Uncle Tonoose on the Loose in Jersey City

Jersey City collection now on Kindle, Nook ereaders

2010-03-23T07:58:00.001-07:00

One Morning In Jersey City - the poetry collection by Anthony Buccino, is now available on Kindle from Amazon. Check it out. In print, on Nook and iBook

AMERICAN BOY: PUSHING SIXTY a new book

2009-11-02T07:51:00.000-08:00

Anthony Buccino has published his third poetry collection AMERICAN BOY: Pushing Sixty. Working class verse about life and growing up in New Jersey.A financial news editor by day, Buccino nonetheless writes with humor on his many feature length blog posts on NJ.com, in essays and in poetry. He has published three essay collections, three poetry collections and two military history books.Anthony

Nostalgic for Jersey City

2009-08-02T08:21:00.000-07:00

As you may have read, my company transferred us all from Harborside in Jersey City, N.J., across the river to Avenue of the Americas in Midtown, Manhattan. No more do I ride the PATH into work, or wander along the Jersey City streets and shorelines during my lunch hours. You can still follow my writing and such at FB.init("fcd55d8d2bf7adde21926e8d124fba71");Anthony Buccino on FacebookCopyright ©

One Morning In Jersey City - last call

2009-06-27T16:40:00.000-07:00

Jeepers, pages and pages of poetry about Jersey City, the Hudson River, sailboats, pigeons, seagulls, the pier apartments, the murky water, the pretty girls (Aloha, say the pretty girls), choppers, atrium plants and footsteps, Harborside Cafe, the elevator ride, Columbus, Hyatt Hotel sundial, cooties, ice bergs, ferries, babies in the June sun, tourists, those blue beams to the sky, and people at

Sunny Spring Afternoon in JC

2009-05-22T04:02:00.000-07:00

Jersey City waterfront, then and now. ... Trump Tower reflectedYou CAN get there from hereJC Historical Society **********************************Copyright © 2009 by Anthony Buccino, all rights reserved. Photos and content may not be used for commercial purposes without written permission.Support this web site, shop at Amazon through this link, thanks**********************************Check out

Stevens’ Legacy of Sailing Innovations, May 17

2009-05-09T04:41:00.000-07:00

Stevens’ Legacy of Sailing InnovationsFuture speakers in the series will cover topics such as the Lenni Lenape Indians, the Stevens family legacy, and Hoboken’s prominent place in the history of American sailing. The latter topic will be addressed by Stevens Institute of Technology professor Dr. Michael Bruno, Dean of the School of Engineering and Science, who will visit the Museum on Sunday, May

New PATH Cars have videos screens to amuse

2009-04-30T04:15:00.000-07:00

Well, well, well, guess who got to take a leisurely ride on the new PATH cars this morning? A disembodied male voice told us to stand clear of the doors. And a disembodied female voice told us the next stop and the transfers available on arrival.You'd almost think that the new buckets of bolts are so quiet you'd forget you're moving along, but when it pulls out of the station, you get that

Look How Low That Commercial Jet Is, Hon

2009-04-27T08:20:00.001-07:00

Just in time for morning coffee break, there outside your window, a few hundred yards above the nearest tall building, there goes a huge commercial jet heading west, followed by a fighter jet.Maybe we're hallucinating?No, there it goes again. A commercial jet flying low over Jersey City skyscrapers, followed by a fighter jet.Picture a jet airliner filling up ALL the sky in this pictureWow, this

Rescue on the Hudson, 4/5

2009-03-27T04:37:00.000-07:00

Stevens Team Aids in Rescue on the HudsonNext in the speaker series is Professor Alan Blumberg, director of the Center for Maritime Systems at Stevens Institute of Technology, on Sunday, April 5, at 4 p.m. In a talk titled “The Urban Ocean Observatory—Observations and Forecasting in the Hudson River,” Dr. Blumberg will regale visitors with the thrilling tale of his group’s assistance in the

“Up and Down the River”, through April 12

2009-03-13T04:31:00.000-07:00

Through April 12“Up and Down the River” Exhibit, Lecture Series Celebrate Hoboken’s Multifaceted Relationship with the HudsonShow Marking the Quadricentennial of Henry Hudson’s Discovery andBicentennial of Robert Fulton’s Steamboat LaunchUpper Gallery Art Show, “hob’art’s Hoboken,” On View March 1 – April 12Hoboken, N.J. – In this young country’s history, there haven’t been many quadricentennials

Virtual cruise around New York Harbor, 3/15

2009-03-13T04:25:00.000-07:00

Take a virtual cruise around New York HarborWith Mr. Ocean Liner, Hoboken's Bill MillerKicking off the "Up & Down the River" speaker series on Sunday, March 15, at 4 p.m., at the Hoboken Museum, is the popular author, speaker, and retired Hoboken teacher, Bill Miller, a recognized expert on the history of the great ocean liners. In his talk, “The Gateway To The World—Our Harbor of NY and NJ,”

Jersey City Shoreline in the March fog

2009-03-11T18:42:00.000-07:00

March comes into the New York Harbor like a lion in sheepskin, all puffy and white and ethereal, so you'd expect something other than a cold wet slap across your face.We need a little thismas right this very minuteArtist's future viewNewport MarinaGoldman Sach's can of CokeTrump's lonely twin**********************************Copyright © 2009 by Anthony Buccino, all rights reserved. Photos and

Fat Tuesday

2009-02-24T03:46:00.000-08:00

Makes you wonder if he knew this was being recorded!At least until they crank it up~!

