October 2019 - Jersey City Times

Art Review: Maps Everywhere

by Tris McCall October 25, 2019May 6, 2023

Maps tell lies. Oh, they may get you where you want to go, but they’ll whisper distortions in your ear as you travel. The Mercator Projection of the earth — perhaps the most famous map in history — has misled millions by exaggerating the size of land masses at polar latitudes and diminishing the tropics.

Visual Arts

Art Review: Cosmic Love

by Tris McCall October 18, 2019May 6, 2023

Nothing about this uncommonly welcoming group exhibition feels rigid or cold: These seven artists might have their minds on the distant skies, but their collective version of space is nothing like a void.

“And the 2019 Candidates for the Jersey City Board of Education are…”

by Eiko La Boria October 16, 2019September 8, 2022

Nine candidates are vying for the three open three-year term seats; and four candidates are competing for the two one-year term seats.

Publisher’s Letter

by Aaron Morrill October 15, 2019September 8, 2022

This first “issue” dated October 15, 2019, is just a beginning, a seed that will hopefully grow into something larger and better. We hope to regularly update the site with new content. Most important, we hope that Jersey City Times will in some small way help to better educate everyone about what makes Jersey City a great place to live and how we can make it even better.

Jersey City’s School Funding Crisis: Where Are We Now?

by Brigid D'Souza October 14, 2019September 8, 2022

Jersey City is in the midst of a structural, multi-year school-funding crisis that has already led to one year of increased school taxes combined with school budget cuts. Given the disparity between what the State of New Jersey dictates that the Jersey City Public Schools should spend on each student and the local resources that Jersey City chooses to spend on its public schools, this destructive combination will likely result again in the years ahead.

Art Review: Deep Space Gallery, 77 Cornelison Ave.

by Jayne Freeman October 14, 2019May 6, 2023

Deep Space Gallery remains off the beaten-track in Jersey City in an unfrequented section of Bergen-Lafayette used more as a short-cut for frantic morning traffic than as a route for strolling art purveyors. Still, each opening reception packs the house with an eclectic group of patrons who come for the social scene as much as the dynamic artwork.

Performing Arts

Thirteen Places in Town to See Live Music

by Tris McCall October 14, 2019May 6, 2023

Five years ago, a column like this one wouldn’t have been possible. Not that Jersey City didn’t have the bands, or the talent, or the vision; those have always been here. Shows, though—those weren’t on the calendar. Writing about music in Jersey City meant coming face to face with a performance-space shortage that was as inexplicable as it was frustrating. A city of a quarter million people simply didn’t contain many reliable and regularly booked music venues.

Board of Education Candidates Forum Video from October 10, 2019

by Daniel Levin October 14, 2019September 8, 2022

Neighborhood associations in the Heights sponsored an education debate for candidates running for the school board. It was held in PS 28 on Oct. 10, 2019.

The forum was co-sponsored by the Riverview Neighborhood Association, Washington Park Association, Heights Community Coalition, Sgt. Anthony Neighborhood Association and the Pershing Field Neighborhood Association.

Welcome to the Golden Cicada

by Julian Coltre October 14, 2019September 8, 2022

Yet, amidst all the extravagance you’ll see a building that is so out of place it feels as though someone just dropped it in from the outskirts of town. On the outside of the building is nothing more than a neon sign with the words “Golden Cicada.” While it might not look like much, it’s one of the most beloved bars in Jersey City, and it has captured the spirit of the community for decades.