church Van Vorst, 39 Erie St., JC, NJ □ Serve Food: Between 10am-2pm, 1/29/08 Grace Church Van Vorst, 39 Erie St., Jersey City, NJ □ Crowd Control: Between 10am-2pm, 1/29/08 Grace Church Van Vorst, 39 Erie St., Jersey City, NJ □ Distribute Clothing: Between 10am-2pm, 1/29/08 Grace Church Van Vorst, 39 Erie St., Jersey City, NJ □ Distribute Coats: Between 10am-2pm, 1/29/08 Grace Church Van Vorst, 39 Erie St., Jersey City, NJ □ Take Down: Between 2pm-4pm, 1/29/08 Grace Church Van Vorst, 39 Erie St., Jersey City, NJ □ PIT Count (Unsheltered): Morning Shift 4am ? 8am □ PIT Count (Unsheltered): Evening Shift 7:30pm-11:59pm meet at Red Cross, 53 Mill Rd., JC, NJ All volunteers will have to arrive 20 Min. before their shift for training. Please contact Susan Milan, Smilan@jcecdc.org, or Kristin Green, kgreen@hcnj.us if you are interested in volunteering. Thank You. Kristin Green Program Director, Housing Assistance Hudson County Div. of Housing & Community Development Brennan Court House, 2nd Floor 583 Newark Avenue Jersey City, NJ 07306 E-mail: kgreen@hcnj.us Phone: (201) 795-6185 Fax: (201) 795-1903 Quote:
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Re: Unlike the Jersey City Loew's -- Famed Brooklyn Movie Palace Will Continue to Rot for Now
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And what a big disappointment the Landmark Loews Jersey has become. Except for the occasional theme-movie weekend and less than a handful of shows, it has not even begun to realize its potential.
It was supposed to become a lively venue that was going to attract 3,000(+) attendees at least a few times a week, thus revitalizing the area. I don't recall if it has done that even once in the last decade or so.
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Breaking News: Judge says MSNBC debate
must include Kucinich -from the Los Angeles Times: A judge in Nevada has just ordered MSNBC to include Rep. Dennis Kucinich in Tuesday's Democratic Party presidential debate in Las Vegas or he will cancel the forum. Senior Clark County District Court Judge Charles Thompson vowed to issue an injunction halting the nationally televised debate if MSNBC failed to comply. Kucinich had filed a lawsuit seeking to be included just this morning. The judge ruled it was a matter of fairness and Nevada voters would benefit from hearing from more than just Hillary Clinton, John Edwards and Barack Obama. Kucinich had been invited to participate in the 6 p.m. Pacific debate Tuesday, but that invitation was rescinded last week ... So set up a fourth podium. Andrew Malcolm, correspondent - The Los Angeles Times *********************************************** Dear Kucinich Supporters, FINALLY, the principle that we are a nation of laws and not of corporate media control has prevailed. And without your support, your phone calls and emails and letters, this issue might never have attracted the national attention it has. BUT, while Dennis is preparing to go to Nevada - court order in hand - to represent your interests, expect that MSNBC, NBC, its parent company GE, and dozens of other alphabet-soup corporations in the nation will start filing appeals on top of appeals to keep Dennis out of the debate and try to deplete our limited financial resources. Multi-billion corporations don't want Dennis on that stage Tuesday night. And they will do everything; spend anything they need to make sure that his voice - your voice - is not heard. The law is on our side, but the dollars are on theirs. NOW, more than ever, we need your continued financial support to stop megalomania-media from robbing you of your Constitutional rights, taking control of the American electoral process, and hand-picking the candidates they want you to choose from. Defend your rights today. Make a contribution today to the only candidate who is willing to challenge the powerful interests that want to control you.(Click Here) They will try to outspend us, but, with your help, they won't be able to out-fight us. Please, contribute whatever you can to defend your rights, and ask everyone you know to do the same. We won today, but tomorrow is another battle. Strength through Peace Kucinich Campaign Quote:
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January 14, 2008, 10:45 pm Kucinich Should Be Allowed to Debate, Judge Rules By Brian Stelter A Nevada judge has ordered MSNBC to include Representative Dennis Kucinich, a Democratic presidential candidate, in Tuesday night?s debate in Nevada, the Associated Press reports. The debate was expected to feature Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Rodham Clinton, Barack Obama and John Edwards. Charles Thompson, a senior district court judge for Clark County, Nevada, said he would issue an injunction stopping the debate if Mr. Kucinich is excluded. In a statement, MSNBC responded: ?We disagree with the judge?s decision and are filing an appeal.? The Kucinich campaign said it received an invitation to the debate on Jan. 9, only to have the offer revoked two days later by NBC. Mr. Kucinich, widely considered a longshot candidate, was also excluded from an ABC debate in New Hampshire earlier in the month. Brian Williams, the anchor of ?NBC Nightly News,? is scheduled to moderate. Tim Russert, NBC News?s Washington bureau chief, and the ?Today? show co-host Natalie Morales are also expected to pose questions to the candidates. Barring any changes, it will be televised on MSNBC from 9 to 11 p.m. Tuesday.
