fat-ass-bike wrote:
I had the feeling she never really wanted the job or was prepared for a serious contender to the position - maybe she can run a neighborhood watch program now.

What I find interesting is that many not elected will not be heard of again - which highlights how 'passionate' they really were or ever were, for JC. I also expect Healy to crawl away.

JerseyCityFrankie wrote:
Nidia lost the election. But I am still curious about one of the claimed accomplishments her supporters had on that long list they put up here a few posts down. There was one about a "Heights Arts District Overlay Zone in Ward C" Nidia is supposed to have brought it to ward C. I asked specifically about it earlier and I am still curious to learn more about it. From what I have gleaned it was developed for downtown as a zoning modification that would somehow benefit artists. Here is the link I found most useful: http://www.jerseycityindependent.com/ ... t-is-overlayed-in-ward-d/ Note that it never mentions Lopez or ward C but perhaps it was expanded on? Was there ever an Arts District designated in Ward C? Did any artists find it helpful? The link above ends with enthusiastic predictions for the effect the overlay would have: .."this was just the start of arts scenes blowing up in Jersey City. ?It?s not just downtown anymore...It?s spreading like wildfire throughout the city.? gushed a councilperson. I'm wondering what was spreading like wildfire, and did the flames ever lick ward C at all? In general I am curious how the "overlay" has helped or is supposed to have helped artists in any part of our city. Were artists PREVENTED from working in Jersey City before the Overlay? In what way did the Overlay change anything?

John Hannusak: When she receives calls for assistance from her constituents on various issues, she rises to the occasion.

John Hannusak: When she receives calls for assistance from her constituents on various issues, she rises to the occasion.

bricks wrote:
This has not been my experience with her. My neighbors and I have been asking her for assistance in getting a stop sign put in for years. It finally got put in after nearly four years of requests, except no one bothered to paint the line on the pavement so it is completely useless. Even the cops blow through it. She has been asked about getting it completed but seems completely useless in having any power to actually get it done. On top of all this, the last time she came to visit our building (to campaign with Fulop), rather than look for parking like the rest of us normal citizens have to, she illegally parked on the sidewalk, in a no parking area, for two hours right at the intersection where we need this stop sign addressed!

She seems to be good at smiling and telling us what we want to hear, but I have found her very ineffective in actually taking action.

I am glad you have had better results, but I voted for Boggiano (the only non-Fulop choice I made) and plan to vote for him again in the runoff.

JTC2253B wrote:
It would definitely be a welcome change from the new administration if speed bumps could be allowed in jersey city. Such a simple thing that can be so effective (I hope at least!)

I should have added that I haven't had much of a positive experience with Ms. Lopez mostly because it took us reaching out to her multiple times before we even got a general response pretty much consisting of "we'll look into your concern" with no follow up to date. That in and of itself has been an issue aside from our safety concerns

JTC2253B wrote:
I can't say that I've had much of a positive experience with Ms. Lopez. My neighbors and I have reached out to her REPEATEDLY to try to get a speed bump placed on our street. We have a lot of children that play outside in our neighborhood and for whatever reason our street has become a speedway for drivers. This is a specific safety concern and yet we have been ignored for more than a year.

jeeper275 wrote:
Anytime I have called Lopez's office it takes multiple attempts to get a return phone call.

When the Tonnelle circle construction started, I called her office several times and asked what steps would be taken to make pedestrians safer. I never received a call back.

When a pedestrian died at Kennedy and St. Paul I called again and left a message stating my concerns, and was told that now that someone died they could ask the police about it. Her assistant told me there were no real steps that Lopez could take in that situation because it was a state project.

I'm not supportive of Lopez. I never heard from her during Sandy, before, during or after; I've never seen her in my community. Maybe she's still in Florida.

Lawsuits taint Christ Hospital buyer: Letter
Published: Saturday, December 03, 2011, 6:01 AM

On behalf of the residents of the Hilltop Neighborhood Association, I want to voice our strong opposition to the current handling of the Christ Hospital situation.

First and foremost, the fact that the hospital has been mismanaged does not mean that Christ Hospital doesn't provide a vital service to the residents of Jersey City.

