http://www.yourstreet.com/news/nj YourStreet collects the latest local news and information from around the web. Find out what's going on in your town. en-us CAMDEN, N.J. -- A national study ranks the New Jersey city of Camden as the nation's most dangerous city in 2008. The annual rankings from CQ Press are based on FBI-compiled crime data and population figures. Some criminologists say the... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6756033/camden-returns-to-top-of-list-of-dangerous-cities Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:21:08 -0800 The lame duck legislative session will get under way today in Trenton. Not only will they have committee meetings, but new Senators will take office including Jim Beach and Michael Doherty who won special elections. There will be leadership elections held in the... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6756545/under-the-dome-lame-duck-kicks-off Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:30:08 -0800 1. City Council may kill Kingsbridge Armory project at hearing today if living wages not guaranteed [NYDN] 2. 'Virtual' doormen watch over New Jersey's luxury condos [NYT] 3. Rising rents chase artists out of Chelsea, Soho [Crain's] 4. Bernanke says modest expansion... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6756131/city-council-may-kill-kingsbridge-armory-project-over-living-wage-dispute,- Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:00:08 -0800 This is just sharp as hell. Thanks so much for posting it. - - Promoted from the diaries by Rosi So, is it really going to be Democrats who walk away from the altar? Really? After the long and romantic courtship of the state's gay and lesbian electorate. After the... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6756549/wedding-crashers Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:55:08 -0800 Photo by army.arch FRIDAY MOVIE: The National Portrait Gallery is showing free Western movies by John Ford this weekend. Tonight's movie is Fort Apache , starring John Wayne, Henry Fonda, and Shirley Temple, at 7 p.m. For more of our movie highlights, make sure to... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6756337/out-and-about-weekend-picks Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:18:08 -0800 Prime New York , the consulting/voter file firm known for its memorable holiday party invitations that feature politically-inspired poetry, did not disappointed with this year's missive. If you look closely, you'll see the map features a number of counties in New... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6756628/the-world-according-to-skurnik-and-osnow Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:55:08 -0800 "Snoqualmie Casino 40/365" courtesy of Seattlest Flickr pool member dcroake John Oliver is a funny Englishman. To his credit, he’s very upfront about it. A longtime stand-up and current correspondent for The Daily Show , Oliver has perfected a wry, incisive... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6756443/john-oliver-makes-no-apologies Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:00:08 -0800 One more ad the Corzine put out yesterday is "Reflect": The ad explains how Governor Corzine is fighting for the issues that matter most to New Jersey families. Governor Corzine has cut the budget and invested in education for the families of New Jersey. Over the... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6751980/corzine-tv-ad-reflect Sun, 25 Oct 2009 13:48:08 -0700 Promoted by Jason: Joey has a less mentioned endorsement. Cross-posted at www.Politickernj.com In a stunning announcement, sure to surprise the world of politics in New Jersey, Falcon Heene (otherwise known as "Balloon Boy") has decided to endorse a candidate for... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6751981/ap-newswired-balloon-boy-endorses-chris-christie Sun, 25 Oct 2009 05:56:08 -0700 STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- The following obituaries will appear in the Sunday, Oct. 25 edition of the Staten Island Advance: Jean T. Faljean, 82, of Bayville, N.J. a former Staten Island resident, died Friday in Community Medical Center, Toms River,... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6750571/staten-island-obituaries Sat, 24 Oct 2009 18:19:08 -0700 President Obama isn't the only one making a return trip to New Jersey on behalf of the Governor as we come down the home stretch in the election: Democratic State Committee Chair Joseph Cryan today announced that President Bill Clinton, the 42nd President of the... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6751983/clinton-will-return-to-campaign-for-corzine-and-fundraise-for-democrats-on- Sat, 24 Oct 2009 16:19:08 -0700 The Corzine campaign put out this bilingual television ad today featuring the President. Here's what the campaign has to say about this ad: President Obama asks New Jersey Latino voters to support Governor Corzine in his upcoming bout for re-election. The... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6751984/corzine-bilingual-tv-ad-en-tus-manos Sat, 24 Oct 2009 15:51:08 -0700 Ironstate DevelopmentPier Village in Long Branch, a mix of apartments and stores pictured above, was built by New Jersey developer Ironstate Development. Ironstate was tapped to redevelop the former Stapleton home port with 800 apartments. Joe Sweeney has a... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6750576/new-staten-island-home-port-vision-embodies-a-real-dream Sat, 24 Oct 2009 11:48:08 -0700 Essex County Prosecutor Paula Dow announced this afternoon that John Brek, 55 of Linden, N.J., was arraigned before Judge Amilkar Velez-Lopez of the Central Judicial Processing Court here in Essex County on three charges: Third Degree making terroristic threats;... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6752187/linden-man-arraigned-on-terroristic-threats Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:30:08 -0700 Singer Whitney Houston's crazy circular mansion in Mendham, New Jersey, is on the market for $2.5 million. The glassy five-bedroom, five-bathroom home on five acres... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6752143/the-greatest-house-of-all-singer-whitney-houston-s-crazy-circular-mansion Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:50:08 -0700 Staten Island AdvanceA sprawling 10,800-square-foot electrical power plant proposed for Bayonne, New Jersey, on left in this image, could become another industrial blight for Staten Island's North Shore residents. The plant would be located on the edge of the Kill... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6750239/staten-island-pols-unite-in-opposition-of-proposed-bayonne-power-plant Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:30:08 -0700 NEWARK, N.J. -- An airport security guard who was overheard saying he'd "cut a hole in a fence to be able to shoot" Barack Obama pleaded not guilty Thursday to making terroristic threats against the president. John Brek appeared via... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6750233/newark-airport-guard-pleads-not-guilty-to-obama-threat Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:29:08 -0700 Name a band that’s been together for five years. How about ten? Can you name any with 20 years under their belts? We could only think of a handful without dredging up reunion acts and vanity projects under familiar names. One that almost totally escaped us was... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6751894/the-bouncing-souls-count-to-20 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:00:08 -0700 Voters are struggling to pay taxes and wonder how much longer they can afford to live in New Jersey, say Republican candidates in the riverfront Seventh District Assembly race. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6745412/in-n-j-7th-district,-candidates-focus-on-economy,-health-care Mon, 12 Oct 2009 23:01:08 -0700 Voters are struggling to pay taxes and wonder how much longer they can afford to live in New Jersey, say Republican candidates in the riverfront Seventh District Assembly race. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6745447/in-n-j-7th-district,-candidates-focus-on-economy,-health-care Mon, 12 Oct 2009 23:01:08 -0700