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ART DECO GRANDEUR RESTORED The walls of the billiard room at the Beacon, a condo conversion in Jersey City, are encircled by a frieze called ?From Myth to Medicine.? The former grand theater area has been turned into an event and movie-screening space for residents. ============================ Condos With Deco in the Details By ANTOINETTE MARTIN The New York Times January 13, 2008 CONSIDER the process involved in the historical restoration of just one detail ? the gilding on beams and moldings in the theater ? at the former medical center here, now being transformed into the Beacon residential complex. ?Paint ages over time, and it discolors,? said Ulana Zakalak, a restoration specialist who is a consultant on the project. Because the eight Art Deco buildings at the complex are designated landmarks, and the developer, Metrovest Equities, is applying for historic preservation tax credits, it was essential to discern and reproduce precisely the original colors and sheens, Ms. Zakalak said. "For every surface, an X-Acto blade was used to carve out a small sliver of paint, down to the wood,? she said. ?The paint sample was pasted in Lucite and filed down to the edge to get a stratification of the layers. The cross section was put under a microscope to examine every paint layer, and matched to a color guide for modern paints.? ?The gilding was the most tricky to match,? Ms. Zakalak said, because it was not true gold leaf, but some sort of alloy. The towering medical center buildings were built during the Depression ? at the behest of the legendary Jersey City mayor Frank Hague, who leaned on his ?good friend,? Franklin D. Roosevelt ? at a time when gold was too precious to use as mere d?cor. The paint and plaster foreman, Johnny Hilares of Evergreen Studios, experimented for weeks with various mixtures and glazes before he hit on the right formula, Ms. Zakalak said. Meanwhile, the chipped and crumbling plaster moldings on the theater?s ceilings and walls each had to be repaired or reproduced, and the bronze Deco light fixtures ? some painted over and covered with globs of melted plastic that had replaced the original glass ? had to be cleaned, reglazed and rewired. Today, the theater looks resplendent ? as it did 70 years ago, Ms. Zakalak said. Beacon residents use the once bedraggled space, which served as a makeshift triage center after Sept. 11, for community events. Two hundred people are now living in the first building restored at the complex, set atop the Palisades ridge near Journal Square. Seventy more have signed purchase agreements for condominiums in the building, which is 90 percent sold, according to Metrovest?s chief executive, George Filopoulos. Sales are to open soon for a second building. Eventually, 1,100 units will be created inside the tall stone structures ? some of them rentals ? and 80,000 square feet of retail space will be added. This makes the Beacon the largest historic renovation project currently under way in the country, according to officials with the National Park Service, which oversees the federal tax credit program. ?The project is both monumental in size and intricately detailed,? said Mr. Filopoulos, whose company began the restoration effort four years ago. ?It can be overwhelming at times.? But, in the words of Ms. Zakalak, who bought a condo at the first building shortly after she began working on it, ?it gets under your skin.? She and Mr. Filopoulos imagine this must have been the case for the workers and artisans who created the original buildings. A magnificent bas-relief frieze, circling the walls near the ceiling of what is now the Beacon?s billiard room, was recently cleaned and restored. The sculpture, called ?From Myth to Medicine,? has hand-carved images ranging from cavemen to Pandora opening her box, from the grim reaper to the foo dog, from the Native American medicine man to the hospital surgeon. Fashioned by out-of-work artists hired through the federal Works Progress Administration, the bas-relief was evidently unsigned ? as was the custom with W.P.A. work. ?It is such an incredible piece, though, we constantly looked for a name,? Ms. Zakalak said. ?All during the cleaning process, over four years, we looked.? Then, literally at the last moment ? 8 p.m. on a Friday, when the work was being given a final dusting because of a public event scheduled the next day, and Mr. Hilares was up on a lift checking for errant specks ? he spotted a minuscule signature carved in script at the edge of the image of a cloud: Allen George Newman. Mr. Newman was a prominent sculptor in the 1920s and ?30s. He created the Henry Hudson monument that stands at the corner of 72nd Street and Riverside Drive in New York City, as well as various war memorial statues for cities around the country. ?Obviously,? Ms. Zakalak said, ?he put his heart and soul into this project ? done in anonymity, too.? Link
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Re: ANIMAL CRUELTY AT THE HUDSON COUNTY SPCA -- at 480 Johnston Avenue, Jersey City
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I gave a pretty generous donation to the ASPCA this year. how do I find out if any of it trickles down to these assh*les?
