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Re: Hamilton Park Renovation - Update
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SamS wrote:
May I ask which politicians were being sucked up to and which developers were being ass kissed and by which HPNA members or board members?


I, for one, am still waiting for 2DogDoll's answer to this question. She threw out the accusation, and then even curiouser, follows it up not with a straight answer, but by saying that political "connections" are essential in getting things accomplished.

*facepalm*

How's Minnie doing, by the way?

Posted on: 2009/11/16 21:22
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Re: Wave of gentrification that leapfrogged the Hudson has reached new heights - Jersey City Heights
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I don't disagree with your more rational, measured response. Which is a world away from your gross overstatement that the Heights doesn't "have any mass transit within reasonable walking distance."

Sure, coming home at 2am from boozing in the City and stumbling home from the PATH is a luxury, which not everybody finds worth the premium, particularly once they grow up.

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For a work commute, the mode of transportation doesn't matter so much. However, young people like to hang out in NYC in the evenings, and there's a huge advantage to living near a PATH station when you're coming home at 2 in the morning. Without a more direct connection to NYC, I just don't see the heights going down the same path (no pun intended) as downtown.


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Iwitness wrote:
PATH train superiority complexes are so cute. Because shoehorning yourself into a smelly metal box overcrowded with strangers 10x a week is so much classier when the box is on rails than when it operates on 4-wheels.

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ripple wrote:
Except you don't have any mass transit within reasonable walking distance - PATH is at least 15 minutes from most places in the heights.

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Michael Castro Jr., 25, a bank sales associate who has been living in the 600-square-foot Heights condo he bought for $140,000 a year ago, said his new neighborhood "is like 20 years ago in Brooklyn."

Posted on: 2009/11/16 21:14
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Re: Liberty State Park Incident
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Armed members of law enforcement are not wait staff. This thread is nearing 100 posts, and essentially it's about how traumatic it was for a group of people blatantly breaking the law to be held accountable for their actions, and their complaint that the law enforcement officer addressing the situation should have been 'nicer' to them? And because the cop who could have arrested them but didn't, did so in a not nice enough way, we live in a police state? Really?

*facepalm*

Posted on: 2009/11/13 19:34
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Re: Ode to my lost home/ My first posting in 11 years of living here
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+1, Chief. Crushthedemoniac judges people by appearance, and by the lifestyle they enjoy. That is ignorance, in my opinion. The people that he is judging are likely less judgemental than he is. And that....is "ironic"


Yeah, because tommy never judges people based on appearance or lifestyle.

LOL.


Excuse me? You just linked to a post of mine in which I berated somebody for being judgemental. You sure you got the right post?


And in which you separated the world into two categories: PROFESSIONALS, and those collecting a check from the gub'mint.

Posted on: 2009/11/13 19:22
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Re: Ode to my lost home/ My first posting in 11 years of living here
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tommyc_37 wrote:

+1, Chief. Crushthedemoniac judges people by appearance, and by the lifestyle they enjoy. That is ignorance, in my opinion. The people that he is judging are likely less judgemental than he is. And that....is "ironic"


Yeah, because tommy never judges people based on appearance or lifestyle.

LOL.

Posted on: 2009/11/13 17:58
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Re: Assistant comptroller for Jersey City arrested in Internet sex-chat sting
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What I wouldn't give for a "Dateline: To Catch a Predator" segment with Chris Hansen at the City Comptroller's office.

Posted on: 2009/11/13 15:43
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Re: Testimony Finished in Lopez Lawsuit
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K-Lo wrote:
The "court" may be checking claims? Since when do courts conduct their own investigations? Grounds for a mistrial right there.


For real real. It's the responsibility of the parties to present evidence to the court. The court will only consider the evidence presented, either through testimony or documentary evidence presented. That's it.

Social studies fail.

Posted on: 2009/11/12 17:22
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Re: Liberty State Park Incident
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Eduardo wrote:
Somehow we need to bring civility back.


What better way to bring civility back than to obey the law and take responsibility for your actions (instead of making excuses about them).

Posted on: 2009/11/11 18:35
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Re: Liberty State Park Incident
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I'd like to thank JC_DowntownRegular for doing the heavy lifting on this thread. +1,000 to everything he's posted on the topic.

