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  • 272 Newark Avenue

    From Third Street, the two faces of this building are evident: a modern glass and metal facade on the right and the faux historical addition to the adjacent building. The fourth floor of the brick building is entirely new. The proportions seem strange, as though missing a set of windows, [...]
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    Posted: December 11, 2009, 11:44am EST

  • Muscle Maker Grill Opens Tonight

    The Muscle Maker Grill is to be making a soft opening tonight beginning at 5pm. Muscle Maker replaces Camille's Cafe in the northwest corner of Harborside Plaza 4A. [...]
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    Posted: December 09, 2009, 4:28pm EST

  • Jersey Avenue Medical Building

    Across the street from the mostly well planned Liberty Harbor North is a new medical office building. The uninspired design which would easily feel at home in a suburban office park circa 1992 is just south of the Jersey City Medical Center. [...]
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    Posted: December 09, 2009, 10:14am EST

  • Crescent Court

    Crescent Court, the low rise, block wide residential complex under construction in the western fringe of the downtown is rapidly nearing completion. The complex hides the parking garage buried behind the building. The structure does stand out in the neighborhood; unlike other historic neighborhoods in the downtown, the Village (or [...]
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    Posted: December 09, 2009, 10:00am EST

  • 255 Grand Street

    The tallest part of the building from the corner of Grand and MarinThe western end of the buildingBrick and glass along Grand StreetFrom Grove Street, the tower rises over brownstones [...]
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    Posted: December 08, 2009, 9:59am EST

  • Monaco Towers

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    Posted: December 07, 2009, 11:21am EST

  • Shop on Grove Street

    We've been working on a handy little Grove Street area shopping guide, sort of like a mall directory, but without all the insipid elevator music or build-a-bear workshops. Not only does Grove Street have some great restaurants, but a number of unique and independent retailers worth patronizing. We're still working [...]
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    Posted: October 02, 2009, 9:47am EDT

  • Artist Studio Tour This Weekend

    This weekend, local Jersey Artists will open up their homes and galleries to the public to show off their artwork and their studios. The event kicks off Friday night at Grace Church on Erie Street. Then on Saturday and Sunday, between noon and 6pm, galleries and studios are opened to [...]
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    Posted: October 01, 2009, 10:52am EDT

  • As Seen on TV: Mercy, Episode 2 Locations

    Enos Jones Park plays host to the softball team. Just like in the real Jersey City, everyone is drunk while playing softball. The rear of PS 5 pretends to be the exterior of Mercy Hospital. [...]
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    Posted: September 30, 2009, 4:40pm EDT

  • 213 Newark Avenue Named "The Saffron"

    The Field's Development project on Newark Avenue just west of Jersey Avenue is set to auction several units, according to the NY Times. The 76 unit low rise building, to be named The Saffron, will auction between 9 and 15 units to jump start traditional sales. The Saffron sits on [...]
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    Posted: September 30, 2009, 4:15pm EDT

  • Lucky 7, Basic Cafe Star in NBC Drama

    Tonight is the premiere of NBC's Mercy, a hospital drama set in a fictional Jersey City hospital. Although the hospital interiors of the show are shot in a vacant Paterson hospital, many scenes from the pilot have been shot in and around downtown Jersey City. The drama focuses on three [...]
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    Posted: September 23, 2009, 3:18pm EDT

  • Wayne and Barrow Street

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    Posted: September 23, 2009, 9:14am EDT

  • Excitement Builds as Another Convenience Store is Set to Open on Newark Avenue

    Newark Avenue, the long beleaguered shopping district in the downtown, is getting a new store: a convenience store. TwentyFour 7 is replacing Gas, a men's boutique store that had a shelf life of about three weeks. Don't tell 7-Eleven corporate though, because the store's signage looks remarkably similar. Across the' [...]
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    Posted: September 22, 2009, 8:30am EDT

  • Hoboken Now Gets Facelift, Gets More Internety

    Jersey Journal blogs Hoboken Now and Hudson County Now recently received a facelift. The previously cumbersome design has been replaced with a more modern look and feel, and the biggest change has been converting the byline's into links, allowing users to find pots by particular reporters, just like a real [...]
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    Posted: September 22, 2009, 8:06am EDT