Airplane on Hudson River photos

2009-01-16T07:29:00.000-08:00

Here's a link to a few of my photos from ThursdayAirplane on Hudson photos**********************************Copyright © 2009 by Anthony Buccino, all rights reserved. Photos and content may not be used for commercial purposes without written permission.Support this web site, shop at Amazon through this link, thanks**********************************Check out Anthony Buccino's latest poetry and

Cute Puppy, Lady Liberty, Trains

2009-01-07T09:53:00.000-08:00

A few photos of a copper lady, a yellow dog and a slow speed bump, for your amusement.Is she watching for trains?Then they grow up, grow old and dieKeep your chin up, ma'amSlow down when you drive into the fence. Your bad driving is greatly appreciated.**********************************Copyright © 2009 by Anthony Buccino, all rights reserved. Photos and content may not be used for commercial

One Afternoon in Jersey City

2009-01-06T20:44:00.000-08:00

A few photos of the skyline when the sun refuses to shine but delivers instead an opal-ish sky. The water in the lower shots is the Hudson River. Power House Awaits SalvationHarborside Lightrail light postsNY Water TaxiGeorge Washington Bridge**********************************Copyright © 2009 by Anthony Buccino, all rights reserved. Photos and content may not be used for commercial purposes

Snowy Day In Jersey City

2008-12-19T18:49:00.001-08:00

It's beginning to look like, well, you know.Getrude to Heathcliff: You sure the NY Waterway stops here?Smoker's lounge in the snowstorm**********************************Copyright © 2008 by Anthony Buccino, all rights reserved. Photos and content may not be used for commercial purposes without written permission.Support this web site, shop at Amazon through this link, thanks***********************

Danny's Trail

2008-12-19T18:41:00.000-08:00

The mystery of the secret code in the snowfall is revealed ... **********************************Copyright © 2008 by Anthony Buccino, all rights reserved. Photos and content may not be used for commercial purposes without written permission.Support this web site, shop at Amazon through this link, thanks**********************************Check out Anthony Buccino's latest poetry and essay

Sometimes You Can See God From the Hudson River

2008-12-18T19:26:00.001-08:00

Look, up in the sky, it's like a Cecil B. DeMille production!When you sign your X in the sky, everybody knows who you are.Something for the little kids who otherwise would get nothing."Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore..."The chain weighs more than the bike, no?**********************************Copyright © 2008

Now, the truth can be finally be told

2008-12-18T18:30:00.000-08:00

Feast of the Seven Fishes

Jersey City - north of Harborside

2008-12-04T19:16:00.000-08:00

AVALON COVE, JERSEY CITY, N.J.In honor of your birthday ... Skiing at the Mandolay ... if you lived here, you'd be home now. The empty sky Time to retire this U.S. flag. An idle truck is the devil's playhouse In honor of your birthdayI fed the pigeons on the pier.A few showed up, then a few more.Seagulls arrive to watch from a distance,squawk for their friends to join the scrimfor pieces of

I Spy With My Little Eye

2008-12-03T20:14:00.001-08:00

Jersey City, south end of the riverfrontSeagulls strut on helicopter pad, awaiting mother shipWine barrels await you and your thirst. See-through sign at 77 Hudson in Jersey City Even the trees around here are caged. These tall babies will be move-in some day**********************************Copyright © 2008 by Anthony Buccino, all rights reserved. Photos and content may not be used for

Iron Monkey? Brass Monkey

2008-11-22T06:47:00.001-08:00

Here's looking at you, Iron Monkey! Iron Monkey's famous rooftop in Jersey CityWhat does this have to do with the restaurant/bar of the same name in Jersey City, N.J.?DID YOU KNOW THIS?>> It was necessary to keep a good supply of cannon balls near the cannon on old war ships. But how to prevent them from rolling about the deck was the problem. The best storage method devised was to stack them as

I Spy With My Little Eye

2008-10-23T06:32:00.000-07:00

Just when you think you've seen everything, along comes something you haven't seen before. SmartCar parked next to a Toyota CamryThe Pier ApartmentsTrump Tower from Pier ApartmentsNew construction the river side of Mandolay on the RiverFishing pole auto antenna**********************************Copyright © 2008 by Anthony Buccino, all rights reserved. Photos and content may not be used for

