La Rustique BakeriaSlice.com gives La Rustique in Jersey City a glowing review. PATH Train derails in New JerseyTwice in one week? Sounds like the Port Authority has a track problem. Phony bloggers who do not excite.Tris McCall calls out shitty marketing website destinationjerseycity.com for being a shitty marketing website.
Yellow Cabs Turning GreenAt this year’s New York International Automobile Show, the iconic yellow cab will be getting a green makeover. Showcased at the event will be a number of potential variants for the next generation taxi with emphasis on alternative fuels. Hamilton Park’s makeover: More active or passive?Hamilton Park will soon have a long […]
The New York Times has pointed us to a new community website, Uncivil Servants that posts photos of illegally parked cars. The vehicles in question usually are taking advantage of city issued parking permits that are ostensibly issued for specific civic duties, but which appear to be used as one of those “benefits” doled out […]
The city has proposed an extension of Jersey Avenue, connecting the street to Philip Road in Liberty State park over the Morris Canal. Currently, the street terminates at the canal near the Liberty Harbor North Development. Proponents of the plan cite the need for better vehicle access to the downtown, while community activists refuse to […]
Kvetching about condosAs Toll Brothers push forward with plans to build towers on the Manischevitz factory site, activists want to be part of the dialogue. Half the Manischevitz property is outside the PAD, and recent variances for 111 First Street might set a precedent that allows Toll to go higher. Housing Market Heats UpApparently the […]
The Port Authority is now offering electronic service alerts by email so all you fancy folks with blackberries will know when not to take the PATH. Users can sign up here and select advisories for specific trains and time schedules. Via Jersey Journal
A little service called GypsyMaps has mashed together MTA and PATH subway maps to produce an all inclusive regional transportation trip planner. Even better, the service estimates walking times between stations, and accounts for the time of day when coming up with a trip duration estimate. We wanted to make a joke about Staten Island […]
Wondering when the next PATH train is scheduled to depart from the local station? Wonder no more with the interactive schedule online at NYNJ.net. We aren’t certain how accurate this whole thing is, but wouldn’t it be great to think that it was. Common sense would lead us to believe the Port Authority would figure […]
The New York Times is reporting that a “surprising” number of cars pour into the city from the five boroughs, clogging roads. As the city considers proposals for “congestion pricing” (read: higher tolls), this sort of data is important. Indeed half the vehicles coming into New York City (for the purpose of the study, the […]
A large part of Jersey City’s redevelopment success over the last few years is obviously due to its proximity to Manhattan, in particular, lower Manhattan and the World Trade Center site. With a PATH Station literally in the center of ground zero, what is ultimately built or not built there will significantly effect the thousands […]