  • Tomorrow Is Park(ing) Day

    Tomorrow is the not-yet- getting-you-out- of-work- holiday, Park(ing) Day where intrepid urbanites turn a parking space into a bit of park space. Jersey City is getting its own 120 square feet of heaven tomorrow at Newark Avenue and Baldwin. The Jersey City Independent has a bit on all that or [...]
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    Posted: September 17, 2009, 5:27pm EDT

  • Crystal Point

    Crystal Point, the luxury residential tower on the tip of Second Street is nearing completion of its exterior work. When the tower was originally planned, the asking price was one of the highest in downtown Jersey City; the assurance of unobstructed views more or less in perpetuity had helped bolster [...]
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    Posted: September 15, 2009, 9:18am EDT

  • Doggie Daycare Coming to Waldo Lofts

    One of the long vacant retail spaces in the base of the Waldo Lofts on Second Street is finally filling up. K9dergarten, a dog day care and boarding facility is setting up shop offering the usual in puppy pampering for absentee moms and dads. [...]
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    Posted: September 15, 2009, 9:15am EDT

  • 255 Grand Street

    An overview of the project from Grand Street looking south towards Gulls CoveThe western side of the building.The low rise section of the building along Grand StreetThe meeting of the low rise segment and the taller section of the tower.The corner of Marin and GrandWindows are being installed at the [...]
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    Posted: September 14, 2009, 12:22pm EDT

  • Monaco Towers Above Ground

    The Monaco Towers, a double tower residential project going up in the former parking lot of the Doubletree Hotel on Washington Blvd and Sixth Street, is finally taking shape above ground. This project has had a long history of breaking ground and than vanishing altogether. Last year the city granted [...]
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    Posted: September 09, 2009, 10:46am EDT

  • Waterfront Walkway Opens, Scissors Not Required

    The Long Slip Pedestrian bridge and connecting segment of the waterfront walkway in front of Newport opened to foot traffic, at least unofficially. The bridge links Hoboken to Jersey City. Surprisingly, no red ribbons were injured in the opening of the bridge. [...]
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    Posted: September 08, 2009, 7:19pm EDT

  • Hamilton Park: Remediation vs. Capping

    During the renovations of Hamilton Park, soil samples revealed lead and other contaminants in parts of the park. Before renovations are completed, the contaminants need to either be capped under a protective layer of clean soil or entirely removed. The Hamilton Park Neighborhood Association is holding a meeting tonight to [...]
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    Posted: September 02, 2009, 3:33pm EDT

  • United Water Tells City to Boil Water

    United Water posted an alert advising Jersey City residents to boil water before consumption due to their inability to provide clean drinking water. [...]
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    Posted: September 01, 2009, 12:57pm EDT

  • Angry PATH Riders Launch Survey, Shake Angry Fists

    PATHSux.com has launched a survey gathering feedback from riders, and promising to post the monthly results. Survey says: 100% of PATH Riders who create websites about the PATH have a complaint. [...]
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    Posted: September 01, 2009, 11:51am EDT

  • 272 Newark Avenue

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    Posted: September 01, 2009, 10:41am EDT

  • 213 Newark Avenue

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    Posted: September 01, 2009, 10:30am EDT

  • Mystery Lounge Opens Quietly, Weekends Only

    This unlabeled bar and lounge opened last weekend on the corner of Newark and 1st Street. According to a little sign on the window, Port-O Lounge is only opened Thursday through Sunday. [...]
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    Posted: September 01, 2009, 9:47am EDT

  • Bar Guide Launched for Jersey City

    JerseyCityBarGuide.com, a new, locally operated bar guide has been launched online, promising comprehensive reviews and claims to present more information than existing guides. We're not amused. But we have to admit the site looks sharp. Cheers, JerseyCityBarGuide, you win this round.' [...]
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    Posted: August 28, 2009, 11:05am EDT

  • Corzine's Scissors Only Obstacle to Pedestrian Bridge

    The Long Slip Pedestrian Bridge is ready to go except for one thing: a ceremonial ribbon cutting including Governor and candidate for re-election Jon Corzine. The much delayed connection between Jersey City and Hoboken was suppose to open in the in the Spring of this year; unexplained delays then pushed [...]
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    Posted: August 27, 2009, 1:33pm EDT