Around the neighborhood ... in Jersey City

2008-10-21T06:19:00.000-07:00

As things change along the Jersey City shoreline, many things will be in my head but not the way you see them when you look at what might be there today. I guess it means envy our lives?Nearby mixed use buildingsEyewitness News - WABC-TVLet's try to save the fish we have left.Here we stood that morning on Sept. 11, 2001, as the buildings dropped in the now-empty space.****************************

NJ Transit Monthly Park & Ride Passes

2008-10-19T11:04:00.000-07:00

Back in the day when some of these parking lots were free to park in, you could simply buy your pass and go. Now, you have to buy a parking space, too, for the month and hope it's still there when you show up. The solution to the parking space scrim is to make the monthly passes available a day earlier so that the people who don't read these press releases will be surprised when they can't get a

Trump Tower - Now Open

2008-10-17T06:05:00.000-07:00

Took a walk around the neighborhood the other day and here's what I saw ...Can't say I've ever been that high over New Jersey without an airplane around me.Looks pretty impressive from the ground, henna?Subliminal marketing, or what?I've always loved this address.Riverside wonderland - they call it at Mandolay on the HudsonWell, one of these sunny days I'm going to go up and check out the Trump

Cantastic - Harborside, Jersey City, N.J.

2008-10-16T19:04:00.000-07:00

Nobody tells these engineers to stop playing with their food!You have to see the detail on these works of art, which are created with food products, mostly all cans. Canstruction is produced under the auspices of the Society for Design Administration. Sponsored by the American Institute of Architects - Newark/Suburban Chapter. The food structures each have a theme, and ultimately the cans and

Cantastic, Part deux, Jersey City, N.J.

2008-10-16T18:53:00.000-07:00

Canstruction is produced under the auspices of the Society for Design Administration. Sponsored by the American Institute of Architects - Newark/Suburban Chapter. The food structures each have a theme, and ultimately the cans and food used to create this art are donated to the Community Food Bank of New Jersey. Cantastic ArchivesCopyright © 2008 by Anthony Buccino, all rights reserved. Photos and

Cantastic - part three

2008-10-16T18:50:00.000-07:00

Details and additional Cantastic sculptures. Jack O'Lantern Details - Jack O'Lantern Building a strategy to end hunger Pac-ManPAC MANWindmill, gas pump ...Canstruction is produced under the auspices of the Society for Design Administration. Sponsored by the American Institute of Architects - Newark/Suburban Chapter.The food structures each have a theme, and ultimately the cans and food used to

Columbus on the Hudson River?

2008-10-14T07:50:00.000-07:00

While everyone was in New York City enjoying Columbus Day Parade, this is what you missed sailing down the Hudson River.Sailing harmlessly to the seaCoast Guard checks papers of ship's crewFerries offer discount tickets to the Jersey side of the HudsonTides and ferries wait for no sailing ship**********************************Copyright © 2008 by Anthony Buccino, all rights reserved. Photos and

PATH doors befuddle hapless commuters

2008-10-07T07:42:00.000-07:00

"...The Newark City Subway, or lightrail, took you to Penn Station in Newark and up the escalators you scrambled to the PATH car that just pulled in and was about to open its doors. The NJ Transit NY train that comes in on the nearby track hadn't showed up and there was no crowd of lemmings waiting to rush into the WTC bound car. You get a seat, spread out the paper and read Ricky Retro. Next

Noon Scenes - Jersey City Waterfront

2008-10-06T19:30:00.000-07:00

You can walk along the river every day for nine years and still see something different every day. You simply have to look. Here, you'll see simple things and majestic things ... but which are the simple and which the majestic? What is more difficult to build, a skyscraper or a pumpkin? A statue or a butterfly? A skyline or a sky?Pumpkins in prisonButterflyStatue of LibertyEmpire State BuildingA

Intrepid passes by, did you see that!

2008-10-05T18:44:00.000-07:00

A colleague used his cellphone and snapped this photo of the USS Intrepid heading back to its NYC berth in the Hudson River. USS IntrepidMy desk is no longer near the window, and no one thought to call me across the floor to snap this shot. In about a year or less, our office will be on the other side of the Hudson River, and our view will be of Radio City Music Hall, if we have any view of the

Intrepid Museum to re-open November 8

2008-09-28T08:13:00.000-07:00

On October 2, 2008 the Intrepid is scheduled to return home to a new state-of-the-art public pier. This park-like setting on Pier 86 will allow visitors to enjoy spectacular views of the Hudson River when the museum complex opens on November 8, one month after its return. Our brand new pier will feature a glass elevator tower with direct access to both the Hangar and Flight Decks and will

