Category: Hoboken News

“Most people my age don’t want to do this. They don’t want to get dirty. They don’t want to work with their hands. Some of them don’t want to work 15 hours a day. They’d rather go to college, work a desk job.” Vincent D’Italia, 35, who works alongside his father Giovanni, reflected on the …

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The city wants to hear more public comment on the revised Western Edge Redevelopment plan. After hearing much negative public sentiment regarding the plan, which includes mixed use zoning, the City Council voted 9-0 on Wednesday night to table a resolution which would have sent the redevelopment scheme to the Planning Board. Two weeks ago, …

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Now that NJ Transit has unveiled the centerpiece of its new plan for its 52 acres of rail yards in south Hoboken, it’s up to the city to decide the next step within the next three to six months. Two years after the community rejected a large-scale proposal which would have brought towering skyscrapers to …

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Mayor Dawn Zimmer hopes that after Gov. Christopher Christie’s visit last Thursday to Elysian Charter School, Hoboken will receive some state assistance with problems of space and funding in Hoboken’s education system. In a town-hall type meeting, featuring Christie and renowned education activist Geoffrey Canada, the governor outlined his legislation that would connect performance in …

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Join the Special Olympics Young Athlete Program Starting Oct. 2, the Hoboken Family Alliance will sponsor a six-week sports program for young children with special needs (ages 2 1/2 to 7 years old) at the St. Francis Community Center (310 Jefferson St.). The cost is $10, and includes a t-shirt, a completion party, and a …

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The bitter fight over Mayor Dawn Zimmer’s plan to lay off 18 police officers may have come to an end. Mayor Zimmer, Police Chief Anthony Falco, and Executive Director of the Hoboken Housing Authority Carmelo Garcia announced on Friday morning that the city – through a combination of the Housing Authority hiring five officers and …

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Not too long ago, Hoboken was a city without one stable municipal garage location. Now the city has two garages, one it is leaving and one it is returning to, and legal headaches from both. As the city prepares to return municipal garage operations back to the original downtown Observer Highway location, it appears that …

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The fact that the 4th Ward special election in November is the only race this year isn’t the only reason it’s of intense interest to the people of Hoboken. The result of the election will determine whether Mayor Dawn Zimmer will continue to have a 5-4 council majority allied with her. And whoever emerges victorious …

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Prostitution arrests near a school A Hoboken Police Department investigation on Friday, Sept. 17 led to the uncovering of an alleged prostitution operation at 324 Monroe St. Elena Gubskaya, 49, of Fort Lee, was arrested and charged with promoting prostitution and operating a sexually-oriented business within 1,000 feet of a school, according to police. Zhanna …

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