Ibby’s ReturnsIbby’s Falafel, the much beloved Grove Street fixture closed for months of renovations has finally reopened. Go, eat falafel. Developer scales back abatementGrove Pointe is backing out of its 20 year tax abatement in favor of phasing in regular taxes over the next five years citing a savings for the developer. This Way UpNew […]
If of course, you consider Governors to be celebrities. Bloomberg reports Hoboken is the hot new address for self-made millionaires. To hell with East and West Egg, Jay Gatsby would live in Hoboken. The best line comes from the Toll Brothers CEO: ““We’re killing ’em in Hoboken,” Chief Executive Officer Robert Toll said at a […]
For years a massive pile of dirt sat on city land at the corner of Washington and Second Streets, adjacent to the historic powerhouse building. The city had been hoping construction in the powerhouse district might need the dirt– and remove the dirt for free. Instead, the Athena Tower sales office needed the open land, […]
Lovers of croquet, jarts, and whiffle ball can rejoice as it seems the previous ban on ball playing and other flying objects in Hamilton Park has been lifted. Whether this is an official act, or the result of vigilante members of the community, we can’t be certain. But the signs have been removed: In February, […]
Model of Urban FutureUSA Today discovers Jersey City; Motel guests across the country to flock to city. Sunday FloodingIts raining, meaning Hoboken is flooding.
Comfort food, Middle Eastern styleThe Journal reviews Paulus Hook eatery 2 Aprons. Light Rail Work SetService interruptions on the Light Rail this weekend.
According to a Journal article, which has since disappeared and now only appears on the Wired New York forums, the large pile of dirt adjacent to the Powerhouse that has sat on Washington Blvd for a number of years is finally to be removed. The Athena developers are to remove the soil from the city […]
Tastes Like TurkeyThe Village Voice crosses the Hudson River to discover Its Greek To Me; dozens of other restaurants consider serving gyros. Newport Plans On AgendaNewport is formally seeking final approval for the Ellipse tower and the Lefrak Museum, which is absolutely not going to be called the Lefrak Museum. Collision stalls Hoboken light railA […]
The Future of Jersey CityThe new issue of Jersey City Magazine is out and ponders where the city is going. 6.2 acres of tax rise reductionThe Journal Reports that the city and the state have come to an agreement over a bit of land in the Liberty Harbor North redevelopment allowing the new Hilton Hotel […]
The Journal is reporting that the Hoboken city Council has gone ahead and voted to ban pedicabs before they even have a chance to carry their first passenger. Taxi cab operators have been protesting for weeks that the pedal powered carts would be real competition with their gas powered pedestrian killers, and since we absolutely […]
