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Eli Manning Way?
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2/6/2008:
I heard about this yesterday, but forgot to post it.
The Giants Football Blog mentioned that Mayor Roberts and the City were considering naming a street after Eli Manning, or the Giants, or something along those lines.
I’m ecstatic the Giants won the best Super Bowl ever, but does Eli deserve a street named after him? In Hoboken?
What are your thoughts? I’ve heard various opinions ranging from: “He’s not a permanent resident here” to “We have bigger problems to worry about” to “Why not, what harm can it cause?”
Eli Drive has a nice ring to it
Mayor David Roberts of Hoboken, N.J., said that the city is kicking around the idea of renaming a city street after New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning, a Hoboken resident.
But residents are divided on the idea, with some saying Manning’s leading one of the biggest upsets in Super Bowl history and being named MVP doesn’t justify such an action.
“Kudos to him, but it’s not worth renaming the street,” Marcia Pribylovsky said.
Kinga Burke, a resident in the building where Manning lives, was also opposed.
“Just because he lives in town?” she said. “I think it’s too much, it’s ridiculous. He’s not a historical person.”
February 8th 2008 - 11:11:15 |
yea i get it like i said I come here to have a good laugh thats all!
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February 8th 2008 - 11:12:41 |
“to give a good laugh” is more like it. your stupidity is really quite amusing.
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February 8th 2008 - 11:14:31 |
you people need to stop thinking your better or smarter then everyone who disagrees with you
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February 8th 2008 - 11:15:06 |
tramp says it all for you
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February 8th 2008 - 11:44:30 |
actually you meant “stop thinking YOU’RE better or smarter than everyone…”
that would be difficult as long as you continue to post your comments.
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February 8th 2008 - 12:03:11 |
Ah yea the rocket scientist speaks up again. Brilliant! What do you do for a living correct grammar on the internet? What a geek. It’s Friday change YOUR draws.
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February 8th 2008 - 12:06:55 |
justaview wrote:
You claim to be at least 40, yet you post on the level of a 15 yr old. I sincerely hope you’re a student at Hoboken High and not an adult.
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February 8th 2008 - 12:22:36 |
not you again you got one helluva nose only you need to pull it out of your fat ass! oh and there selling your condo take a look at how much would this cost in Hoboken. by the way what did you pay for your rat trap? SUCKER
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February 8th 2008 - 12:29:15 |
Who cares if he has a street named after him? He’s humble, on top of the world and Hoboken’s most famous resident, in a world full of Britney Spears’ and Paris Hiltons its a nice way to honor a genuinely “good guy”. Besides, it will probably only be one of those tiny streets near the Tea building.
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February 8th 2008 - 12:39:27 |
15? Too much credit.
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February 8th 2008 - 12:44:27 |
“oh and THEY’RE selling your condo…”
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February 8th 2008 - 13:00:14 |
9 wrote:
9? Spot on!
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February 8th 2008 - 13:27:18 |
The proposal is just for the 1400-1500 block of Washington. It doesn’t actually officially change the name of the street but they would just put up a street sign on that one corner. For example, the block of the Bowery where CBGB was located is called “Joey Ramone Place”. It’s commonly done all over and a very nice idea for Eli Manning.
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February 9th 2008 - 01:55:29 |
George Washington, Eli Manning. What’s the difference?
Don’t answer that.
Read a history book. It might help.
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February 9th 2008 - 09:44:34 |
George Washington was a far better field general, but Eli Manning is much more proficient in the no-huddle.
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February 9th 2008 - 10:44:00 |
I think it’s a great idea. Eli is the Mann!
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February 9th 2008 - 11:27:56 |
You have to give Eli credit. The majority of readers here would have jumped off of the Tea building if they were ridiculed on a daily basis by the NY Media. The man accomplished everything that the naysayers said he could not.
He seems to be a very low key humble man. Keep in mind that he has not asked Hoboken for anything. If the City or State want to honor him, than I fully support it. He deserves it. Way to shut up all your critics!
Ps. I must admit, I am a NY Jets fan.
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February 9th 2008 - 11:53:18 |
Aside from the fact that Hoboken has bigger fish to fry, i.e., flooding, etc., why would Eli deserve something like this? Let’s face, this is the only way Roberts and his family will get to spend a few minutes taking pictures with Eli.
Shouldn’t this be done in his hometown? It’s not like he has a legacy in Hoboken. Realistically, how long will he even hang around? Once he gets married he’ll be off to Alpine…(or someplace like that). If you want to name a street after a person, make it someone who has directly contributed to the city and/or was at least born in Hoboken.
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February 9th 2008 - 12:22:56 |
As someone pointed out above, and is also is inside today’s Hoboken Reporter, the rumors about naming a street after Eli got blown out of proportion, but they are planning a ceremony and at the same time to TEMPORARILY name a tiny section near Eli’s building after him for like two weeks like they do in New York, but rumors spread like wildfire because people don’t read the facts when they are printed,
In related matter I also noticed from today’s reporter that cab fare is going up as of 16 days from now, so I guess it will be more costly to get uptown to Eli Manning Blvd. when they finally get to it.
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