Posted on: 2009/11/11 17:36
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Re: NYTimes timesmachine... 100 years ago today, 1909... Four Killed in Jersey City Train Wreck
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ianmac47 wrote:
This is Healy's fault.


This never would have happened if Fulop was mayor.

Posted on: 2009/11/7 16:03
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Re: Closing Lafayette Post Office after almost 40 years!
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If it's vital, let private companies do it.


Yeah, the constituents most affected by it will get right on that and wave their magic wands and privatize the U.S. Mail system.

Posted on: 2009/11/6 18:32
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Re: Closing Lafayette Post Office after almost 40 years!
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Not having access to a post office has a disproportionate impact on people of limited economic means or those who are outright struggling than it does on middle or upper middle class people. People who pay bills by money-order, and pay them by mail, for example.

Not everybody has their No-fee checking account linked to their MMA and brokerage, with their salary direct deposited and their utilities paid online through their laptop with internet access.

Posted on: 2009/11/6 18:02
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Re: Jersey City Councilwoman Nidia Lopez a Florida Resident?
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DanL wrote:
a little too much speculation.

there should be no restriction in a special election to only those who were on the May ballot. the objective is to determine whether Nidia Lopez met residency requirements to be on the ballot. if not, she should be removed from office and a special election held to fill that seat. any Ward C resident that meets the rules and signature thresholds for special elections should be placed on the ballot and have the opportunity to make their case to represent their Ward.

I admire Norrice's courage to step in and pick up this lawsuit to fight for Ward C. I believe she would make an outstanding council woman, however, that is up to her Ward C neighbors to decide.

here is hoping that a decision is rendered shortly.


But is that the position taken in the civil suit, i.e. the relief they are asking for?

Posted on: 2009/11/6 2:01
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Re: Atheist Group Stops Parking Discounts for Jehovah\'s Witnesses in Journal Square
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robotjustin wrote:
@ Slacky

If we're going to deny tax-exempt status to child molesters, then we certainly need to start with Public Schools, who harbor and cover up molesters by a ratio of 100 to 1 over Catholics.


Please cite your source for this little pearl. Thanks.

Posted on: 2009/11/6 1:51
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Re: Atheist Group Stops Parking Discounts for Jehovah's Witnesses in Journal Square
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The title of this thread makes it sound like the "atheist group" owns the garage and decided to stop giving the Witnesses a discount.

Posted on: 2009/11/4 15:14
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Re: Jersey City Councilwoman Nidia Lopez a Florida Resident?
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Ohhhhhh, okay. Just because that is the injunctive relief being sought by an interested plaintiff doesn't necessarily mean that it's an outcome supported by statute or case law. No harm in asking, of course, but just because that's what they're asking for doesn't mean there's necessarily any legal basis to give that to them, or that Judge Gallipoli is limited to grant them the relief exactly as asked for.

I think the way it was reported a few posts back is misleading. There may be precedent or specific statutory law providing for what to do in this (hopefully rare) circumstance, but it's just as likely that there isn't, and that the Judge has to fashion the relief (if any) as best he can from the authorities cited. It's an unenviable position for a judge to be in, as he essentially has to show his math and issue his decision in such a way as to withstand appellate review.

If this is indeed the relief sought by Raymaker, I am sort of saddened by that. It's one thing to ask for Lopez to be removed, and to hold a special election. But under the circumstances to limit the field of candidates to position yourself, the third-place finisher, at the top of the heap, and to ask for an election under such circumstance to be for a full term until 2013, is a pretty ballsy overreach imho.

Posted on: 2009/11/3 19:50
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Re: Jersey City Councilwoman Nidia Lopez a Florida Resident?
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covetalker wrote:
As noted in IWitness' most-recent post, this is a civil matter. That said, if Judge Gallipoli rules against Ms. Lopez, the May 2009 election will be voided, and a new Ward C election will be scheduled within 50 days.

And here's where it gets even more interesting: only those original candidates who were on the ballot in the May 2009 election are allowed to participate in this new special election. Six were on the May ballot, but only four of them would be qualified to run this time. [Ms. Lopez would be ineligible; Mr. King pled guilty to corruption.]

