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Johnny working on his Yoda this morning...

When you speak of Johnny, do speak well; The failed EV parking program that encompasses the block between Marin & Provost on First St. has now turned most of those EV spots over to actual parking people actually use. With the parking crunch downtown from all the construction, residents have been forced into 'streets away from home parking.' It made no good sense to take an entire block of prime city parking, you know, the kind that pays the city back with permits and fines, and turn it over as part of Shuster's abatement "giveback" for the Art House and Jokeman. Johnny railed on this ridiculous plan from the hop. He did his research on how many EV's were sold in Hudson and Essex counties that might just need to come park on a one block section of First St. in downtown Jersey City, and not all that easy to get to. Just about the only cars seen charging were owned by Maven, the company that partnered with General Motors on the chargers. Johnny wondered that almost every time he sent his research to the city and showed how poor the plan was he'd see Maven cars charging over the next couple days. This idea comes straight from the playbook that if a McDonalds isn't selling enough cheeseburgers at a location Ronald McDonald comes in and buys 100 to get the numbers up.

Time and time again Johnny posted pictures and showed councilwoman Candice Osborne as well as Rolando Lavarro, council president, of an empty street that could certainly be used. Since this wasn't any kind of 'We'll do this for one year and see how it goes program' rather than just a bad idea for an abatement give back we're going to go ahead and say the squeaky wheel gets the grease and Jersey City gets some badly needed parking back.

The UCLA basketball team can thank Johnny now.

Hoboken McDonald's -- Home to naked butts, cops, and seamen

Naked butts and seamen were on the menu (Ewwwwwww Johnny ewwwwwwww) at a Hoboken McDonald's as a drunken Scottish seaman who had previously decided to moon everyone inside Mickey D's was chased down, fought with, then arrested on Monday night.

Perhaps Michael Shaun Willis of Glasgow was merely bringing a wee bit of the Scottish McDonald's experience here to us. You know, McHaggis and McButtcheeks might just be all the rage in Scotland but here in the US of A? Not so much. Once Willis left the restaurant and cops were called that's when the real fun started:

Police established he was on shore leave from a merchant vessel and initially allowed him to leave with two friends who were sober, reports said. But as the trio was walking away, Willis darted into middle of Washington Street causing a driver to mash his breaks to avoid on breaks to avoid hitting him, reports said.

Police decided to charge Willis with disorderly conduct after he began tussling with his friends who ran out into the street to grab him, reports said. At police headquarters, Willis threatened to defecate on the floor if he wasn't released, police said. Then at 11:48 p.m., Willis slipped a hand out of his handcuffs and lunged toward an officer, police said.

Willis continued to kick and struggle, as four other officers helped to put him in a compliance hold, reports said.

Classy guy, this. For his acting out Groundskeeper Willie was charged with aggravated assault on a police officer, escape, and resisting arrest with physical force.

Fuho McDonalds + food fight = violence

A violent confrontation broke out at a Hoboken McDonalds on Washington street early Friday over a food fight. 3 men were inside enjoying their McMeals when four men came in and sat down and started throwing food at them. After a few minutes of that the diners decided to confront the food tossers. Bad idea. After they did one of the original party had a bloody nose and another was holding his head when Fuho PD arrived. The attackers were found to have taken a cab to Bayonne. Police are still looking for the attackers.