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Re: Lincoln Park Area (i.e. Harrison Ave. b/w Kennedy and West Side Ave.
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I live on Bentley and it is great. We have a double lot and grill out all the time in the summer. We work at home with our consulting business. There is a good private school 15 minutes walk from our house (Primary Prep). Our neighbors are great. The police have zero tolerance for stupidity on the Gifford and Bentley blocks and a call to the precinct produces cops on foot most quick. I teach at Rutgers and can be in New Brunswick in 30 minutes. It has improved vastly since we moved here. Houses are huge. What we paid for our place here you were looking at $1.5 million in Ditmas Park, Brooklyn with a longer commute and tougher street life. I have found that if there are kids out on the block at night, just going out and saying "Hey, I call the curfew wagon and they are on their way" disperses them. As for break ins on cars, most people on our blocks have off the street parking. There are people who walk 20 blocks from Greenville to park to be able to park on a safe street. I had a JC cop tell me that car thieves tend to stash their cars over here too. Lots of high end cars with NY tags are always parked on Bentley....
I agree though about crossing Communipaw. Anything near Bergen and Ege is totally sketchy. There are few restaurants worth a damn, but we do have Four Brothers Pizza with the only decent Brooklyn-style crust in JC.
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Re: ANIMAL CRUELTY AT THE HUDSON COUNTY SPCA -- at 480 Johnston Avenue, Jersey City
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I am going to register my dog and all my dog's friends to vote. By the time this crazy county realizes they are not legitimate voters and are in fact dogs, we will have had enough of an impact to get the lazy, look-the-other-way politicians who allow this to happen out of office.
Cats too. All the stray cats that the SPCA does nothing to even attempt to control. Those cats can register to vote too. It's a disgrace.
Posted on: 2008/1/15 1:35
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JERSEY CITY...$1000 A SQ. FT.
JERSEY CITY...NO ONE HERE IS FROM NEW JERSEY JERSEY CITY...IF IT WASN'T FOR THE SKYLINE, YOU'D THINK YOU WERE IN PRINCETON, OR NEW HOPE, PA.
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This may not be a picture of the dog from the SPCA. I was at the vet when Animal control brought the dogs in last Wednesday. I saw a white pit with infected skin being weighed. The dog from the SPCA looked worse then the dog in the photo. My friend walks dog their she told me that dog has been there in that condition for months.
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I've lived in that area for over 10 years now. It has gotten alot worse in the past few years, but there's still worse out there. The condo's on the left side of Harrison Ave are ok...but stay away from the one's on the right (it's weird I know)
There're condos on the corner of Harrison & Kennedy which are ok and some on the corner of Bentley and West Side which are decent. Last year I had my car broken into...in my driveway only because I had a spindle of blank DVD-R's in there. And this year a friend of mine had their car window smashed in their driveway and had their GPS stolen. People are randomly walking up and down the block even in the wee hrs of the night, I'm guessing returning from friend's houses...so it's not too bad of an area, sometimes there are rowdy kids out there, but not to much. And I've seen cops driving up the block randomly, so at least it has police presence at times (even though sometimes they're just flying by.) Just stay on the good side of Communipaw...after that, it gets worse and on the other side of Lincoln Park...well, let's just not talk about that for now =p I see property values going up in a few years, because you are surrounded by some beautiful houses and easy highway access. Food places are mostly just fast food But you can take a 5 min bus ride to Journal Square or a 10-15 min bus ride to anywhere else in the city you need right at the corner. Hope that helps
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Best t-shirt ever.
