Hoboken 2nd Ward Councilwoman Tiffanie Fisher has officially launched her bid for mayor this morning, pledging to bring experienced, results-driven leadership to City Hall.
By John Heinis/Hudson County View
“Hoboken is more than just a city—Hoboken’s story is a strong, resilient community. But we’re at a crossroads,” Fisher said in a statement.
“From public safety to affordability, from smart development to the quality of our basic city services, we need an experienced leader who delivers real results and puts people at the center of every decision. That’s why I’m running—to be a different kind of mayor, one who ensures City Hall works for everyone and helps Hoboken become the very best it can be.”
The announcement is not a shock, as Fisher has said for weeks that she would be running for mayor in the November 4th non-partisan contest whenever she was asked in recent weeks.
She is the fourth council member to officially declare her candidacy, following 3rd Ward Councilman Mike Russo, 4th Ward Councilman Ruben Ramos, and Councilwoman-at-Large Emily Jabbour. Former U.S. Treasury official Dini Ajmani is also in the race.
Fisher touts that she has “built a proven track record of putting residents first and delivering quality of life improvements across Hoboken.”
She asserts that she has worked to protect rent control, curb tax increases, supported the preservation and creation of affordable housing, co-authored the “Tests and Vests” legislation, advocating for community policing, and advanced aggressive rat mitigation, among other things.
A three-term councilwoman and a 31-year resident of the Mile Square City, also founded the Hoboken Business Alliance and helped launch the local food pantry during the COVID-19 pandemic.
If elected, she called for building trusted partnerships with our schools, police, and first responders—to support education, strengthen public safety, and foster a more connected community.
She also wants to create a culture of pedestrian safety where everyone—drivers, cyclists, and pedestrians—shares responsibility for protecting one another, as well delivering reliable city service to keep Hoboken clean and well maintained.
Fisher also commits to halting “outrageous rent increases” and “reducing wasteful spending,” as well as ensuring the construction of 700 affordable housing units already in the pipeline.
She further states that she wants to create a new community center and poll, expand public transit, and fully opening City Hall for a fully transparent municipal government.
“I’ve always been a leader—whether in business, on the soccer field as a coach, or at the Council dais—solving tough problems, bringing people together, and standing up for our community,” Fisher concluded.
“As Hoboken’s mayor, I’ll bring a deep love for this city combined with a results-driven track record and decades of relevant experience to lead from day one—putting community first and building the Hoboken we all deserve.”
Fisher better win or Hoboken is in for a very, very bad time. None of these other candidates have her record or can perform near her level of competence.
It’s not even close.
can we see some examples?
She hasn’t worked in a private sector job or public sector job in over a decade
Every time someone questions, her or request something she sends them a text message. She never picks up her phone.
She thinks she knows more than everybody else and she would never get anything done if it was up to her everything has to go to a committee
Councilwoman Fisher led the renegotiation on Hoboken’s horrid water contract. Refused to approve a lesser offer that Dawn Zimmer proposed. Saved Hoboken residents a bundle.
She’s also been a leader on the budget and how to reduce it. Ravi didn’t like it and hates her about as much as you.
There’s no candidate who has her hands on financial acumen in the private and public (Hoboken) sector.
Have a great day and vote for Tiffanie Fisher for Mayor for Hoboken’s fiscal sanity.
So Fisher and Ramos split the Ravi resistance/reform vote. Jabbour and Ajmani split the uptown liberal elite/Ravi vote. And Russo gets everyone else and wins comfortably?
Fisher is the 2nd ward councilperson, so she will get most of what you call the “uptown liberal elite” (kind of a weird description but whatev), as well as a chunk of the anti-Bhalla and former Jen supporter votes. Not saying she’ll win, but could do well. I can’t see Ajmani having much impact.
Also, won’t Ramos and Russo split the old Hoboken/BnR vote?
she won’t get a single vote in public or affordable housing or anyone of color. She has a terrible record when it comes to working with people who aren’t wealthy, white and privileged.
She’s the textbook example of what a Karen is
The kid in class who tells on the other kids when the teacher leaves the room
ask the teacher for homework on the weekends
Thats true no other candidate has a record of 12 years of unemployment.
Feel free to google her name and the SEC and see what it says about her last job. And some further digging intimates why she was let go.
I did the same thing w Ravi – googled his background- pretty ugly. BTW – agree w HBKN – but frankly did not see Trump winning again, either. There will be a runoff….
I’d call it retired and comfortably at that.
At any rate, Jen’s spirit is behind this one. No doubt about it.
Yes, and when jen ran for mayor she finished in last, similar to what will happen with tiffany. she does not have broad appeal.
You tiffany are no Jen Giattino
you conspired to prevent the residence of the sixth ward from having representation you shouldn’t be allowed to represent the other five wards either
I took your bait. Did the google search and didn’t find anything. What did you see? She says she resigned in her linkedin profile in 2013.
Try again, just google her name and SEC and it is the third thing that comes up. Just make sure you are spelling it Tiffanie not Tiffany
Just did again. Found her impressive employment contract. A financial statement certification. What am I missing? Why don’t you just tell us what you are seeing.
She didn’t put out a terror flier to destroy another council colleague in DeFusco. That was YOUR boss!
She didn’t go bankrupt and have her car repoed..
She wasn’t the child of a disgraced politico and convicted criminal.
Wow, she really walked with the common folk
https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1581068/000119312513345540/d567358dex1025.htm
Do you really care how much money she made? Would you rather have a Mayor who did not have a successful career?
There are better reasons not to vote for her.
I am not surprised that Hoboken’s most divisive politician has so many comments under her Mayoral announcement article. As anyone subjected to her email newsletters know, Fisher is a bridge burner and condemner with being a critic, her political and media brand.
I agree that she will come in 4th place because few south of 12th street and west of Bloomfield are voting for her. I am assuming Team Bhalla will unite for Jabbour. The one council person who was a free agent, Presinzano, has gone all in for Ramos. That leaves Fisher (and Russo) as the council people without a council person supporting them. Not surprising for Fisher. And yes, she’s no Giattino even.
This is 100% a 4th place finish but I guarantee based on reading her email newsletters that she out of this extreme vanity run will create many new enemies along the way, alienate more than 1/2 the town and 4/5s of her council colleagues. She’ll then have to defend her seat in 2027 with everyone rooting against her. Unless you’re into eating popcorn, this is a waste of money and time. This is a vanity, not a sanity run.
Apparently some candidates keyboard supporters (or maybe just one) are very afraid of Ms Fisher..
Drawing conclusions about divisiveness from the number or tone of comments here is silly since it’s just a handful of people responding to each other.
You’re confused about Bhalla. He is all in for Mike Russo (at least until after the Assembly race). An old fashioned “I do for you and you do for me” deal except that just like with Ravi’s deals with Bob Menendez and Steve Fulop,
Mike will not actually “do” anything for Ravi. Still, Ravi will endorse Mike if he wins, and disappear and endorse no one if he loses.
Also, if you really think candidates’ support with voters can be gauged by counting the endorsements they get from other Council people then you’re not just pretending to be stupid.
Bold take: all of these candidates suck, in their own unique ways. Hoboken deserves better than this lot.