preparing for the changing of a new guard

So it has been quite busy for me in City Hall just handling the past few elections in town and I must say it has been an enormous experience working for the Mayor and how much you learn when you work with such a political and also powerful figure for a small city. You have a new breed of press which includes the National & local media all the way to down to the local bloggers in town that now have also are coming up with the help of twitter and other social media tools.


(CSPAN bus)

From the ballot drawing to now a run-off election because everyone wants this thriving city that once was a neighborhood of mostly italians, dutch, and irish.


(ballot drawing for run-off election)

It will be quite interesting who will be the next leader of our city which we will find out next week and the candidates are hard at work as we speak rain or shine. I have been seeing flyers and tweets daily and folks wearing the color green and the color blue shirts flocking all throughout town like it's a celebration month for Earth day.

I mean earlier this week down in Edison, N.J. a 70 year old lady named Antonia Ricigliano ousted the former Mayor of Edison- Jun Choi, you can read it here: http://bit.ly/w9FT2

From what I heard she had the whole township's Democratic Committee backing her and Mayor Jun Choi had some tough decisions to make and had some issues with the Police Union. I respect Jun Choi and he is an inspiring person I look up to because I contacted him through Facebook, figured I would get some PR guy working behind him but it was him

On top we have Governor John Corzine who earlier this week had a special visit from Joe Biden endorsing him and supporting Corzine for the election for this coming November.

As you can see in the political world is quite busy in New Jersey, will keep you posted on how it turns out next week.

The Mayor asked me to take a few photos for his future memoirs....it's been great but we must move forward and establish a new guard for this city.




So don't forget to vote this Tuesday, this is a reminder to all poll workers to stay cool. Voting is for everyone and each one does count

Has the economy caused people to jump?

While I was working, I got a phone call that a man on a rooftop on Washington Street between 3rd and Washington St.

So i went and checked it out and there you go a man on the edge of the building while cops were trying to talk to him not to jump, I didn't think he was going to jump because he would have jumped but the result they were able to get him to come down after an hour.

Some rumors say it was a political stunt since there was a woman who's headquarters was across the street and the election actually is tomorrow for the City of Hoboken.

Guess we'll never find out, but sometimes you have to question incidents in life sometimes its all smoke and mirrors....

East Coast Overdose - August 30th

If you happen to be in town August 30th, don't miss your chance to check out the biggest B-boy battle on the East coast.

The East Coast Overdose is bringing 11 states on the East coast together in Jersey City.



Check out the past year clip taken at Stevens Institute in Hoboken.

R.I.P. Tuong Bao Phan

You will be missed dearly my brother.

This day is dedicated to you for putting a voice in our community and leading me the path to breakdown stereotypes and negativity that has been breaking down and separating our own communities. If I did not meet you, my path would be different and I am not sure I would be a leader that I am trying to be and set the example for the future of our children. Now that I am a father of two, I know that you will make your presence when the time comes in need and for all your dedication and effort you put forth, this will be passed down to my seeds.



August 5, 1978 - August 21, 2006

Our Slice of the Pi
The four pillars that he introduced to me and 8 others were Academic Achievement, Cultural Awareness, Righteousness, and Friendship/Loyalty. He showed us these pillars which still stand strong and will never stop growing. We all live through you and hope that one day we will cross paths again in a new light.

Here is one of our last fun experiences I had teaching Tuong and Iceman how to snowboard

Summertime at the shore

I must say that over the past weekend I found a gem in New Jersey and if you have not found this area, I suggest you taking a ride just to breeze through.

I was staying in Bayhead and Mantoloking, New Jersey and seeing some of the houses on the beach, I was just blown away. I felt like I was in the Hamptons or Montauk for a moment.

Check out some of the shots I was able to take. Oh and the ride with the boss, definitely was an eye opener to another world where the spoons are gold.

NJ Skateshop opening up in Hoboken

Looks like NJ Skateshop 3 is opening up a 3rd store in Hoboken. Coming soon in the coming weeks. If you happen to skate, check out the skate park on Sinatra drive in Hoboken.