  • Trees Slaughtered for Stone Circle

    Back in March, the city cut down a half dozen trees on the corner of Newark and Jersey Avenue. The 18 inch diameter trees weren't sacrificed for nothing; the city is replacing the decades old trees with a circle of Belgian Blocks.' [...]
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    Posted: August 25, 2009, 9:32am EDT

  • Barrow and Wayne Street Construction

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    Posted: August 25, 2009, 9:29am EDT

  • Bodega Takes Up Former Pharmacy Location

    Hamilton Park's Newport Pharmacy moved across the street earlier this year into the new Hamilton Square development. A new bodega is replacing the vacated space on 9th and Erie Streets. [...]
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    Posted: August 18, 2009, 10:44am EDT

  • Hamilton Park Renovations

    The Hamilton Park renovations continue to progress. Seen above is the landing port for flying saucers. Actually though, that labyrinthine pile of concrete should eventually become a community garden. The Park plans are available here (PDF). [...]
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    Posted: August 12, 2009, 10:53am EDT

  • Medical Office Tower

    The medical offices are currently being constructed on Jersey Avenue next to the Jersey City Medical Center. [...]
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    Posted: August 12, 2009, 10:47am EDT

  • Toy Store Replacing Bookstore

    Jack's Toys and Games appears to be replacing the recently closed Imagine Atrium, a semi-literate bookstore and gift store that closed earlier this year. The Jersey Avenue location is between Columbus Drive and Newark Avenue. [...]
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    Posted: August 11, 2009, 3:42pm EDT

  • The Columbus Highway in Pictures

    While the city maintains that the Columbus expansion project is nothing more than a "streetscape improvement", the project requires removing existing curb extensions to make way for the minimum 9 foot wide travel lanes being added. What this means, explained in pictures:Monmouth Street and Columbus DriveRemoving the curb extension at [...]
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    Posted: August 11, 2009, 3:30pm EDT

  • Jersey City Post Offices Survive First Round

    The US Postal Service has been losing money. The constitutionally required agency plans on cutting service branches to save money. Jersey City and Hoboken are not on the list of proposed cuts (PDF), but several in Newark as well as a branch in Battery Park are. This list is of [...]
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    Posted: August 05, 2009, 12:35pm EDT

  • Fulop Organizes Second Rally Against Corruption

    Tuesday, August 4th, Ward E councilman Steve Fulop is organizing national night out rally on the steps of city hall to protest Jersey City's municipal corruption. National Night Out is a national anti-crime movement. In light of recent arrests within city government, Fulop is turning attention to the crimes of [...]
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    Posted: August 03, 2009, 8:41pm EDT

  • City Plans Highway Through Downtown

    Residents hoping for a freshly paved Columbus Drive may be dismayed to learn they will soon be losing a valuable parking as the city prepares to expand the roadway into a five lane highway. The city intends to realign Columbus Drive with six lanes of traffic; during rush hour, parking [...]
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    Posted: August 03, 2009, 2:04pm EDT

  • Citizens Ready to Rally After Arrests

    Last week's statewide raid on corrupt elected officials netted several from Jersey City, including Deputy Mayor Leona Baldini, Council President Mariano Vega and two of Jersey City's former mayoral candidates, Lou Manzo and L Harvey Smith. Mayor Healy also admitted to being JC Official 4 from the court papers and [...]
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    Posted: July 27, 2009, 9:15pm EDT

  • OX Officially Toast

    OX, which had been closed the past week for "vacation" is officially closing. A note left posted outside thanking patrons and staff announced the closing and a for sale sign sums things up. OX was one of Jersey City's finest eateries.' [...]
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    Posted: July 17, 2009, 7:30pm EDT

  • Hamilton Park Renovations

    The Hamilton Park renovation has been ongoing for a few months now. Mostly the project has been working on an irrigation system so far, including around the perimeter sidewalks. Unfortunately, a few sample tests of soil have found lead contamination, and the remainder of the park will now need to [...]
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    Posted: July 17, 2009, 10:02am EDT

  • Is the Harrison Garage the PATHpocalypse?

