PATH Turns 100

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Monday, February 25th, 2008 | Transportation | 771 views | Permalink |

Today marked 100 years of PATH service connecting Manhattan and New Jersey through tubes under the Hudson River. Devised as a service to connect passengers arriving on the banks of the Hudson River with destinations in Manhattan, the original Hudson and Manhattan Railroad linked up with terminus stations of the Lackawanna, Erie and Pennsylvania railroads. […]

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Weekend Photo Update

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Monday, February 25th, 2008 | Jersey City | 736 views | Permalink |

77 Hudson StreetLiberty Harbor NorthLofts at Liberty Harbor296 Grand StreetIvy HouseCrystal PointeTrump TowerWestin Hotel Tower

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Bits & Briefs

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Sunday, February 24th, 2008 | Grove Street, Transportation | 776 views | Permalink |

Free PATH Rides MondayThe Port Authority will provide free rides on Monday celebrating 100 years of service, strange smells. Transformer Explodes at Grove StreetA transformer reportedly blew up on Grove Street around 1pm today.

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Bits & Briefs

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Monday, February 18th, 2008 | Newport | 845 views | Permalink |

Renting Beats Buying (Or Not)The Times wants you to buy an apartment because its super cheap. Cops Smell Leak Diesel leaks from a tank at the Marina in Newport.

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Rats Infest 213 Newark Avenue

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Friday, February 15th, 2008 | Newark Ave | 837 views | Permalink |

As noted yesterday, union members have erected a giant rat in protest of non-union labor at 213 Newark Avenue, a Fields Development property. Construction equipment was in the lot today while union members and a giant rat looked on. 213 Newark Avenue is a 6 story building that broke ground a few months ago. Excavation […]

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Rat Crosses Hudson?

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Thursday, February 14th, 2008 | Newark Ave | 991 views | Permalink |

A post on JCList mentions a somewhat famous union rat may have hopped on the PATH for a bit fun in the sixth borough. The work site in question is almost certainly 213 Newark Avenue. UPDATE: New York rats are black, New Jersey Rats are Yellow

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J.J. Reports AXA Signs Lease in Newport, Wonders What This Internet Thing Is

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Wednesday, February 13th, 2008 | Newport | 1,086 views | Permalink |

Two weeks after AXA Insurance announced leasing 245,000 square feet at Newport Tower in Newport, the Jersey Journal reminds us once again why newsprint is so last century. Next week, Dewey defeats Truman.

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110 First Street Renderings Surface

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Tuesday, February 12th, 2008 | PAD | 989 views | Permalink |

110 First Street made a sudden appearance last month with pre-construction and a rushed approval from the planning board. The Jersey City reporter has a rendering online of the proposed tower. The building includes a tall “L” shaped tower to the west of the lot along Warren Street and a midrise portion along the park […]

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Hamilton Square "Selling Well"

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Monday, February 11th, 2008 | Hamilton Park | 1,239 views | Permalink |

Hamilton Square, the redevelopment of the old Saint Francis Hospital adjacent to Hamilton Park is “selling well” according to a press release from Exeter Property, the developer, with twenty percent of units sold. The most interesting bit of information though is that the 28,000 square feet of retail space is nearly leased out. While specific […]

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Bits & Briefs

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Monday, February 11th, 2008 | Jersey City, PAD | 980 views | Permalink |

Winds Rip RoofHudson Now reports high winds blew off the roof of a warehouse in the powerhouse district. Art Developers, Now Hear ThisThe Times cries about how much it sucks to be a unsuccessful hip artist priced out of a neighborhood that was gentrified by artists.

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