Category: Hoboken News

In a major turn of events, the Hudson County Superior Court last month granted automatic approval to a controversial plan to build two residential towers on a Hoboken pier, overturning rejections of the plan by the Hudson County Planning Board and Hudson County Board of Chosen Freeholders. The plan has been criticized by Mayor Dawn …

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Hoboken, get ready for the $6 million home. Just one day after a 6,600-square-foot Castle Point mansion closed for $4.35 million two weeks ago, shattering the record for the most expensive house sale in Hoboken history, half of the 22nd floor of the W Hotel was listed for $6.6 million, enough to become the most …

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Five employees of an uptown Hoboken school for young children were fired last week after a video of an employee appearing to handle a child roughly went viral on Facebook. On Wednesday, June 10, a Facebook user named Sara Elizabeth posted a video that appeared to show a teacher aggressively trying to put a hat …

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At its upcoming meeting on Wednesday, June 17, the Hoboken City Council is scheduled to vote on the first substantive updates to the city zoning code in several years. Many issues with the code remain outstanding, and the administration of Mayor Dawn Zimmer says it is working on a more comprehensive update for later this …

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Marlboro, N.J. resident Tony Corrao clinched the Ninth Annual Hoboken Sinatra Idol Contest this past Thursday night with a supersmooth rendition of “The Best is Yet to Come.” The Brooklyn-born technical analyst and professional singer earned a perfect score from the five-member panel of judges, featuring Sinatra’s second cousin Dale Monaco, local vocal coach Barbara …

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It’s déjà vu all over again in West New York. Four years ago, Mayor Felix Roque, the doctor and Army colonel who ran against machine candidate Sal Vega, was elected to reform town government. As he began doing so, he was accused of practicing his own brand of old-time politics. In spring of 2012, he …

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Public meeting on temporary boathouse scheduled for July 15 The City of Hoboken will hold a public hearing to discuss the placement of a Temporary Community Boathouse and an anticipated Permanent Community Boathouse, both at the Hoboken Cove, and the already existing Park Master Plan for 1600 Park and Hoboken Cove. Members of the public …

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Overall crime is down in Jersey City, but not anxieties. The murder rate has doubled from 2012 to 2014, according to the newest statistics released last month for the year 2014 in Jersey City. Other areas of crime declined from 2013 to 2014. Public Safety Director James Shea said the Police Department continues to fine-tune …

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The Hoboken City Council this past Wednesday took another step in a federally funded flood prevention program authorized after Hurricane Sandy. Also at the meeting, the council said goodbye to the city’s fire chief and advanced a redevelopment plan for the city’s west side. Rebuild by Design On Wednesday, the council voted to give the …

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The beginning of summer in Hoboken is a time for venerable traditions, like the Arts and Music Festival, that first trip down the shore, and town officials complaining about the county property tax increase. Last year, the average Hoboken residential property owner paid $7,397 in total to the city, county, and public schools, and if …

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