An Un-Ordinary Day

2008-09-11T03:48:00.000-07:00

Notes from Sept. 11, 2001My office is directly across the Hudson River from the World Trade Center, about one mile due west. It's likely that when you were watching the fires burn on that awful day, if the camera angle had buildings under construction in the foreground (this side of the river) that camera was on our roof, one floor above us.We used to have a monitor of that camera - it showed the

Buccino's Voices Online

2008-09-04T04:41:00.000-07:00

Anthony Buccino is a contributor to NJVoices where he writes on various topics including a scout hike in search of a nudist camp, bank fees, VHS tapes, the mosquito man, reading the obituaries, Ann Landers, Dear Abby, the comics and other family & kids musings.Copyright © 2008 by Anthony Buccino, all rights reserved. Photos and content may not be used for commercial purposes without written

ONE MORNING IN JERSEY CITY - Poetry

2008-08-14T08:15:00.000-07:00

Jeepers, nearly ninety pages of poetry about Jersey City, the Hudson River, sailboats, pigeons, seagulls, the pier apartments, the murky water, the pretty girls (Aloha, say the pretty girls), choppers, atrium plants and footsteps, Harborside Cafe, the elevator ride, Columbus, Hyatt Hotel sundial, cooties, ice bergs, ferries, babies in the June sun, tourists, those blue beams to the sky, and

Voices On The Bus - commuting in NJ

2008-08-04T19:57:00.000-07:00

Voices on the Bus is now available for preview and purchase.Commuting daily on the bus, train, subway or PATH, one settles into a routine of familiar seating and faces. You can stare out the window listening to your own music, or read a book, or write poems about the experience. This is the latter.Working class verse and tales, musings and random observations about commuting in Northern New

JCTransit.com - Jersey City Transportation Web Site Directory Launches

2008-07-13T18:05:00.001-07:00

Check out this new website that will solve all your transit needs. ( Would you believe, most of your transit needs? - How about one of your transit needs? How about a Jersey City transit question or two?) Hello All, This e-mail is being sent to announce that a free Jersey City public transportation directory web-site, JCTransit.com, has officially launched.

July Morning In Jersey City

2008-07-09T19:01:00.000-07:00

ZipcarThe beer truck on its way awayOn the waterfrontWall Street Jounal Office NetworkFrom the elevatorCopyright © 2008 by Anthony Buccino, all rights reserved. Photos and content may not be used for commercial purposes without written permission. CarnivalSupport this web site, shop at Amazon through this link, thanks

Fwd: THINKFriday launches in Jersey City - Inner Paths to Outer Space

2008-07-08T18:07:00.001-07:00

The Imagine Atrium, LLC528 Jersey Avenue Jersey City, NJ 07302www.imagineatrium.comPhone– 201.451.4848contact@imagineatrium.comPRESS RELEASEFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THINKFriday launches in Jersey CityJersey City, NJ July 8, 2008 – Imagine Atrium, Jersey City's only independent general bookstore, relaunches this week its monthly author/speaker/artist/thinker series, THINKFriday.

Noah's Ark Is Moving - do the animals know?

2008-07-01T20:25:00.000-07:00

Only two elephants ... and could we forget the mosquito this time around?Noah's ArkWaterfall - hint, it's fakeHow to get around the cityCopyright © 2008 by Anthony Buccino, all rights reserved. Photos and content may not be used for commercial purposes without written permission. CarnivalSupport this web site, shop at Amazon through this link, thanks

What's this about?

2008-06-30T19:54:00.001-07:00

When I see this photo I wonder if the man sitting next to the memorial and eating lunch is a good example of "what's the use?"How say you?Copyright © 2008 by Anthony Buccino, all rights reserved. Photos and content may not be used for commercial purposes without written permission. CarnivalSupport this web site, shop at Amazon through this link, thanks

A CLOUD LIKE AUSTRALIA

2008-06-04T04:04:00.000-07:00

Oh, the things you'll see when you look up in the sky. Or straight in front of you, too. A cloud that looks like Australia, and, hey, who knew you could sell eagles in Jersey City?Copyright © 2008 by Anthony Buccino, all rights reserved. Photos and content may not be used for commercial purposes without written permission. CarnivalSupport this web site, shop at Amazon through this link, thanks

Tion Cau

2008-05-31T15:39:00.001-07:00

The aerial photos of the Hudson-Bergen Lightrail near Harborside look surreal. And the people look like less than ants. What do you think?Copyright © 2008 by Anthony Buccino, all rights reserved. Photos and content may not be used for commercial purposes without written permission. CarnivalSupport this web site, shop at Amazon through this link, thanks

Construction Zone

2008-05-23T22:37:00.000-07:00

Construction continues on the building that will rise between Mandolay on the Hudson and the Hudson River.Copyright © 2008 by Anthony Buccino, all rights reserved. Photos and content may not be used for commercial purposes without written permission. CarnivalSupport this web site, shop at Amazon through this link, thanks

