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You open yourself up to all sorts of issues. What if Christie had been boinking the Bridget Kelly? Or when you date someone you do business with, like Corzine and Carla Katz.

What was that woman's name who Christie made (and subsequently forgave) the $40-ish thousand loan to? She worked for him at the U.S. attorney's office. I think he made her head of economic development if I'm remembering correctly. I'm sure he did all that for her because she makes a nice baked ziti.

Monroe wrote:
You open yourself up to all sorts of issues. What if Christie had been boinking the Bridget Kelly? Or when you date someone you do business with, like Corzine and Carla Katz.

What if Christie had been boinking the Bridget Kelly?

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Because it matters if he hires someone he's shtupping. Or being shtupped by. And if he does it because he's hiding the romance because he's married (and this would be the same if McGreevey was straight and had a woman on the side, of course) it's a concern.

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I guess if you're ok with a sitting Governor giving his gay lover, a foreign national with no chance of getting a high level security clearance, the job of keeping NJ secure from attack-just to keep him nearby and available and closeted-well, feel free.

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Enough about parking already!!

Congrats, Mayor Fulop on your new place - Ogden Avenue is one of the most beautiful blocks in the Heights (IMO, a close second to Sherman Place with it's huge shingle-style and Queen Anne free-standing homes) and I love the old wood-frame houses and am thrilled to see it preserved.

After he was first elected, he held a town meeting in the Heights - part of his "listening tour" - and heard from lots of residents about their ideas for the neighborhood. Now that he's here, I hope gets behind the push to expand the RAD, rebuild the Bandshell in Riverview Park, and push for sensitive development to deal with all the abandoned buildings.

P.S. - If you are reading, Mayor Fulop, I make a mean Cosmo, and am looking forward to an invite to a house party.

Monroe wrote:
I guess if you're ok with a sitting Governor giving his gay lover, a foreign national with no chance of getting a high level security clearance, the job of keeping NJ secure from attack-just to keep him nearby and available and closeted-well, feel free.

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It for sure mattered when our former Governor (and now Fulop advisor/confidante/mentor) appointed his Israeli lover to a sensitive Homeland Security position, then had to resign because of it. And McGreevey's decision to not make his resignation effective immediately, but for several months later, ensured that there wouldn't be a special election and keep the Governorship Democratic until the normal election cycle. Many state Democrats joined Republicans in calling him out on that, but we know he had no shame at that point anyway.

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You can say anything you want but you do actually know that you live in a neighborhood which is defined by borders right? That is the point I am trying to make. You can say that Santa Claus lives with you all night and day but without any facts, why even say such things at all.

There are crime stats by neighborhood and people are making those comparisons. I guess if you looked at crime stats of your block with downtown in general you can verify that your "block" is just as safe as dtjc but you most likely didn't do that and just as everyone else that lives in crime ridden neighborhoods of JC, you just talk out of your you know what to lure unsuspecting newcomers into these crime ridden areas of JC in the hopes that someday you can live in the "it" neighborhood.

Yes, I was not being serious about my comment re: GV or BL. You are very smart.

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This is the second story I've seen that references Fulop having a live in girlfriend. Do we have a name or a picture of the Mayor's significant other?

Hmmm I wonder if this is she....it's good to be mayor.
(if not I hope I didn't just get him in trouble)




Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop showed his support by attending Newark Mayor Cory Booke'sr fund raiser for his campaign run for Senate at the Liberty House in Jersey City. August 1, 2013. Ashlee Espinal/The Jersey Journal

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This is the second story I've seen that references Fulop having a live in girlfriend. Do we have a name or a picture of the Mayor's significant other?

So you can mention something about him coming out of the closet again?

He's the one talking about the g/f, don't you want to know more about a potential First Lady of NJ? He's not dating Dina Matos I hope! :)

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Your idea sounds EXCELLENT, until you realize that parking downtown is NOT scarce. We have a TON of parking decks that sit mostly empty, certainly never full. What all these nutters obsessed with parking are really bemoaning is the access to FREE parking, EVERYWHERE they go. Well... cry me a river. If you want to own a car, it will cost you. I park on the street. It's not that big a deal. I seldom have to drive around much to find a spot. The worst ever was probably 2 or 3 minutes, certainly less than 5.

