Category: Hoboken News

Legal battles related to Hoboken’s move out of its old public works garage are continuing on two fronts. The city just extended a contract for a redevelopment attorney to fight a developer who wanted to put housing on the old garage site, while the city is fending off a challenge from a small business owner …

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Forty-three homeless people have made their way into permanent homes this year thanks to the efforts of the Hoboken Homeless Shelter at Third and Bloomfield streets. Executive Director Jaclyn Cherubini is hopeful that by the end of the year, the number will reach 100. According to Cherubini, of the 43 people who found permanent housing, …

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Residents of Hoboken’s federally-funded housing projects had much to celebrate besides two newly renovated community rooms last week. Those rooms were among approximately 12 improvements that will be made to the projects in the next five years using recently received federal funds. Hoboken’s projects consist of 1,353 units of affordable housing and senior housing in …

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Customers line up at delis and bakeries throughout Hoboken each day to sample traditional cooking from the city’s old Italian families. At the same time, young commuters march to and from public transit, heels clacking against the pavement and briefcases swishing against their suit pants. As the mix of the city’s old and new crisscrosses …

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Reporter poll asks: Should taxpayers get money back? According to city officials, Hoboken will introduce its new municipal budget at the Sept. 1 council meeting. There has been much discussion over the new budget. The city has an unrestricted surplus of $11.8 million, which is part of a total surplus of $20 million. Councilwoman Beth …

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Five years have passed since Hoboken saw a financial opportunity in selling its public works garage on Observer Highway to a developer. But now that the city was unable to complete the sale last week, they must consider whether to keep or sell the land, and prepare for the fact that the developer is threatening …

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At Wednesday’s Hoboken City Council meeting, the city briefly discussed its upcoming budget, which will affect property taxes. Some council members say that the city has a $20 million surplus which should bring taxes down, while others dispute the amount of the extra money. Meanwhile, flyers critical of the decision to lay off members of …

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“TV has a way of keeping people that aren’t on it unimportant,” said writer and longtime Hoboken resident John Bredin. “I mean, who’s going to get invited on to [the TV show] ‘Hannity?’ You have to write a book or be some kind of expert. There needs to be an in-between space where people can …

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