Affordable housing took up the lion’s share of time during yesterday’s municipal council caucus. Following through on a pledge to narrow the socio-economic shelter gap confronting many residents, Ward C Councilman Richard Boggiano is pushing for a more equitable share of affordable housing in the Journal Square area. To facilitate that goal, Boggiano is seeking […]
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Two Men Found Dead in Journal Square Parking Garage
Updated 10:14 a.m. Two men were found dead this morning in a Journal Square parking garage. According to radio reports, police responded at approximately 7:50 a.m. to the SP Parking + garage at 270 Magnolia Avenue, directly behind the Loew’s Jersey Theater. The two men were found lifeless on the third level. Multiple units from […]
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Journal Square Man Seized with Drugs as Children Look On
With two children looking on, authorities arrested a 38-year-old man in his Journal Square residence early Friday morning and charged him with multiple drug-related crimes. According to Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez, members of the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Gangs Task Force arrested Robert Johnson, of Jersey City, following their execution of a court-authorized search […]
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“Polygon” Dazzles at Commuter Gallery
Clarence Rich and Mustart go together like beats and rhymes. Mustart supplies the gorgeous melting shapes in sherbet-colored aerosol; Rich answers with hard-edged, hallway-like designs inspired by the crystals of a chemically complex metal. A Mustart piece is often populated by gonzo characters pulled from popular media and marinated in bright paint; Clarence Rich brings […]
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Bomb Threat at India Square Ends When Police Collar Suspect
Calls about a possible bomb threat brought several police emergency cruisers andfire rigs to Jersey City’s India Square Friday night as pre-Independence Day holidaycrowds of diners and shoppers filled Newark Avenue. Bluecoats blocked off sections of the avenue as officers investigated the situationas civilian onlookers waited … and waited. Some two hours later, the drama […]
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Emotions Flare As Council Condemns Historic Journal Square Building
In an emotional meeting Wednesday night, the city council voted to acquire “by purchase or condemnation” 50 Journal Square, an eight-story office building that when it opened in 1926 was hailed as the square’s first “skyscraper.” Only Ward F member Frank Gilmore was present to oppose the city’s proposal that had been put forth to […]
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Letter: Demolishing 50 Journal Square Will Destroy a Piece of History
Dear Editor, The city’s plan to buy and demolish 50 Journal Square makes little sense, either in fiscal or urban planning terms. Jersey City’s taxpayers can get much more for our money, without needlessly demolishing a part of Journal Square’s history. Tonight, the city’s plan is on for a first reading before the city council. The […]
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Young Man Dies in Fiery JFK Blvd. Crash
A young man died early this morning in a fiery crash on John F. Kennedy Blvd. According to Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez, responding police officers found a vehicle fully engulfed in flames on the northbound side of the roadway in the area of St. Pauls Avenue at approximately 2:22 a.m. The driver, tentatively identified […]
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Local Self-Defense Instructor Recalls Taking the Fight to a Much Bigger Man
Randolph Jacobs was around four years old when it took just one movie—and a legendary icon—to know what he wanted to do with his life. “My aunt took me to watch The Last Dragon,” Jacobs explains. “It was my first glimpse of Taimak. That was it for me; I’ve been kicking ever since.” Jacobs, 41, […]
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Council Nixes St. Pauls Plan, Green Lights 911 Contract and Right-to-Counsel
At Wednesday’s meeting, the City Council gave a thumbs-down to a proposal to make St. Pauls Avenue one-way, while approving a controversial contract to study the city’s 911 call center and moving ahead on a “right-to-counsel” law. After hearing arguments pro and con from a clearly divided neighborhood, the council voted to reject city transportation […]