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Murderous Dominican Gang War has Erupted in Manhattan's High Schools - Gramercy Park & Chelsea
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SCHOOLS' GANG SCOURGE
BLOODY TURF WAR HITS HS CAMPUSES New York Post By PHILIP MESSING January 14, 2008 -- A murderous gang turf war has erupted in Manhattan's city high schools - even spilling out in the tony streets of Gramercy Park and Chelsea, The Post has learned. One innocent youth has been murdered and a dozen others injured in more than half a dozen skirmishes linked to a feud between Dominicans Don't Play, or DDP, and the Trinitarios, two groups of largely second-generation Dominican teens, law-enforcement sources said. "Both of these gangs are recruiting at schools all over New York and in New Jersey," one gang investigator said. "The Trinitarios are considered the fastest-growing gang in New York and renowned for using machetes and violence to make a statement." In the past three months, the NYPD has investigated confrontations between the two groups in and around Gramercy Park, Chelsea, Harlem, the Morris Heights section of The Bronx and, most frequently, in Washington Heights. The carnage includes one youth shot and killed, three shot and wounded and at least nine others stabbed or slashed, officials said. Margie Feinberg, a spokeswoman for the Department of Education, said agency officials are working to stem the violence. "In cases where there are incidents outside the school, we work collaboratively with local businesses and the local police precinct," she said. The most recent bloodshed occurred Jan. 7 at 9:30 a.m. at West 196th Street and St. Nicholas Avenue, in the shadows of George Washington HS. The streets near their campus have emerged as a gang battleground, sources say. Several suspected DDP members approached two students, ages 16 and 15, sources said. The group asked the pair whether they were Trinitarios, and suspected DDP member Alberny Delacruz, 17, stabbed them both, causing minor injuries, sources said. Delacruz was charged with assault. The gang battles had turned deadly on Oct. 19, when bystander Jos? Batista, 15, was shot dead outside his apartment building on West 134th Street, which was believed to house gang members. The culprits, suspected DDP members, also wounded an innocent 16-year-old boy. Street-gang crime soared 37 percent over the past two years - to 713 incidents, from 520 - according to police statistics.
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I still have money that Clinton will be our 1st female president - this doesn't mean I'll vote for her.
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Healy stands nearly alone as Hudson Democrats flock to Clinton By Matt Friedman politickernj.com Obama may have rallied thousands of Jersey City residents on Mayor Jerramiah Healy's turf last week, but the Hillary Clinton campaign sought to make one thing clear today: the bulk of Hudson County public officials are with them, even if Healy, the mayor of the county's biggest city and chairman of its party, is not. Governor Jon S. Corzine and Sen. Bob Menendez headlined a press conference today at The Turning Point restaurant in their hometown of Hoboken, emceed by Democratic State Chairman Joe Cryan and attended by over two dozen elected officials, at least a few of whom occupy different sides of the Hudson County Democratic split. And while Clinton wasn't there today, Menendez promised that she would be in New Jersey before the February 5th. Among the Clinton supporters present were State Sen. and North Bergen Mayor Nicholas Sacco and Union City Mayor and State Sen. Brian Stack - two powerful Hudson County Democrats who still haven't ironed out all their differences stemming from the party split leading up to June's primaries. Also attending were U.S. Rep. Albio Sires, Hudson County Executive Tom DeGise, Assembly members Vincent Prieto, Joan Quigley, Caridad Rodrigues, Ruben Ramos; Hoboken Mayor David Roberts; West New York Mayor and former Assemblyman Silverio "Sal" Vega; and four members of Jersey City's council: Peter Brennan, Mary Spinello, Steve Lipski, Bill Gaughan and Kevin O'Reilly. "You know you're in Hudson County when Sen. Menendez is correcting your pronunciations," joked Cryan as he read off the long list of officials. Corzine reminded the audience that he was the first governor in the country to endorse Clinton for president, and emphasized that the state has a proportional delegate system in encouraging the small crowd of mostly officials, staff and reporters not to take the victory for granted. "I'm going to ask you to do your part - not just show up at a rally, but make sure we get people out to vote," he said. "If we don't vote, if it's a bad day, if things don't work out just exactly, we may win the election but we could lose the delegate count." Menendez stressed that Clinton's work in the Senate on issues important in New Jersey, like port security, the State Children's Health Insurance Program and the health of 9/11 responders. He also used his own no vote on the Iraq War resolution to defend Clinton's record on Iraq, saying that her experience makes her more able than other candidates to affect change. "As someone who voted against the war in the first place, I'll tell you that there's only one candidate in this race for the United States presidency who can end this war in Iraq, and that's Hillary Clinton," he said. Later, Menendez said that he was happy to see that even some county leaders who were still at odds had coalesced behind Clinton. "Certainly, I am enormously pleased that the overwhelming support of all the elected officials in Hudson County has come together behind Hillary Clinton. She is clearly a unifying force even in that respect," he said. "And hopefully that will continue to strengthen the unity of Hudson County Democrats for a whole host of reasons beyond the election." The event reinforced the image of the Clinton campaign as the establishment's choice in New Jersey, while Obama's massive rally last week looked like that of a grass roots candidate But Cryan pointed out after the press conference that recent polls still show Clinton with double digit leads in New Jersey. "The way I would say it is that poll after poll consistently show the people of New Jersey for Hillary," he said Nor was the press conference a response to Obama's rally. "We're running the Clinton campaign, not the Obama response campaign," said Cryan. Obama also has the endorsement of State Sen. Sandra Bolden Cunningham, a Jersey City Democrat.