    A new, 1,400 space parking garage has been going up in Harrison, adjacent to the PATH station. Since 2005, parking around the Harrison station had been dramatically reduced by construction of the Red Bulls Stadium, this parking garage, and preparation for Harrison Commons. 1,400 new commuters will add more than [...]
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    Posted: July 17, 2009, 9:44am EDT

  • Newark and Third

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    Posted: July 15, 2009, 3:04pm EDT

  • 213 Newark Avenue

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    Posted: July 15, 2009, 3:02pm EDT

  • Atomic Wings Taking Baby Steps

    The long awaited Atomic Wings on Newark Avenue has removed the paper from the windows, perhaps in anticipation of opening, or maybe just to tease eager residents. Either way there is now furniture-- tables and chairs-- inside, as well as refrigerators for sodas. [...]
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    Posted: July 15, 2009, 9:49am EDT

  • Failed Housewares Store Replaced With New Housewares Store

    Kannibal Home, a fancy housewares merchant, has replaced On The Inside, a similar store that closed a few months back. The Montgomery Street shop is tiny, but filled with both home goods and women's apparel. Below, the former shop on the site, On the Inside: [...]
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    Posted: July 15, 2009, 9:43am EDT

  • Bridge to Nowhere Hoboken Almost Ready

    The Hudson Reporter notes that the NJ Transit bridge connecting Hoboken and Newport is nearly finished and should be open by August, or two months later than originally anticipated. The bridge will connect the waterfront walkway over the Long Slip Canal adjacent to the Hoboken Light Rail terminus. The light [...]
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    Posted: July 13, 2009, 1:40pm EDT

  • Fireworks, and more Fireworks

    Tonight there will be two major fireworks displays in the area. Macy's is shooting off fireworks in the Hudson this year, and not the East River. Jersey City is again shooting of fireworks from Liberty State Park. The Macy's Fireworks go off at 9pm, and the best viewing areas will [...]
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    Posted: July 04, 2009, 12:07pm EDT

  • Escape for Summer

    Sure, summer has so far been mostly rainy and cold. But eventually summer will arrive, and that means hitting the beach. So just in case you want a little bit more sand than Newport Beach offers, here are a few getaway special deals:NJ Transit Beach SpecialHoboken Now points out a [...]
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    Posted: June 30, 2009, 10:31am EDT

  • Finishing Touches in Liberty Harbor

    Construction in Liberty Harbor North has slowed to a crawl and new buildings aren't expected to break ground for a while. However, at the southwest end of the current development are three buildings receiving their finishing touches. The Regent finishes off the end of the street. The rental building will' [...]
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    Posted: June 30, 2009, 9:40am EDT

  • 255 Washington Street

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    Posted: June 30, 2009, 9:38am EDT

  • Beer Garden Opens to Crowds

    Friday night saw the opening of the Zeppelin Beer Hall, a massive German style beer garden in the base of the Zenith, a luxury rental tower in the newly opened neighborhood of Liberty Harbor North on the south side of the downtown. The beer hall has a capacity of 800 [...]
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    Posted: June 29, 2009, 12:10pm EDT

  • 255 Grand Street Bricked

    The first of bit of facade is going up on this Grand Street rental tower; the Marin Boulevard side of the tower is getting covered with goldenrod bricking. So far it seems the tower will have a set back on the Grand Street elevation.Gulls Cove looms behind the new tower [...]
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    Posted: June 29, 2009, 11:10am EDT

  • Foundations, Rebar on Wayne and Barrow

    The small project on the corner of Wayne and Barrow is getting foundations poured over the wooden pilings pounded into the ground a few weeks back. [...]
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    Posted: June 29, 2009, 11:07am EDT

  • Beer Garden Finally Opening

    Rumor has it that the Zeppelin Hall, a German Style Biergarten is finally expected to open on Friday afternoon, serving up beer and sausages and all sorts of German food. A tipster sent us the above photo as well as this one from the inside:Zeppelin Hall is located in the [...]
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    Posted: June 25, 2009, 3:29pm EDT

  • Hoboken, Downtown Foreclosures on Par with Manhattan

    The New York Times has mapped foreclosures in the region with all sorts of pretty colors. Downtown Jersey City and Hoboken are fairing well, particularly compared to the outer boroughs. A high rate of foreclosures lowers home values in neighborhoods by flooding saturated housing markets with additional stock. The real [...]
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    Posted: May 16, 2009, 12:04pm EDT

  • Newport Pharmacy Moving Across the Street, Still Not in Newport

    Newport Pharmacy, an independent pharmacy on the corner of 9th and Erie, is moving to 9th and Erie. The pharmacy is crossing the street into a corner space in the Hamilton Square development. Exeter Properties has said they prefer independent local businesses to fill their retail spaces. [...]
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    Posted: May 14, 2009, 9:26am EDT

