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Posted by Whiskers on June 11, 2005 at 19:38:09:
In Reply to: When McCann was in his first-term prime, I only saw him in action once. posted by UBERHIPPY on June 11, 2005 at 16:31:54:
: When McCann was in his first-term prime, I only saw him in action once. : There was a neighborhood meeting at St Paul of the Cross School. At that point in time, I lived just down the block at 193 Sherman Avenue. (Does that ring a bell?) With nothing better to do, out of curiousity, I decided to go. : McCann was there with the North Precinct Captain and Richard Harrison (was he Police Director or Public Safety Director?). A resident asked why late at night were certain traffic lights no longer working in the normal sequence of green - amber - red. Instead, these signals were flashing red on one street and amber on the other. Harrison explained that -- in order to receive federal money -- the City must comply with directions from federal agencies. Traffic experts gave a list of intersections that were to be set to flashing at night. The City thought it a peculiar suggestion. But, after analyzing records, the number of accidents had dropped sharply. So, it seems that, after all, the experts did know best. : Then Harrison smiled and asked, "Does that answer your question?" : For who knows what ever reason, the guy in the audience replied truculently, "I don't want to hear that!" : Mayor McCann grabbed the microphone away from Harrison and bellowed, "ARE YOU STUPID OR WHAT!?!" : Which of course was what everybody was thinking. But it was a surprise and very funny to hear the Mayor say it. : : : : JERSEY CITY- The yellow brick road to successful investments seemed faded by time and misfortune these past few months for newly self-appointed entrepreneur and former Jersey City mayor Gerald McCann.
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