LeFrak starts building 17th residential tower in Jersey City's Newport
Ellipse Rendering_r2_Page_3.jpg A rendering of Ellipse, the 43-story residential tower LeFrak began building recently in the Newport section of Jersey City. Courtesy of LeFrak. JERSEY CITY — Construction has begun on the newest residential tower that will call the Jersey City Waterfront home. LeFrak is building Ellipse, a 43-story high-rise in Newport. The nearly 600,000-square-foot tower will include 376 apartments and ground-f..>> view original67-year-old punched in face during Jersey City road rage incident ...
JERSEY CITY -- A 40-year-old Elizabeth man pummeled a man nearly 30 years his senior early this morning in a road rage scuffle outside the Holland Tunnel, police said. At about 3 a.m., Port Authority police officers received a call that two men had been involved in some kind of altercation, spokesman Joe Pentangelo said. When the officers arrived, one driver said he was cut off by another driver and then both men got out of their cars and began shoving one another, Pentangelo said. The 67-..>> view originalJersey City contract withdrawn following pay-to-play allegations
JERSEY CITY — The law firm whose city contract led to allegations of pay-to-play will not work for the city after all. City spokeswoman Jennifer Morrill said today that Morristown firm McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney & Carpenter "has withdrawn from this contract." Follow-up questions about the move were not immediately returned. The council in December approved a no-bid contract worth $50,000 for the McElroy firm, which was hired to represent the city in contract negotiations with a local firefight..>> view originalKing's 'Promised Land' still a dream in Jersey City | Morgan
On April 3, 1968, in his last speech, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. declared God allowed him to go up to the mountain and he'd seen the promised land. "I may not get there with you. But I want you to know tonight, that we, as a people, will get to the promised land!" He envisioned a time when the racial discrimination blocking the economic and social progress of African-Americans would ultimately come to an end. That may yet happen, but it will only come after navigating a maze of dead ends..>> view originalConvicted Jersey City rapist faces another trial on similar charges
JERSEY CITY – A Jersey City man awaiting sentencing for kidnapping and raping a Bayonne woman in 2013 will go on trial tomorrow on charges that he also kidnapped and raped another woman. Opening statements will be heard at 9:30 a.m. tomorrow for the trial of Shawn Barrett, 47, who is charged with kidnapping, criminal restraint, aggravated sexual assault, making terroristic threats and weapons offenses. During jury selection today, each potential juror was asked if he or she had any religious..>> view originalWoman hurt in Jersey City head-on crash; other driver flees
A woman's car was struck head-on while she was stopped at a traffic signal this morning at County Road and Route 1&9. (Google Maps)EJA A Jersey City woman was injured this morning when she was struck head-on by an SUV whose driver then jumped out of the vehicle and fled, authorities said. The 30-year-old was taken to Christ Hospital complaining of pain to her head and knees after the 8:12 a.m. accident at County Road and Route 1&9 in Jersey City, according to a Jersey City police accident rep..>> view originalJersey City man facing heroin charges
A 56-year-old Jersey City felon is facing multiple drug counts after he was found with 48 wax paper folds containing heroin Jan. 12, police said. Gerald Scrutchins, of Bergen Avenue, is charged with drug possession and drug possession with intent to distribute, the criminal complaint says. He is also charged with drug possession with intent to distribute within 1,000 feet of School 15, located at 135 Stegman St., and within 500 feet of Audubon Park, at Kennedy Boulevard and Audubon Avenue, the..>> view originalCar ends up on on divider in Jersey City hit-and-run crash
A Lincoln Town Car that was thrown up onto the concrete divider on Route 1&9 in Jersey City yesterday morning was struck by another car that fled after the crash, authorities said yesterday afternoon. The driver of the Lincoln told police he was going through the intersection of Duncan Avenue and Route 1&9 at 8:40 a.m. when another driver traveling east on Duncan Avenue struck the rear of his car, the Jersey City police accident report said. The collision caused the Lincoln to jump the concret..>> view originalCommunity Notes
TODAYJERSEY CITY Basic Computer Skills Classes, David Stevenson teaches adults everything from turning on a computer to basic navigation of the web; laptops welcome, 10 a.m.-noon, Jersey City Free Public Library, Miller Branch, 489 Bergen Ave. Registration required. Book Discussion Tuesdays, 4 p.m., Jersey City Free Public Library, Miller Branch, 489 Bergen Ave. jclibrary.org, 201-547-4551.KEARNY Children's Cooking Winter Workshop, all children in grades K - 2 are invited to join instructor Ma..>> view originalPut on your best dress; it's time for the 'Snow Ball' in Jersey City
Get out your best formal attire – vintage and otherwise. It's time for Art House Production's annual Snow Ball. The arts charity gala, returns Saturday, January 23, at 8 p.m., in the Journal Square section of Jersey City at Art House Productions' new theater near the Journal Square PATH station. The event raises funds for the company's upcoming season of theater, music, visual art, JC Fridays festivals, dance, comedy, and poetry events. This year's event is presented by SILVERMAN and City Din..>> view original
Tuesday, January 19, 2016
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