 |
| Fort Lee police closed the Route 4 approach to the George Washington Bridge without warning on Sunday morning, then after a delay of about 5 minutes, opened one lane. Serious accident? Carjacking? As I drove by, two police officers were standing outside of their cruisers, looking down at a large pothole. |
By VICTOR E. SASSON
EDITOR
What hold does Staff Writer John Brennan have on the clueless editors?
How did the former sports reporter get another speculative story on whether North Jersey will get a casino in a couple of years on Page 1 of The Record today?
Brennan -- honorary chairman of the Garden State chapter of Gamblers Anonymous -- has loudly talked up his Meadowlands stories for many years, wearing down local-news Editors Tim Nostrand, Deirdre Sykes and others.
His ridiculous stories on the racetrack and the possibility of casinos appear on the Local front and front page, aimed directly at gambling addicts.
Now, he's got Editor Marty Gottlieb in his grip, but that means the vast majority of readers have to turn the pages of the Woodland Park daily, looking for something relevant to their lives.
Local news
On the Local front today, a story on a Colombian festival moving from Hackensack to a larger Leonia site doesn't mention Englewood's annual Colombian celebration (L-1).
Two other stories report on express bus service to link Englewood with the Secaucus Junction rail hub (L-1), and the replacement of the shuttered Lincoln School and a firehouse with a $60 million residential/retail project (L-3).
'Children not at play'
But the small city already has built hundreds of apartments downtown and on both sides of Route 4, with no discernible positive impact on Palisade Avenue merchants.
The segregated Lincoln School was more than 100 years old when it was closed in 2008, and a plan to convert it into a recreation center was rejected by city officials, who cited the high cost.
More mass transit
Englewood continues to develop its mass transit, with the plan for the awkwardly named Bus Rapid Transit and making Englewood Hospital & Medical Center the terminus for NJ Transit's Hudson-Bergen Light Rail system.
Meanwhile, Tenafly has rejected light-rail service, and officials have cited residents' constitutional right to drive enormous SUVs into the city, pollute the air and waste fossil fuel.
Tenafly counts Publisher Stephen A. Borg among its wealthiest residents.
 |
| NJ Transit's electrified Hudson-Bergen Light Rail in Jersey City. Englewood hopes agency officials will extend the system to the hospital and medical center north of downtown. |
You bring light rail to wealthy suburbs and you just get the scum of Hudson County coming up here
ReplyDeleteScum lives in your house, too, as in scumbag racist. The laughable Tenafly police can't even prevent house burglaries, and The Record ran an article about them last year as Borg watched them get closer and closure to his $3.65 million McMansion.
DeleteMalcolm Borg and Sandra Borgs house in Englewood NJ was robbed in 1998 and was investigated by police. Not sure if it made the newspapers, just like everything else the Borgs are involved in when it comes to Police. Cover Up?
DeleteTheir house was robbed of antique jewelry -- worth tens of thousands of dollars -- by the so-called James Bond Gang. It was reported in The Record, though I am not sure of the year.
DeleteYour article makes one wonder when these municipalities will enter the 21st century and see how close to New York they live. The transit system is a mess, and the disconnect between smart development and not smart development has widened. Being "served" (note quotes) by the Record for the news certainly does not help either.
ReplyDeleteBy the way, who replaced Daibes as developer of the site? Has not been another word since Daibes rejected the entire project.
No word yet. When I saw that glowing profile about Procida on Sunday, I wondered if he is going to be involved in the development of 150 River Street after the county parking lease expires in 2015.
DeleteI would not bet on that outcome regarding Mr. Procida. There will be others. All eyes are on the 150-170 Main Street site which I played a very big hand in making happen. This has been a very interesting and long winded pursuit of improvement for the city I believe we all love one way or the other. Once momentum gathers it wlll take off despite this administration, the last administration, or the next administration. Development works that way.
DeleteWish to thank you for your reporting and keeping things in check whether I agree or do not agree, you do provide a counter voice and it is most welcome.
Thanks.
Delete