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On this day in history the Eiffel Tower opened. Do you know what year? Answer in comments.
A) 1880
B) 1889
C) 1899
D) 1901

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Johnny's long said Steve Fulop had some similar traits to Chris Christie

Today that really came to the fore. We have a bully governor with his ridiculous support of a man who told lies about his own state concerning 9/11. We have a mayor who is so running for governor and some pretty skeevy funding but won't admit it. How do you think they'll handle the issue of a casinos in North Jersey? Let's see:

Christie:
Christie also continued allegations Thursday that Prieto is simply acting on behalf of Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop, a likely Democratic candidate for governor next year. One of Fulop's possible rivals for the Democratic nomination is state Senate President Stephen Sweeney (D-Gloucester), the main sponsor of the takeover.

Fulop:

Steven Fulop ‏@StevenFulop  9h9 hours ago

Steven Fulop Retweeted The Jersey Journal

I never read this bill.  @GovChristie will blame me soon 4 Trump's dumb comments on #abortion . my fault as well.  

Our Mayor badly needs an edit key on his smartphone. Abortion? Yes, we get it, Trump's a boob but abortion here was just, well, really out of place. Where's Ryan Jacobs when you actually need him? Back to our leaders...

Christie:
Chris Christie this evening in a statement following the governor’s press conference and repeated accusations that Fulop, acting in the role of a politically ambitious boss, has Speaker Vincent Prieto (D-32) on a short leash.

Fulop:
"If the governor wants to stop north Jersey gaming as a result of this tantrum as he threatens, that is his choice — it doesn't bother us either way," the mayor said. "Jersey City will be just fine."

Johnny:

Shut up the both of you. No casinos in Jersey City, ever.

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25 years ago tonight Johnny's first college love, Northern Michigan University, where he spent the first year and a half of his college life won their only national championship in hockey. The Wildcats won 8-7 in triple overtime over Boston University in the most exciting NCAA hockey game of all time.

It's a great day to be a Wildcat!

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Annnnnnd we're back to bikes

Not bikeshare programs but buttholes who ride their bikes on the sidewalk with impunity. Ya know how bikers are all apoplectic when it comes to THEIR rights on the road and how cars, if they exist at all, should be better aware of the BIKERS on the road.

OK, allow Johnny to retort; Know what MY rights are as a pedestrian? That you keep your bikes in the ROAD. Unless being walked they should never be on the sidewalks. If bikes are going to exist at all they'd better wise up and understand the laws and rights of peds.

Oh there ARE remedies for bikers on the sidewalks but let's not let it come to that. If you're too afraid to ride in the road your choice is then walking or driving. You bikers don't belong on sidewalks, now shoo!

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Throwback enough?

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No reports of any bikeshare related violence

All quiet on the Jersey City and Hoboken bike share kerfuffle last night. No roving bands of young toughs trying to one-up each other and deliver bikes and bike racks where they're not wanted. Johnny's paying one of these toughs in all the food truck fare he can eat down there at night and keep an eye out for FuHo troublemakers so Johnny can quick make with the camera down by the water and capture Hudson Bike Share up to no good.

Stay tuned to this internet channel for more on the great Bike Wars of 2016.

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Jersey City and FuHo lock horns over bike sharing

A feud has erupted between the city governments of Jersey City (Yeah!) and Hoboken (Boo Hiss!) over bike sharing programs. Johnny has read what each side has said, the timelines, and here's his analysis. Hoboken better learn it's place. That's right, you chose Hudson Bike Share despite Jersey City making the easy NYC choice in Citibike. Jersey City residents have been rightly complaining since last fall that Hudson Bike was dropping off, ne, dumping clusters of their bikes at public bike racks at Exchange Place making it impossible for taxpaying residents (or renters) to park a bike because a subsidized private entity doing business with Hoboken thought they could simply pile bikes here to get people to use them between the cities. Our own Candice Osborne tried working out a plan wherein in the idea of partnership in spite of dueling bike share companies, Jersey City would put in three bike racks dedicated to Hudson Bike Share at Exchange Place if Jersey City could put three Citibike dedicated racks in Hoboken, one near the train terminal to make it that much easier for JC residents commuting there.

FuHo Mayor Dawn Zimmer said no to that plan. So in essence at this point FuHo wants full Hudson Bike access in Jersey City but no Jersey City linked bike program there. To hear The Mayor Zimmer tell it Jersey City is out to crush all kinds of ride sharing:

"What’s next? Will ZipCar drivers be barred from using public parking in Jersey City?"

Well if you choose to fill up all the Jersey City lots waiting for your contracted company to make you money here while JC residents can neither park here nor in FuHo then YEAH, DUH!

We understand all your carz and bikez are regular flooding victims but if you want to use up our higher ground make a deal, Jersey City isn't your parking lot.

Again Hoboken, you better learn your place in the county power structure and fast. If you keep dumping Hudson Bike Share Bikes here we're going to start dumping them into the Hudson River. No Starvin Marvin those are Jersey City's bike racks.Think of it as a tea tax revolt where your business deals don't extend here without a signature on a piece of paper.

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Know what would make Easter easier?
Replace the t with an i.

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Happy Easter Jersey City!

From your favorite Atheist. Enjoy the day but bundle up, it's chilly out there today. Here's a throwback of Johnny on Easter, never thrilled by all the religious humdrum and thinking "Let's make with the baskets!"