Hudson, NY: The Small City With A Big (Coffee) Drinking Problem. And A Bigger Pocketbook Problem!

The story goes that when Hudson was a bustling industrial town (with a population of like twice what we have now), there was a tavern on every corner.  (And a bordello on every block.)  Here in the 21st century, though, alcohol seems to be down (but not out), while coffee is the new king.

Just today or yesterday, a new fancy coffee joint opened up in the 500 block of Warren nearly directly across the street from the popular Supernatural Coffee & Bakery shop.  I, for one, am glad to see that the window and door of the long vacant storefront that once held the 5-Star bodega are no longer coved in paper.  But another coffee place?  Will Rev even bother to reopen?

Welcome to The Little City That Can Do Without You

It was about two years ago that the dead tree protruding through the hole in the middle of the metal tree grate in front of 414 Warren disappeared.  It was ugly, insulting, leaning and long dead.  Very dead, just like you might be if you step in the 12-inch diameter hole that is still in the middle of the tree grate on the sidewalk after two years, inches from a regularly occupied parking space in the heart of downtown and inches from the center of an often-bustling sidewalk.  The message from Hudson City Hall - particularly from HPD, whose captain and chief are part of Margaret Morris's new so-called SAFETY Committee and whose parking enforcers walk past that gaping hole multiple times 6 days a week - is clear:  We don't give a damn about any of you, whether you are a resident, a visitor, disabled or a child.  Or one of our parking enforcers, for that matter!

Brought To You By Hudson City Hall....

... directly behind Hudson City Hall, no less!  For the past 15 months, no less!  In the year 2026, for Christ sakes!

Does Rob Inspect (DRI)?

 

When were the 2nd Street stairs completed, including the landing?  7 months ago?

A City On The Verge Of Something Truly Wonderful!

 

HPD treats our tax and parking revenue like it is garbage.

He Actually Said This! Again, Perhaps For the Twelfth Time! And With His Arms Firmly Crossed On His Chest! Probably Also For The Twelfth Time!

Following Rob Perry's DPW report to the so-called Code & Infrastructure Committee during last week's monthly meeting (where, for the second consecutive meeting, no one from the Code Enforcement Department was present, nor were code issues discussed... nor did anyone seem to mind), committee head Jason Foster asked Rob Perry a question he has heard on multiple occasions for at least the past ten years. Perry's answer was in line with his previous responses.

Age-Old Questions That Probably Flummoxed Even Socrates and Plato

Is it illegal to park your car along a yellow curb surrounding an out-of-service fire hydrant, including one that is wrapped in a black plastic for seven years or more?  
Is it illegal to yell FIRE in a movie theater if you are the only person in the theater?