1/27/2011 Update:

Mayoral Priorities: Reality TV or Hoboken?

In regards to this week’s Season Finale of “The Next Great Baker,” some residents thought that it was inappropriate for Mayor Dawn Zimmer to enjoy casual time on television, when serious work still needs attention in Hoboken. “Guest appearances on TV while our city falls apart? Where are her priorities?” said Alan.

Alan was referring to important city failures like the plowing debacle (while she was vacationing), the property tax cut promise, and the Municipal Garage train wreck.

Resident Shane added “To find time for unimportant distractions like this is disrespectful to those who voted for her and expected better. What next, a week-long stint on Hollywood Squares? Disgusting.”

Some other readers didn’t see the harm, but one wasn’t so forgiving: “Who needs inspiration from FDR: (“the only thing we have to fear…..”) or JFK: (“Ask not what…..”), when we’ve got the great Dawn Zimmer: (“I’m not comfortable being on top of a cake, but I am comfortable riding my bicycle.”) Well, give her a few drinks, a black bustier, a red wig, and she’d jump on top of that cake faster than Diamond Stan can bark “Wendy!”“

Zing!

Do you think it’s appropriate for the Mayor to be seen casually on TV – while Hoboken is in shambles?

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1/20/2011:

Yuck! What is that oozing black sludge at Cake Boss?

Hoboken resident Hano (known as one of the Knucklead comics) – noticed this industrial truck in front of Carlo’s Bakery yesterday – and thought “is that how they pump all the cake frosting in?”

Upon further inspection – this truck was covered with black sludge – “EERC” – Environmental Energy Recycling Corporation, and it was apparently sucking some rather disgusting material from the bakery famous for the Cake Boss reality TV program.

Funny enough, the website of this recycling company is “Grease5.com,” and it makes me wonder – why does a bakery have so much grease?

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1/17/2011:

Update: 5 Marineview Plaza

Should have known this – but this was already mentioned in the Doomed Brooklyn Bread thread – that plans are already taking shape for a Valastro-related Italian eatery at 5 Marineview Plaza.

So that begs the question – what restaurant would “fit” uptown at Maxwell Place?

Buddy Valastro to expand into Italian Restaurant Biz?

Maxwell Place rumored to be next stop…

Hoboken411 heard that the empty corner restaurant space at Maxwell Place (11th Street) may soon be occupied by Cake Boss Buddy Valastro from Carlo’s Bakery and is slated to become an Italian Restaurant.

Haven’t confirmed validity of that rumor – however, if true:

• Would yet another reality show be filmed there, and become so popular that lines will now form uptown? How would Maxwell Place residents feel about that? How would other area residents feel? (traffic, congestion, etc.)
• What affect would that have on other Hoboken Italian Restaurants? Positive or negative?
• Would you go? How do we know if Buddy can even cook a piece of chicken?

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1/11/2011:

Reader digs commercial delivery vehicles

This Hoboken Photo of the Day submission to Hoboken411 is so peculiar – I had to publish it.

Dimitri Rodriguez was so intrigued by this delivery van for Carlo’s Bakery to deliver Cake Boss products, he snapped a photo and sent it in. I suppose he found it worthy of inclusion because the van is on TV sometimes? Any ideas?

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12/27/2010:

Line or no line – Cake Boss has sidewalk issues

Hoboken411 reader Mike sent in the following photo and said:

“I took this photo on the way home from work around 5:30 pm. I found it funny. As if it wasn’t bad enough that storefronts in Hoboken don’t shovel, our beloved Cake Boss Carlo’s Bakery has now found a new way to clog the sidewalk: tourists when it is nice out, snow when it is not.

The bodega to the right and Verizon the the left had no problem clearing the way but since Carlos isn’t making money selling t-shirts, why contribute to the town at all?”

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Remy Gonzalez Update – Teen allegedly assaulted

Update: Eyebrows were raised because of the fact that Remy Gonzalez has been in jail for over a week – despite the family having loads of cash from the success of the Cake Boss show. Sources close to Hoboken411 say that apparently his wife Lisa (Buddy Valastro’s sister) was the one that turned Remy in for the alleged assault.

Sources say that a teenager, who supposedly is a relative of the family was allegedly assaulted – and may have been handicapped.

More to come as details are confirmed…

8/25/2010:

Update: TheWrap quotes a law official in Morris County saying no child was sexually assaulted, but rather “they were in the house.” So it’s possible the alleged assault took place with children as witnesses.

Cake Boss co-star arrested for sexual assault charges

TMZ is reporting that Cake Boss co-star Remy Gonzalez is being held for various sexual assault charges and child-endangerment in Morris County, NJ.

TMZ reported that Gonzalez is being charged with aggravated sexual assault, sexual assault, criminal sexual contact, and endangering the welfare of a child, and is being held on $300,000 bail.

Gonzalez is married to Buddy Valastro’s sister.

Commenters on TMZ had sentiments such as “I’m not eating any cake he helps because now I KNOW where his hands have been. Yuck.” and “There goes the line in front of the bakery–maybe Hoboken can go back to being normal!”

Do you think this will hurt or help the popularity of Cake Boss?

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