Readers search in vain for opinion on Christie nastiness

Peace banners in downtown Teaneck are signed "Cedar Lane Management Group," an entity I haven't seen discussed in The Record's comprehensive Local news section. The longstanding eyesore at Cedar Lane and River Road -- an abandoned gas station joined recently by a shuttered diner -- could use some "management."By VICTOR E. SASSONEDITORDoes Husni Mubarak run an Egyptian grocery store in Paterson's Middle Eastern bazaar? If not, what is his photo...

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Clueless editors ignore dark side of low gasoline prices

Low gasoline prices may seem like a great development, but they bring with them many negatives, such as discouraging commuters from using mass transit and encouraging some drivers to hold onto their gas guzzlers.By VICTOR E. SASSONEDITORToday's upbeat Page 1 story on low gasoline prices could have been written by the automobile dealers who advertise so heavily in The Record.There is nothing here on how cheap fuel encourages more driving and aggravates...

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Correction fixes only one of three errors in Page 1 story

This store on Main Street in Hackensack may have been called "Young Forever," but it didn't manage to stay in business forever.By VICTOR E. SASSONEDITORThe Page 1 story focused on what "many called the greatest catch they had ever seen," but in newspaper parlance, no one "caught" three glaring editing errors.The headline over Thursday's front-page story by sports writer Art Stapleton was missing a coma:'The Catch' a moment they'll share foreverGiant's...

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The Big Turkey awards from 'Eye on The Record'

Construction or reconstruction continued on Tuesday in front of Starbucks Coffee in Hackensack, which is on the ground floor of the Alfred N. Sazari Medical Arts Building at 360 Essex St. Let's hope the doctors in the building have a better record than the company that built the sidewalks and parking lot, which seem to need repair every couple of years. The garage in another Sanzari medical building across Summit Avenue was closed for more than a...

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Breaking news: Columnist reveals pigs are 'child-bearing'

One of the liveliest streets in downtown Hackensack is Banta Place, above and below, a single block between State and Main streets. On Main Street, opposite Banta Place, a developer plans to turn an old bank building into apartments.By VICTOR E. SASSONEDITORDid Columnist Charles Stile actually write on the front page of The Record today that breeding pigs are confined to metal gestation crates for most of "their child-bearing lives"?Yes, as unbelievable...

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How did the oil-train editor miss this huge development?

Growing traffic congestion on local roads and at the Hudson River crossings -- and the lack of mass-transit alternatives -- is among the untold stories of 2014 as Road Warrior John Cichowski continues to shoot himself in the foot with one inaccurate column after another. In his Sunday column, he identified the wrong group of drivers as being the second most vulnerable to crashes, and gave the wrong advice on how to position your hands on the steering...

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Editors want you to fret over $219,000 conference table

The Empire State Building in Manhattan as seen through the window of NJ Transit's 165 Local on Boulevard East.By VICTOR E. SASSONEDITORBoy, I would have loved to hear the Sunday night newsroom discussion on what to put on the front page of The Record today.One of the poor schmucks who gets stuck working Sundays probably had Editor Marty Gottlieb, a veteran of The New York Times, on the phone.OK. We know Sundays are slow-news days, and there is only...

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Editors' one-two punch: Sports and two long corrections

Two-lane Passaic Street is a major thoroughfare through Hackensack, Maywood and Rochelle Park, but it hasn't changed much since the 1950s. On Saturday, the street was packed with a long line of cars heading toward Rochelle Park, above. With no turn lane on Passaic Street at Summit Avenue, a turning car, left, will bring trailing vehicles to a dead stop. The SUV, right, is too big to squeeze through.By VICTOR E. SASSONEDITOROne glance at Page...

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President Obama affirms we are a nation of immigrants

A noisy propeller-driven airplane, above, and a business jet, below, passing low over South Hackensack buildings on Thursday as they headed for Teterboro Airport. The noise and the proximity of the aircraft are enough to send chills down your spine.By VICTOR E. SASSONEDITORWith his sweeping action to protect 5 million people from deportation -- a move that dominates Page 1 of The Record today -- President Obama has reminded us we live in a nation...

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Editors promote Kelly book, gas guzzlers, unhealthy food

An office building on Union Street in Hackensack, opposite John A. Earl Inc., has been torn down, and some residents believe apartments will be built there.By VICTOR E. SASSONEDITORYou'll have to read and read and read today's Page 1 column to find out what The Record's Mike Kelly means by "a new reality" in Israel, where four Jews were killed while praying in a synagogue.In fact, the column is so poorly written and edited you'll have to turn to...

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Why are these columnists wasting their time and ours?

On the upper level of the Port Authority Bus Terminal in midtown Manhattan, you can get your shoes shined for $5 while waiting for your overdue NJ Transit bus.A week ago, I gave the man who shined my shoes a $2 tip, and he seemed miffed.By VICTOR E. SASSONEDITORThe Record's Road Warrior column is supposed to focus on commuting issues.But that would take real legwork, including riding trains and buses, and reporting on the quality of service.Or, challenging...

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