Former Hoboken Mayor Steve Capiello has died according to media sources.  He served as mayor of Hoboken from 1973 – 1985.

In 2009, Capiello said to former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani he would run for Hoboken mayor again.

Speaking of then Governor candidate Chris Christie and Giuliani, he reportedly said,

“They’re two of a kind — you know how Giuliani cleaned up New York City? Well, I’m going to do the same thing in Hoboken.” 

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=&0=& In the latest attack on a Hoboken business, Hoboken411 has turned its regular bottom feeding diatribes against the popular uptown eatery, the Elysian Cafe.  The cybersewer complains the restaurant is breaking established ordinances on outdoor cafes claiming its due to reasons of your “imagination.” There’s just one problem: the flouting of the law is yet another Perry Klaussen Hoboken411 imagining and in point of fact a baldfaced lie. A municipal expert with the cafe regulations in Hoboken laughed off Mason411’s allegations saying of Elysian Cafe’s outdoor tables, “No issues.  Their setup has been the same for a decade.” Perry Klaussen who =&1=& had nary a bad word about the outdoor cafe, but suddenly he’s making false accusations on a cafe which hasn’t changed an inch over many years.

There’s nothing different in a decade of the Elysian Cafe’s outdoor usage in its setup.  The attack on the popular uptown eatery is an example of a political attack by Hoboken411 Mason411, the website sponsored and endorsed by Councilwoman Mason where defamatory attacks on Hobokenites are always a ‘special of the day’.

From the picture above, courtesy of TheBokenOnline, it’s clear there is no sidewalk impediment of any kind. The stanchions have obviously not changed =&2=& =&3=& and neither the location of their placement. The Elysian restauranteur has hosted mayoral candidate Ruben Ramos fundraising efforts.  Ramos recently saw behind the scenes success to have HHA Executive Director Carmelo Garcia selected on the Brian Stack – HCDO slate as his replacement for the 33rd Assembly seat.  Beth Mason spent well over a year telling everyone she was the inevitable selection for the position.  She’s been fuming over the snub of both her political ambitions and the Mason family checkbook. =&4=&.  Beth Mason has been questioned point blank on this, notably by MSV in council meetings and she’s =&5=& provided an answer, notable as a slew of her political operatives have also not appeared on her campaign reports. Similar questions have been posed asking how political operatives working under the umbrella of her “charity,” the

Mason Civic League are being properly paid for their efforts. Read More...

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A drawn out discussion on the finale to completing the all use field at 1600 Park took some twists and turns before finally seeing approval for deeper foundation drilling for lighting.

Due to a problem with the underlying soil composition, the lighting subcontractor needs to drill deeper before setting the foundation coming in at a “pass through cost” of approximately 19K according to the main contractor Remington and Vernick Engineers.

The field is scheduled for daytime use next month but the foundation for the lighting became a contentious issue as early in the discussion Councilman Michael Russo argued to keep the project in mothballs while examinations on the lighting foundation cost would take place. Read More...

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Here’s the detailed agenda:
http://www.hobokennj.org/docs/council/agenda13/final-ccm-04-17-13.pdf

(61 Jackson Street was again pushed off the agenda as the owner continues to discuss changes on the encroachment on to City property.)

=&0=& The legal warfare, to be or not to be on the ballot for the 33rd Assembly seat took another twist as Carmelo Garcia’s lawyers attempted to move the case out of NJ state court to the US Circuit Court. According to a release from the attorney for the five Hoboken plaintiffs, the effort failed and was kicked back to Judge Peter Bariso who earlier ordered a halt to printing ballots for the June 4th primary. The hearing scheduled before Superior Court Assignment Judge Peter Bariso on the voters’ lawsuit challenging the eligibility of Carmelo Garcia to run for General Assembly, originally scheduled for 10am tomorrow, has been moved to Friday at 2pm. The lawyer for the five Hoboken residents, Flavio Komuves sent the following in a media release: =&1=& =&2=&

Carmelo Garcia was contacted for this story but unavailable for comment.

Carmelo Garcia posing before his gargantuan Vision 20/20 plan to expand the HHA in Hoboken is seeing court scrutiny over his eligibility to run for the 33rd Assembly seat in NJ, the Honorable Peter Bariso presiding.

