In a Sign of the Times, as the public begins to put two and two together the Chinese Communist Party virus is a serious threat to seniors and those with underlying illnesses, an indicator is expected to come in Hoboken on reopening parks.

As reported yesterday, the drastic flattening of the curve in Hoboken to single digits in new cases among the official population of 55,000 is leading to increasing public pressure to allow use of some parks.

While many Hoboken residents have left to sunnier places to tide through the pandemic, those here especially with family are demanding in ever larger voices to allow use of the parks with their kids, the statistically safest population. Read More...

The Hoboken City Council is expected to introduce several cost cutting measures at this Wednesday’s virtual meeting.

Among them, a mostly symbolic salary reduction of ten percent is proposed for all council members, the mayor and directors and would remain in effect through December.

Also up for a cut is the Office of Constituent Affairs, an office Mayor Ravi Bhalla created with additional staff when he took office. Last week, he specifically praised that office perhaps with the expectation of the City Council proposal. Read More...

The following letter is offered by Lynette Medeiros of the Hoboken Municipal Employees Association.


At a time when people should be focusing on staying healthy, Hoboken Municipal employees are now faced with the reality that they will no longer have their jobs or the security of knowing that after the COVID-19 crisis dies down, they have job security in which to return. Other employees who were not laid off were forced to retire, some after dedicating 34 plus years of service. Those employees have served Hoboken during some of the darkest times and never wavered in dedication. Employees had come to work when the City was literally burning to the ground, during hurricanes, snowstorms, and even pandemics. They were rewarded with not even a sentiment or a thank you. In fact, all they received was a callous letter that stated the City would ship their belongings FEDEX, or they should arrive at City Hall in order to return any items that are property of the City.  Read More...

The following is a guest submission from the Hoboken Municipal Supervisors Association.

The Hoboken Municipal Supervisors Association has sent a 59 page letter to the New Jersey Commissioner of Civil Service accusing Mayor Ravi Bhalla and his administration of negligence for the handling of pending layoffs. Weeks prior to the local COVID-19 outbreak, 79 city employees received layoff notices as a direct result of an alleged multi-million budget shortfall which preempted the pandemic. On April 17, the administration announced in a Nixle alert, the city would eliminate 26 positions and lied to Hoboken taxpayers by exploiting COVID-19 as as an excuse to proceed with layoffs. Read More...

Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop is beginning to initiate some limited park openings prompting others to ask who else will follow?

The Hudson County View posed the question, “Who’s next?”

As broad regional data points to seniors and those with underlying illness being the most vulnerable to the Chinese Communist Party coronavirus, others watching money drained away from lack of work and business are wondering how they will feed their families in the coming days?

The lust for a national lockdown echoed by some in Hoboken has led to concerns of a pending breakdown in the national food supply for some meat and other food products. Does the authoritarian lockstep call finally end when their “Starve in Place” order hits closer to home? Read More...

As the epicenter of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) coronavirus in Queens New York City begins its long downward descent in hospitalizations, cases and deaths, New Jersey finds itself on the other side of the curve.

Governor Phil Murphy today announced the bad news nearing 100,000 cases and deaths now at 5,368 with an additional 4,000 cases identified.

As much of the United States sees a flattening and descending figures, New Jersey finds itself alone with an apex yet topping out.

Hoboken resides in a relative sea of tranquility in comparison to Hudson County and the rest of the state. Only two additional cases were officially added bringing the Mile Square City’s tally to 404. Read More...

Today the Epoch Times reported comments from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert Wilkie on Wednesday. His comments counter media hit job stories against hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) based on a limited observational study of 368 selected patients.

Media have largely ignored the thousands of others who have used hydroxychloroquine successfully against the Wuhan Coronavirus in an eye-opening display of ulterior motives.

The story quoting the Veterans Affairs Secretary counters the corporate media which have taken that limited observational study and run amok in concerted efforts to slow its usage in the battlefield application saving American lives from New York to Michigan, California and all points in-between. Read More...

The Hudson County View reported these latest tallies on the Chinese Communist Party coronavirus:

Bayonne: 508 cases, 33 deaths (April 17th)

East Newark: 27 cases, 3 deaths (April 17th)


Guttenberg: 140 cases, 17 deaths (April 18th)


Hoboken: 372 cases, 19 deaths (April 18th)


Jersey City: 3,194 cases (April 16th), 239 deaths (April 18th)


Kearny: 536 cases, 24 deaths (April 16th)


North Bergen: 1,505 cases, 102 deaths (April 18th)


Secaucus: 288 cases, 10 deaths (Yesterday)


Union City: 1,738 cases, 92 deaths (April 18th)


Weehawken: 213 cases, 8 deaths (Yesterday)


West New York: 1,182 cases, 59 deaths (April 18th) Read More...