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• On the article Two Elysian Students Win National Award

  

  Greg Lincoln

  2:54 pm on Wednesday, May 2, 2012

  Congratulations to the ECS students on their hard work.

  However, Patch has posted the wrong video. The video posted was the award-winning "I Love ECS" also created at Elysian Charter School.

  The link for the C-Span video is http://studentcam.viddler.com/videos/watch.php?id=e5a34571

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• On the article First Phase Of Renovation Complete At Legion Park

  

  Greg Lincoln

  8:10 am on Friday, April 20, 2012

  I'm just trying to figure out if I am being insulted here.

  All kidding aside, it is my sincere hope that there won't be a split in the reform movement. A lot has been accomplished, but there is a lot more left to do. Arguing about who who gets to drive just allows the crooks to steal the car again.

  The reform umbrella is big enough to house differing opinions. Let's finish the tasks at hand before we start splitting hairs.

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• On the article After School the Kids are At Mr. Robert's

  

  Greg Lincoln

  11:08 am on Friday, February 24, 2012

  Having been a client of "At Mr. Robert's", I can heartily recommend it to any parent who is looking for good, safe, and enjoyable after school care for kids.

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• On the article New Law Could Add 850 Parking Spots

  

  Greg Lincoln

  10:50 am on Thursday, January 5, 2012

  One other idea I'd like to throw out regarding the corner parking. For consistency and ease of recognition of which are determined "legal" corners vs. "illegal", I would suggest painting the curb as well as the street (similar to what they do with fire hydrants and some corners) to indicate the no parking corners, and be sure to heavily enforce the parking rules for those zones. If they are determining that parking in these areas is a safety risk, that message should be loud and clear.

  For the record, I think Ian Sacs has done a fantastic job as the parking director. He has implemented many new ideas that make our city safer, more accommodating, and save our city money.

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• On the article New Law Could Add 850 Parking Spots

  

  

  Greg Lincoln

  10:43 am on Thursday, January 5, 2012

  "Pedestrians should stop and see if any cars are approaching."

  Agreed, however, the inverse is also true. Vehicles should slow or stop to make sure there are no pedestrians. The state law, which is often ignored, is also that all vehicles must come to a complete stop for pedestrians crossing in a crosswalk.

  The responsibility for safety is on both the pedestrians and the drivers.

• On the article New Law Could Add 850 Parking Spots

  

  

  Greg Lincoln

  10:38 am on Thursday, January 5, 2012

  Rory,

  I completely agree that the disregard for stop signs and speeding in town are issues as well. I would like to see a lot more enforcement on these permanently, not just for a month.

  I do think the corners are a safety concern still, even if people are all perfect drivers. If you can't see someone coming (or attempting to cross the street), it's still a heightened risk of injury or worse.

• On the article New Law Could Add 850 Parking Spots

  

  Greg Lincoln

  9:43 am on Thursday, January 5, 2012

  While I am very supportive of having more parking available for residents, I am concerned about what this could mean for pedestrian safety, as well as vehicular safety.

  As long as the corner parking does not reduce the visibility (and therefore safety) of pedestrians and oncoming traffic, that's great. Too often in Hoboken though, we have illegal parking on corners that makes it difficult for cars to see pedestrians, or difficult for cars to see oncoming traffic. I hope these factors are accounted for in the discussion and implementation.

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• On the article Former IT Official Surrendered to FBI, Allegedly Leaked Mayor's Office E-Mails

  

  

  Greg Lincoln

  11:09 am on Wednesday, November 9, 2011

  To be fair, it does say "More to follow on this story." I'm certain the complaint will come out soon, on Patch or otherwise.

  I look forward to reading it.

• On the article Governor Says He Will Allocate $5M to Settlement to Sell Hoboken Hospital

  

  

  Greg Lincoln

  7:21 am on Friday, September 23, 2011

  @HQ

  You keep saying that the bond wasn't needed because Zimmer had somehow orchestrated a Christie agreement to kick in the $5M. Can you offer proof of such thing?

  If not, your claims of Zimmer grandstanding are completely false, and your tolerance of Russo, Mason, etc. taking our town to the brink of financial ruin is very suspect.

  Please support your claims with facts, if you have them.

• On the article Governor Says He Will Allocate $5M to Settlement to Sell Hoboken Hospital

  

  

  Greg Lincoln

  9:43 pm on Thursday, September 22, 2011

  The problem the Mayor has is that the Hospital was hemorrhaging money faster than anyone realized, and it needs to file for debt protection (bankruptcy) in order to make it to the sale to Holdco. That gave Beth Mason and her mailer team another opportunity to sabotage things at the expense of the taxpayer. Now in order to settle the $30+ million in debts payable, Holdco was to provide $5 million and the City the same, with the unions agreeing.

  But Russo, Mason, Castellano and Occhipinti voted to not provide the bonding to settle, essentially killing the deal. The ramifications of that would have been that the City would then be responsible for the $52 million in bonding AND the full amount of debts payable ($30+ M) AND throw in the costs of extended litigation. That would have thrown our town into a severe financial crisis.

  Did Dawn Zimmer know the Governor would bail us out? I highly doubt it, but I can’t say for certain. When I talked with someone on Monday more familiar with the situation, they were concerned about the outcome of the vote on Wednesday.

  That’s how I see things, anyway.