To Pump Or Not To Pump In a short while, New Jersey may be the only state in the Union left that does not allow people to pump their own gasoline. If you live in the Jersey City, or Hoboken area, you may not have thought about this very much, especially if you rarely travel […]
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Out Into the Fresh Spring Air
Out Into the Fresh Spring Air Spring is here! People are moving about and getting reacquainted after the long winter. Where will you go that is interesting and fun? Here are some items of interest for people in and around the Hoboken/Jersey City area. If you like to do second-hand and/or antique shopping, you’ll […]
Progress on Berry Lane Park
The eleven properties that make up the Berry Lane Park Project in Jersey City, set to open in late 2015, are being transformed from a graffiti covered eyesore into something magnificent. Where once were decaying buildings, you will see a baseball field, a soccer field, tennis courts, rain gardens and such. This project has […]
To Stuff or Not to Stuff
Washington Street Update
The American Planning Association recently designated Washington Street in Hoboken as a “Great Street”. That’s pretty good. However, since Washington Street is the main street in the central business district for Hoboken, the city can’t just rest on its designated laurels. They have been working on options to make a new and (we hope) improved […]
Is a Wall Enough?
The town of Jersey City is getting ready to join Hoboken and New York in a project that they hope will prevent another catastrophe like Hurricane Sandy. They plan to construct a two-mile-long seawall that would be eight feet higher than the present ten-foot wall. That is four feet higher than the 14-foot storm surge […]
An Art Lover’s Dream!
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Parking in Hoboken
One of the advantages of living in Hoboken is that it doesn’t cover much geographical territory, so many places are withing walking distance for residents. Of course, many residents work outside of Hoboken, or rely on a personal vehicle for their job, so there are still a lot of cars to park in the city. […]