There was an email sent out to offices in newport tower. I assume it went to other buildings in the area, as well.


Sent: Monday, April 27, 2009 10:10 AM
To: east
Subject: Military Training

Please be advised there is currently military aircraft flying over the
waterfront area, Jersey City, FOR TRAINING PURPOSES ONLY. No need to
evacuate or create alarm. AGAIN, this is for training purposes only.

P.O. Dina Reilly
Jersey City Police Department
East District Community Relations Officer

Geeze.. I was on my way home, turning onto Montgomery by Chopin when this happened. This is the second shooting that has occured within the past few months. I REALLY want to live in a safer neighborhood, but unfortunately I had to pawn all of my silver spoons to make rent.
Just kidding... there really were no silver spoons-only a single mom who taught us how to work very hard for our money.
I am in favor of replacing the projects with mixed income housing.

According to www.HUD.gov, residents will not be required to move unless there is affordable housing available for them on the private market.

Also, the JC Housing Authority's site states the following..
Our Mission In Memoriam
The mission of the Jersey City Housing Authority is to offer and provide qualified lower income families and senior citizens with the best opportunities for gaining affordable housing within reasonably safe, working neighborhoods and simultaneously promote economic self-sufficiency for families, continued independent living for senior citizens and maximum accommodation for persons with disabilities.

.. note that they say safe, working neighborhoods .I live in the immediate area, and gun violence and crime does exist. I'd like it to be safe. I think that the local government and the police department have to work together to clean up the projects.

My Father, Uncle, and Cousin are all JC Firefighters.. I recently moved back here from Forked River and It's comforting to know that our first responders most definately do their jobs well!

On the morning of August 9th, 2007 my new Honda civic was flooded on Wayne Street. The sewer water entered the interior of the car up to the steering wheel and left a terrible odor and unseen electrical problems. When the waters finally receded by the end of the day, a dead water drenched rat was left on the ground in front of my vehicle (A bad omen of sorts...).

I called the police to file a police report, but they said they couldn't do anything about it, claiming the incident was an "Act of God". As far as I could see, it was JC's faulty sewers that weren't draining properly (If you walked 2 blocks in either direction the flooding wasn't nearly as bad).

Eventually the car insurance company deemed my vehicle a total loss and I was compensated for only the book value of my car, which of course was less than the amount I had left to pay on my car loan. Months of aggravated phone calls later, I ended up paying 89 bucks that the gap insurance company failed to pay (I was so completely through arguing with these people).

Lucky for me a family member loaned me a spare vehicle, which allowed me to get to work on a daily basis while I saved for a new, much less expensive used car. I keep track of the weather and park 2 blocks away when heavy rains come our way.

Something's really wrong with this picture.
I certainly don't want anyone else to go through what I went though -