Does This Make You Feel Revitalized?

 

Luizzi's DRI work at 2nd & Warren, an improvement 
we have all been waiting a long time for.  Rob The Slob
Perry, for one, will probably be thrilled!

Ever Wonder Why...

... our DPW spends so much time and money repairing broken sewer pipes and maintaining the sewer plant on Dock Street?  Certainly there are at least a few reasons, but could one of them be that our $123,000 DPW Superintendent makes little to no effort at maintaining our precious sewer system by preventing problems BEFORE THEY ARISE?  Isn't the definition of a slob someone who ignores their own messes, including ugly messes right in front of them that, if left ignored, will cost them, and possibly others, dearly at some point?

They're Like The Best Monopoly Game Player The World Has Ever Had! And They're Right Here In Hudson!

It's a good thing that our pals at Galvan removed their three perfectly good houses on the west side of North Seventh Street a few years ago.  Otherwise, where would they have stored their dumpsters, shipping containers, machinery, lumber and other construction materials needed for their apartment building project happening directly across the street?

Me Siento Triste. Muy Triste!

For those readers who have had the pleasure of dining at the Mexican restaurant Aguila Real on Columbia Street since it opened 2 or 3 years ago, you don't have much time left to have a final meal or three there.  The word from inside the friendly, affordable and consistently yummy eatery is that they will be closing in June.  The place, with several tables and counter space, was regularly packed at lunchtime, particularly with workers from Galvan's apartment building project two blocks away.  (Let's hope they'll all go on a hunger strike and the project comes to a halt! "NO FOOD, NO WORK!")

How Can This Be Acceptable For Several Months, Let Alone One Day?

 

Is It Still The Thanksgiving Holiday At Code Enforcement?

Yesterday, via email, I tried my best to make our Code Enforcement Office aware of a recurring code violation in my neighborhood.  Here is the automatic reply I got from head honcho Craig Haigh:

The Plan Is To Rid The City Of The "Tyranny of the Quarter"!

By all indications from last night's Parking Committee meeting, which lasted just over one hour, things are not looking good for the roll out of the new parking kiosks which have been in a storage space at the DPW garage since early February.   Let's hope they aren't covered in mold.  Yet!

Is He A Pathological Liar? "And.... Um.... But...," Yes, I Think He Is.

Anyone who has visited Promenade Park over the past two years may have noticed the ugly stains on both sets of stairs nearest to the sidewalk.  Until recently, Rob Perry acted as if those stains didn't exist - no action to remove them; no words of explanation as to why the stairs were stained.  But toward the end of his DPW report to the council and the public earlier this month, he finally offered a picture (it was upright!) of the entrance to Promenade Park, showing a set of stairs that were stain-free.  But Rob's effort only proved that he can't keep his stories straight and that he may have a serious fibbing problem.  Here is how he tried to explain away the stains on the stairs (grammatical errors are not mine):  

Whose Head Will Roll, Possibly On A New Concrete Sidewalk?

We should all be concerned that the contractor by the name of Luizzi is doing so much work on our streets and sidewalks, all of it under contract with DPW.

No One Should Have To Endure The Trucks On The Truck ROUTES! This Is Pure Insanity!

If you don't live along the truck route you probably have no idea how destructive, distracting, polluting, crazy-making and unsustainable it really is.  This is especially true near an intersection of the route where enormous truck engines roar as they begin to move an obscene amount of weight forward from a stop.   As long as Hudson allows trucks of all lengths, sizes and weights to roll through town to get somewhere else, Hudson will never reach its potential.  In short, the route is killing us slowly but surely.

What Day Is It? What Year Is It?

Why, it's another Thursday, also known as RECYCLING DAY on the city's north side. And believe it or not, it's the year 2025!

If The Dysfunction At City Hall Doesn't Sink Us, The Truck Route and Constant Repairing of Busted Pipes Just Might Do The Trick!

 

During Rob Perry's DPW report last Monday, he mentioned three recent sewer main breaks that his workers had been busy with -- one each on Parkwood, Oakwood and Columbia Street's 300 block near TSL.  Perry explained, with his wonderful pictures, why it typically takes about a week (5 days) to repair a broken pipe below the street.  The breaks on the Boulevards occurred late in December, an occurence which caused the city to go into water emergency mode; the break on Columbia occurred 3 weeks ago.  That repair shut the truck route down for 4 or 5 days, with tractor trailers and all sorts of other traffic taking over State Street.

 March 13th, Parkwood Boulevard, 2 
Water Department employees tending to 
an old water or sewer pipe

What The Heck Is Going On At HPD? How Would Anyone Know?

You have to wonder: if there were no such thing as Facebook, would our Police Chief still have failed to mention anything during her most recent HPD report to the Common Council and Hudson residents about her two new HPD officers who joined the force two weeks ago?

Sideways Electric Boxes, Sideways Pictures, Sideways Talk -- It's All The Same Crap From Our $123,000 DPW Superintendent!

 

HUDseen readers may recall an article from December highlighting some issues at the intersection of 6th & Columbia, one of them being the unsecure electrical box for the streetlight.  Well, DPW finally got to the box in February, resecuring it (quite poorly, I might add) to the ancient utility pole from which it was dangling for months.  But their placement of the box, in two regards, only made things worse. 

