http://www.thehobokenblog.com Making Hoboken Better One Reader At A Time Tue, 12 Feb 2008 04:12:45 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It's been way too long since I've posted anything about Hoboken. Sorry I haven't written much. I've been busy with things outside of Hoboken (gasp!). Today's rant is brought to you by the makers of Hoboken411. Hoboken411 is one of - if not THE premiere website for all ... http://www.thehobokenblog.com/2008/02/11/its-been-a-while-time-for-a-rant/ Today I witnessed something I thought deserved attention. A fire truck, racing to what could have been a massive fire, could not turn onto First Street because a car was illegally parked at the corner. To make the turn, the fire truck had to straighten out, backup, and ... http://www.thehobokenblog.com/2007/08/02/parking-is-reaching-critical-mass/ On Thursday I went to see a band called Mere at Maxwell's. I've seen them play before they had an album out and thought they were good. But having seen them again and listened to their new CD, I think they got even better. They've got a ... http://www.thehobokenblog.com/2007/06/09/local-band-mere/ Tony D, in the last post entitled Mayor Roberts Should Resign, suggested I clarify why Mr Roberts should resign as mayor of Hoboken. Tony makes a good point and I responded with a brief list of things that help support my position. To make things a little more noticeable, ... http://www.thehobokenblog.com/2007/04/19/why-mayor-roberts-should-resign/ I'm going to make this as short as possible... I believe Mayor Roberts should resign as mayor of Hoboken. It is obvious he does not represent the citizens of this town. Worse, he is negligent. I'd even say he's incompetent.  If we want this town to move forward, ... http://www.thehobokenblog.com/2007/04/16/mayor-roberts-should-resign/ My jaw dropped as I read this entry from Dr. Frank Kardasz's blog on police ethics.  As you can see from his blog headline, he Dr. Kardasz follows police ethics and earned is P.H.D. studying it.  Only reading the article will outline the apparent corruption and gross misconduct that is ... http://www.thehobokenblog.com/2007/04/01/is-corruption-that-common-in-our-police-department/ Here we go again... I'm getting word through the grapevine that the mayor is going to resubmit the Southwest Redevelopment Plan for approval soon - March 21st, actually. The last time I looked at this "plan" it was incomplete to say the least. There weren't any impact studies done ... http://www.thehobokenblog.com/2007/03/12/here-we-go-again/ Hoboken is in the news... Again... Infamously... Again... By now, we all know Councilperson Chris Campos was arrested for DWI in NYC a few months ago. We might even know that the NYPD phoned in a possible get-out-of-jail-free card kickback shield of blue honor favor by calling the HPD ... http://www.thehobokenblog.com/2007/03/07/hoboken-in-the-news-infamously-again/ I'm downtown at City Hall listening on the SW Park meeting. I ask that anyone interested in a large park for Hoboken come down and make your voice heard. The Mayor and his cronies are pushing an incomplete plan that doesn't consider the concens of those who support our lacking green ... http://www.thehobokenblog.com/2007/02/26/park-meeting/ I'm pleased to announce my latest addition to the Hoboken community and one that continues my recent plans to include the readers and residents of this city. Its a forum called On The Waterfront after the movie staring Marlon Brando. I'll be adding different discussion topics as ... http://www.thehobokenblog.com/2007/02/21/on-the-waterfront/