  • Park Renovation Slaying Trees

    Renovations have begun at Hamilton Park, just in time to close it for summer. Construction crews have slashed a half dozen large trees with 18 inch diameters, casualties of low bid contracts. The renovated park will include an expanded playground, two dog runs, and renovated ball courts. In addition, the [...]
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    Posted: May 13, 2009, 11:52am EDT

  • NJ Transit Bridge Nearing Completion

    The footbridge connecting Jersey City's waterfront with Hoboken is nearly complete. The bridge will create an important link in the waterfront walkway and connect the Newport development in Jersey City directly to the Hoboken Terminal. The project was long talked about and much delayed by the transit agency. A small, [...]
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    Posted: May 13, 2009, 11:30am EDT

  • Election Day Madness

    Smith and Healy supporters congregating outside the polling place at Grace Van Vorst Church. Fulop and Healy supporters doing their part to prevent traffic accidents on Erie Street.The Grove Street PATH station serves as the center of Ward E election day festivities. [...]
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    Posted: May 13, 2009, 11:26am EDT

  • Healy Wins Mayor's Race Spending $185 per Vote

    Mayor Healy avoided a runoff election yesterday by garnering 53 percent of the vote, or 16,231 votes. Healy spent more than $3 million on the campaign, costing him $185 a vote and besting Mike Bloomberg's $92 a vote and surpassing Corzine's 2000 Senate race cost per vote. Don't worry though,' [...]
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    Posted: May 13, 2009, 10:00am EDT

  • Vote Today, 6AM to 8PM

    Today is election day in Jersey City and in Hoboken, the one day in four years to replace local politicians without indictments. We've endorsed Dan Levin for Mayor and Steve Fulop for Ward E. The Jersey Journal endorsed Lou Manzo for Mayor and Steve Fulop for Ward E. If that's [...]
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    Posted: May 12, 2009, 8:13am EDT

  • Vote Tomorrow, Vote Levin, Vote Fulop

    Municipal elections will be held tomorrow for city offices in Jersey City, Hoboken, and other non-partisan municipal elections around the state. In Jersey City, this means the Mayor and Council all have the chance to get unelected. Candidates must win a majority of cast votes, or face a run off [...]
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    Posted: May 11, 2009, 2:37pm EDT

  • 255 Wsahington Street

    Across the Street from the Main Post Office in Jersey City, this little lot went from demolition to six story building in a matter of months. JC Construction lists the address as 255 Washington Street. [...]
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    Posted: May 11, 2009, 12:10pm EDT

  • April Showers Bring Grand Street Tower

    The Grand Street Tower should have reached its full height. The center of the structure is still empty, but will likely be filled in as construction continues. The South side of the tower, with a street shared with Gulls CoveFrom Liberty Harbor North with Gulls Cove on the RightThe tower [...]
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    Posted: May 07, 2009, 9:28pm EDT

  • 213 Newark Avenue

    213 Newark Avenue continues along with bricks along the facade. The side of the building, a stucco-like finish appears to be complete. The back side of the building [...]
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    Posted: May 07, 2009, 2:21pm EDT

  • Monaco Mud Puddle

    The construction at Monaco Towers continues at a snail's pace; the giant mud puddle has become an even big mud puddle. [...]
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    Posted: May 07, 2009, 2:13pm EDT

  • Camille's Cafe to be Replaced by Muscle Maker Grill

    A Muscle Maker Grill is set to replace Camille's cafe in the base of Harborside 4A, next to the Fat Burger. [...]
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    Posted: May 07, 2009, 2:11pm EDT

  • Fireworks to Return to Hudson

    NewYorkology discovered Macy's has moved the Independence Day fireworks display to the Hudson River, sinking plans for an East River barge. Brooklyn's loss is Hudson County's gain, with five barges planned for the Hudson River. Hoboken will have a better view than Jersey City; in fact, the barges will begin [...]
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    Posted: May 04, 2009, 7:22pm EDT

  • Construction Begins at Wayne and Barrow

    A long time parking lot at the corner of Wayne and Barrow Streets is now under construction. [...]
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    Posted: May 04, 2009, 10:40am EDT