Read December's article here:  Down On The Corner

Open For Pedestrians?

 

Yes, Mayor, It Can Snow Here In Hudson in March, April and May! It Has And It Still Does!

Let's face it, as much as Hudson residents who park their cars on city streets at night appreciate not having to worry about the overnight parking rule on weekends for 7 months of the year, for City Hall to suspend the rule in mid-March, well before the threat of snow is past, is not smart and it is potentially costly for us all.  One wonders if DPW Superintendent Rob Perry is happy to have his boss, Mayor Kamal Johnson, suspend the overnight rule for two nights of the week well before the threat of snow -- potentially lots of it, and potentially on several days -- has passed us.

What Is Going On With Our Police Chief? Why Does She Not Want To Tell Us What Is Going On At HPD?

A posting in late January on the Hudson Police Department's Facebook page (I held my nose!) offers this: "Join us in congratulating HPD's newest member, Officer Hoose!  Welcome to the family.  And that was the extent of the announcement, other than 4 pictures, 3 showing Officer Hoose with his happy family, and one with a satisfied-looking young recruit looming over a beaming uniformed Chief Mishanda Franklin at Hoose's side at the New York State Zone 5 Regional Law Enforcement Training Academy, wherever that is.  (They don't come to us; we have to go get them and bring them back to Hudson!).  Mishanda looks to be so proud of her accomplishment.  

How Badly Does Our DPW Superintendent Not Want To Be Contacted By The Public? You Have No Idea! (But This Might Help)

Readers may recall a HUDseen article from three weeks ago which disclosed the phone number to the cellphone Rob Perry uses for DPW business which may also be his personal phone.  HUDseen happened across Perry's number on a new page on National Grid's website -- titled Streetlight Municipal Directory -- which National Grid did not inform our DPW Superintendent of and he obviously had no idea existed.

Three weeks ago.

I figured that if our DPW Superintendent got wind of that HUDseen article, he would immediately pick up the phone (after cursing out loud) and call his contact at National Grid to get that phone number changed immediately. 

It turns out that I was right.  Yet again!

Luizzi Isn't Finished With Their DRI Work On Front Street And There's Already Evidence They Have Made Things Worse!

Why was there an employee from the DEC Spill Response team in Albany watching over two employees from a private company cleaning up spilled oil on Front Street yesterday afternoon?

Hudson City Hall, Where The Communications Experts Can Be Found. (You're Really Killin' It, Kamal!)

 

In case you haven't opened your most recent water bill from DPW (or you don't have water bills sent to you), the lead picture shows the front page of a two-sided letter to all property owners that came with this quarter's bill.  It's really difficult to know who was behind this insulting letter, but I'm thinking Kamal Johnson must have been involved in some way.

The Cracks Are Starting To Show With The Ambitious and Sprawling Parking Kiosk Project: "We Need To Take A Step Back."

(Note:  This article was essentially completed yesterday, with some final editing to be made before publishing. The title was changed to reflect discussions at the end of last night's Common Council meeting which had confirmed what I had written about hours earlier.  I'm not a seer; I just pay attention.)

We should all be concerned with the lack of progress and confusion regarding the city's planned rollout of parking kiosks.  Concerned, but not surprised.

Even The USPS Shits On Hudson! Think Kamal Johnson Cares? How About Rob Perry?

 

Click below to see more USPS litter at 7th & Union:

17 Reasons Why Cigarette Smokers Make The World A Better Place

 

Hudson City Hall Is In Full Decay Mode! No One Seems To Care, Not Even The Mayor.

It is as if Kamal Johnson knows that this 
"sign" conveys an appropriate and accurate message
to everyone entering Hudson, including to its residents:  
"THIS CITY IS BROKEN AND WE DO NOT CARE!"

I took the pictures shown above yesterday, on April 4th, 2025.  Two years and two months ago...

More Broadband, Please! More Internet Providers, Please! More Lines and Cables, Please! More Ugliness! More Utility Poles, Please! Lots More Of Everything, Please! More Than Hudson Residents Need Or Want, Please!

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Inappropriate? Code Violation? Disrespectful? Ugly? Loud? Easily Enforced? Yes, Yes, Yes, Yes, Yes and Absolutely Yes!

 

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Bicycle-In-The-Park Weather Is Here At Last! Dog Shit Bags Available For All Patrons! Hooray!

 

Yesterday I saw this young bicyclist ride along the entire ADA ramp to the top of Promenade and back down.  Twice.  This came as no surprise since there are no signs anywhere in the park prohibiting the riding of bikes.  In fact, there are no signs at all in the new entrance to the park, not even one welcoming patrons or identifying the park.  We have Rob Perry to thank for all of this.  Apparently, he is fine with cyclists using the ADA ramp and pedaling around the main area of the park as they please.  Pedal bikes, electric bikes, electric scooters, skateboards -- whatever, it doesn't matter one bit!

Take Ownership Of Streetlights, Be Forced to Raise The Budget and Taxes Again!

I came across something yesterday morning that confirmed what I had been told a few weeks ago by the only helpful person in the Mayor's Office regarding the repair of our new LED streetlights, an activity that was non-existent until this week or last.  HUDseen most recently reported on this issue on March 20th.