I remember when the school was under local (city hall) control. It became a political patronage machine. I support elections.
Yvonne

See the council pass the Pay to Play ordinance on SpeakNJ
Monday 10:30 PM, Tuesday 9:00 PM. The show will play for several weeks on Channel 51
Yvonne
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GagNQSp2Kn8

SpeakNJ interviews Dan Levin, candidate for mayor in Jersey City. The show airs Monday, 10:30 PM and Tuesdays, 9:00 PM on Channel 51 for September.
Yvonne
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p30LrQ1XDrM

Anthony & Son Iron Works, Inc
191 Cambridge Avenue
Jersey City, NJ 07307
phone 201-656-0857
Anthony Phillips, Certified Welder

I used him many times.

Yvonne

The municipal election is next May. It is important that people make this an issue for the Mayor, Ward E, and at-large councilmembers. By the way, I have a friend who relocated to Bayonne. A new group of people were dealing drugs on his block. My friend called the cops and the problem was solved. No more drug dealing.
Yvonne

Bret Schundler is a cunning politican. He will say anything to be elected. I attended council meetings when he was mayor. There was more corruption under Schundler than Cunningham or Healy.
Yvonne

I would invite Chief Comey to your meeting. I videotaped a Chief Comey meeting with the NAACP. The chief said he would give patrols to certain problem streets.
Yvonne

The show is tonight @ 10:30, Tuesdays @ 9:00 for the month of July.
Yvonne

Speak NJ interviews Ricardo Kaulessar, the reporter from the weekly paper Jersey City Reporter. He has written over 1,000 articles since 2003 on Jersey City. Ricardo makes insightful comments on the 2009 election for mayor.
Yvonne

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qS4_ON1tXw

Too bad Hoboken is not smart enough to balance their budget.
Yvonne

Charles Balcer interviews Richard LaRovere, a local artist who does drawing and paintings of local buildings. They discuss the history of certain places. If you enjoy local history or art, then this show is a must. Airs today @ 10:30 PM, Channel 51, Tuesdays @ 9:00 PM.
Yvonne
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MaafaWkL5l4

The Limelight, now a disco was a church is New York. There has been many arrests for drugs and other activities. That is why I stand by my earlier position of having the building dismantled and reassembled to use as a church. Outside of the Northeast, the Catholic populatin is growing and building are needed.
Yvonne

It is a sacred place. It should not be changed into a secular building. The Archdiocese should donate the builing to another doicese that needs a church. It should be dismantled and reassembled. It is too beautiful and sacred to be anything else.
Yvonne

The show plays on Comcast Mondays @ 10:30 PM and Tuesdays @ 9 PM Channel 51 for the month of May.
Yvonne

Seans Connors is running for Freeholder in the 4th District. He talks about the recent court ruling for independent candidates, his background, and the wasteful spending of tax dollars on County Plaza, formerly Block Drugs in Jersey City. Yvonne

I used to visit an aunt years ago in Trenton. Then Trenton was surrounded by farms. These farms have now become housing units. I agree Trenton housing stock is beautiful. However, instead of rebuilding Trenton, people bought new housing on former farm land. Shame.

Any five unit apartment building is under rent controlled. Newer construction and four units or less are exempted. The city sets how much money the owner can raise the rents, which is usually 3% or less. By comparison, the small homeowner have received a 40% increase in taxes since the Healy Administration (city, county, schools).
Yvonne

That would not work. The abated properties impact the value of regular property. However, abated properties are not subject to a reval. In the 1988 reval, my property was compared in value to abated properties. My taxes went up, not the abated property. We should have an income tax that is deducted from the state income tax. Everyone then would pay, not just the homeowners.
Yvonne

In 2005 my property taxes were $46.06 per thousand of assessed value, the city portion was $19.30. In 2008, the taxes zoomed to $55.49 and the city portion is $25.47. Taxes have increased!
Yvonne
Speak NJ

See Brian O'Reilly, JC Business Administrator on SpeakNJ. He discusses the city's bonding, budget, and what it costs to hire 200 additional police officers. Tonight at 10:30 PM, tomorrow at 9:00 PM on Channel 51
Yvonne
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbQOtMz3fAI

There is an eye clinic in the former St. Francis Hopsital. It is on the first floor where the day care center is located. (Hamilton Park). Sorry I don't know the name of the place but it is recommended by some physicians.
Yvonne

Dr. John DiGioia in JC

See video of Steve Lonegan on youtube. Full show tonight @ 10:30 PM and tomorrow @ 9:00 on Channel 51.
Yvonne
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2Gm4ae0NNI

A little background, Stanley was a clothing store that sold uniforms for Catholic Schools for many years. The owner, a Polish couple sponsored their niece, Tania, in her new business; which was the restaurant. Stanley is next door to Tania's.
Yvonne

Tonight on Channel 51, 9:00 PM, SpeakNJ interview Steve Lonegan, former Mayor of Bogota. Lonegan was in the news recently for his arrest while protesting Corzine toll increases. His views are different from most politicans.

Jeff I agree with you. The city must eliminate abatements, besides not funding the Board of Ed and the county, abatements are not ratables which means it doesn't add to the ratable base. This is the way the county strikes the citys budget. A quarter of the is invisible in terms of ratables - the higher the ratable base, the lower the taxes are for everyone. By the way, Gerry McCann gave away abatement when he was mayor and lower the abatement agreements that was struck by the previous administration. The lowering of Merrill Lynch from 2% to 1% cost the city $11 million.
Yvonne

You heard Councilwoman Richardson, now hear Chief Comey.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ap0p9-PjN7A

See Councilwoman Richardson respond to Chief Comey on crime at the NAACP meeting. The show airs tonight @ 10:30 PM and tomorrow @ 9:00 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nd5LzNB1Ltw

SpeakNJ videotaped Police Chief Tom Comey speaking before the NAACP about crime. Comey said crime is down but he also said, "Youth crime is killing us." He makes some interesting statements on the justice system. The show starts tonight at 9:00 PM on Channel 51. It will also appear Monday at 10:30 PM on 51. It will air for the next several weeks.

Councilman Fulop talks about gathering signatures for the ballot with SpeakNJ in a recent interview. The show appears tonight on Channel 51 @ 10:30 PM and tomorrow @ 9:00 PM. A small segment of the show appears at
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzv3WB66i0I