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PATH Debuts 9-Car Service on the Newark-World Trade Center Line
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Trwill take the first step tomorrow in a planned major expansion of PATH service along the Newark-World Trade Center line. On Thursday, March 23, PATH will operate 9-car trains on the NWK-WTC line for the first time in its 100-year history.
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Hoboken Trader Charged by SEC along with Seven other Social Media Influencers in $100 Million Pump and Dump Scheme
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Hoboken NJ, the Securities and Exchange Commission today announced charges against eight individuals in a $100 million securities fraud scheme in which they used the social media platforms Twitter and Discord to manipulate exchange-traded stocks.
Two Leaders of Real Estate Investment Firm Indicted for Running a $650 Million Ponzi Scheme
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Hoboken NJ, The president and a top officer of a real estate investment company were charged for their roles in a scheme to defraud more than 2,000 investors in a $650 million Ponzi scheme, and with conspiring to evade $26 million in tax liabilities, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today.
Hoboken Based Crypto Lender Celsius files for Bankruptcy Protection
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Hoboken NJ, Celsius has started the process of filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The Hoboken, New Jersey-based company made headlines a month ago after freezing customer accounts, blaming “extreme market conditions.”
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Hoboken Voters Overwhelmingly Reject $250 Million School Referendum
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Hoboken NJ, in a display of what is right with our system, a high turnout of Hoboken voters overwhelmingly rejected a tax and spend boondoggle in the dead of winter. A broad coalition realized that spending $250 million on a new high school was simply not in the interest of education or fiscal health for the City. A leading member of the successful group was the renewed Hoboken Republican Party led by Chairman Joseph Branco and augmented by Young Republican Chair Pavel Sokolov.
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Hoboken Mayor Ravi S. Bhalla and the City of Hoboken Unveil a life-sized Bronze Statue of Frank Sinatra
photos courtesy of Hoboken Mayor Ravi S. Bhalla
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Hoboken NJ, Hoboken Mayor Ravi S. Bhalla and the City of Hoboken unveiled a life-sized bronze statue of Frank Sinatra on Sunday December 12th . The Mayor was joined by Tina Sinatra , Joe Piscopo and the sculptor Carolyn Palmer . The statue was paid for through private donations from people like Joe Piscopo and blog readers from Upper Saddle River Derek Michalski and his wife Margaret .
New Jersey Transit Police Officers Help Track Down Hoboken Bank Robbery Suspect
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Man Charged With Attempted Murder For Allegedly Beating And Choking Man He Suspected Of Being Gay in Hudson County
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Hoboken NJ, Acting Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck today announced the indictment of a man charged with attempted murder and bias intimidation for allegedly beating and choking a man he suspected of being gay in North Hudson Park in North Bergen, N.J., on the night of June 21, 2021.
Hoboken City Council introduces ordinance to prohibit elected officials from blocking individuals on social media
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Hoboken NJ, Members of the Hoboken City Council, including co-sponsors Phil Cohen, Michael Russo, and Emily Jabbour, have introduced an ordinance prohibiting elected officials in Hoboken from blocking individuals from engaging with them on social media platforms used to communicate with the community about official City business. The ordinance, which will be introduced at Wednesday’s City Council meeting, imposes up to a $500 fine for each individual the elected official blocks on their official social media feeds including Facebook and Twitter. The City Councilmembers introduced the ordinance after receiving complaints from residents who for years have been blocked on Twitter and Facebook by Councilmember Mike DeFusco, including some who recently questioned his multiple overseas vacations to hot-spot countries like Colombia in violation of municipal, state, and CDC guidelines, as well as the 23 Airbnb rentals of his home since last August during the height of the pandemic.
Hudson County Democrat Machine’s Favorite Pet Republican
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Hoboken NJ, To no one’s surprise, Jose Arango, the Hudson County Democrat Machine’s favorite pet Republican and nominal chairman of the Hudson County Republican Party, is still up to his old Republican-in-name-only ways. In Hoboken, home to a municipal GOP free of his negative influence, he recently recruited a Democrat to switch parties with the promise of the town GOP chairmanship. Rumor has it that this Democrat, who only a few years ago was on the executive board of the Hoboken Municipal Democrat Committee, sought the blessings of leftwing Hoboken Mayor Ravi Bhalla as well as Union City Mayor / State Senator Brian Stack (one of biggest Machine Democrats in the county) before agreeing.
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Hoboken Caps 3rd Party Delivery Fees
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Hoboken NJ , Mayor Ravi S. Bhalla today signed legislation into law adopting a cap on third-party food delivery fees, in an effort to support small businesses. The new regulations, approved by the City Council, place limits on the fees third party delivery services and websites can impose on restaurants during the current State of Emergency. Mayor Bhalla and the City Council adopted the new legislation due to the previous state-wide regulations on third-party food delivery fees having expired.
Hoboken Woman Arrested for Allegedly Embezzling Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars from a Affordable Housing Charity
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Hoboken NJ, A Hudson County, New Jersey, woman was arrested today for allegedly embezzling hundreds of thousands of dollars from a non-profit corporation dedicated to providing affordable housing to residents of Englewood, New Jersey, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
NY WATERWAY PROVIDES EASY WAY TO DISCOVER NEW YORK THIS COLUMBUS DAY
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Hoboken NJ, NY Waterway ferries offer the only traffic-free and hassle-free way to voyage to the Columbus Day Parade, the largest Italian-American celebration of the year, which will march up Fifth Avenue on October 14.
The Columbus Day parade attracts a million spectators and 35,000 marchers each year. Marching school bands, professional musicians, and traditional folk groups will perform from 44th Street to 72nd Street.
Continue reading NY WATERWAY PROVIDES EASY WAY TO DISCOVER NEW YORK THIS COLUMBUS DAYEminent Domain Abuse Forum Held in Hoboken
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Hoboken NJ, this could be the next trick in the forced over development /high density housing battle in Bergen County.
The Pulse with Peter B., northern New Jersey’s premier cable access show, hosted a forum on eminent domain abuse in Hudson County on Wednesday night, August 28th, in Our Lady of Grace School. The forum highlighted the Center St neighborhood of Jersey City and the NY Waterway ferry company marina property in Hoboken as examples of local government abuse of eminent domain powers to harm communities and help special interests. Forum panelists included Hudson County community advocates Natalia Ioffe, Mary Ondrejka, and Joshua Sotomayor Einstein. The forum was moderated by show host Peter Biancamano.
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