Talk:Bayonne, New Jersey

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Bayonne was the first to establish two-way radio contact between Police Headquarters & Patrol cars. source: Modern Marvels, "Extreme Trucks" first air date 11/12/03 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mike96815 (talk • contribs) 22:42, 19 March 2013 (UTC)

NPOV
unless someone produces a source, i'm cutting out "majority of citizens do not drive"...that seems totally anecdotal Jporcaro 20:08, 11 April 2006 (UTC)

ALSO, when I cut all that POV stuff out, I forgot to sign in...IP 141.153.157.146 was mine. I'll put it back in if someone provides a source. Jporcaro 04:39, 12 April 2006 (UTC)

It might be anecdotal about a pedestrian majority, but consider the average age of its residents over the last fifteen years and the popularity of Broadway as its central shopping district, and there's a strong case for it. Constructed as an objective entry, one might say "Bayonne has a large pedestrian-friendly shopping avenue called Broadway, with a dedicated bus service there since 1932. Furthermore, Bayonne is largely comprised of many neighborhoods with church parishes tending to anchor residents.  The number of delicatessens, pizzerians, and other local shops in each neighborhood tends to support a more pedestrian population."

All of which are facts, verifiable on a map with associated population densities to prove it. Of late, new construction and the introduction of row homes (some on historical sites, thanks for that) will likely change the character of the city remarkably. Scarletknight 13:17, 18 May 2006 (UTC)

Operation Se7en?
I deleted some garbage from the page that included that and wasn't relative to the topic at all. NYGiantsNYMets91 04:33, 4 July 2006 (UTC)

Feral Cats
I took out the bit about the "myriad of ferral [sic] cats." It may be funny (and true) but hardly a useful piece of trivia. Mistermind 17:11, 28 July 2006 (UTC)

Dress Code Controversy
Is dress policy of the Board of Ed really encyclopedic? I, for one, favor yanking out the third paragraph under Education. WhyTanFox 19:07, 1 December 2006 (UTC)

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add S I Newhouse of Conde Nast to list of famous
SAM NEWHOUSE, was the oldest of eight children born to poor Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe. At 13, Sammy hit the streets of hometown Bayonne, New Jersey, to support his ailing father and family. A local lawyer-businessman gave him a tryout at no wages and promptly discovered he had hired the prototypical Horatio Alger kid.

In 1911, at age 16, pint-size Sam (then edging up to his adult height of 5 feet 2 inches) was put in charge of a struggling Bayonne newspaper that the lawyer had taken over in satisfaction of a bad debt. Startlingly, Sam made the paper a success and himself an early-day yuppie, beginning at age 21 to earn some $30,000 a year (around $300,000 in today's dollars). In the process, he grew obsessed with the newspaper business and uninterested in using the law degree he had somehow found time to get. By 1924, then 29, he had control of his own paper, the Staten Island Advance, a Newhouse property to this day. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Paleocon (talk • contribs) 03:55, 28 September 2007 (UTC) http://www.answers.com/topic/samuel-irving-newhouse —Preceding unsigned comment added by Paleocon (talk • contribs) 03:58, 28 September 2007 (UTC)

History of
Can someone help me get some valuable information about the history of bayonne? The only source i have is the city website which is inadequate. --Paulm27 (talk) 14:00, 4 August 2008 (UT


 * Paul, a quick google books search found this history of Bayonne from 1904. The whole book is online and should make a great reference.  Jim Miller  See me 14:08, 4 August 2008 (UTC)


 * Wow, never used google books before! Thanks a lot, I'll be sure to read it. --Paulm27 (talk) 14:24, 4 August 2008 (UTC)

Current building projects Update
User:69.115.146.42 placed the following note as invisible text in the Current building projects section. I moved it here:


 * Many of these projects have been completed as of May 25th, 2009. A thorough edit should be conducted by one of you Wikipedia people. the teardrop has been completed as well as the golf course. some items in this selection should be put in a new section.

In response to this, I would say that reliable sources are needed to support this information. Nightscream (talk) 01:56, 27 May 2009 (UTC) IS A CITY IN NJ — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.82.35.150 (talk) 21:25, 19 March 2013 (UTC)

Material in need of sourcing
I have moved the following material here from the article until it can be properly sourced per WP:NOR, WP:V, etc.

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Fauna
Bayonne currently plays host to a many animal species including aquatic animals, semi-aquatic animals, and land-dwelling animals. Most populations thrive.
 * Mammals: Raccoons, bats, opossums, rabbits, feral cats and dogs, mice, rats, squirrels.
 * Birds: Geese, ducks, pigeons, seagulls, cardinals, bluejays, robins, sparrows, crows, doves, partridges, pheasants, starlings, falcons, egrets.
 * Reptiles: Painted turtles, red-ear slider turtles, snapping turtles, toads.
 * Fish: Striped Bass, Bluefish, Summer and Winter Flounder, Weakfish.
 * Insects: Grasshoppers, Praying Mantis, ants, beetles, wasps and hornets, bees, butterflies, cicadas.
 * Crustaceans: Blue crabs, Horseshoe crabs