With the closure of St. Francis and Greenville hospitals, Christ Hospital is one of two remaining major medical facilities in this city. The other, the Jersey City Medical Center, has already stated that it does not have enough capacity to serve all of Jersey City by itself in the event Christ Hospital were to close.

Second, Prime Healthcare Services does not strike me as an organization with Jersey City's best interests in mind. The for-profit Prime has been the target of several lawsuits alleging it has committed Medicare and Medicaid fraud by manipulating which patients are seen and their diagnoses to maximize their reimbursement rates from the government. Considering the employees at Christ Hospital have twice saved my life since I moved to Jersey City 40 years ago, it makes me sick to think Prime places their bottom line over the well-being of their patients.

Third, Christ Hospital's request for an expedited review of the sale from the state looks like a setup for a bait-and-switch where Prime would sell off all the hospital's assets after a transaction closed. I have already heard that several developers are waiting in the wings to cash in on Christ Hospital's "prime" real estate at the top of the Palisades overlooking Downtown and Manhattan.

I understand that Christ Hospital is in trouble, and a sale to a larger and more financially stable organization is one possible way out of the current situation, but I see no benefit to rushing through a transaction to an ethically dubious organization from out of state.

RICH BOGGIANO
PRESIDENT, HILLTOP NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION
JERSEY CITY

pacoYtaco wrote:
FYI - Neither of those two things (#8 and #12) ever actually passed. Sponsoring legislation that fails isn't an accomplishment to brag about.

ihatethiscity wrote:
Mouse -

Of the list that you provided, only # 8 and #12 are actual thing that she appears to have done on her own. The rest of the items are things she either just voted on or is a supports.
Almost every item on your list is something that I can say I "accomplished" simply by standing before the council as a regular citizen and voicing my support for during the public comment portion.
If she went out and found $$ for additional police and firefighters, then wrote a grant request for it, then walked that issue through the council, she should not be afraid to show up for a debate and stand up for her record. Most of those items are things that are done by other city agencies and she just had to vote, how the mayor asked her to vote, as a puppet of that administration.

JerseyCityFrankie wrote:
Can anyone explain what the "Heights Arts District Overlay Zone in Ward C" is? It sounds like some sort of art related thing I guess? But what is it. If its included in Nidia Lopez's campaign rhetoric there must be something to it that Nidia claims is a positive substantive benefit to ward C. What is it? I googled it but got nothing.

Mouse wrote:


1) Secured funding to hire additional police officers that were assigned to Street Patrol

2) Standing with McGinley Square homeowners against threat of eminent domain

3) Secured funding to hire additional firefighters

4) Voted against the Property Revaluation Plan

5) Demanded City Hall hold the line on taxes by voting against budgets with tax hikes

6) First Councilperson in the past decade to add more park space in Ward C at Canco Park with 3 more parks approved for the ward

7) Secured an acre of land for park space in the Hilltop neighborhood section

8) Sponsored an ordinance to change the Council President to a two year term to ensure effective leadership and more open government

9) Advocated for tenant rights by passing stricter bed bug ordinance

10) Supported legislation to create more affordable housing

11) Expanded meal programs for Senior citizens

12) Sponsored legislation and successfully fought to save Christ Hospital from closing

13) Advocated for expanded recreational programs and improved recreational facilities

14) Strong proponent of the Heights Arts District Overlay Zone in Ward C

15) Strongly supports Journal Square Redevelopment Plan

16) Worked with India Square merchants to form Newark Ave Jersey City Chamber of Commerce

17) Worked with Journal Square SID to assist improving business corridor

18) Implemented improvements to taxi service and safety at the Journal Square transit hub

19) Steadfast supporter to restore Apple Tree House, Loewe?s Theater and Peter Stuyvesant statue

20) Commissioner for the Jersey City Planning Board

21) Board member for the Friends of Loews

22) Founding member of Jersey City Homeless Advocacy Group

23) Supported the expansion of Cultural and Arts programs celebrating Jersey City?s vibrant communities

24) Secured funding for an Ward C street resurfacing program currently underway

25) Fought for the Newark Avenue repaving and street scape project


There you have it!

JerseyCityFrankie wrote:
Thanks Mouse.

... And I'm still waiting for a list of things she plans for the future, if she should be reelcted