Jersey City Moment of Zen

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Jersey City Cocaine

Apparently, much of the cocaine in our city was available at a barbershop near you.

I knew it was always too crowded there for them to be only selling $10 haircuts...

Jersey City and Hoboken Reunited At Last

Looks like a pedestrian bridge, called the Long Slip pedestrian bridge, will unite Hoboken and Newport, which I have to think is good news. It seems so ridiculous to have to take two path trains to get to Hoboken, or get in the car just to cross the Holland Tunnel entry.

Then again, just remember to look east. Not sure that the view to the West will be killer.

Jersey City Fridays

Lots of free events everywhere, looks like fun.

I'll be drinking free beer at the Museum:

Visual ArtsMusic 5pm-8pm JERSEY CITY MUSEUM presents “Sneak Peak: Duda Penteado.” Celebrate the near completion of local artist Duda Penteado's first exhibition at Jersey City Museum. Beauty for Ashes will be drawn directly on the gallery walls. This reception will provide the opportunity to preview the installation before the official opening. Music by sngl07rn. Sponsored by Newcastle Brown Ale and Kronenberg. 350 Montgomery St, 201-413-0303. Barrier-free Map

Jersey City Potholes

Looks like the city finally did something useful!

They launched an interactive website that allows you to report potholes, and then track the work being done. For once, I have nothing negative to say. I'll see how well it works, as I can think of about 40 potholes on Columbus Ave that need work.

But well, done Jersey City government! Key quotes below.

Located at www.cityofjerseycity.com, the site's most popular feature is destined to be the "Online Help Center," where citizens can request services ranging from fixing a broken traffic light to removing an illegally parked car.

Citizens will be given a tracking number and receive an email once the job is done, city officials said.

Department and division heads in the city have assigned a time limit for getting each job accomplished, said Assistant Business Administrator John Mercer. Getting a pothole filled, for example, is to take no longer than 72 hours, he said.

If it takes longer, the complaint is "red-flagged" and taken to the city's "Citistat" team to determine what's causing the delay, said Carl Czaplicki, the mayor's chief of staff.