Hey, anyone see Ravi Bhalla? Has he gotten back from his latest fundraiser with Uncle Nick?

Mayor Ravi Bhalla hailed the release of his mini Sandy Ocasio-Cortez-Castro green plan last week. Intended to appeal to the crunchy granola crowd, it lacked the pizzaz some among the Hoboken public expected.

In the Facebook release it states:
“our municipal operations no longer depend on fossil fuels such as coal and petroleum that produce substantial greenhouse gas emissions and wreak havoc on our environment.” Read More...

A TV actor is in custody this morning in Chicago, a “victim” of truthful overexposure to his self-acclaimed and self-evidenced victimology.

One could say it’s truly “deplorable.” The #JussieSmolletHoax as Jussie Smollett will be remembered in years to come is only the latest where politics and politicians weave their narratives in concerted plans to declare victim hood, theirs or others with the singular objective to have them elevated to higher office. Smollett isn’t a lone assassin. He’s had plenty of company in recent years. Questions are being raised about his rehearsed, staged hoax and how it may connect to anti-lynching legislation passed in the Senate by US wannabe presidential candidates Cory Booker and Kamala Harris. Impeccable timing that. The political consistency of these hoaxes and their frequency have surfaced in almost every aspect of life nationally in recent years. From university settings and now to the little screen, it’s their exposure that’s telling. With the Jussie Smollett Hoax, an actual hate crime directed against tens of millions of Americans to the Ravi Terror Flyer in the 2017 Hoboken mayoral election, each features similar commonalities and similar desires. The outcomes are new with the most recent hoaxes backfiring on their creators but the motive is always the same. Power.  When every action and every individual is viewed through the prism of being willful political operatives for the “cause,” truth is often the first casualty. The epidemic of hoaxing, national and otherwise have become common fodder. Smollett faces up to three years in prison for his filing a false police complaint but that’s Chicago. In Hoboken, it would be unthinkable that the political use of a criminal accusation would face actual justice. This editor faced one after another fake criminal complaints over years and no judicial or law enforcement authority ever asked if a counter-complaint would be forthcoming when each including one courtesy of

the noxious Beth Mason was evidenced as, wait for it… a hoax Read More...

Official release:

Dear friends and neighbors: Hope you are all safe and warm today.  If you are itching to get out, feel free to come to the City Council meeting tonight at 7pm at City Hall. Alternatively, you can watch online HERE (the link will show promptly at 7) or on the Hoboken Facebook Page.   

On a relative basis, tonight’s agenda is light, but there will be a brief presentation tonight at 7pm on the Rebuild By Design – Hoboken Cove Park (or as I refer to as Harborside Park).  I recommend everyone to tune in if they can.   Read More...

Official release:

Wednesday, February 20, 2019 Hudson County Office of Emergency Management Alert Details Severity: Moderate – Possible threat to life or property Urgency: Future – Responsive action SHOULD be taken in the near future Certainty: Likely (p > ~50%) Category: General emergency and public safety Event Description: Severe Weather Watch Alert: winter weather advisory is in effect for the entire area Wednesday afternoon through 6 am Thursday. The advisory begins at 12:00 pm Wed. Dear MSV readers, A winter weather advisory is in effect for the entire area Wednesday afternoon through 6 am Thursday. The advisory begins at 12:00 pm Wednesday for NYC, northeast New Jersey, Lower Hudson Valley, and Nassau County on Long Island, and at 3:00 pm Wednesday for southern Connecticut and Suffolk County on Long Island. Potential Hazards and Impacts: Read More... News A glimmer of hope at Union Dry Dock? 02/19/201901/22/2021 by SmartyJones1 Min Reading A tweet by the Hoboken second ward councilwoman may offer the first glimmer of hope on the contentious battle over Union Dry Dock. New York Waterway set up for operations and is flying the flag over the property but the reason for their placement south of Weehawken moving to Hoboken may not be what some were told. Councilwoman Tiffanie Fisher’s tweet suggests there may be some issue: The premise was NY Waterway had been bumped off the property in Weehawken and needed a new home. Is that actually more myth than fact? Read More... News Ravi Bhalla celebrates second job anniversary 02/18/201901/22/2021 by SmartyJones1 Min Reading Almost a year to the day on a Friday night, Mayor Ravi Bhalla proudly announced his second job with a Republican law firm. What followed the same year, tens of thousands rolling down the hill to his Republican law firm employer totaling $70,000. The figure surpassed his $60,000 base salary, what some deemed a no show job. The Jersey Journal would cover the big news putting Ravi Bhalla on the cover. Invariably, Hoboken residents have been incensed when the topic of Ravi Bhalla’s side hustle comes up. Read More... News UDD Clash, Nixle tells Hoboken to take “disciplinary action” 02/14/201901/22/2021 by SmartyJones1 Min Reading A clash between the City of Hoboken and NY Waterway at the scene of the former Union Dry Dock took place yesterday late afternoon. According to an exclusive report appearing on the Hudson County View, two NY Waterway boats appeared docked. Final permits have not been issued and resulted in action from the Hoboken Construction office. From the HCV story: “Stop work at once pertaining to construction, alterations or repairs on these premises known as 901 Sinatra Dr.,” the order says. Few details were made clear at the scene, as no one appeared to be on the ferries at that time and no sort of actual construction was evidently taking place. Mayor Ravi Bhalla and Second Ward Councilwoman Tiffanie Fisher were on the scene at the time of the action and posted to twitter on the matter. Thx to the assistance of @GovMurphy’s office, NY Waterway agreed to cease ferry maintanance on Union Dry Dock in response to stop work order issued today. We look forward to working cooperatively w/ Gov’s team to find solution that advances the best interests of Hob residents pic.twitter.com/gp13Eq1m6T — Ravinder S. Bhalla (@RaviBhalla) February 14, 2019 Read More... News Councilwoman Tiffanie Fisher: “Monarch, RBD Meeting tonight, Policing & End to Nixle-Gate” 02/13/201901/22/2021 by SmartyJones1 Min Reading Official release: Dear friends and neighbors: What is included in this email: Monarch Related Activity More RBD, More input needed – Meeting Tonight at 7pm! Update from Hoboken Police Chief Ken Ferrante Constructive Resolution on Nixle-Gate Read More... News Sign of the Times: Washington St. progresses 02/12/201901/22/2021 by SmartyJones1 Min Reading According to the mayor’s office, fully 90% of the Washington St. project is complete. That’s the good news even with winter, there’s been some sidewalk work on certain days.  The bad news is the final bill. It’s likely to come in over $20 million and far past the deadline. How that works out remains to be seen. There’s talk of added funding being paid back for missing deadlines.  The work in progress at Washington St. & 11th