For those of you who are curious about where Hoboken's Mayor Dave Roberts spends his summer months, a little quick research indicates that he spends it in Mantoloking, NJ. Nothing wrong with a little fun in the sun while Rome burns right Davey?
I bring this up because Dave was out in Mantoloking being driven in a City car by a City employee, Captain "Stick" Ramano when knowledge the budget shortfall made news. This was in June 2008 when Dick England spilled the beans on the budget at a City Council meeting that the Administration had over spent the Municipal budget by at least $10 million.
Dave had declined to address the Council Directly and instead asked the City Attorney Steve Kleinman to urge the City Council to pass a bonding issuance to close the gap. The majority of the council was not buying it and further questioning led to the truth. Dave was not there but was in Mantoloking, NJ utilizing Public resources including a car and the time of a Police Captain to drive him around on the City's dime. Someone tipped him off that all hell was breaking loose(possibly Terry Labruno) and he came barreling back to the City Council meeting in a flash.
Here is the route retraced assuming he went to his main home first to change his undies before going to City Hall. How fast did Stick go to get him there? Was it faster than Corzine's driver?
Dave's Summer Home Address
1014 Barnegat Ln
Mantoloking, NJ 08738
Driving directions to 626 Hudson St, Hoboken, NJ 07030
64.8 mi – about 1 hour 24 mins (up to 1 hour 50 mins in traffic)
1.Head south on Barnegat Ln toward Lyman Ave 69 ft
2.Turn left at Lyman Ave157 ft
3.Turn left at Ocean Ave/RT-35 Continue to follow RT-35 5.3 mi
4. Continue on RT-34 2.6 mi
5. At the traffic circle, take the 2nd exit and stay on RT-34 0.7 mi
6. Take the Garden State Pkwy ramp 0.5 mi
7. Keep left at the fork, follow signs for Pkwy and merge onto Garden State Pkwy N
Partial toll road 31.2 mi
8. Take exit 129 for I-95 N Toll road 1.2 mi
9. Continue toward I-95 N and merge onto I-95 N Toll road13.0 mi
10. Take the exit onto I-78 E toward Holland Tunnel Partial toll road 8.4 mi
11. Turn left at Jersey Ave 0.4 mi
12. Continue on Newark St 0.2 mi
13. Slight right at Vezzetti Way 0.4 mi
14. Slight left at County Route 505/Washington St 0.6 mi
15. Turn right at 7th St/Passaic Ave 308 ft
16. Turn right at Hudson St Destination will be on the right 144 ft
626 Hudson St, Hoboken, NJ 07030 for a quick change and then off to the City Council meeting.
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