Governor Asshat will be in Jersey City today

He'll be at the opening of the new Goya HQ, Goya as you'll recall announced they were moving their HQ to Jersey City a couple years ago.

Let's see what we can't to to make Gov. Asshat feel really unwelcome because frankly, he's not welcome in Jersey City. Oh he's free to come here, but we're not gonna hold doors for him either.

News roundup day

There's a lot going on but nothing that requires our full attention. News you can use:

Governor Christie says utility companies should pay up for slow responses to storms and other problems. You can read about what Christie calls "avoidable mistakes" here.

Goya Foods has broken ground on their new Jersey City HQ.

There is a pizza eating contest Sunday at the Liberty Science Center. Get in there and win one for the anchovies.

The Giants laid an egg last night against Dallas. Some fans were blaming replacement referees. Your thoughts?

The Great Satan has died. Rot in hell you sonofabitch.

Is Fresh Direct looking to deliver a new HQ to Jersey City?

Grocery delivery's big name, Fresh Direct is perhaps looking to see if the west side of the Hudson River holds more expansion promise than Long Island City, Queens. Fresh Direct applied for, and got, assistance in November as a part of the Urban Transit Hub tax credit program. Jersey City is offering up $100 million dollars in tax breaks as well should Fresh Direct look to relocate. Jersey City spokesperson Jennifer Morrill said "If the company moves here, it would bring new tax dollars to the city as well 1,500 jobs to Jersey City, with the expectation of eventually adding two to three thousand additional jobs."

So, the whining in New York City Hall has begun, with Mayor Michael Bloomberg sniveling (all that guy does anymore is whine) about New Jersey trying to lure Fresh Direct; "I don't like the idea of one state bribing a business to come." We're certain that there are no tax benefits being offered by Mr. Bloomberg over at the Atlantic Yards where the New Jersey Nets are set to be, well, lured over the Brooklyn to play basketball. Cuts both ways doesn't it Bloomie?

The new HQ, should one be built is proposed to be out where the Goya Foods is planning their new HQ on County Road.

Good economic news to report -- Goya Foods may expand into Jersey City

The USA's largest Hispanic food company has begun looking into opening a 50K square foot distribution center here in Jersey City. While the idea is in the planning stages Mayor Healy confirmed a couple meetings with Goya over the idea of a Jersey City bump in employment numbers for Goya over the last couple years and was looking forward to more:

“We are always interested in bringing investment and the associated tax dollars and jobs to our city, and are hopeful that through ongoing efforts by my staff that we will be able to facilitate and hopefully bring to fruition this proposed expansion.”

Now we're not sure how many cereal boxes stuffed with cash this deal will finally take to get done but if you notice some of the people who might be involved in this kind of deal sitting in the Brownstone Diner bringing their own box of Lucky Charms to the restaurant, call Johnny.