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Paul Wirhun, "America 2022"
Posted inVisual Arts

The Wonders of the Powerhouse Arts District in Four New Shows

Avatar photo by Tris McCall March 24, 2023March 24, 2023

Luis Muñoz Marin Boulevard is not considered a place where pedestrians go on purpose. Nevertheless, there’s a new Australian bakery just north of Morgan Street, and a café, open air seating, and a bandshell outside of the big tower on the northwest corner of the Bay Street intersection. Right in between the two, Art House Productions has […]

Green Drop Jersey City
Posted inBusiness

For-Profit Donation Center Comes to Newport Plaza Downtown

Avatar photo by Emily Scott March 18, 2023March 18, 2023

Earlier this month a new option for donating clothing and household objects came to Jersey City. GreenDrop®, a for-profit company, is now accepting donations of household objects and clothing on behalf of their local nonprofit partners, in this case the American Red Cross, at its first Jersey City at Newport Plaza Downtown. Community members may […]

Man on scooter in Jersey City
Posted inLatest News

Driver Flees After Hitting Man on Scooter Downtown

Avatar photo by Jersey City Times Staff March 18, 2023March 18, 2023

A 33-year-old Jersey City man is in the hospital after being hit while riding an electric scooter Downtown. According to Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez, on Thursday the man was struck by a light-colored car as it made a right turn from Brunswick Street onto Christopher Columbus Drive. The driver did not stop. Police found […]

City council meeting Jersey City
Posted inNews

Council Revisits Cannabis Rules, Portside Tenants Plead for Help

Avatar photo by Ron Leir March 9, 2023March 12, 2023

With Jersey City’s Cannabis Control Board having already endorsed 41 applicants looking to set up shop as retailers, city lawmakers are now considering revising the procedures it set two years ago and then modified last year. That prospect emerged as the City Council voted Wednesday to support two applications for the operation of cannabis businesses […]

Holland Gardens Jersey City
Posted inDowntown

Mayor Touts $500 Million Holland Gardens Revitalization Project

Avatar photo by Aaron Morrill March 3, 2023March 4, 2023

Calling it a “big deal,” Mayor Steven Fulop hit Twitter and blasted out an email today to tout a $500 million plan to revitalize the Holland Gardens public housing complex. Plans to tear down and replace the 76-year-old, 3.3-acre complex at 15th Street and Jersey Avenue date back to 2019. At a press conference yesterday […]

Taqueria Downtown Jersey City
Posted inDowntown

Video Shows SUV Ramming Taco Spot as 911 Doesn’t Answer

Avatar photo by Aaron Morrill February 13, 2023February 13, 2023

An apparently drunk and angry customer rammed a popular taqueria on Saturday night with his SUV. According to reports on social media and the lifestyle website Hoboken Girl, an inebriated party entered Taqueria Downtown just before the restaurant’s 11 pm closing and demanded to be served. When refused service, the group began pushing and spitting […]

88 Regent Street Jersey City
Posted inLatest News

Workers Cheated and Taxes Unpaid on Controversial Developer’s Building

Avatar photo by Aaron Morrill February 13, 2023February 13, 2023

A building owned by controversial developer Peter Mocco is once again mired in legal issues. A multi-agency team of investigators has assessed more than $1.3 million in back wages and penalties to 20 contractors performing construction work at 88 Regent Street, Mocco’s latest project in Liberty Harbor North. In a four part series, The Jersey […]

143 Christopher Columbus Parking Lot Jersey City
Posted inNarrate

Downtown Parking Gets Tougher with Closure of Popular Lot

Avatar photo by Aaron Morrill February 2, 2023February 2, 2023

For years, a large parking lot on the corner of Christopher Columbus Drive and Barrow Street has been a convenient option for motorists looking to access Downtown amenities or to grab a Path train at Grove Street. This week the lot closed for good to make way for a condo development, potentially exacerbating a shortage […]

Nimbus Nutcracker
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Nimbus Reimagines “The Nutcracker” for a Jersey Audience

Avatar photo by Tris McCall December 23, 2022December 26, 2022

There are three restaurants at the intersection of Grove and Mercer Streets — one Mediterranean, one Pakistani, and one American. Also, there’s City Hall. I mention this because it’s here that “Jersey City Nutcracker,” our version of the seasonal dance favorite, locates a magic manhole that allows its inhabitants a glimpse of the city as […]

City Hall Park Jersey City
Posted inLatest News

City to Convert City Hall Parking Lot into Green Space

Avatar photo by Jersey City Times Staff December 8, 2022December 8, 2022

Mayor Fulop and the Department of Infrastructure have announced the creation of a one-acre perimeter park surrounding all four sides of City Hall. Under the plan, the employee parking lot behind City Hall will be removed and converted into park space, nearly doubling the amount of green space around the building. “Any time of day, you will find […]

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