Deadline for Mayoral Election Filing Petitions Expires

Yesterday was the deadline to file petitions for candidates seeking municipal office. Come May 12th, residents can replace the full council slate as well as the mayor. Currently mayor Jerramiah Healy is seeking re-election as well as several others.

Perpetual candidate and former Assemblyman Louis Manzo has filed to run again, although absent from this year's ballot is his brother. The two have waged a political battle for the same office in years passed.

Also certified is downtown resident Dan Levin, a political new comer and L. Harvey Smith, who served a short time as mayor following the death of Glenn Cunningham and serves in the state senate.

Hudson Now has a list of other candidates certified to be on the ballot.

Christ Hospital Still Going Broke

In recent years, Hudson County has had a few too many hospitals. Two years ago, when a private hospital in Hoboken was finally succumbing to market forces and faced closure, Hoboken bought it out and turned it into Hoboken University Medical Center. Greenville Hospital faced the same problem. Now Christ Hospital on Palisade Avenue faces a similar problem. Hudson Now writes that the facility is losing between $300,000 and $400,00 a year.

Paving Project Receives Funds

Journal Square JC points out that new funds have been allocated for street paving including Sip Avenue west of Journal Square as well as Newark Avenue extending east as far as Coles Street.

NJCU Softball Win

NJCU's softball team beat Saint Vincent's 18 to 1.

Toxic Legacy

Much of Jersey City was once put to use for heavy industry. While most of that industry has moved away, the toxic chemicals are still left behind. Jersey City Independent writes about chromium left at a site on Garfield Avenue.

Duck at Grand Sichuan

Matt over at I Blog What I Eat has some pictures from his recent meal at Grand Sichuan, a New York chain of fine Chinese food that happens to have a downtown location.

New Mural by Ron English

Left Bank Art Blog has a bit on a new mural under creation by artist Ron English in the downtown. The mural is going up at the Hudson Art Supply on First Street, just west of Newark Avenue. The mural is part of a larger project to create public paintings in Jersey City.

Sleepyz Opens in Square

Journal Square JC notes that a new Sleepyz opened a few days ago on Bergen Avenue.

Developers Hit by Slow Economic Times

The Wall Street Journal Blog writes that sales at the K Hovanian residential tower 77 Hudson Street are being hurt by the slowing economy. The luxury waterfront high-rise near Exchange Place have the highest per square foot asking prices in Jersey City with views of Manhattan. Also attached to the tower is a rental building.

Police Cuts Planned As Healy Runs on Crime Issues

Budget cuts will bring few if any new police on Jersey City's streets this year. Mayor Healy, who is seeking reelection in May, has been running on a platform of lower crime. Residents are skeptical of his claims, and the planned reduction in the city's police probably won't help.