Had Ms. Lopez resigned instead, before the trial, the same procedure for filling a Council vacancy would have been implemented for a Ward C opening as was just orchestrated for Ward B, with Council self-selecting (or self-approving) an interim replacement. By allowing the matter to go to trial, Ms. Lopez (and the HCDO) have run the risk of losing both the seat and the direct power to appoint a replacement.

Now, according to Ms. Raymaker's attorneys, the rules will be different (if Judge Gallipoli finds against Ms. Lopez): a special election would follow, within 50 days; only the pre-existing, May 2009 candidates would appear on the new ballot; and the winner would serve until June 30, 2013 (the full term). Again, if Ms. Lopez is declared as having been ineligible, the May 2009 election will be voided, as if it never happened.

The plot thickens.


Interesting. Any idea what's the authority, statutory or otherwise, for the 50 day special election and limiting to only candidates on the original ballot?

While I personally think Lopez should not remain in the Ward C seat, based on all I've read, I don't know that it's necessarily the "fairest" (whatever that means) outcome that the challenger, here Raymaker, essentially gets a shot at a full-term for coming in third. There are plenty of disenfranchisement arguments to be made about such an outcome.

I could see the 50-day/limited to original-and-eligible candidates special election being in effect for an interim seat until Nov. 2010, but this seems to be quite a reach.

Posted on: 2009/11/3 17:54
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Re: Jersey City Councilwoman Nidia Lopez a Florida Resident?
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skepticalhook wrote:
It would be wholly inappropriate for him to consider your thoughts over evidence, but go right ahead-I'm sure you'll know more about how to decide this than the lawyers and judge, (who is not permitted to consider your ramblings in any event).


Cool thanks for the insulting me. Sorry if I want to do what I can to see that our elected officials are held to higher standards. You could have phrased that in a nicer way, but I guess that's against the rules on JC list.



You're probably correct, but judges are human beings too. Judges do consider public opinion. In any case, I wrote a very respectful letter. Hopefully it will be delivered tomorrow.


Regardless of what he/she is allowed to consider, I'm glad you wrote.

Question: How come they are not allowed to hear opinion here, yet when murderers are sentenced, victim's family members are allowed to say how their lives are affected.
Not that I want to compare murder to misdemeanors. I think if
there's a murder a judge could assume the family is distraught.

Back to the topic. I think she should be held accountable and resign/be dismissed, but it's not gonna change the council. They'll just appoint another Healy lackey. Actually, in this whole thing, I'm more surprised/disappointed in the Team Healy for not vetting her properly. But on course, half of the campaign was probably meeting in diners with Dwecks and the like insteading of working.


a.) This lawsuit is a civil suit, not a criminal matter. As far as I understand it from the reporting on the case, Lopez faces no criminal penalties from this suit. Raymaker (and King before her) are seeking equitable relief, not prosecuting a criminal matter, which would be handled by the County prosecutor in criminal court, or maybe tax court. Might the outcome of this civil suit have an impact on potential future civil or criminal matters against Lopez? Sure. But that's not what's going on here, so anybody sitting back waiting for some kind of "guilty" proclamation or looking for Lopez to be sentenced should modify their expectations.

b.) Sentencing in a murder case is a whole other ball of wax, which comes after a jury has convicted somebody of guilt beyond all reasonable doubt. Courts are permitted lattitude to consider a number of factors in determining an appropriate sentence, but only after the entry of a guilty verdict. Again, keeping in mind the distinction between civil matters and criminal matters, bench trials versus jury trials, the different burdens of proof (preponderance of the evidence versus guilt beyond a reasonable doubt), the actual determination of the fact-finder is supposed to be free of all outside influences, and limited to the evidence presented at trial. That's why we sequester juries in high-profile cases.

c.) T-Bird: one need not go as far as Texas to find elected benches - just hop on the PATH train to NY. What a mess.

Posted on: 2009/11/3 14:59
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Re: Jersey City Councilwoman Nidia Lopez a Florida Resident?
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AmyJCNJ wrote:
Iwitness, you have point. It just sucks that the public is so powerless against the politicians. Enforcement of the law is our only hope for justice. I don't want judges to be political, I just want him to enforce the law.
The NJ drivers manual clearly states that residents have to change their drivers license within 60 days of moving. She didn?t. So she?s not a resident according to the states own rules.


