Hoboken Week in Review: 8/5/2012

Weekly Recap for Hoboken, NJ – August 5, 2012

A selection of noteworthy posts for the week ending Sunday, August 5, 2012:

Politics and City Happenings

• Mumford & Sons – Pack Pier A Park for an unprecedented show in Hoboken.
• Rent Control – Still being debated in town…
• Hertz on Demand Abuse – Even with dedicated parking spots – Hertz corner cars still pose an issue.
• Bike lanes are ignored – So much paint, so few bikers – what’s the point again?
• Dangerous Streets – A violent car collision sends debris flying uptown.

Updates & Events

• The Push Stars Return! – Local resident reunites his band that had great success over the years.
• City Chatter will make humans mute eventually – A new app that lets you hit on other people at the bar without making real eye contact.
• Hotel Victor – The food is great here – went back for another tasty review!
• Famous Pizza – An upcoming pizza joint has a lot of confidence in their un-tested product.
• Hoboken Batman – Has a mini-documentary filmed about him.
• Bio and Chic – Closing retail store to focus on the interwebs.
• Clearview Cinemas – More movie debuts.
• Movies Under the Stars – Resumes this coming week (weather permitting)

Today in History

• 1981: Ronald Reagan fired over 11,000 air traffic controllers who went on strike and refused to return to work. You’ll never see those kind of kahounas on a President ever again.

Inspirational Quote of the Week:

“People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing – that’s why we recommend it daily.”