Gotta Get A Message To You

2008-05-20T19:18:00.001-07:00

At first, you might take it for the surface of the moon. But it's the alternate way to get news out. Post your flyer on the telephone pole next to the Jersey City Post Office. When time and the elements wear it down, it's time for new news.If you get hot, you can always open a window ... otherwise, watch that first step. It's a doozy.Some place we'd rather be on a beautiful day in May. Copyright

Antje Duvekot in Jersey City on Friday night

2008-05-14T20:26:00.000-07:00

I've been waiting for months for this show, and now I have a conflict and can't make it. If you're in town, stop in and tell her Uncle Tonoose says hi.PREVIOUSLY POSTED:We'd been listening to one of those all-business news TV channels in our Jersey City office ... and one of the commercials that kept playing over and over was, from what I could see from my distant seat ... some kind of cartoon

Walking Around

2008-05-08T04:09:00.001-07:00

A short walk around Jersey City at lunch hour often brings pleasant surprises.Copyright © 2008 by Anthony Buccino, all rights reserved. Photos and content may not be used for commercial purposes without written permission. CarnivalSupport this web site, shop at Amazon through this link, thanks

Earth Day at Exchange Place

2008-04-22T19:00:00.000-07:00

Flower and tree stands at Exchnge Place near PATH entrance are no match for commuters with trash.The trash that doesn't wind up in the planters usually finds itself in the Hudson River with the flotsam and jetsam.Although the sundial at the Hyatt is off by one hour, that doesn't mean there's not enough time to turn from our wasteful ways. Copyright © 2008 by Anthony Buccino, all rights reserved.

Fog City - Alternate Skylines

2008-04-13T09:01:00.000-07:00

Could you imagine the New York skyline without the Empire State Building or the Rockefeller Center, or any other building over 10 stories?These photos in the fog will give you an idea of how it might appear. The view of midtown Manhattan - without the Empire State Building. Lower Manhattan skyline.Fog lends an eerie background to New Jersey's tallest building - the Goldman Sachs building in

April Afternoon In Jersey City

2008-04-10T04:28:00.001-07:00

To be more specific, by the Hudson River in Jersey City.Copyright © 2008 by Anthony Buccino, all rights reserved. Photos and content may not be used for commercial purposes without written permission. CarnivalSupport this web site, shop at Amazon through this link, thanks

Fwd: REMINDER: Author Joe Kolman Visits Imagine Atrium Friday, April 4 @ 7pm!

2008-04-03T19:46:00.001-07:00

REMINDER: Author Joe Kolman Visits Imagine Atrium Friday, April 4 @ 7pm! First Fridays @ Imagine Atrium

Almost Spring

2008-03-24T18:38:00.001-07:00

Looking northwest and south from the Pier Apartments in the Hudson River, Jersey City. Although it's still cool and breezy, it's not so cold you can't stand at the river and think of spring. Soon. Spring. The bridge in the distance is the Verrazano Narrows Bridge connecting Staten Island to the rest of the world to the east, even if it is Brooklyn.Copyright © 2008 by Anthony Buccino, all rights

Image and Distortion

2008-03-20T04:07:00.000-07:00

From the closing elevatorThe atrium, distortedA rare glimpse, Phototgraphus FujikamrasanCopyright © 2008 by Anthony Buccino, all rights reserved. Photos and content may not be used for commercial purposes without written permission. CarnivalSupport this web site, shop at Amazon through this link, thanks

Jersey City Pastoral

2008-03-12T03:57:00.000-07:00

Onset of spring brings out the photographers from their warm den. Wandering along the Hyatt Hotel pier in Jersey City, one can see the grasses awaken from winter, the Statue of Liberty to the south and the Empire State Building to the north. Copyright © 2008 by Anthony Buccino, all rights reserved. Photos and content may not be used for commercial purposes without written permission.

WSJ Office TV - While You Wait

2008-03-11T07:40:00.000-07:00

You'll see something new when you stroll through Harborside Financial Center in Jersey City, N.J. In the atrium (below) and near the elevator areas, you'll find the Wall Street Journal Office Network. Copyright © 2008 by Anthony Buccino, all rights reserved. Photos and content may not be used for commercial purposes without written permission. CarnivalSupport this web site, shop at Amazon through

Hudson River, Jersey City, February 2008

2008-02-27T19:14:00.001-08:00

Winter scenes on the Hudson River in Jersey City, N.J. First a view of a chain on the guard rail. Next, a view of Trump Tower in Jersey City. Finally, a barge of old subway cars bound for Davy Jones locker. Don't believe me? Click on the photo for a larger view.You can learn a lot by looking around.Copyright © 2008 by Anthony Buccino, all rights reserved. Photos and content may not be used for

