Terror at the HHA

The following post appeared in the wee hours of Wednesday morning on Patch:

I was intrigued, but questioned its authenticity given the infestation of operatives on Patch and the 'crackdown' on anyone 'against' Vision 20/20.  Further, tales of threats to HHA residents have been an open secret, but to my knowledge nobody has ever come forward to put them on the record.

With good reason(s).  Eviction is one. 

So, GA sent this:

Hello, I saw your post on Patch.  My first thought was that it may be a trap to identify HHA residents who are "troublemakers".  And I have heard stories of 'retaliation' at the HHA.  So please tell me more about what you are trying to do.  

Within the hour, I got this:

My name is *******. I have been talking to tenants. Most have no idea what Vision 2020 is. They are being lied to and told numerous different stories by HHA managers and the like. They are being told if they don't approve the plan, all the buildings will be razed & they'll be homeless, but they are not being told that if Vision 2020 is approved the buildings they live in will be razed. Most people don't believe the lies propagated by G*****. They know G***** is an opportunist, who would no doubt sell his own mother for a $1; but they are terrified to come forward. They won't even come to a meeting, because they are being threatened with eviction, jail, damage to their vehicles & to their person or children. Many of those loud belligerent people marching are being paid by G****. Although there are some that legitimately are misled, particularly by those others who are paid stooges of C******. We are trying to quietly organize among ourselves first, before coming public for fear of retaliation which we know is certain. If you have any tenants who would like to join our opposition, please have them contact us ASAP.

I replied, and quickly got this:

You have no idea how alone & frighten we feel. Thank you for understanding. The story has to get out. If we could get a story out in the Hoboken Reporter it would be a start. I've just had someone tell me they have been threatened with eviction and even bodily harm to their children. I don't know the whole story of how they were targeted, because the person is traumatized to the emff degree, as expected. This is unacceptable. No one should have their kids threatened. This is gangsterism. And all in the name of profits!! C****** is abusing his position trying to ram down the throats of residents to sign their own eviction papers. Who threatens children?  As you probably have figured out he has paid goons to march for the plan to give it legitimacy and to bully & threaten people.  I was threatened about 2 weeks ago to march with a group & called racial epithets for not joining.  I think the only reason they didn't put me on the undesirable list is because they thought after threatening me, that I must have to go to work if they couldn't bully me to join. Whatever the reason, being pointed out by two goons and being called a "(descriptive expletive)", and demanding to know why isn't he "with us" is disconcerting to say the least.

I am not alone in my feelings as you are aware. We are too afraid to come forward and be vocal at meetings or even show our faces at meetings or go door to door. With people being threatened and now its stooped to threatening resident's children, you can understand. I fear for my children. If we had supporters who would join us in our battle, we would feel more confident coming forward & really organizing a resistance perhaps even throwing C****** out of office as he should be. We are really afraid. 

This person is courageous. 

This victimization of the poor residents, the deterioration and neglect of buildings that are young by Hoboken standards, the 'Vision' to sell their homes to a private developer, raze them, without guaranty they will have a place to live in this money-making 'Vision'...

Keeping tenants in fear and ignorance, sending the message that ANYONE who is against them will be "shown no mercy".... that's not having 20-20 vision, that's a Vision of Evil.