  • Grove Street Bicycle Shop Opens

    A new bicycle shop opened on Grove Street at First Street. The store is stuffed with bicycles and accessories. [...]
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    Posted: May 04, 2009, 10:37am EDT

  • Hoboken Police Fail

    Hoboken boots a Hoboken Police car, gaining them entry to the exclusive fail blog. [...]
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    Posted: April 28, 2009, 10:35am EDT

  • The Embattled Embankment

    Sixth Street Embankment file photoThe Sixth Street Embankment, a target of preservationists and developers alike has had some problems in recent weeks. Yesterday chunks of the stone wall began falling from the section west of Erie Street. The fire department cordoned off the corner to protect pedestrians. Several weeks earlier [...]
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    Posted: April 14, 2009, 9:49am EDT

  • 272 Newark Avenue Taking Shape

    From Newark Avenue.From Third Street. [...]
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    Posted: April 06, 2009, 10:53am EDT

  • PATH Cars Meet Critics

    Seems like not everyone is a fan of the new PATH train cars. [...]
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    Posted: March 31, 2009, 1:47pm EDT

  • 255 Grand Street

    255 Grand Street continues to rise at a rapid rate. The New York Times mentions that the tower will top out at 15 stories. [...]
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    Posted: March 30, 2009, 9:44am EDT

  • 213 Newark Avenue

    The six story residential and retail building on Newark Avenue is beginning to get windows and brick work. The project will hopefully help energize Newark Avenue retail, especially on the western end. [...]
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    Posted: March 30, 2009, 9:40am EDT

  • Tasti D-Lite Really Coming

    Tasti D-Lite really is coming to the base of Grove Pointe. The storefront on Marin Blvd will join Duane Reade, Starbucks, Valley National Bank, and an organic dry cleaners. Three other retail locations are still available. For now, the northeast corner space houses three art pieces constructed of Lego bricks. [...]
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    Posted: March 30, 2009, 9:35am EDT

  • Connected Waterfront Park Plan Revealed

    The dream of a single contiguous waterfront walkway is a little closer to fulfillment with an ambitious plan to connect Veteran's Park and the Morris Canal Park over the Morris Canal. The plan bi-passes a small stretch of land where developers did not construct the waterfront park. Veteran's Park, pictured [...]
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    Posted: March 26, 2009, 10:00am EDT

  • PATH Replacing Wooden Benches

    The Port Authority has installed new metal benches in the 33rd Street station, replacing previous wooden benches. Also, flat screen monitors have replaced older cathode ray tubes for the useless PATH Vision. PATH Vision displays advertisements and occasionally the time of the next departing train, most often after the train [...]
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    Posted: March 16, 2009, 11:01am EDT

  • Retail Closings

    The weakening economy is not helping the downtown's beleaguered retail district. Imagine Atrium, the bookstore - gift shop is more or less finished. Rumors on JCList point out that home decor shop On The Inside, pictured above, is closing as well as Maxmillian, a children's clothing boutique. [...]
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    Posted: March 16, 2009, 10:35am EDT

  • WTC train FUBAR

    WTC service is currently not operational due to equipment failure. [...]
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    Posted: March 14, 2009, 10:24pm EDT

  • "Manhattan" Style Deli

    The south east corner retail space in Liberty Towers will eventually have a "Manhattan" style deli, as first noted in July. There will probably be some high end grocery items as well as prepared foods, like most Manhattan style delis. Of course, unlike New York delis, there will be no [...]
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    Posted: March 12, 2009, 10:16am EDT

  • Organic Dry Cleaning in Liberty Harbor

    Liberty Harbor's latest retail opening is an organic dry cleaners along Grand Street. [...]
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    Posted: March 12, 2009, 10:14am EDT

  • Tasti D-Lite Coming to Grove Pointe

    Tasti D-Lite, the faux ice cream chain is coming to Jersey City in the base of the Grove Pointe tower. Grove Pointe is a little outpost of Manhattan with both a Starbucks and Duane Reade. Via JCList [...]
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    Posted: March 11, 2009, 3:02pm EDT

  • 255 Grand Street

    Below, the south side of the tower, with Gulls Cove behind the photographer. Looking North towards the rest of the city:The center of the building, from Grand Street: [...]
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    Posted: March 11, 2009, 10:16am EDT