But see, it's not that simple. The law in the NJ driver's manual does not make a person who fails to properly change their driver's license a non-resident. It just makes them subject to a penalty for failing to follow the law. That's like saying if I fail to change my address on my driver's license, I don't actually live in my new house.

In your post, you demonstrate exactly why experienced jurists should not be burdened by "public opinion" the way elected officials are. Because even the most impassioned, well-intended popular opinion isn't necessarily equipped to help someone grapple with issues of law-enforcement and justice, particularly where important issues such as voter disenfranchisement are concerned.

Posted on: 2009/11/3 5:29
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Re: Jersey City Councilwoman Nidia Lopez a Florida Resident?
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Amy's good intentions notwithstanding, skepticalhook is correct that it would be highly inappropriate for a Judge in Gallipoli's position to consider public letter-writing campaigns in deciding this case. He is bound to consider the evidence presented in the case, and to apply the law to the facts, free of political influences from constituency groups.

We're fortunate enough to live in a state where judges don't get elected. Treating them like politicians (which is what Amy seems to want to do) doesn't help them do their job.

Regardless of what any of us think or feel about this case (and I suspect Amy and I think and feel the same way about it), we're only privy to what has been reported in the press. Unless of course Amy sat in court and watched the proceedings.

Posted on: 2009/11/2 22:58
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Re: Why net nuetrality is important
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Wait, the OP didn't really just post that as if it were an actual ISP, when it's actually something he made up, did he?

*facepalm*

Posted on: 2009/10/29 17:40
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Re: Downtown: Two burglars were pursued, but only one was caught after a wild Hamilton Park foot chase
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Brunswick and 8th Street was the location of the burglary.
View Larger Map Just FYI.

Posted on: 2009/10/29 17:00
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Re: Egyptian man goes to trial for allegedly abusing stepdaughters -he says they fabricated the charges.
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Vigilante wrote:
Once again, how do you know he's Egyptian? Yes, he worked there once but that means nothing. Every story about crime in JC GP and the JJ refuse to give accurate descriptions of suspects for fear of offending anyone and yet now it's okay if it's Middle Eastern people? Lame reporting.


Or more pointedly, what does the (assumed) ethnic description have anything to do with the story?

Posted on: 2009/10/17 14:51
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Re: Journal Square: 4 Arabic men arrested at hospital - but not stabbed by the robbery victim
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I'd like to know why GP and/or the JJ is suddenly giving the race/nationality of the suspects in this story?


The JJ didn't, GP came to his own conclusion based on their names. Because it's somehow relevant to...?

Posted on: 2009/10/17 14:48
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Re: Healy endorses second-generation crony for vacant council seat
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Iwitness wrote:
Wait, somebody exercised their First Amendment rights and made a campaign contribution within lawful limits? Heavens no!


You should spend the time to look into campaign contributions for Santa Healy and his reindeer so you can make an informed statement and contribute intelligence to the dialogue. You don't have to agree with me, but at least know what you are talking about. It's quite clear from your breathless hyperbole that you don't.

The essentially perfect correlation between campaign donors and either:
1) people on the city and/or county payroll, or
2) companies/people with contracts with the city

speaks volumes for both the recipients and the donors. Are they all criminals? Of course not. Does their knowing participation in a self-perpetuating system that benefits them say something about them? Very much so.



Ooooooh, touchy.

Let's fast forward to a magical hypothetical: in the next mayoral election, whether scheduled or "special" pursuant to a resignation, either Levin or Fulop wins the vote (whichever suits your agenda, either will work for purposes of this hypothetical). As part of the process of performing the long-awaited "clean sweep" so artfully articulated in youtube videos, the generations of "cronies" populating city jobs and not otherwise protected by contracts are bounced. Who replaces them? My money's on folks who worked their asses off to get FulopLevin into office (provided they're qualified for the position, of course.) Or, all other things being equal, the person who demonstrated their willingness to go to the mat for the now elected official will have a leg up over somebody with no political affiliation.

Now, let's fast-forward again, to the next election cycle. Where that person who now collects a city pay check cuts a check to have their mayor re-elected. Regrdless of whether it's out of a personal interest in keeping their job, or whether it's out of sincere belief that their guy is the right guy for the job, they contribute to the campaign to have that person re-elected.

