Action vs. reaction
When Council President Peter Brennan warned the crowd at last night’s city council meeting (threatened, is more like it) that he would clear the room if they didn’t behave, I knew it was gonna be one of those nights. A crowd eager to explode groaned a collective groan. Democracy at work in Jersey City.
It’s great [...]
Have you heard the good news?
You wouldn’t mistake ‘em for a well-oiled major metropolitan press operation – whose idea was it to hold a press conference in the lobby, while residents had to walk around it to pay their tax bills, etc.? – but Mayor Jerramiah Healy’s communications operation went on the offensive this week after their big announcement on [...]
$340 million reminder to “mail it back”
If you’ve been noticing more Census 2010 TV ads over the last week, you’re witnessing the beginning of an all-out media blitz by the Census Bureau to get us all to “mail it back.” How big an all-out media blitz? Try $340 million. (Finally economic stimulus for the media!)
So, when Reverend Miguel Rivera of the [...]
It’s the budget, stupid
Jury selection is almost complete and the next Hudson County corruption trial is set to begin. Excuse me if I don’t look up from my bowl of oatmeal. I haven’t really paid that much attention to the corruption thingie of late. Unless you get a mayor of a city with more than 100,000 residents or [...]
Healy speaks: on Vega, Christie, food trucks and more
Here’s our interview with Mayor Healy.
Jersey City Mayor Jerramiah Healy says the corruption scandal that rocked his administration this summer has not damaged his ability to do the city’s work. In an exclusive interview with BCB, the mayor says he’s moving ahead with plans for waterfront development, mass transit expansions and job creation.
Who killed Jack Shaw?
The news that long-time political consultant Jack Shaw died of an apparant Valium overdose didn’t stop conspiracy theorists around here from speculating about what really happened to the guy in the middle of this summer’s corruption scandal. The medical examiner couldn’t speculate on the question of suicide. A few of the people I talked to [...]
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