111 First Street has had on going legal troubles between the city and its owners and a bunch of artists the owners kicked out. Recently, the owners closed the streets to prevent injuries if the building were to collapse, and now a judge has ruled that the road closures are not necessary and the owners […]
The first eight rental units offered at a discounted rate for artists will finally find renters through a lottery, nearly a year after the city took the time to designate an artists’ district. Confused officials have started calling the area “SoHo West,” thinking that there are still artists in the real SoHo. Other areas of […]
Perhaps you’ve been lulled into believing California is the playground of America’s beautiful — hey, we watch The O.C. too — but as we’ve suspected all along, pretty people can be found without going further west than our side of the Hudson River: Eurotrash writes– at 10am on a Sunday, the streets are already crowded […]
The Port Authority announced new programs for “revenue enhancement” that involve advertising agencies and sponsorship programs, or in simple enlgish, more ads are going to popping up in around Port Authority properties including PATH trains. Port Authority officials have cited the need for increased secruity measures since 9/11 for higher expenses, creating the need to […]
The Hoboken city council appointed Schoor DePalma Engineer for the city in a spolit vote. Several Schoor DePalma employees made contributions in the last election cycle, and the splite vote may be a signal that they just weren’t generous enough. On the other hand, Mayor Robert’s may just have been upset that the engineer wasn’t […]
Jersey City Vibe ponders freshman councilman Steven Filop’s recent activities.
Over the weekend, the towering pair of spotlights returned to the former World Trade Center site, producing a powerful reminder of events four years ago. Dojo-MojoGenius Lessons
Hoboken’s Pier C was razed in 2002. Since then, ongoing proposals have included turning the site into a park with money from the Port Authority. The project is still on track, though at this rate, residents should expect the park to completed sometime next century, maybe.
The Jersey City Arts community seems to be doing well despite the encroachment of yuppy filled condos on the downtown arts district. JCFridays has setup a number of events on Friday, September 9th, featuring exhibitions from a whole range of mediums.
The ground was broken yesterday for the new World Trade Center PATH station. The station has gone under several revisions since it was first announced, least important of all is the design has gone from a dramatic steal and glass sculpture to a much less aesthetic pile of steal. Also further demonstrating animosity between the […]
