Quite the waterfront kerfuffle in Hoboken

The City of Hoboken has some land on the Hudson River that NJ Transit really wants to buy to build a NY Waterways ferry repair/service dock. Trouble is the city of Hoboken wants to use that same land for a park for all the residents.

Now guess who's probably going to win. If NJ Transit is successful in buying the land, perhaps as early as this week that would prevent by state law from FuHo using eminent domain to take it since NJ Transit is a state agency. A shitty and horribly run state agency but immune to eminent domain from Hoboken nonetheless. There's plenty more on the machinations and possible court fights for you dear reader right h'yar.

Goldman Sachs commuter boat slams into J. Owen Grundy Park

Yes this is yesterday's news but one question keeps popping up in Johnny's head; Unless the boat had electrical or steering malfunctions how in the hell do you miss your dock, one you've used many times before, by some 300 yards? Goldman Sachs, would you like to tell us what hapened to your ship piloted by a New York Waterway captain? New York Waterway would you like to tell us what happened to the captain that he missed a dock by 300 yards? Hopefully it wasn't a heart attack or other awful medical condition that caused this. We, like everyone else are here waiting for answers.

We're just glad Goldman Sachs, along with New York Waterway will be rebuilding Jersey City's park and the damage done to it. They'd better.

NY Waterways water taxi has to be evacuated mid-river

That river being the Hudson River where a NY Waterways water taxi blew an engine that began blowing black smoke and 27 passengers had to be evacuated. About a mile south of the GW Bridge the taxi's engine overheated and the two crew members anchored the boat and called for help. Another boat came to pick up the passengers and get them to their destination while a tugboat hauled the crippled boat to safe harbor.

Neither Charon or Captain "Sully" Sullenberger could be reached for comment but then again, we didn't try all that hard.