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| In Hoboken's 2019 municipal election, First Ward bars supported DeFusco's opponent |
“Holiday pub crawls have long been a nuisance to the quality of life in my downtown neighborhood. ...Introducing a commonsense permitting process will ensure the city recoups some of the operational costs for pub crawls." -Michael DeFusco to Hudson County View
Do you believe in coincidences?
The First Ward Councilman did nothing in his first term (2015-2019) to reign in Hoboken's bar crawl madness. Coincidentally, during his first term he hosted numerous campaign events in those very First Ward bars who would flip to his opponent in 2019. McSwiggan's, for example, where he told John Heinis:
The First Ward Councilman did nothing in his first term (2015-2019) to reign in Hoboken's bar crawl madness. Coincidentally, during his first term he hosted numerous campaign events in those very First Ward bars who would flip to his opponent in 2019. McSwiggan's, for example, where he told John Heinis:
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| https://hudsoncountyview.com/defusco-im-honored-to-be-the-mouthpiece-for-a-vibrant-new-hoboken/ |
Next coincidence...
First Ward bars dump Defusco in 2019, he gets re-elected then decides to use his legislative power to regulate Holiday pub crawls- most concentrated in his ward- by imposing permit fees and costs to participate in said pub crawls! Yep, after his unceremonious dumping in 2019, the scorned councilman discovers that bar crawls "have long been a nuisance to the quality of life in my downtown neighborhood."
Do you believe in coincidences?
That said, the concept of permitting bars doesn't necessarily stink- but most likely, DeFusco's Ordinance does. How much thought and collaboration with others has gone into crafting this? Have the HPD, the Administration and his council colleagues been consulted?
Moreover, is it legal?
On May 19, 2016, Assemblywomen Annette Chaparro introduced Bill A3720 which would "authorize municipalities to regulate Internet-organized events." Over one year later on June 8, 2017, Bill A3720 passed in the Assembly! Then it moved to the New Jersey Senate. On June 12, 2017, 3720 was referred to the Senate's Community and Urban Affairs Committee. What happened? The Bill's status now:
"Engrossed on June 8 2017 - 50% progression, died in committee."
So you see how New Jersey killed legislation to regulate internet-organized events. Where does that leave Hoboken?
A discussion needs to be had about the implications of permitting for bar crawls. Is it legal? What is the legal exposure for Hoboken? If the City does go forward with permits, it should not be a campaign stunt written for a cheap headline.
But is permitting really the best way to regulate or stop bar crawls? Or...
Is this proposal a scorned councilman's half-baked, possibly-illegal, legislative vendetta against First Ward bar owners?
Do you know?
Is this proposal a scorned councilman's half-baked, possibly-illegal, legislative vendetta against First Ward bar owners?
Do you know?
Yet another poorly crafted publicity stunt by MDF. At tonight City Council meeting expect his usual angry little man, grandstanding, noise, bluster resulting in nothing.
ReplyDeleteThose signs are a good reminder of how much he's disliked, even in his own ward. I guess the timing of this means he'll put in a rare appearance at tonight's council meeting, where he'll be texting away, when he's not bloviating in that tiny tinny tenor voice of his.
ReplyDeleteFact is DeFusco proposed this last year and that is why those bars were against him. It was tabled and back now. I'd be MORE afraid of a candidate endorsed by bars than the one hated by these pub crawl bars and abusers of our town. If anyone thinks it was a hood thing for Ms Magan Milano to have had those guys endorse her think again. She lost 2 to 1 in the areas near the bars. It was a wipe out. Friend who live on Bloomfield hate the way those Bars "Conned" our city every St Pats.... Whoever told Migdalia to put signs there was a MORON - an terrible strategist and probably a DeFusco plant in her campaign
ReplyDeleteOMG TABLED ! After MDF's paid political flack Catlin hard work alerting the media even got a TV crew out to get him some air time another stale ill conceived idea falls flat.
ReplyDeleteNope, I heard that it passed on First Reading, 5-4.
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