Month: April 2016

News

Guess who’s coming to the funeral?

Some readers enjoy a feel good story in Hoboken. This isn’t one of them unless necrophilia wrapped in egotism is up your alley.

Bring out ye dead is an all time favorite clip from Monty Python’s timeless comedy on King Arthur and his knights of the Round Table but in Hoboken, bottomless narcissism and the unquenchable need for attention has coupled with a very odd “offer” featuring even more ghoulish self-promotion.

First, they tried to bankrupt Hoboken for nefarious political gain killing the biggest employer in the Mile Square, (the hospital employs over 1,000 people) but now they just want some of your attention when death itself visits you and yours. Grafix Avenger has the ghoulish details and sadly, this is anything but satire. Hey, is this guy with the cart on the payroll too?

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Hoboken eyes expanded acre from Academy Bus for Southwest Park

The City of Hoboken is aiming to add another acre of land toward a Southwest Park.

The projected $4.5 million price tag squares with earlier similar costs potentially using the power of eminent domain over a lot with the same owners as Academy Bus for the downtown land.

Negotiations are anticipated based on a weekend report:

The Zimmer administration says it has met with the lot’s owners to negotiate the purchase of the 1-acre lot, which is adjacent to the planned site of Southwest Park on Observer Highway. For their part, Academy’s owners released a statement Friday saying they looked forward to “a constructive and informative discussion” with city officials over the fate of the property, which the city values at about $4-5 million. Read More...

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Feds strike Hoboken!

Breaking: Reports of federal agents in Hoboken and at least several initial arrests.

Seeking confirmation on who and where is absorbing the blow. One person sent an email saying they saw several males and females in the well known blue FBI windbreakers.

=&0=& Agents seen in more than one location.  Send photos and any details to smartyjones@me.com =&1=& One eyewitness reports four dark SUVs with lights flashing and sirens blaring on Observer Highway heading in the direction of City Hall. =&2=&: Word of FBI roadblocks. Both sides of Hudson Street are shut down between 9th and 10th Streets. =&3=& Another location shut down? Now there’s an unconfirmed report the Feds have shut down Bloomfield St. in the vicinity of 7th. =&4=& Spectators overheard near Washington and 8th. One person says someone taken out of a Bloomfield brownstone in handcuffs.  =&5=&: An uptown person texted MSV saying they saw an African-American woman near hysterical by the 10th St bus stop crying and yelling to no one in particular, “They got Carmelo!” =&6=& The same woman did a 180 and is heading toward Park Ave. mumbling something about she has to go home and get an umbrella.  =&7=&: Now federal agents said to be “pouring” into City Hall. =&8=&: Federal agent overheard asking, “Where’s Johnny Meleye’s office?” =&9=&: Agents seen in lobby of 10 Church Towers. Bystanders yelling at the agents telling them to get out. One overheard, “Why don’t you go arrest some yuppies?” =&10=&: Text message says eyewitness heard a press conference will take place outside City Hall remarking, “This ain’t the Jersey guys. They have New York accents.” Vehicles with NY plates. =&11=&: On phone with press office for Department of Justice for the Southern District of NY.  Official says, “We can neither confirm nor deny an operation in Hoboken is underway. =&12=&: One source says Feds won’t announce until “everyone is rounded up.” =&13=&: Rumor at City Hall says press conference may take place outside midday. =&14=& MSV received a call from Verizon cable news. They asked for more hard info and asked if we could go do a live interview. Told them we’re too busy on the story. =&15=&: Hudson Street is reopened. Agents reported leaving the scene but empty-handed? Eyewitness says they were overheard saying, “She fled to Virginia.” =&16=& Going to head down to City Hall as no one in mayor’s office is responding to phone or text. =&17=& Someone thinks they saw the Hoboken411 douchebag Perry Klaussen at 1st and Washington yelling at passerbys, “They’re here for Zimmer!”  People are ignoring him heading towards the PATH. =&18=& Klaussen is yelling and shaking his fist at the sky. Something about a “compost conspiracy.” =&19=&: Some residents yelling back at Klaussen. One older man yells back, “Hope your dog chews your leg off. Where’s your ghostwriting minion?”  Most are ignoring him. Don’t they do that online too? =&20=& Awaiting further details. Here’s how Hoboken411 reported re: Lane Bajardi ghostwriting his fantasy of lies at the last FBI raid back in 2011. =&21=& =&22=& =&23=& – Aliens land outside City Hall. Announce everyone must vote for Bernie Sanders or feel the bern of their killer ray beams.  Mayor Zimmer on scene endorsing. Not sure if she’s endorsing arrival of aliens or Bernie Sanders.