  • Medical Office Tower

    A new medical office building is currently under construction south of the Jersey City Medical Center on Jersey Avenue, just west of Liberty Harbor North and the Jersey Avenue Light Rail Station. [...]
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    Posted: March 11, 2009, 10:03am EDT

  • Liberty Harbor North Tower 3

    A detail of the brickwork. [...]
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    Posted: March 11, 2009, 9:59am EDT

  • Mystery Marin Blvd Tower

    The architects DeWitt Tishman reveal an image of mysterious Marin Blvd Tower. The 28 story, 220 unit tower with 3,600 square feet of retail is probably too short to be one of the proposed Toll Brothers Towers. Toll wants to build 30, 35, and 40 story towers on property abutting [...]
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    Posted: March 10, 2009, 1:37pm EDT

  • Crescent Court

    Crescent Court, a low rise development on the western end of the downtown continues to grow, sprawling out over the whole of the property. The four story project includes ground floor parking. [...]
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    Posted: March 10, 2009, 11:13am EDT

  • 272 Newark Avenue

    272 Newark Avenue is now up to three stories. There are probably another two to go. Looking east down Newark AvenueFrom Third Street looking onto the back of the building.IMG SRC="http://newyorkssixth.com/photos/20090310/20090310272nwk5.jpg"> [...]
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    Posted: March 10, 2009, 10:01am EDT

  • Legal Beans Gets New Location

    Donwtown cafe Legal Beans will soon have a new location just off Newark Avenue on Division Street. The new store is a bit off the beaten path on the far end west side of the downtown, but for many the trek will be well worth the effort. [...]
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    Posted: March 10, 2009, 9:52am EDT

  • Hoboken Drunkeness Parade Tomorrow

    Tomorrow is the famous annual Hoboken St. Patrick's Day parade and celebration, a sort of combination of Mardis Gras meets Homecoming with an Irish theme. The parade begins around 1pm, but the drinking begins at most bars at 11am. A few special places will kick things off at 10am, but [...]
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    Posted: March 06, 2009, 9:25am EST

  • Hoboken Rejects Terminal Redevelopment Plan As Though It Matters What They Think

    Hoboken's City council rejected a resolution authorizing a contract for FXFOWLE, an architectural firm designing a plan for the Hoboken terminal. NJ Transit has been looking to develop land above and around the rail yards that are mostly, but not entirely in Hoboken. A small portion of the yards falls [...]
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    Posted: March 05, 2009, 10:13am EST

  • Automata Chino Provides Music Venue

    Automata Chino is a new music venue attached to the Iron Monkey in Paulus Hook. They seem to have a very full schedule of bands. They have a limited food menu, snacks mostly, and a more or less full bar. Hipsters will appreciate the Pabst Blue Ribbon. [...]
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    Posted: March 05, 2009, 9:44am EST

  • W vs. Westin: Fight!

    Last month, Jersey City's newest hotel, the Westin, opened its doors. At the end of March, Hoboken's W hotel will open. Both high rise towers will have views of Manhattan's skyline, though the many rooms in the Westin will be looking into the Newport Center towers. Both hotels will have [...]
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    Posted: March 04, 2009, 10:26am EST

  • Friday is JC Fridays

    Friday is the March edition of JC Fridays. Events are planned throughout the downtown, including several gallery openings and art shows at various bars and cafes. [...]
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    Posted: March 04, 2009, 10:06am EST

  • 255 Grand Street

    The new tower rising on the corner of Grand Street and Marin Blvd, just north of Gull's Cove has made some remarkable progress, adding two floors and extending the base around the property. The most remarkable thing about this building is how it illustrates the height variation along Marin Blvd. [...]
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    Posted: March 04, 2009, 9:53am EST

  • Down the Rabbit Hole Opening Night

    Megan Gulick's solo show featuring furry animal paintings opened last night at LITM. The show runs through the end of March. Fuzzy bunnies were in attendance. Apparently some of the LITM staff "lost" their fuzzy ears [...]
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    Posted: March 04, 2009, 9:48am EST

  • Bunnies

    Megan Gulick, downtown painter, is opening "Down the Rabbit Hole" tonight at LITM, the Newark Avenue bar-lounge-gallery. The show features 45 to 50 paintings of furry bunnies being abused as well as more colorful fish and barnyard animals. More importantly, we've been assured that at tonight's opening-- 7 to 10' [...]
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    Posted: March 03, 2009, 10:45am EST
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