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An Update from the Advocate / Also Next Meeting: Thursday January 8th, 7PM

Note: I sent this out as an email to people who have expressed an interestin attending in person meetings. If you have an interest in being on the email list, email me at neil AT urbannerd DOT com. I hope to see new faces at the upcoming meeting!
January brings the 1 year anniversary of the [...]

Wed Nov 19th, 7PM: Meeting of the Bayonne Public Advocate

Come join the members of the Bayonne Public Advocate to discuss upcoming projects and make suggestions. We will be meeting on Wednesday November 19th at 7PM at the Networking Cafe, 418 Broadway. All are welcome to attend. Among the topics discussed will be the planning of a post election Political Round Table video. We look [...]

New Web Traffic High Reached on Election Day

The Bayonne Public Advocate reached a new high in traffic/viewership on Election Day. Previous to Nov 4th, we have never had more than 380 unique views in a day.
Nov5 - Unique Views: 127 - Pages: 600 - Hits: 4924
Nov6 - Unique Views: 627 - Pages: 2269 - Hits: 14856
Nov7 - Unique Views: 284 - [...]

The Bayonne Public Advocate Political Round Table

The Bayonne Public Advocate conducts a political round table discussion about the 2008 Bayonne Election for Mayor. One of the main topics of discussion is a review of each of the Advocate interviews with the 5 Mayoral Candidates. Other issues discussed include: Education, Demographics, BLRA, Debt, Public Advocacy, the rise of Internet in campaigning locally, [...]

Questioning to the integrity of the Advocate

Where else would questions as to the integrity of the Advocate arise but on the infamous nj.com bayonne forum. I have written about nj.com many times highlighting the censorship that occurs there. It is also known for its inaccurate and snarky nature. One of the frequent posters to that forum is a gentleman by the [...]

The full story of the BLRA vs PA legal case (A summary with an update on its status)

Perhaps you have followed the legal case of the Bayonne Local Redevelopment Authority verses the Port Authority. This case deals with the sale of land to the Port Authority for $40mil under market value. Since that deal was made the BLRA reversed its decision to award the land to the PA due to public pressure [...]

Back Again, Working Towards the Mayoral Election

As many have noticed, the past month has not been a good one for the Bayonne Public Advocate website. I attempted to merge with another website, thejcboard.com, in order to offer more forum-like functionality to facilitate easier conversation for the users. Unfortunately the plan to merge was premature and many wrinkles were just not ironed [...]

The Port Authority delays deposition

As I mentioned earlier, the Port Authority subpoenaed me to a deposition that was due to happen today at 3:30PM in Newark, NJ. At expense to myself I left work early from Manhattan in order to make it to the deposition on time, only to be told that they had served me the wrong subpoena. [...]

A Letter to the Public Advocate Administrator

Neil,Since I cannot reply to the NJO board, I will here. To begin, I applaud you for your attempt to “right” this city. However, playing the martyr isn’t going to win you any further support, it will be just the opposite.Speaking for myself, the combination of work and work and work with a [...]

Bayonne Police & Fire Dept Contract Negotiations Begin

The contract negotiations between the Bayonne Police & Fire Department workers and the city of Bayonne have begun this week. No mention has been made in any publications as of yet, however this is a pivotal issue to the taxpayers of Bayonne. The city currently has an operating budget of approximately $52million a year. However [...]

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