Just a few years ago, a walk along Palisades Avenue afforded magnificent views of the New York City skyline. Out of state visitors arriving by Interstate 78 enjoyed similarly spectacular views of Manhattan as they rounded the final bend of elevated highway before descending into the Holland Tunnel. But over the past five years, New […]
AM New York Discovers Jersey City About as accurate as a you might expect a free paper to be. Healy spokeswoman on developer’s payroll Because some people find this sort of thing surprising. Old coffee plant – now ‘Maxwell Place’ Condos with cream and sugar.
We got plenty of construction photos for you to feast on this weekend. Below is a quick recap in case you missed anything. Monday111 First77 HudsonClam Broth HouseGulls CoveThe Sutton at Liberty HarborLiberty Harbor NorthObserver Lofts SundayAthenaColumbus TowerGarden Street LoftsGrove PointeHarborside LoftsShore ClubTrump TowersWestin Hotel89 Willow Avenue, Hoboken Saturday833 Jersey AvenueThe CliffsMaxwell Place109 Columbus Drive, […]
A month ago, this small commuter parking lot was filled with cars. And then we saw a piece of heavy equipment parked on the lot and a green privacy fence that usually means some sort of construction. From what we can tell, we’re talking about a small mixed use development with shops– 10,000 square feet– […]
According to a rumor circulating over on the Kannekt forum, Grove Pointe will soon be home to everyone’s favorite Seattle Coffee house and a Duane Reade. An anonymous user writes: “I went to sales office, they said that Starbucks and Duane Reade have already signed on for retail space” Of course, the great thing about […]
The New York Times is reporting that a “surprising” number of cars pour into the city from the five boroughs, clogging roads. As the city considers proposals for “congestion pricing” (read: higher tolls), this sort of data is important. Indeed half the vehicles coming into New York City (for the purpose of the study, the […]
Perhaps you may recall what now seems a lifetime ago, the fight over what to do with New York’s West Side rail yards in the dirty thirties. Local residents there wanted nothing to do with redevelopment fearing high rise buildings would ruin the character of the local neighborhood. Meanwhile, its still the dirty thirties. Well […]
A large part of Jersey City’s redevelopment success over the last few years is obviously due to its proximity to Manhattan, in particular, lower Manhattan and the World Trade Center site. With a PATH Station literally in the center of ground zero, what is ultimately built or not built there will significantly effect the thousands […]
This isn’t the scoopable kind either. Someone has taken to writing “Dogshit” on most of Van Vorst Park’s benches. While this sort of vandalism is a rather minor indiscretion, there are definitely better avenues for civil disobedience than messing with park benches. We’ll recommend anyone with knowledge of this let the authorities know. And if […]
Getting In Shape For the New Year The Hudson Reporter discusses one Hoboken native’s development of a workout video, that surprisingly does not involve keg stands. Or maybe it does. Oh Heavens Protestants don’t want condos on historic church property, evolution in schools. Oh shit, that said Protesters. Protesters don’t want evolution in condos, school […]
