A New Jersey girl who claims her doggie day care enterprise in Fort Lee was killed by the “Bridgegate” scandal blasted Thursday’s ruling that threw out the convictions of two former allies of ex-Gov. Chris Christie.
“For me as a enterprise proprietor, I simply really feel disgusted by the Supreme Court docket,” Bridgette Pursley instructed The Submit.
“This didn’t occur by itself. It was designed to harm the mayor, his administration, in addition to damage Fort Lee.”
Pursley stated her “Canine On It Doggie Day Care” had been open for lower than a yr in a business constructing overlooking the George Washington Bridge when visitors was deliberately snarled there in 2013 as political payback towards Fort Lee Mayor Mark Sokolich.
“I’m trying exterior the home windows, and I see the vehicles and vans all lined up for miles,” Pursley stated.
“As an alternative of my prospects coming via the door, they have been calling me and saying, ‘Bridgette, I’m not coming at the moment. We don’t wish to wait in these traces.’”
It was unclear when Canine On It closed.
Pursley, who now runs the same, however smaller, enterprise out of her Bergen County residence, is amongst almost two dozen plaintiffs in a pending class-action go well with that seeks damages from Christie, former allies Invoice Baroni and Bridget Kelly and others.
Plaintiffs’ lawyer Rosemarie Arnold stated Thursday’s Supreme Court docket ruling in favor of Baroni and Kelly “doesn’t actually have any bearing on the civil case.”
Final month, the Port Authority — which owns the bridge and can also be a defendant — despatched a letter to the choose that stated a standing report due on April 17 could be submitted no later than June 1 beneath phrases of a courtroom order that delayed all submitting deadlines due to the coronavirus pandemic.