upgraded WP, as all of you should to. It’s the latest stable release with over 50 bug fixes.

However, those upgrading from 2.03 to 2.04, the “version number” on the bottom of the admin screen still reads version 2.03.. I guess they missed that little detail

1034 Clinton St. Apt 402. Unknown person, unknown whether there’s a weapon. Apparently not the first time this has occured. THAT APARTMENT IS CURSED I TELL YOU!!

Drunk guy passed out at 51-53 Newark Street. Exciting.

Not sure if this is a crime or not, but the heartless folks running the First Street Bar and Grill have requested police assistance to remove a homeless woman from the confines of their restaurant.

C’mon folks. She may stink or whatever, but it had been pouring rain this evening. Give her a chance. Put her in the corner or something.

From Mike Novak of the Hoboken Rotary Club. If you have any questions, you can contact him at: (201)245-6269.
Please click the link below and fill out this survey which was developed by Hudson County as part  of its recent /ongoing development of an Arts Master Plan for Hudson County.  The survey results are being compiled by the Hudson County Office of Cultural & Heritage Affairs.

Please FORWARD this post to anyone you know that has ANY interest in the ARTS in Hudson County.  For many reasons, it is important that the survey be completed by as many people as possible.

The survey is very inviting to new ideas from respondents and does break down responses by zip code, gender, age, etc.

http://www.artsmarket.com/hudson.html

In response to overwhelming public pressure on the city to act on the Master Plan’s Southwest Parks plan before the area is redeveloped with high-rise buildings, Mayor Roberts rushed a resolution to the city council asking them to “Authorize the City to conduct preliminary studies for the acquisition of 4 acres of property” for a park. The Mayor’s resolution primarily included land owned by Jefferson Street Partners, AKA the Academy Bus Company on Blocks 9 and 10.

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A lawyer for Academy stood up in opposition to the resolution, saying they have been “singled out” among the many large landowners in the Southwest portion of town, and that they have their own plans to develop the property. The attorney said Academy had put together their application for variances to build on the site with the Zoning Board of Adjustment that very day in response to the City’s actions. (He didn’t say what the application includes, but you can bet it’s not a park.) The ZBA is heavily influenced by developers, who get 95 percent of the variances they ask for, which led to projects like the 17 story Sky Club towers.

Several members of the public asked why the study the Mayor suggested only included the Academy Bus property, and a few smaller lots. They pointed out the Master Plan calls for over seven acres of parks in the Southwest, and identified not only Blocks 9 and 10, but 11, 12, 14, and 24 for parkland.

Members of the Southwest Parks Coalition and HobokenParks.org asked why the Mayor’s proposed study didn’t include ALL the properties that are identified for parks in the Master Plan? They noted the study was only preliminary and non-binding, so why not make it complete. Several people made this argument, which carried enough weight with the City Council for them to agree, rejecting the Mayor’s limited study of Academy property and amending the resolution to study the other blocks as well.

The Parks groups also asked the council to do a full traffic study for the Southwest area, and consider re-routing Paterson Plank Road to alleviate traffic, as was called for in the Master Plan. The Council rejected that citizen-proposed amendment, saying they would rather a traffic study be done in conjunction with the overall Redevelopment Plan, as opposed to this non-binding Parks Study.

People supporting new parks were happy that the additional blocks were included in the study, but stressed this is a very small step in a long process, and the only thing that has been accomplished so far is that they have forced the Mayor to consider a study for parks in response to opposition to his Redevelopment Zone.

Still looming: Developer proposals already on record for 15, 14, 13, and 12 story builings throughout the Southwest Redevelopment Zone which will once again place the interests of taxpaying residents against those of influential developers.

Mayor Roberts did not show up to the special meeting he called.

Bar/Restaurant

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Description - Popular Pub & Restaurant. New American cuisine. See website for menu and other details. Casual café atmosphere. Zagat rated. Entrée price range $9-$20.
Services - Restaurant, Bar, Live music Tuesdays, Sunday brunch. Take Out
Website - www.oniealshoboken.com
Address - 343 Park Ave, Hoboken, New Jersey ( NJ ) 07030-3805
Telephone - (201) 653-1492, Fax - 2016539246

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Bar & Restaurant

see quick “Happy Hour” (6/28/06)review below as well

See ultra quick review below.

Description - Hip, casual restaurant. Outdoor dining and Rooftop bar available with a (partial) view of Manhattan. Zagat rated. Entrée price range $9-$28. Prix-fixe dinner Mon - Thurs 5pm to 7pm for $10.
Services - Bar, New American cuisine
Website - www.citybistro.biz  (not working anymore)
Address - 56 14th St, Hoboken, New Jersey ( NJ ) 07030-5555
Telephone - (201) 963-8200

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You’ll have the same username and password each time. Keeps it neat. Thanks!

See North New Jersey blogger touch on the Hoboken redevelopment zones here:

http://nnjbubble.blogspot.com/2006/06/southwest-hoboken-redevelopment-zone.html 

This just isn’t contained to our miniscule town alone.

There is a large segment of the population that does not trust the mayor and the City Council to effectively manage a redevelopment area, especially considering that redevelopment law gives the City Council such sweeping authority.

They worry that the city will abuse its powers, which could lead to high-rise, high-density development, with nothing more than small strips of landscaped land that would pass as parks.