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 […]
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Driver Flees After Hitting Man on Scooter Downtown
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 […]
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Council Revisits Cannabis Rules, Portside Tenants Plead for Help
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 […]
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Mayor Touts $500 Million Holland Gardens Revitalization Project
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 […]
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Video Shows SUV Ramming Taco Spot as 911 Doesn’t Answer
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 […]