Entries from Gothamist tagged with 'njvsnyc'
August 2, 2008
Yesterday during Belmar, NJ Mayor Ken Pringle's tour of Staten Island, the NY Post sent a reporter dressed as a guido to confront him. The mayor was in Staten Island for a photo op tour in an attempt to smooth relations over with the borough after a stir arose around comments he made in a newsletter about guidos and "over-bleached blondes" from Staten Island who visit the Jersey Shore town throughout the summer. As Pringle......
Continue Reading "NY Post Sends a "Guido" to Confront Belmar Mayor"July 17, 2008
Jersey shore town Belmar attracts a lot of rowdy summer renters, to the point where the town has very strict noise codes and maps offending houses on its "Animal House Map." But many think Belmar Mayor Ken Pringle went too far when he described an altercation between a NJ resident and a visitor from Staten Island in a town newsletter. Pringle wrote about the pair, who got into a fight at a bar: "The spat......
Continue Reading "NJ Beach Town Mayor Slams Staten Island Girls"