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Re: ANIMAL CRUELTY AT THE HUDSON COUNTY SPCA -- at 480 Johnston Avenue, Jersey City
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Does Hecter drive a kick-ass car, or does a member of his family have one? The position Hecter has at the SPCA demands that his pay be one of high impotence....woops importance for the stress he must suffer dealing with animals!
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Re: Tue, Jan 15, last day to register to vote in Feb 5 Presidential Primary
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The Board of Elections is open until 9PM tonight, Monday, Jan 14th and tomorrow, Tues., Jan 15th until 9PM too.
Also, if you need to change addresses you may do so at City Hall, Clerk's Office tomorrow, Tues., Jan 15th. Click Here for Local Election Officials and Voter Information for NJ Hudson County Clerk Mary Jane Desmond, Acting County Clerk 583 Newark Avenue Jersey City, NJ 07306-2018 201-795-6112 (FAX) 201-795-2581 Superintendent of Elections Ms. Marie Borace 595 Newark Avenue 3rd Floor, Room 301 Jersey City, NJ 07306 201-795-6555 FAX 201-795-6561 Board of Elections 595 Newark Avenue Room 303 Jersey City, NJ 07306 201-795-6030 (FAX) 201-795-6032 www.hudsoncountynj.org/dept/clerks_office/default.asp Quote:
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No, you cannot switch party affiliations. The deadline was Dec 17th.
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Shane612...FYI, when I lived on 9th between WHP and Jersey someone tried to break thru a window, we had huge rocks thrown off the 10th street embankment that damaged our cars in a gated parking area, when we lived on 10th and Jersey our car was broken in to 2x and also had a car stolen. I now live next to Lincoln Park and I did have one attempted break-in ........by a very big RACCOON. I feel very safe here, there is little to no drama, very little noise and I have a 100 acre park across the street from my house. '
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Re: ANIMAL CRUELTY AT THE HUDSON COUNTY SPCA -- at 480 Johnston Avenue, Jersey City
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This is the link to the official state report made in 2003 on the conditions of the NJ state SPCAs. Hudson County was one of the worst.
You can do a "find" search using the word Hudson. http://www.state.nj.us/sci/pdf/spca.pdf At that time it was learned the Hudson County SPCA has a million dollars in investments. Where is that money now? Animals adopted from the shelter are not spayed or neutered while the adoption fees are around $250. The animals are not vetted and medicated if sick. The SPCA collects fees from all the municipalities that it contracts with so WHERE IS THE MONEY GOING Hector? It is time for the public to demand that it come clean with its finances and to demand that all animals leaving the shelter be spayed or neutered.
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Kannekt Review Disclaimer:
Reviews Submit your review Disclaimer: Any opinion expressed below is to be considered the reviewer's personal opinion, not necessarily that of the Kannekt company or its editors. Please read with discretion. Be aware that the editor at his discretion may choose not to publish certain reviews submitted. If this is your listing, to remove or disable reviews, Please contact us I would assume that the "Lister" is the business owner. Is there any question that a business owner would not want to keep negative reviews up on this site. I am just saying that it might not be Kannekt who edits so strictly.
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