In media

 * Films such as Hysterical Blindness (2002), Mortal Thoughts (1991), Swimfan (2002), and War of the Worlds were all shot on location in Bayonne.
 * The Peninsula at Bayonne Harbor (formerly the Military Ocean Terminal), located on the Eastern Side of Bayonne is now home to television and movie studios for shows such as HBO's Oz (1997-2003), A Beautiful Mind (2001) and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004).
 * The Bayonne Bridge and some of the downtown streets were filmed for the making of Spielberg's War of the Worlds. The bridge and major portions of Bayonne were destroyed by aliens in the film.
 * Some scenes from the Nickelodeon television show The Adventures of Pete and Pete were shot in Bayonne. Scenes that took place in Wellsville High School were shot in Bayonne High School and P.S..
 * The 1996 TV show Matt Waters starring Montel Williams, with Williams portraying a fictional high school teacher, was filmed almost entirely in Bayonne, with scenes shot at Bayonne High School.
 * The music videos Someday by Mariah Carey and Popular by Nada Surf were filmed on location at Bayonne High School, as were the classroom scenes of Pearl Jam's Jeremy video.
 * The film version of Strangers with Candy filmed scenes taking place at Flatpoint High inside Bayonne High School.
 * The movie Crooks, starring comedian Jim Norton and directed by Paul Battista was filmed on location in Bayonne.
 * Bayonne is often used as the butt of jokes on television shows such as The Odd Couple (Frosty the maid was hailed as the "Beast from Bayonne") another episode Oscar says about his loyal poker buddies "Guys I got my hand stamped together at Bayonne High", Barney Miller, and All in the Family, among many others.
 * When The Tonight Show was broadcast from New York City during the 1960s, host Johnny Carson liked to make jokes about various New Jersey cities. He claimed on several occasions that his personal tailor was "Raul of Bayonne".
 * The prom scenes from "My Best Friend's Girl" starring Dane Cook and Kate Hudson was filmed at Bayonne High School.

Trivia
Nightscream (talk) 03:48, 15 April 2010 (UTC)
 * The 19th Century town of Saltersville, New Jersey (a Civil War training area) is now a part of Bayonne. A notable regiment stationed there was the Anderson Zouaves who were encamped and mustered in on June 30 and July 1, 1861 at Newark Bay House, a resort hotel on the western shore of the Bayonne peninsula.
 * The main street in Bayonne is known as Broadway, and was named after the avenue in New York City. It was originally named Avenue D, since it is bounded on either side by Avenues C and E.
 * The Bayonne Bridge, which connects Bayonne to Staten Island, was completed in November 1931. At the time, it was the longest steel arch bridge ever constructed. Today, it is the third-longest such bridge, with the Lupu Bridge in Shanghai, China and the New River Gorge Bridge in West Virginia being first- and second-longest respectively.
 * Standard Oil began its initial operations in Bayonne when John D. Rockefeller bought a kerosene works on the eastern shore. It eventually encompassed all of the Constable Hook section of Bayonne; Avenues J and East 22nd Street are all that remain.
 * Many PT boats (for "Patrol Torpedo"), small, fast vessel used by the United States Navy in World War II to attack larger surface ships were built between 1942 and 1945 by Elco (Electric Launch Corporation) at Bayonne. Elco later merged with its sister company, Electric Boat Corporation, in 1948, to form General Dynamics.
 * Bayonne was a bedroom community and shore resort for the wealthy and elite as early as 1889. The La Tourette Hotel on the southern shore along Kill Van Kull was its centerpiece.
 * Bayonne police officers were the first to have police radios in their police cars. They also were one of the first to use the police walkie-talkie.
 * The Bayonne Bridge is the sister bridge of the Sydney Harbour Bridge located in Sydney, Australia.}}

Currently missing
There's a lot of relevant information missing so the following can be added to further improve the article. Notable People: Name: Nino Gonzalez Alias: Mike Born: 1959-04-19 Nationality: US American Hometown: Bayonne, New Jersey, USA Height: 5′ 8″  /   173cm Boxing Record: won 30 (KO 17) + lost 7 (KO 3) + drawn 1 = 38 rounds boxed 242 KO% 44.74 Copyright: boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=2337&cat=boxer Most Notable: Fought & lost to Roberto Duran in August 9, 1981 as part of Roberto's comeback attempt. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.50.18.203 (talk) 06:53, 12 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Bayonne Medical Center
 * History section
 * Recreation section with the inclusion of Veterans park, City park, Richard L. Korpi ice rink, & the municipal pool to name a few.
 * Private schools such as Marist High School, Holy Family Academy, & All Saints Catholic Academy. Selecciones de la Vida (talk) 20:21, 12 October 2010 (UTC)

Edit request on 17 October 2012
Include Notable Residents:

Stephen R. Gregg, Medal of Honor Recipient: Wikilink - Stephen_R._Gregg

General Martin E. Dempsey (B), Born in Bayonne, NJ on March 14, 1952, attended St. Andrew's (elementary) School. On Sept. 30, 2011, General Dempsey became the nation's: Chairman of the Joint-Chiefs-of-staff. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=2532013989144&set=o.229275567110463&type=1&theater

173.166.72.174 (talk) 14:05, 17 October 2012 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: Being born in Bayonne, NJ is not the same as being a resident of Bayonne. -- Red rose64 (talk) 16:40, 17 October 2012 (UTC)

Relevant move request
There is a move request at Talk:Bayonne (disambiguation) that watchers of this article may be interested in. Egsan Bacon (talk) 20:48, 12 November 2014 (UTC)

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