Are you willing to paint this same person with the same broad brush? Or better, are you suggesting that Fulop or Levin has or should take a position that nobody who ever contributed to either of their campaigns would be eligible for employment in their administration?

Get back to me on that. In the mean time, I'll be trying to catch my breath. LOL.

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But, I guess anyone can stand on a street corner and yell the sky is falling. Only in America.


As you've consistently demonstrated. Although I'm pretty sure you could do so in Canada, and the UK, and Ireland, to name a few other places. Lest we engage in hyperbole.

Posted on: 2009/10/14 13:42
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Re: Healy endorses second-generation crony for vacant council seat
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I would like to donate $500.00 to Healy and get a City Job in return just like Donnelly did.

Iwitness will you please harass anyone who questions my First Amendment right to make this transaction.


"Just like"? Which Donnelly are you alleging got a City job after making a campaign contribution to Team Jersey City in March of 2009?

Posted on: 2009/10/14 5:03
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Re: Healy endorses second-generation crony for vacant council seat
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Anyone planning to go to the council meeting tomorrow night? Should be interesting. Donnelly nomination, 77 Hudson with hat in hand, Brennan coronation as council president.

And for what it's worth: Whatever bad blood that is perceived to exist between Mary Donnelly and the Healy team, she gave $500 to Team Jersey City in March - David gave $550 to Healy. Say what you will about the many positive things the Donnellys may have done for the city, the machine takes care of its own - and vice versa.


Wait, somebody exercised their First Amendment rights and made a campaign contribution within lawful limits? Heavens no!

Welcome to JCList, where lawful participation in the political process makes you either messiah or pariah, depending on who you write the check to.

Smear away.

Posted on: 2009/10/14 4:31
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Re: Healy endorses second-generation crony for vacant council seat
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DanL wrote:
I do not see this as about David Donnelly or his mother's performance as councilwoman.

I see this as about business as usual and not responding to the crises in our government.

The situations does not call for yet another political insider to be pushed on the public as if our political "elite" owns the city.

If appointed as interim Ward B councilperson, he would need to resign from the mayor's staff. What happens? Is he then given a county job?

I believe that we need our city leadership to make clear that what Phil Kenny did was not a mistake, but WRONG and take steps to move our city in a positive direction.

If David Donnelly is all that we hope he would be, he will TURN DOWN this appointment and if interested in serving Ward B, run in the special election in November 2010.


And in the interim, until the special election in Nov. 2010, who should represent the residents of Ward B? Or should the Ward go unrepresented for 13 months?

Given the current make up of the Council, of course any appointment will be from the Healy camp, or at least camp Healy approved. If the options are another empty suit like Spinello, or a committed, hard-working, responsive guy like David Donnelly, I'll choose the latter.

Or does the prospect of a dedicated, strong Council member in Ward B work contrary to the 'reform' movement's goal to paint only with broad brushes and characterize every person (with one notable exception) in our government as unqualified and on the take?

I find the two very different posts from two of the 2009 OneJC candidates in this thread very enlightening.

Posted on: 2009/10/10 16:35
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Re: Healy endorses second-generation crony for vacant council seat
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JRL wrote:
At this point and with all the corruption, along with Lopez, how can you trust Healy's judgment.


I know it's not the same thing, but Healy endorsed Obama, too.

A stopped clock can be right twice a day. I don't like that David Donnelly has been working as a part of Healy's administration, but that doesn't mean I think David Donnelly wouldn't be an honest, hard-working councilperson.

Apologies for the double negatives.

Posted on: 2009/10/9 20:34
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Re: Healy endorses second-generation crony for vacant council seat
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Wow, nice hatchet job headline.

First off, Donnelly's mother was such a "crony" that she wasn't invited on Healy's ticket, replaced by actual uber-second-generation crony Mary Spinello. Who sold out her ward to the high-cube warehouse developer.

My experience with Mary was that she was an accessible, responsive councilwoman. She specifically addressed crime issues on our block and her assistance was invaluable. What was your experience with her, T-Bird?

Or for that matter, what has been your experience with David?

Posted on: 2009/10/9 19:15
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