Antje Duvekot - Merry Go Round

2008-02-09T16:18:00.000-08:00

We'd been listening to one of those all-business news TV channels in our Jersey City office ... and one of the commercials that kept playing over and over was, from what I could see from my distant seat ... some kind of cartoon animation scrolling across the screen and this folksinger's voice catching my ear and pulling me in. Turns out the song was Merry Go Round by Antje Duvekot. If you like

Sign Seen Recently

2008-02-07T06:56:00.000-08:00

On the grill section of the Harborside Cafe:Monte Crisco That's gotta be an interesting sandwich, with more than just a hint of vegetable oil, no?Copyright © 2008 by Anthony Buccino, all rights reserved. Photos and content may not be used for commercial purposes without written permission. CarnivalSupport this web site, shop at Amazon through this link, thanks

Speed Boat on the Hudson River - a short film

2008-01-08T03:48:00.000-08:00

What? You were expecting Fellini?Copyright © 2008 by Anthony Buccino, all rights reserved. Photos and content may not be used for commercial purposes without written permission. CarnivalSupport this web site, shop at Amazon through this link, thanks

convergence: Three Doctors in Jersey City

2008-01-01T19:03:00.000-08:00

Drs. Sampson Davis and Rameck Hunt, fondly known as The Three Doctors (with George Jenkins), celebrate the new year in Jersey City as a part of Convergence, a monthly artist/writer/speaker/thinker series hosted by Imagine Atrium, Jersey City's independent bookstore, and Outside the Box Publishing, a unique literary publishing company founded by two young Jersey City writers.Drs. Davis and Hunt

Oh, That CLAY COLE!

2007-12-21T09:12:00.000-08:00

If you grew up in the 1960s within the range of the WMCA Good Guys, then you'll remember Clay Cole, and the neighborhood boys - Jersey Boys - singing on the radio. But, did you know the female backup singers were from Belleville, N.J.? The Delicates were the original Jersey Girls. Now, thanks to Denise Ferri's website dedicated to the rock and roll greats ... there is a section on The Delicates

Skyline In Partial Sunlight

2007-12-04T05:21:00.000-08:00

It pays to have friends who sit near the window and appreciate the mood changes in the sun reflecting on Manhattan's skyline. Here, you see the view from Jersey City in late afternoon. Copyright © 2007 by Anthony Buccino, all rights reserved. Photos and content may not be used for commercial purposes without written permission. CarnivalSupport this web site, shop at Amazon through this link,

Buildings in the Mist

2007-11-26T21:02:00.000-08:00

Empire State BuildingGoldman Sachs Tower/Hyatt HotelHarborside/one Trump TowerPower House/Pagoda buildingLower Manhattan Financial DistrictCopyright © 2007 by Anthony Buccino, all rights reserved. Photos and content may not be used for commercial purposes without written permission. CarnivalSupport this web site, shop at Amazon through this link, thanks

Black Friday Shopping Solution

2007-11-20T09:27:00.000-08:00

Black Friday DealsYou can support this blog by finding something you can't live without at this link.

Views from the Jersey City Waterfront

2007-11-17T17:37:00.000-08:00

Yogi Berra, the Verrazano Narrows Bridge and the Statue of Liberty are among the sights you can see from the Jersey City waterfront.Click to view ship name!Lady Liberty welcomes the poor refuseWould Verrazano be allowed into our country today?Don't forget to click on the photo to see a larger detail view.Copyright © 2007 by Anthony Buccino, all rights reserved. Photos and content may not be used

A Crisp Lower Manhattan Skyline - Photos

2007-11-17T17:24:00.000-08:00

Photos of lower Manhattan skyline taken at midday from the pier at the Hyatt Hotel at Exchange Place, Jersey City, N.J.Copyright © 2007 by Anthony Buccino, all rights reserved. Photos and content may not be used for commercial purposes without written permission. CarnivalSupport this web site, shop at Amazon through this link, thanks

Choppers

2007-11-17T12:59:00.000-08:00

A short film Copyright © 2007 by Anthony Buccino, all rights reserved. Photos and content may not be used for commercial purposes without written permission.Carnival Support this web site, shop at Amazon through this link, thanks

The Bride of Jersey City

2007-11-17T09:28:00.000-08:00

Copyright © 2007 by Anthony Buccino, all rights reserved. Photos and content may not be used for commercial purposes without written permission. CarnivalSupport this web site, shop at Amazon through this link, thanks

Chopped Liver Airlines

2007-11-16T04:19:00.000-08:00

City Tops In The Mist

2007-11-15T03:44:00.000-08:00

Hidden SkylineWhen we came out of the PATH station on Wednesday morning a white cloud hung heavy at the end of the Hyatt Hotel and the Pier Apartments. Where lower Manhattan skyline usually fills the sky only the tips of one or two buildings were visible. 8th Floor ViewCopyright © 2007 by Anthony Buccino, all rights reserved. Photos and content may not be used for commercial purposes without

Traversing Newark Avenue - Check it out!

