Category: Jersey City News

Legend has it that General George Washington met with French Major Gen. Marquis de Lafayette in 1779 in the midst of the American Revolution to discuss war plans under an apple tree in Jersey City. The tree was planted in the front yard of house owned by Harman Van Wagenen, a Jersey City farmer. While …

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Lou Mont walks around the unfinished lobby of Cast Iron Lofts II like an expectant father. Having constructed residential buildings in the Hoboken/Jersey City area since 1978, Mont and his development firm, Manhattan Building Company, have learned a lot about what people expect in luxury rentals. Located at 300 Coles St., between 17th and 18th …

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After questions from the Hudson Reporter staff two weeks ago, Hudson County Administrator Abe Antun has notified all county offices that they are required to keep a countywide homeless hotline number available for anyone who calls. The hotline number, which is supposed to operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week, is run through …

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Clara went back to her workplace this week for the first time – as a woman. For the 31-year-old, having lived her whole life as a man, this was a transformative moment. Because when she handles sales and other tasks, she deals with a variety of people every day. She did not know what to …

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Anticipating that the new Hudson County Schools of Technology (HCST) complex will break ground in Secaucus this spring, the Board of Freeholders have set criteria that would require contractors to hire local residents as apprentices and cleared the way for local companies to be used as subcontractors on the project. The $160 million project will …

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Toddler burned in Irving Street fire Eight people were displaced and one toddler suffered burns to the elbow in a 4 a.m. fire at 33 Irving St. on Feb. 18. Jennifer Morrill, spokesperson for Jersey City said, there was heavy fire on first and second floor extending to 31 and 35 Irving, when firefighters arrived. …

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With Hudson County still in the grip of winter’s cold, health officials are not yet concerned about the potential spread of the zika virus through local mosquitoes. But officials in hospitals and government are monitoring the situation, educating the public and tracking people who have traveled to parts of the world where there have been …

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The Jersey City Council voted to table an ordinance at its Feb. 10 meeting that would give city inspectors the right to issue tickets to cars blocking sidewalks. But several council members said they intend to bring the issue up again. “A woman with a baby carriage should not have to go into the street …

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Classic stories do not have to beat you over the head with their message, says Mike Leach, chief puppeteer and executive of Puppetworks, a Brooklyn-based production company putting on a show in Jersey City. In classic stories you get the point, as well as being entertained, he says. In an age when children’s stories center …

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The address is 99 Hudson St., Jersey City, and when completed it’s expected to be the tallest building in New Jersey and the sixth largest residential building in the United States. On Jan. 28, members of the City Council, Mayor Steven Fulop, representatives of China Overseas America, and officials from the Chinese Consulate joined with …

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