Tourist Helicopter Flyover Ban, Appealing Council Vacancy Ruling This Week in Hoboken

Mayor Dawn Zimmer said Friday that her administration will decide this week whether to appeal last week's appellate court ruling that invalidated her decisive vote to appoint Jim Doyle to fill a vacant Hoboken City Council seat in January.

Last week's ruling likely assures the city council will remain politically deadlocked until new members are sworn in next January, but the city may decide to appeal  the decision to the New Jersey Supreme Court because of the precedent that allowing it to stand could set going forward, not just in Hoboken, but across the state, Councilman Ravi Bhalla said.

On Monday afternoon, U.S. Congressman Albio Sires (NJ-8) will hold a press conference at Pier A Park to call for a ban on flying tourist helicopters on the New Jersey side of the Hudson River. The noise generated by low-flying tourist helicopters have been a cause of concern for both residents and local officials in recent months.  Sires will be joined by Mayor Dawn Zimmer, Hudson County Freeholder Chairman Anthony Romano and Councilwoman Beth Mason, among others.

Hoboken City Council, which appears likely to remain deadlocked for the remainder of the year following Friday's court ruling on filling the seat vacated last September by Carol Marsh, meets Wednesday at 7 p.m. Among the notable items on tap Wednesday include the swearing in of Ken Ferrante as the city's new emergency management coordinator and an ordinance proposed by Councilman Michael Russo and Terry Castellano to rename a street in honor of longtime city employee Freddie Moret, who died unexepectedly while vacationing in Italy in late May.

Click here for the full agenda and resolutions up for discussion at Wednesday's city council meeting.

The Hoboken Housing Authority's Board of Commissioners will hold their monthly meeting on Thursday at 6 p.m. in the community room at Fox Hill Gardens, located at 311 13th St.

Assuming Mother Nature cooperates, the city's numerous outdoor summer series will continue this week with the following schedule:

Monday

The Hudson Shakespeare Company will perform "Henry VIII" at 7 p.m. in Sinatra Park as part of the city's weekly outdoor Shakespeare in the Park series.

Tuesday

The Hoboken Downtown Farmers’ Market is open every Tuesday from 3 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Washington Street between Newark Street and Observer Highway.

Family Fun Nights continue with a 7 p.m. performace by a music and comedy show by Ron Albanese (Polka Dot!) & the Polka Dot Pals! at Shipyard Park, located at 13th Street and McFeeley Drive.

Wednesday

Mile Square Theatre's free outdoor production of Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night" will be performed Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 8 p.m. in Sinatra Park, at the corner of 4th Street and Sinatra Park Drive.

Movies Under the Stars continues at Pier A Park with a screening of "Silver Linings Playbook" at 9 p.m. If you arrive at 7 p.m., before the movie begins, you can catch Aerial Acrobat Entertainment's presentation of "Circus Under the Stars," a variety show filled with high-flying acrobatics and ground acts.

Thursday

Residents can grab fresh produce at the Hoboken Uptown Farmers’ Market, which is open every Thursday from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the corner of 13th and Hudson streets.

Hoboken's Concerts in the Park series continues with "Hoboken Summer Bash," from 5:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. at Sinatra Park Ampitheater, located on Sinatra Drive between 4th and 5th streets. The event is being hosted by Frank Raia.