2007-11-13T18:31:00.000-08:00

Our friends at Conveyer have traveled Newark Avenue recording the sights and sounds:So here's another project I recently started working on that again has to do with good ol' Jersey City. In this project, a friend and I walk the entire length of a street from end to end, and as we walk down the street my friend would shoot photographs while I would make a recording of the sounds of the street.

The City Across the River has an Aura About It

2007-11-09T19:36:00.001-08:00

Lower Manhattan - cloudy skiesLower Manhattan with a crownHarborside Caution LightClick on photo for larger view.Copyright © 2007 by Anthony Buccino, all rights reserved. Photos and content may not be used for commercial purposes without written permission. CarnivalSupport this web site, shop at Amazon through this link, thanks

Manhattan Skyline At Sunset

2007-11-05T04:06:00.000-08:00

Maybe these photos of lower Manhattan at sunset provides a clue to the nickname gold coast?Copyright © 2007 by Anthony Buccino, all rights reserved. Photos and content may not be used for commercial purposes without written permission. CarnivalSupport this web site, shop at Amazon through this link, thanks

CanTastic - After

2007-11-05T04:02:00.000-08:00

Cans now go to feed the hungryCopyright © 2007 by Anthony Buccino, all rights reserved. Photos and content may not be used for commercial purposes without written permission. CarnivalSupport this web site, shop at Amazon through this link, thanks

Check Out Symposia

2007-10-30T19:09:00.000-07:00

When you get to Hoboken ... Symposia Bookstore510 Washington St.Hoboken, NJ 07030United StatesMap and Directions

A CAN-Tastic View in Harborside

2007-10-26T14:47:00.001-07:00

Big Bird and OscarA Can-tastic FlagIt only LOOKS EasyTractor and field of cornOops!Remember, you can click on the photo to see a larger view of the detail. All the sculputres are made of food packages.Last Year's Cantastic PostCopyright © 2007 by Anthony Buccino, all rights reserved. Photos and content may not be used for commercial purposes without written permission. CarnivalSupport this web

More CAN-Tastic Views in Harborside

2007-10-26T14:45:00.000-07:00

Goldman Sachs Coke CanLady LibertyAmerica base of LibertyStatue of LibertyWaterfrontCopyright © 2007 by Anthony Buccino, all rights reserved. Photos and content may not be used for commercial purposes without written permission. CarnivalSupport this web site, shop at Amazon through this link, thanks

Imagine Atrium - Extreme Pumpkins

2007-10-12T19:57:00.001-07:00

BOOK OF THE MONTH: EXTREME PUMPKINS: Diabolical Do-It-Yourself Designs to Amuse Your Friends and Scare Your NeighborsTired of the same ol' run-of-the-mill boring pumpkin heads popping up all around you every autumn sitting on porches looking dull and awkward? Do something about it then! In Extreme Pumpkins, author Tom Nardone shows you step-by-step how to carve the most ridiculous and frightening

Sculpture: An Eclectic Assortment

2007-10-09T18:08:00.000-07:00

Victory Arts ProjectsVictory Hall Inc.Presents FISH OUT OF LANDSCULPTURE: An Eclectic AssortmentCurated by Graham McNamaraJeff Macalouso, Norm Fancoeur, Gary O'Connor, Carole Feuerman, Thomas Broadbent, Keungsuk K. Sexton, Joe Chirchirillo, Brian Gustafson, Nugyen Smith, Nicoals Parisi, Steve Singer, Maggie Ens.Now at The Atrium, Harborside 3Hudson Street, Jersey CityCopyright © 2007 by Anthony

Fish Out of Land

2007-10-09T18:04:00.000-07:00

Check it out ... Victory Arts Project, Victory Hall Jersey CityCopyright © 2007 by Anthony Buccino, all rights reserved. Photos and content may not be used for commercial purposes without written permission. CarnivalSupport this web site, shop at Amazon through this link, thanks

NJ Eastside Westside

2007-09-30T10:13:00.001-07:00

NJ East SideNJ West SideCopyright © 2007 by Anthony Buccino, all rights reserved. Photos and content may not be used for commercial purposes without written permission. CarnivalSupport this web site, shop at Amazon through this link, thanks

INTREPID: ON THE MOVE, A MEGA MOVERS SHOW

2007-09-12T07:00:00.000-07:00

on The History Channel®How do you move a museum that is the length of three football fields and weighs 40,000 tons down the Hudson River? The History Channel takes viewers aboard the revered USS Intrepid, one of the Navy’s legendary Essex-class “fast-carrier” ships, as she carries out her first mission in over twenty years: to become seaworthy one more time.INTREPID: ON THE MOVE will re-air

