A news of the week wrap up that includes a good ol’ reach around to just about everyone who writes about the sixth borough. Time For Developers to Start Playing BallJersey Journal A Hoboken ViewHudson Current SW Redevelopment Plan ContinuesHoboken411 Plans on Hold for 10th Street BuildingsJCVibe Jersey City Trump Not a Sex ActCurbed.com Drawings […]
Verizon has been quietly laying fiber optic cables throughout New Jersey for the last few years or so. The intent, in the long run, is to offer higher speed internet and cable alternative television. You can read more at The New York Times. That being said there are two things that need to happen for […]
Normally we like to keep rants on our personal blog. But since we aren’t the only Comcast cable customers in Hudson County, we figured this little problem might be interfering with a number of people’s enjoyment of their favorite reality television show. Comcast it seems, decided that paying for cable service wasn’t enough. Instead, forcing […]
Well its not exactly fresh news that Newport will be getting a few more towers. Both the Aqua and the Ellipse were announced months ago, and The Shore Club is well under construction. However, we took the time to build a map of where the Aqua and the Ellipse will be going up in relation […]
Planning Board tells developers: Meet with residentsNewport Group’s plan to build two structures on the Tenth Street embankment meets opposition. Music to their earsA twelve story tower gets approved for lot across from Shoprite. Rescue Plan for Hospital New Jersey’s oldest hospital is about to be bankrupted. 361 Newark Ave to Triple in HeightRumors on […]
We came across WikiMapia, a hybrid between Google Satelite images, Wikipedia, and Flickr. Users can enter data on hot zones on the satelite images– for instance, the empty lot that now is the site of the new Trump Towers. Like all sites relying on user generated content though, we’ve come across a few mistakes. But […]
The Metropolis Towers’ complex has had some recent demolition of the low rise section connecting the two existing towers. We came across a few bits and peices about two new towers going in along Christopher Columbus Blvd. But it seems that Emporis has listed four new towers for the complex. The first two towers are […]
As promised, there was magic at the opening of Jersey City’s first bookstore, the slight of hand that one gets when one hires a professional magician. Unfortunately, there was very little magic coming from the books, that sort of sensation that creeps over you when you see there on the shelf the very book you’ve […]
With all the fun new development going on in Downtown Jersey City, keeping track of everything has never been more difficult. So we put together our very own Construction Map.
The name Newark doesn’t exactly conjure up images of a pretty, downtown main street. Newark Avenue, much like its namesake city, is in need of a facelift. The city of Newark might have Cory Booker, but the Avenue has Steven Fulop. The Ward E councilman has a plan to clean up the former retail center […]
