Obama looks for the Brightside of first debate

The Brightside Tavern in Jersey City is beginning to fill up with supporters of Barack Obama and the city’s long-time mayor, Jerramiah Healy.

Bright St is quiet and residential.

Just around the corner narrow, tree-lined streets give a Manhattan feel. But for a long time, the wide expanse of the Hudson River doesn’t do justice to how distant we are from the genteel sophistication of Greenwich Village.