Jersey City Firemen Annual Awards

2007-09-07T11:46:00.000-07:00

Friday morning, Jersey City Firemen were honored for meritorious service and bravery.Copyright © 2007 by Anthony Buccino, all rights reserved. Photos and content may not be used for commercial purposes without written permission. CarnivalSupport this web site, shop at Amazon through this link, thanks

Jersey City Morning View

2007-09-07T07:43:00.000-07:00

Orange sun slices through midtown fogCopyright © 2007 by Anthony Buccino, all rights reserved. Photos and content may not be used for commercial purposes without written permission. CarnivalSupport this web site, shop at Amazon through this link, thanks

Trump Tower Progress for anyone who cares

2007-09-06T20:08:00.001-07:00

Trump Tower, Jersey CityFirst, You Get Rid of the ArtistsCopyright © 2007 by Anthony Buccino, all rights reserved. Photos and content may not be used for commercial purposes without written permission. CarnivalSupport this web site, shop at Amazon through this link, thanks

PHD - Pilings, High & Deep

2007-09-06T20:02:00.000-07:00

Pile DriverSteam PowerPiling, 45' deepProperty lineCopyright © 2007 by Anthony Buccino, all rights reserved. Photos and content may not be used for commercial purposes without written permission. CarnivalSupport this web site, shop at Amazon through this link, thanks

Exchange Place Escalator - very early in the morning

2007-09-01T17:31:00.000-07:00

Going upNow we know why they discourage photographers in the PATH.Check out The New Early Shift, Part OneThe New Early Shift, Part TwoThe New Early Shift, Part ThreeCopyright © 2007 by Anthony Buccino, all rights reserved. Photos and content may not be used for commercial purposes without written permission. CarnivalSupport this web site, shop at Amazon through this link, thanks

HERE COMES ANOTHER NEW BUILDING IN JC

2007-08-26T16:05:00.000-07:00

New construction site near Mandolay on the Hudson. Should be some view!Copyright © 2007 by Anthony Buccino, all rights reserved. Photos and content may not be used for commercial purposes without written permission. CarnivalSupport this web site, shop at Amazon through this link, thanks

SELF SERVICE!

2007-08-22T19:56:00.001-07:00

Do the math, that's in euros per litre!We're not in Harborside anymore!Quaint signs on the autostrada.Copyright © 2007 by Anthony Buccino, all rights reserved. Content may not be used for commercial purposes without written permission.TrafalgarCarnivalSupport this web site, shop at Amazon through this link, thanksWall Street Journal, read it, it might make you smart.Support this web site, shop at

Imagine Atrium on Jersey Ave in Jersey City, NJ

2007-08-03T08:24:00.000-07:00

Imagine AtriumA couple of blocks west of the PATH Grove Street station, the Imagine Atrium provides a cool spot on a hot sunny day in a neighborhood that seems straight out of another era.Inside, they sell games for the youngsters and popular books for kids and grown-ups. There seemed to be a large selection for readers who've devoured all those Harry Potter books and are looking for something to

Christopher Columbus Drive, Jersey City, NJ - 3

2007-08-02T20:20:00.001-07:00

Christopher Columbus Drive., Jersey City, NJ - 2

2007-08-02T20:14:00.000-07:00

Christopher Colulmbus Drive., Jersey City, N.J.

2007-08-02T20:11:00.001-07:00

C-Side Dining

2007-08-01T07:28:00.000-07:00

When you see this glass, do not touch. It's HOT!Copyright © 2007 by Anthony Buccino, all rights reserved. Photos and content may not be used for commercial purposes without written permission. CarnivalSupport this web site, shop at Amazon through this link, thanks

Conveyer 2nd Issue Now Available

2007-07-29T16:58:00.000-07:00

The latest issue of CONVEYER is now available for sale at the following locations:IMAGINE ATRIUM528 Jersey AvenueJersey City NJ 07302tel# 201 451 4848JERSEY CITY MUSEUM350 Montgomery StreetJersey City NJ 07302tel# 201 413 0303LIFE112 Morris StreetJersey City NJ 07302tel# 201 332 1444More locations coming soon! Stay tuned...Best,Josef ReyesEditorConveyer MagazineJersey City, Literally, in Black

Amazon Cafe - NOW OPEN

2007-07-27T07:30:00.000-07:00

Just like the sign says, the Amazon Cafe is now open at Plaza 10 on Second Street in Jersey City.The hard part is finding it on Second Street. Here's a hint: look for the tall building with the pagoda-like roof and on the first floor, southwest corner, you'll find the Amazon Cafe.The place reminds me of a Starbucks with juice drinks and smoothies. You can sit and watch TV - financial news! Or

Circle Line

2007-07-26T19:26:00.000-07:00