The urban renaissance in Hoboken and downtown Jersey City has resulted in oft made comparisons to New York’s outer boroughs (If you haven’t figured it out by now, New York’s Sixth slyly refers to Jersey City / Hoboken as the fabled Sixth Borough). Yet there is one obstacle that separates New Jersey from the Five […]
Back in January, we pointed out a rising number of serious traffic accidents on Erie Street. For some reason, cars keep jumping curbs and running down fences and smashing into houses. Last year, the city council tabled an ordinance to install additional stop signs along Erie Street. According to Councilman Fulop, the council has untabled […]
The original Whole Foods rumor was started shortly after Jersey City’s first two yuppies met each other. Years later, there’s still no Whole Foods, and the rumors keep swirling.
By all accounts, the real estate boom is over. Even stalwart New York City markets can not holdout forever against the bloodletting across the country. Developers, fearing the oversupply of the late 1980’s and early 1990’s may have already thrown on the breaks to many new development projects. Outer borough markets in the region are […]
Rumors are circulating that the wait for the Grove Pointe Starbucks may finally be coming to an end. According to the Grove St. Blog, the Grove Pointe Starbucks is set to open on Thursday. Starbucks rumors first started circulating more than a year ago. Many brushed those rumors aside as merely Realtor marketing ploys to […]
The currently under construction Westin Hotel will be home to a “signature steakhouse” according to Starwood Hotels website. The hotel is set to open November 1, and is currently considering group reservations only. UPDATE The steakhouse planned for the Westin Hotel will be South City Prime, a new division of South City Grill. South City […]
Over the weekend, investment bank Bear Stearns collapsed and sold itself to JP Morgan Chase. On the whole, the melt down at Bear Stearns may signal more trouble ahead for investment banks, a major industry in New York and in Jersey City’s waterfront business district. But at the same, the sale to JP Morgan may […]
Willie’s Liquor, a neighborhood shop on Jersey Ave and Mercer Street closed a few months back. New owners Liberty Harbor Wine have renovated several store fronts adjacent to the old Willie’s liquor location more than tripling the size of the old store. Beer was in refrigeration units over the weekend and rumors have the store […]
Originally intended to be a condominium building, 1000 Jefferson was sold as a rental complex after the real estate market softened, reports Trading Markets.com. While the rest of the country has suffered dramatic depreciation in real estate values over the last year, New York and the urban neighborhoods surrounding the city have claimed immunity. However, […]
Grand Sichuan bought Grove Street noodle shop DJ Garden (pictured below) a few months back and now are in the process of renovating the restaurant. Grand Sichuan promises genuine Sichuan cuisine, and should be open March 13th. Grand Sichuan via JC List
