@nick, the answer to your cost question is...nothing. from the city's fb page:

"In addition to donating $30,000 to the City’s Cultural Affairs Fund, the band and promoters are paying for all expenses including security, sanitation, and all associated costs incurred by the City."

re: the differences between this and st. patty's...there are many. first off, the city didn't cancel the parade, the parade committee did. second, st. patty's was on a saturday and attracted hoards of 20somethings who started binge drinking at 8am, drank all day long and proceeded to vomit, get in fights and throw furniture off roofs. this concert caters to a more upscale crowd and happens for just a few hours on a weeknight. they are a mellow folky pop band, we're not talking about metallica/slayer double bill here!

owl, everyone knows metallica's talent has been directly proportional to the length of their hair. They cut it, and load comes out almost immediately after.

actually, no (see above)

Calm down dude.

Interesting that you believe only Dawn's cronies will be in attendence. There are several young people from my office attending tonight. They are all Manhattan residents. They will go the the concert and then grab drinks in Hoboken afterwards. This concert is a great thing for the city. I really hope the weather cooperates.

Imagine the outrage if someone used the screen name of Beth and Daughters ?

The OLD GUARD politicos sinks to new lows every day to vent their hate and fustration.

Tom/Claire please remove this offensive screen name.

Kim/lane: your "dawn and sons" post is exactly (EXACTLY!!) like what you post under probus/CG every day, why do you even bother trotting out a new commenter name??? you haven't even bothered to try to sound different, nevermind say something different, LOL! honestly, i think you've got serious problems.

I actually voted for Cammarano, then he went ahead and got taken away in handcuffs. Given the choice of anyone and Beth Mason, the choice was clear. And if Beth had her way, we would have bigger problems due to no surplus leading to a junk bond rating, meaning we would have to pay higher costs on our borrowing, causing a tax increase. Unfortunately, buying two city council seats has allowed Beth to still try to hurt the town for spurning her, thus showing her mayoral credentials are just as fraudulent as her resume. What was I thinking...

You really are pathetic if you are stooping to blaming the mayor for the weather. What will you blame her for next, the blackout in India?

Wow, the event didn't even take place yet and you're already criticizing it.

Ken,

I can deal with most of the offensive posts but would draw the line at bringing up peoples kids.

As we all know Richard Mason is the first one to go into a frenzy if his two daughters are ever mentioned.

Yet another inappropriate post by this anti-administration raving person who changes screen names like underwear and ends every third post with "Dawn's legacy." Really needs to find another way to make ends meet.

Beth Mason wants a minor league baseball stadium built in Hoboken. You don't think there would be concerts and related traffic there? Don't try to blame one side of the administration.

Uh, no. What makes living here desirable is the lower cost of living, greater space & amenities in here in Hoboken. You just can't find affordable places w/ washers & dryers, central air, parking, patios, courtyards & other similar features in NYC for anywhere near as low a price as you can here in Hoboken. Most of the so called cultural events get rather annoying w/ the gridlock they create but we tolerate them b/c we like living here.