The Hoboken “Soviet Bloc”?
19
October
10/19/2007:
Received this reader mail mid-last week about a tree limb that fell on and damaged a car near Church Towers, along with the subsequent removal of three trees. The spots that previously had the trees will be filled with concrete. Are you sure Hoboken is “Tree City USA” qualified?
She sent it in two parts:
“A car was quite seriously damaged after parts of a tree being removed on the south side of 6th street between Clinton and Grand Street fell onto the car. Part of the Church Towers complex property? The car has a partially crushed roof and windshield on the front passenger side – serious damage. There’s a hand written note on scrap paper from the Hoboken Police with a case number under the wipers. It’s an older generic model burgundy car. I’m also curious about why three trees were removed along that block? They didn’t look sick a few days ago.”
She then followed up with:
“I asked one of the Church Tower custodians why the trees were coming down and he said to avoid city fines, and that the site of each removed tree will be filled with concrete! Although I’m not entirely surprised by the explanation I can not imagine why the city would be issuing fines for trees. It boggles the mind especially as those towers need all the help they can get as they look right out of the former Soviet Bloc.”
October 19th 2007 - 09:10:29 |
the insurance company will call that car “totaled” due to the unit body construction and the fact that shops do not really replace roofs and window frames. the amount of the insurance will NOT replace the cost of a new vehicle. driving the car as-is would be impossible as the windshield is a structural member and is now compromised.
Q- why was the tree felled with personal property in close proximity? if the owner was unable to be reached, and the required street warnings had been posted, why wasn’t the vehicle towed? i’d rather pay $150 tow than get a $3000 check and have to go out and buy another car!
there’s a lawsuit here.
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October 19th 2007 - 09:22:58 |
BTW, i noticed that there are a number of cut-outs on 1st street (the most beautiful of all hoboken streets in the spring due to the flowering trees that remain) have been empty for a long time. the new construction on 1st/Garden has 2 cutouts for trees. the city cut down the tree in front of O’Donahues by mistake according to the bar owner!! shouldn’t they replace these trees ? the trees are disappearing all ove…who in city hall is responsible for these? let’s go get him people.
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October 19th 2007 - 09:35:06 |
Ha ha, we totaled your car, if you have any questions please call an uninterested clerk at City Hall!
Well, at least they left a note. I guess they figured a smart person would be able to trace their activity through a work order.
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October 19th 2007 - 09:36:37 |
411,
If you are such a great journalist, why don’t you call the Shade Tree Commission in City Hall (phone number is right on website, 201-239-6630) and ask why that tree was ordered to be taken down? Maybe it was dead, maybe it was in a hazardous condition…But that wouldn’t work for you, because that would show people doing their jobs, but we all know you are the only person who actually does his job.
I used to find this site informative, but your journalistic skills and bias towards anyone not named Zimmer,Cunningham, or Mason is truly laughable, and you have lost a reader.
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October 19th 2007 - 09:47:27 |
treaw wrote:
Ohhh – who woke up on the wrong side of bed this morning? Still not had your morning prozac?
I think this site is pretty amazing for a one man show – maybe a whole team of people could follow up on every single story – but this isn’t the NY Times. Maybe you could call up and advise us all?
Also – why did this particular story p’ss you off? It was just about trees being cut down and damaging someones car………very strange.
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October 19th 2007 - 09:58:35 |
T
treaw wrote:
treaw – why don’t you call the Shade Tree Commission? 411 does plenty of good for this community. We should all do the same.
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October 19th 2007 - 10:04:30 |
Gardener wrote:
Why doesn’t ‘treaw’ call? Because it’s far easier to piss, moan, bitch, whine and try to undermine the efforts of someone who’s actually out there making a difference in the community.
Hey ‘treaw’ – I’m genuinely curious: did you get cash or just a gift certificate when you were selected as Hoboken’s Biggest Douche?
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October 19th 2007 - 10:05:12 |
Jay wrote:
The reason I even know about the Shade Tree commission is I had someone from there take a look at a tree on a neighbors property, that was dead and branches were constantly falling. They had my neightbor remove the tree. Now many neighbors think I am a “tree killer”, when in reality te tree was dead, just like trees in many cities that don’t get the proper sunlight, and nutrients needed. The person I met from the city was very nice, and helped me resolve several problems, including issues in my backyard with neighbors. I just don’t like the constant implication that everything done by the municipal government is completely wrong. I was not born and raised here, but have lived here over 35 years, and the government has certainly come a long way since the early years, and I just wish some of the good things would be reported.
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October 19th 2007 - 10:20:12 |
if shade tree comissions wanted the tree down why didnt they get some no parkings?
They are so easy to get, especially if you are already in city hall.
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October 19th 2007 - 11:24:35 |
The city also cut down the trees in front of the new monster mansion, aka clam broth house, a few weeks ago… Couldn’t figure out why they did that, either… They weren’t even very big.. Guess they didn’t want any shade on the street as the tree matured…
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October 19th 2007 - 11:26:26 |
I love how they’re cutting down perfectly healthy trees around Hoboken, meanwhile I have an overgrown tree outside my apartment that is growing into my window. Sweet.
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October 19th 2007 - 11:41:19 |
I think if they cut a tree down they should schedule the replacement of the tree, not the filling of the tree pit with concrete.
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October 19th 2007 - 12:20:12 |
treaw wrote:
Axe to grind?
I thanks for the phone number it is not on the website you listed. In fact it shows up on a pdf you can find it if you already have the number and search for it.
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October 19th 2007 - 12:30:32 |
treaw wrote:
so long ass
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October 19th 2007 - 13:22:58 |
treaw wrote:
Cool – I can understand how that would p’ss you off when you see other people jumping to conclusions….
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October 19th 2007 - 22:20:07 |
I am the owner of the car! I was out of town and found my car (with the no note because it had blown away) on Monday. I had to go to the police department to file a police report only to find that one had already been filed. . . I still have not heard from Church Square Towers’ insurance company. To top it off, I got a parking ticket for not moving my car for street cleaning . . . The damage is most likely worth more than the car . . . There was no sign, so I parked there thinking I had a wonderful spot, only to get my car smashed by a tree! Why the hell would they cut a tree down and not put up a temporary No Parking Sign????
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October 20th 2007 - 10:38:50 |
that reminds me of when they gave a car a parking ticket after it was smashed by falling rocks during blasting on Sinatra Street.
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