The Deal of the Century?

Teaneck Mayor and Deputy Mayor Chosen


There have been rumors running around for the last few weeks of Toffler wanting to be the Mayor. After all, she was the top vote getter .With the likelihood of that happening, I hear that Toffler has been trying to drive a wedge between Feit and Katz and pit one against the other for Mayor. I am fairly certain that they both have not bought in to her psychology. I am told that in the interest of a peaceful compromise and to pick someone that has shown from their votes that they represent the northeast community and all Teaneck, Toffler has garnered support from Katz, Honis, and Hameeduddin for Deputy Mayor.

I am not sure what to make of it initially, but the "Truth" is this could be a good compromise.

There are many that feel that Parker lacks any leadership qualities and much of the New Beginnings/ Teaneck Divided conflicts could have been averted. If you think of any of the other alternatives, they may be perceived as too extreme.

Very clever and very impressive, good old fashioned political horse trading. Mayor Katz and Deputy Mayor Toffler, that is my pick as the end result.

7 days left!

United at Last

Unity Day for All

After months of press releases, articles and talk, Teaneck celebrated it's first Unity Day.

At first it appeared that it was going to be washed out because of the rain, though even with the that threat over one thousand people came down.

When the sun came out so did the mass of people.

The "Truth" is, it was probably one of the most successful events Teaneck has seen in many years. My nephew enjoyed the rides. I loved the bazaar and food. I was sad to see they cancelled the dunk tank because of the rain. I was prepared to blow a paycheck dunking Katz and Gussen (Monica next year!!). But this event was great and I thank the event organizers. I hope that Teaneck will continue this Unity even after the event.

And one addition- I got to see all my Blog friends happy together. Anonymous was walking hand in hand with karin and.....

What's Broken in Teaneck

With the new Council organizing in two weeks, the question that many residents are asking is what is broken and what can Council fix.

One of my personal issues is the parks. I am very pleased that Teaneck has so many parks, but often when I take my nephew to Votee, the track is cracked, the grass is growing and in some areas I feel like I am walking in swamp land.

Another broken area is our building department. Last year when I had to pave my driveway, I left the building department very frustrated and angry.

And what about our taxes. With no more County connection, will we ever see any more aid in Teaneck?

These are just some of the issues that are on my mind.

What do you think we should tell Council is broken?

What the?

I remember watching the super bowl a few years back during half time and seeing what I thought I saw, the now "famous wardrobe malfunction".

At first I had a "what the?" moment. It took several replays for it to really sink in.

Well I had another "what the?" moment tonight. Even though I couldn't get past the hall doors of the standing room only Council meeting, I was able to hear the entire meeting.

Ok, the poll workers issue was handled and I am glad the Council passed a resolution. Now the County can take it from here.

Feit gave a great speech. Kates was all over the place with her speech, but touched on the Honis comment a little. Parker once again sat silent about Honis.

And now comes the "what the?" moment. Honis attacked the people that were offended by her comments and challenged them to help abolish the death penalty on a Federal level. I was looking around the room at her supporters as they all said "what the?".

I don't want to speak for her because she was too busy boasting about her election, but I think Toffler cringed again. Gussen jumped on her statements with I think a "what the?" and then Katz spoke and also criticized her for standing on principle and not acknowledging and apologizing for her insensitive comment.

The "truth" is, I am embarrassed to have our town represented by Ms. Honis and I think her supporters feel the same way.

So to Monica Honis, "what the?"Please resign.

Loretta Eats Crow

After several days of glossy mailings, negative campaigning, letters, negative flyers, robo calls and countless out of state canvassers that were working for the AFL-CIO and being paid by "someone" $100 per day (plus food and hotel), it appears to have been a big waste of money and time.

Senator Weinberg's people lost in almost every district challenged. So what will be the future of the Teaneck Democrats and who is to credit and blame for this big defeat? In my opinion, some of the blame goes to the Teaneck Dems themselves that have used their position on County Committee to mount campaigns against (insert your choice here) and not lobby for (same).

Some of the losers are:
Paul Cunningham (the current chair)
Almita Honis (mother of the infamous Monica Honis)
Alan Sohn
The Gussen family

So what does this mean for Teaneck residents and what was really won last night.

Was this another Ferierro v Weinberg fight?

Was this a Teaneck new v Teaneck old? Or were there many people disenfranchised by the Teaneck Democrats that it was time for a change.

Only time will tell if Loretta will start delivering more money to Teaneck.

Maybe we will finally qualify for (miraculously) school funding or extraordinary aid.

But one thing is for certain, with so many unhappy losers, the fights have just begun.