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    NJ mayor recognized for 'Jersey Shore' rejection

    Associated Press – Thu, Feb 16, 2012

    HOBOKEN, N.J. (AP) — An Italian-American group is responding to Hoboken's rejection of MTV's "Jersey Shore" reality show — by giving the city's mayor an award.

    The Italian American One Voice Coalition is presenting Hoboken Mayor Dawn Zimmer with its "Una Voce" award Wednesday for denying film permits to a show the group feels promotes negative stereotypes of Italian Americans.

    Zimmer says the decision to deny permits was made based on safety and quality-of-life concerns for residents of Hoboken.

    The show has been issued permits to film in Jersey City. The spinoff of the reality series will feature Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi and Jenni "JWoww" Farley renting an apartment in New Jersey's second largest city. Jersey City Mayor Jerramiah Healy says he believes the show is an opportunity to promote the city.

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    • John
      John  •  Norfolk, United States  •  3 months ago
      The TV show "Jersey Shore" is a WORTHLESS piece of crap !!! I watched it twice and quickly realized it was nothing but CRAP !!! Way to go for denying this show permits to film !!!
      • golfman
        golfman 3 months ago
        TWICE?
      • Stella
        Stella 3 months ago
        I was thinking the same thing. It only takes one time to realize it's crap and quite frankly about nothing.
      • A Yahoo! User 3 months ago
        no I get it. You watch it once and think "maybe its a crap episode", So you watch it again thinking "all those people cant be wrong", then you realize all those people who watch it are wrong and the show really does blow.
    • Nicole
      Nicole  •  Pontiac, United States  •  3 months ago
      Snooki, is trash!!!!!
      • Miriam
        Miriam 3 months ago
        Snooki is an adopted PUERTO RICAN adopted by an ITALIAN family!
    • ROBERT V
      ROBERT V  •  3 months ago
      I cant believe there 15 minutes are not up yet.Society created this train wreck.One day we will wake up as people.Mob Wives,Housewives,Kardashians.Really thats how we have progressed as a people no wonder the rest of the world laughs at us.
    • itsme
      itsme  •  3 months ago
      This show should have never happened. Who watches it? If everyone hates it how can it still ne on? Reality shows blow............
      • itsme
        itsme 3 months ago
        I see the typo don't get crazy on me..LOL
    • john p
      john p  •  Winchester, United States  •  3 months ago
      Now, if they only gave awards for not watching crap on TV.
    • Greg S
      Greg S  •  Jamesburg, United States  •  3 months ago
      Koodus to Zimmer.....Thumbs Down to the nitwit JC mayor,who thinks this will promote his Ghetto of a city. You think your Ghetto is bad now, wait till the low lifes from all over come to see where these two idiots, puke and fight and act like degenerates.....sorry, they are not acting
    • Timeout
      Timeout  •  3 months ago
      YAY !!!! Great..... God for the Mayor and the group giving the award .. Jersey Shore is nothing like the wonderful Italian American's I know in Jersey....
    • Miriam
      Miriam  •  Oceanside, United States  •  3 months ago
      I am so glad somebody stood up and said no to the television train wreck that is JERSEY SHORE!! Snooki is not even Italian...she is an adopted Puerto Rican.
      • chris
        chris 3 months ago
        Italian Puerto Rican, they are both the same. HOT!! Big #$%$ and #$%$
      • tim
        tim 3 months ago
        im embarrassed to even admit that i know this... but she is chilean and was adopted by an italian family.
      • Miriam
        Miriam 2 months ago
        Tim, there's no shame in your game. I'm glad you shared what you know!! Long story short...she's not of the ethnicity she so proudly claims.
    • Otto Pilot
      Otto Pilot  •  Spring Branch, United States  •  3 months ago
      He should be declared a national hero.
    • Professor Firefly
      Professor Firefly  •  3 months ago
      Now we need to get rid of the rest of reality tv.....
    • HollyC
      HollyC  •  Galloway Twp, United States  •  3 months ago
      Don't even know why the show is headed to North Jersey?. Are they going to rename the show.?? Jersey City is NOT the Jersey Shore...
    • Stephen
      Stephen  •  Annandale, United States  •  3 months ago
      The problem is that people around the nation or for that matter maybe around the world think these characters are representative of New Jersey's Youth. What a shame,since so mamny exemplary kids come out of NJ.
    • Arlene G
      Arlene G  •  Warminster, United States  •  3 months ago
      This show along with the Khardashians is the worst on TV - What garbage.
    • Why Certainly!
      Why Certainly!  •  Milwaukee, United States  •  3 months ago
      at least he had the balls to stand up and say NO.. unlike the governor of NJ who is flying the flags at half staff for whitney ... an honor usually left for the VETERANS who deserve it!
    • skubie
      skubie  •  3 months ago
      So, they're giving out awards for using common sense? And sorry, been to Jersey City, and there's not much to promote. Nice view, if you're overlooking the Hudson...
    • Trac
      Trac  •  3 months ago
      What stereotype? =D
    • ESSC
      ESSC  •  Reston, United States  •  3 months ago
      Good for Hoboken. It's nice one city took a stand against the garbage called "reality TV."
    • fun
      fun  •  Jacksonville, United States  •  3 months ago
      The funniest part is the Jersey City mayor who thinks this will promote the town. You have to be from New Jersey to think human debris in your city actually promotes it.
    • King Secer
      King Secer  •  3 months ago
      sorry..i would never visit a place based on those idiotic fools on that show. Good for that mayor, shows some guys and not bending to the power of financial incentives by popularizing the dumbing down of america
    • _
      _  •  3 months ago
      Oh Yeahhhhh, Oh Yeahhhhhhh The shore's rejected Oh Yeahhhhhhh..............sorry, I just had to do that : )
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