Hoboken Mayor David Roberts was re-elected in the “we didn’t get it right the first time” election held last night. 3 of Robert’s council candidates were also elected, bringing his supporters an 8-1 majority on the nine member council. Meanwhile, Roberts is still hoping the city wins the Mega Millions Jackpot.
The Holland Tunnel will be swarmed with 2,000 motorcycles, warns the Port Authority, as part of the annual Gooch’s Garlic Run. Motorcyclists travel Morris County to Little Italy to raise money for children with “catastrophic illness.” In Short: avoid the Holland Tunnel entrance tonight between 7 and 9:30 since several lanes will be closed. Vampires […]
Hoboken will be getting a new train line by 2007: the Meadowlands shuttle. Decades after the complex was first built, a train link will finally be constructed to the facility even as the Jets, Nets, and everyone else is getting ready to leave. Two years from now, the spur will stop at the complex, Secaucus […]
Tonight at 6 p.m. Jersey City will announce the results of a transportation study regarding improvements to “regional access to destinations of major significance.” The only thing the study doesn’t examine is yachting. If this sort of thing interests you, the meeting is tonight: 6pmCouncil ChambersCity Hally, 2nd Floor 280 Grove Street
A dollar doesn’t go as far as it once did. Neither does a million. 4 unit Brownstone, Van Vorst Park:$1.8M 1,700 Square Foot, Hoboken condo: $1.2 M 2 Unit, Hoboken Brownstone: $1.4M
This kitchy little bar on the corner of Christopher Columbus and Grove Street serves up ‘authentic’ Cuban dishes alongside standard diner faire. Don’t be fooled by the daytime family friendly atmosphere, this is also a fun place to drink. Whether you go for dinner or for breakfast, be sure to get some Spanish sausage. We […]
Jersey City’s Sixth Street former elevated rail line recently got approval from the city council to be turned into a park. Some park advocates have suggested building an elevated park similar to a plan in New York. Curbed reports that federal authorities have given the green light to turn Manhattan’s elevated rail into an elevated […]
New Jersey is one of the few states that sends voters to the polls so frequently. With our governor and legislature elected in odd years and Federal officers elected in even years, there is a general election every year. And a primary. And then there are school board elections in April. And of course, since […]
We aren’t just interested in the future of our city, but also the past. Rutgers University has a collection of maps showing parts of Hudson County at various stages of development including Bergen City [Journal Square area of Jersey City] and roads like JFK Blvd when it was Hudson Blvd. We especially like that Paulus […]
It seems the West Side Stadium in Manhattan may finally be dead. All the media could talk about for the last six months, the West Side Stadium has been Mayor Bloomberg’s baby. Advocates have said they hoped it would spur the development of better subway service in the area and bring the Olympics to New […]
