rita's of hoboken raises $$$ for alex's lemonade stand

while it's still sorta warm out there, visit rita's ice (121 washington street in hoboken or see the rita link for store locations) and you can help donate to alex's lemonade stand.

hoboken411 recently reported on the hoboken store's $4,326 raised for the charity. see also our june post for more about alex and her life.

Assclown(s) of the Week.

This week's Assclown of the week is the runaway winner Hoboken 411. Below is a post that appeared on the website early in the week. Go to our post and read la Francaise summary. I have excerpted the post below.

--A reader chimes in about his feelings about the state of homelessness in Hoboken. He thinks it’s getting worse. We have a great shelter, but is the situation really falling apart?

“Dear Hoboken 411,What is up with the increase in the number of homeless people in Hoboken? Its feels like they are growing in number. I see the same homeless people walking Washington Street everyday. I don’t think they are dangerous but at the same time I am sure they make us hardworking residents uncomfortable, to say the least. (As well as decrease the value of our homes). And where do they come from? What is so appealing about Hoboken to the homeless? Is this a growing problem in our town? Is there anyway to help alleviate it? Something has to be done in my opinion. This town is better than what I am seeing. Obviously Hoboken has made great strides over the past 10 - 15 years, but why can’t we clean up the streets?-Anonymous”--

The post is bad enough in its clear misunderstanding of the plight of homelessness and that the operator of the site actually included it in a post. What is worse, however is the readers chime in: The hateful remarks that occur are mind boggling in light of the state of affairs of our world. The vacuum of people that visit this site is astounding, the lack of compassion, humanity and overall misunderstanding of the plight of homeless is not uncommon in today's society, however to make comments that insinuate the extermination of homeless people was breathtaking and shocking. Still, as I write I am shaken by the comments. Visit and see for yourself.

This week's Assclown(s) is the website of Hoboken 411 and its readers. Shame on you.