The MTA approved a new set of rules for subway riders, although the changes lack the provision on open containers such as water bottles. MTA officials insisted such bottles had been and are still prohibited. The New York Times on summing up the enforcement of oopen containers: “The police will use common sense. Riders are […]
Apparently for months there has been talks of building a Freedom Center at the site of the World Trade Center. The center would have been part museum, part memorial, and in either case, many people who lost friends and relatives saw it as offensive. The project has been effectively killed by a grass roots effort. […]
For those of you who embrace independent coffee shops and are quite happy not to have a local Starbucks, chceck out the review of the Janam Indian Tea Shop in the Hudson Current. “It is definitely a neighborhood shop. People kept popping in to say hello to the friendly counter girl”
The elevated sixth street embankment that has recieved quite a bit of attention as developer Steve Hyman attempts to replace the structure with condos. The land was sold to them by by Conrail and now the city is spending $20,000 to study whether the sale of the land was legal. The city seems to be […]
For a while now, there has been talk of creating a restaurant row in Jersey City, including late night dinning. Jersey City Vibe discusses the current issues facing the city council.
Hoboken Terminal is on the List of stations set to recieve improvements to the public address systems by NJ Transit. Anyone who has ridden NJ Transit knows that often they must announce delayed trains, and almost inevitably, these announcements are garbled beyond recognition. The new system will not be any clearer.
Hobken’s on going debate over rent control has been delayed. Renters in two family homes should be particularly concerned by changes in the rules as those tenants can be denied renewal of their leases under state law.
It seems that Hoboken’s financial situation has not much improved from last year. Is anyone still surprised?
Train service in and out of Hoboken was suspended when the roof caught fire. The roof, the roof, the roof is afire.
Mr. Snitch has pointed us to a new blog: Overheard In Hoboken. We think this could be a great addition to Hudson County blogosphere, though we’ll keep in mind it existence the next time we decide to get sloshed and start shouting things in downtown Hoboken.
