The city has proposed an extension of Jersey Avenue, connecting the street to Philip Road in Liberty State park over the Morris Canal. Currently, the street terminates at the canal near the Liberty Harbor North Development. Proponents of the plan cite the need for better vehicle access to the downtown, while community activists refuse to […]

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As the demolition of 111 First Street continues, the Rem Koolhaas proposal continues to make waves. The most recent main stream media coverage of the tower is the New York Times, giving Koolhaas a reach around. And of course the various message forums serving Jersey City have been lit up lately with talk of the […]

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Dust off off your shamrocks, today is Hoboken’s version of St. Patrick’s day. Don’t get yourself arrested.

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At the risk of finding ourselves on the wrong side of Hoboken municipal digital firewall, we’re going to point to a bit about City Hall’s banning of local blog Hoboken411. of course we can’t be too surprised given the 411’s coverage of redevelopment zones, pay-to-play reform, and drunken council members. We would make some wry […]

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111 First Street may not be the ugliest building to grace the Jersey City skyline. Gridskipper went and asked a bunch of experts what they thought were the ugliest buildings in Manhattan. Joey Arak, writer for Curbed points to the Zebra Building saying “You come up from the tunnel, thrilled to be out of Jersey, […]

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If you haven’t yet seen the renderings of the Koolhaas vision of Jersey City, the Wired Forums have them posted. A picture really is worth a thousand words, especially when those pictures depict three rectangles stacked precariously into a 52 story tower. While 52 stories isn’t particularly tall compared to world standards, or even when […]

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