Wednesday was a busy night for the Hoboken City Council, which introduced a handful of new ordinances and discussed rent control at length. An ordinance that would set the stage for an Academy Bus lot in northwest Hoboken to become home to the new Department of Public Works (DPW) garage passed unanimously on first reading. Two streets-minded ordinances passed on first reading as well, with one seeking to hike street parking rates and the other to increase penalties for parking in bike lanes. The Academy Bus lot ordinance would set the stage for an $80 million bondto finance the property acquis…
