Walters wrote:
Dating yourself ? Did you also have season tickets for the Jersey City Giants ?

my2cents wrote:
My recommodation is once you have chosen a surgeon also find a contact lens fitter who is an expert in fitting keratoconus patients and he/she will give you an honest 2nd opinion on whether the risks are higher for you or not.

jerseymom wrote:
In the scheme of things and reflecting on how JC government has worked for decades, this isn't a surprise. The guy is protected by Civil Service and JC probably had to do some budgeting dance to make way for his arrival in the new fiscal year (a guess).

What raised my eyebrow a bit was a reader's comment from the same article referenced by the OP. Could that possibly be true?

WeaReNoWHeRe 8 hours ago

Not only does he still work there, but he has received a raise since the incident. An investigation should be launched targeting those handling the budgets and authorizing raises. Personally, I would start in the Payroll Division. The director there is a real sneaky guy only out for himself and his pals next door.

jerseymom wrote:
Akil may have resigned, but according to the Jersey Journal, he's still on the payroll:

Excerpt: Jersey Journal

Akil will likely remain on the city payroll. He had a civil service position before Fulop promoted him to the powerful chief of staff last year.

Source

Stringer wrote:
In Jersey City, Akil out and Albiez in as Fulop?s COS

Politicker NJ
By Max Pizarro At 10/16/14 11:08am

Drubbed over racially tinged comments he made in the 1990s, Jersey City Mayor Chief of Staff Muhammed Akil today announced his resignation.

?Effective immediately, I am resigning as Chief of Staff of the City of Jersey City,? Akil said in a statement. ?Comments I made as a college student twenty years ago were recently reported in the media as if they reflect my current thinking. This is simply untrue. Throughout my personal life and professional career, I have worked on behalf of individuals from all beliefs and backgrounds. However, these comments made two decades ago have become a distraction to the administration and all the important work that City employees undertake daily.

?I would like to thank Mayor Fulop for giving me the honor to serve as his Chief of Staff,? Akil added. ?As a dedicated public servant, I will continue to work in all communities to improve the quality of life for Jersey City residents.?

Now serving as Fulop?s deputy chief of staff, Mark Albiez will serve as Chief of Staff effective Friday, Oct. 17.

Beginning in 2003 as a Program Coordinator with the Jersey City Department of Recreation, Albiez later assumed the role of Chief of Staff to New Jersey Assemblyman Ruben Ramos, Jr. in 2008. He later began working for State Senator Brian P. Stack as Chief of Staff, focusing on constituent services, drafting of legislation, legislative processes, and interaction with government offices, public agencies and members of the media.

http://politickernj.com/2014/10/in-je ... -albiez-in-as-fulops-cos/

donnajc65 wrote:
there appears to be a special relationship between Steven and Akil! Steven has tossed everyone else to the curb when it was in his best interest, but not Akil! Why?

CAR285 wrote:
Akil was hired and fired by the Cunningham administration

fat-ass-bike wrote:

Fulop needs to do some serious internal audits on appointed staff if he wants to survive - If a bunch of hacks on JClist can find SERIOUS weak links in his armor (administration), especially when he preaches accountability, transparency or ethics then his future is limited - Fulop needs to fire the Chief of Staff and employ some-one else or an agency capable to better investigate prospective appointees and current appointees.
Vetting the background of every senior staff member is paramount for his future and the future of Jersey City.

JCbiscuit wrote:Living in JC is pretty great, but would be better if folks would do a little research into neighborhood goings-on before sounding the alarm. There are plenty of legitimate causes for concern in this city. screaming that the sky is falling when it's just a little rain only serves to distract attention from real, possibly fixable problems.

Charini wrote:
Great neighborhood spot for cheap drinks with friendly locals, pool table.

GrovePath wrote:
We think more people is a good thing -- they will have parking and it really isn't an issue anyway -- also realize that Dixon Mills is already dense. So far more all the new apartment buildings going up has only made this area safer, nicer and more loaded with better amenities -- the area can still use new comers to counter act the low income homes built years back by Pathmark -- as well as more new retail places to counter act the old places that only catered to Ferris High School students out at lunch time.