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Tuesday, October 11th, 2005 | Uncategorized | 540 views | Permalink |

Basement Parking Eases Shortage: Rotten Garage Floor Collapses Sending Car to Level B1 Light Rail the New Anti-Drug: Another Addict Busted After Caught With Invalid Ticket Simpson’s Gag Born In JC: Mike Hunt Unavailable For Comment

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Jersey City Ranked 2nd Among Real Cities, 90th When You Include Big Square States And Places West of The Deleware

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Monday, October 10th, 2005 | Uncategorized | 854 views | Permalink |

Apartment Ratings.com took the time to rank cities based on “livability and satisfaction.” We don’t give the survey too much credence since the the number one city was Releigh, NC, which is barely a city at all. Jersey City came in at number 90, which is relatively very respectable since New York was 89 and […]

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Montgomery Street Condo Update

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Monday, October 10th, 2005 | Van Vorst | 624 views | Permalink |

Last week we mentioned a new building going up on Montgomery street, half a block west of City Hall. It seems the building recieved a third floor on the very day we mentioned it. We’re guessing that this is the final floor that will be added since another floor would surpass the height of neighboring […]

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Justice Comes To The Hague

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Thursday, October 6th, 2005 | Uncategorized | 601 views | Permalink |

JerseyCityVibe has listed some more information about the Jersey City Medical Center revitalization project. The Art Deco building is a little outside of the area we consider our coverage zone, but we also can’t ignore a project of this size, especially since we have a fondness for Art Deco. The project’s scope is a massive […]

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Guys Named Steve Fight It Out Over Embankment

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Thursday, October 6th, 2005 | Uncategorized | 577 views | Permalink |

Councilman Steven Fulop wants developer Steve Hyman to pay for the city lawyer investigating the sale of the Sixth Street Embankment. Hyman wants to build condos, Fulop it seems is taking up the advocacy of park supporters.

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New Condos Crop Up On Montgomery Street

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Thursday, October 6th, 2005 | Van Vorst | 583 views | Permalink |

For months, a small lot on Montgomery Street across from the renovated Majestic Theater, now also condos, had a large sign promising condos coming soon. It seemed though that little had been going on all summer long, with the only the small structure seen below in the background: That left us wondering just exactly was […]

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The Wi-Fi Question

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Thursday, October 6th, 2005 | Uncategorized | 601 views | Permalink |

Hoboken blogger Mister Snitch has raised the subject of free, cheap, and commercial citywide Wi-Fi internet. Which brings up a little suggestion we’d like to make to our own city government: bring free municipal wi-fi to Jersey City. Philidelphia is getting it. San Fransisco is getting it. Dozens of smaller towns across the west already […]

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Hoboken Rent Control Lives To See Another Day

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Thursday, October 6th, 2005 | Hoboken | 556 views | Permalink |

Hoboken had been considering removing two family homes from rent control, but it now seems the council has reversed their decision. Also postponed was a statute of limitations on reimbursing rent in cases where it had been illegally raised.

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New York Cabs Threaten Strike

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Tuesday, October 4th, 2005 | Uncategorized | 653 views | Permalink |

Fuel costs are hitting cab drivers, say their union who are considering a strike if the Taxi and Limousine Commission does not raise fares. Also causing friction is the proposal to install GPS units in taxi cabs. Meanwhile, your cab driver still insists he can’t cross the Hudson River without an introduction to Ben Franklin.

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