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I bring this up as an issue since some new construction downtown now has no parking and the mayor has taken a parking lot in Journal Square away from the courts which was also used by the public in the evening for development. Previously, all new development required one to one parking. Once Fulop became councilman, he reduced parking for downtown and this is now what is happening in other parts of the city as mayor. Not everyone takes the train or bus to NYC.

I've heard about this, how fucked up is that? All this construction, and yet no parking?

Maybe I should buy property, and build a parking lot for residents only downtown, probably make a killing, without having to gouge people.

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I bring this up as an issue since some new construction downtown now has no parking and the mayor has taken a parking lot in Journal Square away from the courts which was also used by the public in the evening for development. Previously, all new development required one to one parking. Once Fulop became councilman, he reduced parking for downtown and this is now what is happening in other parts of the city as mayor. Not everyone takes the train or bus to NYC.

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This is the second story I've seen that references Fulop having a live in girlfriend. Do we have a name or a picture of the Mayor's significant other?

So you can mention something about him coming out of the closet again?

Monroe wrote:
This is the second story I've seen that references Fulop having a live in girlfriend. Do we have a name or a picture of the Mayor's significant other?

Monroe wrote:
This is the second story I've seen that references Fulop having a live in girlfriend. Do we have a name or a picture of the Mayor's significant other?

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Mayor made a terrible purchase if he actually paid 700k+, for that amount of money you can buy a house in rutherford, glen rock or even ridgewood where the area and schools are infinitely better.

Keep in mind most people buy single family have kids who need good schools.

I actually commend him for not leaving the city in which he is mayor. Why a terrible purchase? The area is undergoing major changes right now.
His NYC view is gorgeous. I think that people should purchase according to their own priorities. Some prefer neighborhoods, some prefer hubs - he has the best of both - nearby shops, farmer's market, shoprite at base of elevator, coffee shops, new bars opening, lite rail elevator, access to Hoboken and Lincoln tunnel, 2 parks.

I am just glad he stayed in Jersey City. I think that local politicians should stay local.

By law, the mayor & councilpeople must reside in Jersey City. Unlike some others, he actually lives here & not using some shell address. (I hope that is the right term)

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Mayor made a terrible purchase if he actually paid 700k+, for that amount of money you can buy a house in rutherford, glen rock or even ridgewood where the area and schools are infinitely better.

Keep in mind most people buy single family have kids who need good schools.

I actually commend him for not leaving the city in which he is mayor. Why a terrible purchase? The area is undergoing major changes right now.
His NYC view is gorgeous. I think that people should purchase according to their own priorities. Some prefer neighborhoods, some prefer hubs - he has the best of both - nearby shops, farmer's market, shoprite at base of elevator, coffee shops, new bars opening, lite rail elevator, access to Hoboken and Lincoln tunnel, 2 parks.

I am just glad he stayed in Jersey City. I think that local politicians should stay local.

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Now that's a dream commute, If more people worked in Jersey City the heights is the way to go. Congrats, nice to hear Bergen Lafayette priced the mayor OUT!

did bergen lafayette really price fulop out, or did fulop not bid aggressively enough because his girlfriend did not want to live there....honestly, there is a shooting every damn week in bergen lafayette.

Bergen-Lafayette is a rather stupid moniker to begin with since its basically two different neighborhoods lumped together for no real reason. Additionally, it's a very large area. So saying there is a shooting there very week, when many of these shootings are taking place so very far away from various locations, is just a silly argument.

However, yeah, he's likely priced out, he doesn't feel the value for the home is on par or he just really liked the view that he was getting out of his back deck (most likely).

I love the what I call "no borders" argument because to be honest, we are all on planet Earth so downtown jersey City is just as dangerous as Fallujah Iraq....

I'm not even sure what the point is that you are trying to make. I can safely state that the block I live on is just about as safe as every neighborhood downtown. That doesn't mean that every block in Bergen Hill or the Lafayette area is just as safe, but it does point out that lumping in a giant section of town because of a few spot incidents doesn't quite cut it.

As for your thought that Fulop could buy "All of Bergen-Lafayette and Greenville" for what he paid... well, that just shows ignorance or that you're simply trolling. (I'll go with the latter.)