Updated at 6:11 p.m. 5.30.23 Smoke enveloped the Downtown neighborhood of Van Vorst Park this afternoon as two Montgomery Street brownstones were consumed by fire. Though the Fire Department has not yet issued an assessment, the fire appears to have begun in 234 Montgomery Street, which has been under construction. The fire then appears to […]
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Man Critical After Being Struck by Hit-and-Run Driver Downtown
A pedestrian was seriously injured early this morning after being struck Downtown by a car that fled from the scene of the crash. The incident would mark the 10th reported hit-and-run crash this year. In March, a 33-year-old Jersey City man was sent to the hospital after being hit while riding an electric scooter Downtown. […]
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Benedict Cumberbatch Films Scenes for Netflix Series in Downtown Jersey City
On the corner of Wayne Street and Jersey Avenue, a pound of coffee is $1.69 and a dozen eggs are 80 cents this morning. At least that’s what the signs say in the new corner grocery store occupying what was, until a few days ago, the restaurant Kitchen Step. The 1980s pricing goes nicely with […]
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5,000 Runners Take to Downtown Streets Sunday for Newport 5K
Those thinking of driving Downtown on Sunday morning might want to think again. At 9 am, Mayor Fulop will join more than 5,000 runners in a “fast and flat” morning 5K through Downtown. The sold-out event is being sponsored by New York Road Runners. The 3.1-mile course starts and finishes in Newport, taking runners past […]
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Marathon Head Hopes to Reduce Gridlock During Future Events
For the organizers of Sunday’s first Jersey City marathon, things couldn’t have gone much better. Nursing a case of laryngitis, organizer Steve Lipski croaked that he was “beyond ecstatic. It really was a dream come true.” The feeling wasn’t mutual for many drivers caught in bumper to bumper traffic around the 13-mile course. Standing next […]
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Three Shows To See Now in the Powerhouse Arts District
Like an ocean liner or a flying saucer, Art House Gallery (345 Marin Blvd.) is full of portholes. These do not look out the sea or a starry sky. Instead, they’re peeks into a frosty netherworld — one that is brightly illuminated, but where the light is refracted through so much haze that it’s sometimes […]
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Florida Man Convicted in Killing of Jersey City Father of Three
A Hudson County jury has convicted a Florida man in the February, 2021 killing of a Jersey City father of three. According to Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez, the jury convicted Ariel Dumit, 37, of Florida today on all counts for the shooting death of Christian Parra, 34, on February 28, 2021. At approximately 8:18 […]
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Jersey City Medical Center Unveils New Technology for Imaging the Brain
Jersey City Medical Center has announced that it will utilize new technology that enables physicians to view detailed 3D images of the brain and nervous system through a lab that takes X-rays of blood vessels in a procedure known as angiography. The new Neuro Interventional Cath Lab will enhance the diagnosis and treatment of stroke and complex neurovascular diseases such as aneurysms and arteriovenous malformations. […]
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The Wonders of the Powerhouse Arts District in Four New Shows
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 […]
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For-Profit Donation Center Comes to Newport Plaza Downtown
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 […]