Talking Ed Note: Did we just see a legal tilt?  Perhaps not, but the Union City cliffs over Hoboken just got a shake, a 3.5 on the Richter scale.  Brian, did you feel that?

Da Horsey is skilled in preparation of organic carrots but it appears the Brian Stack – Carmelo Garcia legal team is somewhat fearful of the overriding state law governing the case and preferred to see the matter moved to the friendly environs of US District Court.  None of this is determinative but it’s illustrative to the issues in question: state and federal. Read More...

City of Hoboken announces:

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Tuesday April 16, 2013, 11:49 AM City of Hoboken www.hobokennj.org     Community: Construction Update on 1600 Park, Pier C & Multi-Service Center During construction of 1600 Park, the contractor encountered unexpected debris, organics, and softer than expected soil conditions based on previous analysis and testing. This has the potential to impact the long-term settlement of the soil and the foundations used on structures and lights at the site. To ensure the appropriate foundations are used, a more detailed and deeper geotechnical investigation is needed. Borings will be drilled to approximately 75 feet and testing will be conducted on soils. The City Council will be asked to approve the additional testing at the Council meeting on Wednesday, April 17. While the field portion of the park was originally scheduled to open by the end of April, this additional testing is necessary to ensure the long-term safety and integrity of the park, and is expected to delay completion of construction of the field by approximately one month. “This testing is being done out of an abundance of caution so we can understand any potential long-term impacts on the park due to settlement of the soil,” said Mayor Dawn Zimmer. “Even short delays are disappointing, but I would rather get this park done right than to have to make expensive repairs in a few years. Very soon, our community will have a great new park with a multi-use field, rest rooms, dog run, and slide hill.” The bid specifications to repair Pier C are being finalized, and a bid will be issued within a few days. A bid to conduct repairs on the Multi-Service Center will also be issued shortly. Repair work on the Multi-Service Center will be phased so that the senior center can re-open first.   News Team Ruben Ramos out for a shoot 04/16/201301/22/2021 by SmartyJones1 Min Reading On Saturday, the mayoral campaign made a public appearance but it wasn’t a planned one.  Team Ruben Ramos met in Pier A park for a photo shoot.  In January, Assemblyman Ruben Ramos announced his run for mayor and the names of his slate.  Until now, most people had never seen any of them. Team Ruben Ramos: from left Assemblyman Ruben Ramos, seated HHA commissioner Eduardo Gonzales, Joe Mindak and far right Laura Miani. Talking Ed Note: January wasn’t the planned rollout for Team Ramos. The word is April is the time so perhaps this photo shoot was part of the launch for later this month. Photo courtesy of Hoboken 007 Read More... News Sign of the Times: 1600 Park has not sprung 04/15/201301/22/2021 by SmartyJones1 Min Reading The new field at 1600 Park has seen changes to the original plan with significant progress this year but any wish for an April opening is most definitely not in the offing. MSV took some recent photos and while the foundation looks solid, there’s no April Opening Day in sight.  The new lights are up and ready to go but the field isn’t. Is it something in the water, the soil?  An update will be required when the field can possibly go online. The field at 1600 Park has seen progress but it won’t make an April Opening Day. New lights are installed and will offer the needed public safety. Ramps and stairs have been built with the retaining walls. News Isolated and out in the cold Beth Mason plays for rehabilitation as the Feds linger 04/15/201301/22/2021 by SmartyJones1 Min Reading Hope springs eternal and for politicians and their bag of tricks, rehabilitation is the hope and the game.  Al Sullivan writing in the role of Neville Chamberlain continues to push the Mason political operative theme of “peace” in our time but there’s no peace in Hoboken, only Mason family lawsuits across the entire Mile Square City with more than a dozen residents being SLAPPED.  In jeopardy at hand is the pending 2013 Hoboken budget. Are you impressed with “the peace?” Read More... News Keep the Subscriber Drive Alive! 04/13/201301/22/2021 by SmartyJones1 Min Reading =&0=& Thanks to all those who continue to sign up as MSV subscribers and a couple of notes on that front.  For those sending checks or money orders, please include an email address where you wish subscriber stories to go. Don’t forget to include your email id if you subscribe via snail mail Several have not done so.  One person put a in a small manila envelope wrapped in a “T” interior. Another included a lovely thank you note but did not include an email address. Yet a third sent a money order from Jersey City to W.R. Brice but also no email address. Read More...