Category: Jersey City News

Honeywell International Inc. recently announced that it has begun the next phase of chromium cleanup at sites along Jersey City’s West Side, work that will culminate in the construction of the Bayfront development, a planned mixed use residential community the city hopes will be a linchpin to waterfront development along the Hackensack River. According to …

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Look – but don’t boat, fish, or swim. That’s what the federal government seems to tell residents who live in the waterfront communities of Hudson County and New York City, according to a nonprofit organization that’s trying to increase access to the local waterways. According to the Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance, the New York Harbor is …

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American Cancer Society looking for teams for Oct. walk in Jersey City The American Cancer Society is looking for people to participate in its annual Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk in Jersey City. The walk will take place in Liberty State Park on Sunday, October 20 at 8 a.m. As of press time last …

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Everybody loves a bargain – especially when it comes to travelling, when flight and hotel expenses can cut into budgets that could be better spent on sightseeing and experiencing local culture. A trend that has existed for years in tourist meccas like New York City, Los Angeles, and London has now reached the shores of …

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A seemingly universal sentiment that has emerged from the series of recent town hall meetings hosted by newly-elected Mayor Steven Fulop, who will be officially sworn in this week, is the notion that residents must play a larger role in helping to solve Jersey City’s biggest challenges. “Ask not what Jersey City can do for …

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It’s hard to imagine, but even Woody Allen and Martin Scorsese weren’t always the great filmmakers they are today. They, too, were once little more than youngsters with an interest in moving pictures. It is quite possible they, and other iconic filmmakers, committed to their craft only after someone took an interest in their early …

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There may be folks around Jersey City who don’t know the Big Hair Girls, the musical act. But many people certainly know those two girls with the big hair. Sisters Lizzie and Vanessa (a.k.a. Venus) can often been seen around downtown walking their dogs, Remington, an Italian Mastiff, and Duchess, a Staffordshire Terrier, or one …

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