It's been exactly one month since I last posted about this. What's happened in the interim? I'll show you.
This is a combination of 2 images: (l-r), one taken on September 9 and the other taken today, October 9.
On September 9, I labeled the first picture "Nada". I'm not sure what to call today's......."Mas nada"? "Nada ounce of improvement"? "Nada worker in sight"? Other suggestions welcome.
What's even sadder than the loss of a vital Hackensack thoroughfare is the lack of information provided by the city to Hackensack residents - especially those in the affected neighborhood. You KNOW something's not right when people are asking ME what's going on. Is it really a good idea to leave us with nothing but rumor, speculation, and third-hand knowledge? Would it really kill someone in the know to post once in a while and keep us informed?
And I'm not referring to this site's Editor - I'm referring to people with knowledge who are directly involved in whatever's going on............assuming something IS going on.
Until then, here's what we have (and have had):
As for rumors/speculation, I've heard two scenarios:
1. The block will be closed off and made into a pedestrian mall. The three non-residential entities most affected by all this - you know who they are - will combine to create a new product found nowhere else: religious medical moving vans.
2. The block will become a tourist destination: Steelhenge!
And as for that third-hand knowledge? This is a really wild one that bears watching:
The city received bids for the work that were to be opened on September 29. If one was found to be acceptable, work would commence on October 15...........AND BE COMPLETED IN THREE DAYS!
Anyone care to confirm or deny? Kindly shed some light on what's going on in our neighborhood.
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