Obama – Lincoln

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Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008 | Arts & Events | 976 views | Permalink |

Obama as Lincoln, Coles Street between Third and Fourth Streets, Jersey City.

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215 Newark Avenue

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Monday, December 1st, 2008 | 213 Newark Avenue | 904 views | Permalink |

Half of the eventual six stories have been erected on the Newark Avenue property. For years this empty lot more or less marked the end of the gentrified downtown. When completed, the base of the new building will include retail stores with apartment units above it and serve as a gateway extending gentrification west of […]

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274 Newark Avenue

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Monday, December 1st, 2008 | 272 Newark Avenue | 1,199 views | Permalink |

274 Newark Avenue spans block to Third Street; above, the construction site as seen from Third Street. The building seems to be providing a tumor addition to the building adjacent to it as well. Previously

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Grove Street Bicycles Construction Watch

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Monday, December 1st, 2008 | Grove Street, Shopping | 1,070 views | Permalink |

The store front for the future Grove Street Bicycles is currently under construction, wrapped up in a plywood shell while work crews prepare the site. How soon the new shop will open is ambiguous.

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Frozen Puddle Re-Opens in Newport

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Friday, November 21st, 2008 | Newport | 1,142 views | Permalink |

The sad little skating rink in Newport opens for the season today. The miniature rink was intended to attract non-Newport residents to the retail stores at the north end of the development, overlooking the fact that customers probably want interesting retail options, not a skating rink. Skating at Newport will set you back a $5 […]

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Port Authority Reps to be Abused at Community Meeting

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Tuesday, November 18th, 2008 | Transportation | 927 views | Permalink |

Representatives from the Port Authority will be attending the Van Vorst Park Association meeting tonight where local residents are expected to tar and feather them over proposals to shudder weekend World Trade Center PATH service and other maladies caused by the bi-state organization. Barrow Mansion83 Wayne Street Tuesday 7:30 PM Van Vorst Park Neighborhood Association

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Council Considers Street Names, Fails to Address Street Safety

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Monday, November 17th, 2008 | PAD | 1,067 views | Permalink |

Having solved all the city’s other problems, the city council is diligently considering an important new measure: the renaming of part of Morgan Street to Trump Plaza. The stretch of road runs next to Trump Plaza, the half built two tower residential complex on the edge of the Powerhouse District. Meanwhile, the city council has […]

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Police State Threatens Waterfront Park

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Monday, November 17th, 2008 | Waterfront | 1,012 views | Permalink |

Some New Jersey legislators have decided to introduce a security bill that would restrict access along the Hudson River waterfront, reports Hoboken Now. The bill seeks to block public access to the waterfront areas near “critical infrastructures,” but too vaguely defines restricted access and critical infrastructure, leaving open the possibility that unbuilt sections of the […]

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Bike Shop Coming to Grove Street

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Wednesday, November 12th, 2008 | Grove Street, Shopping | 897 views | Permalink |

A vacant store front on Grove Street near First has a construction permit issued to Grove Bicycle.

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As Economy Collapses, Housing Suddenly Abundant

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Wednesday, November 12th, 2008 | Jersey City | 885 views | Permalink |

The Harbor Lights development in the Powerhouse Arts District is trying to attract buyers by offering loans directly from the developer to help cover the costs of closing and acquiring a mortgage. Dixon Mills, the rental to condo conversion is hosting a restaurant tasting just to attract prospective buyers to the property. As the market […]

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