Bike-share spat pits Jersey City against Hoboken
A quarrel over bikes is pitting Jersey City against neighboring Mile Square City. At issue are bicycles from Hoboken's Hudson Bike Share system that last fall began showing up en masse at Jersey City's public bike racks. Jersey City officials believe Hudson Bike is bringing the bikes over to Jersey City by the dozen — a charge Hoboken disputes — and competing with Jersey City's own Citi Bike system. The disagreement has led Jersey City council members to introduce a measure aimed at restrictin..>> view originalOpen house on chromium cleanups in Jersey City tomorrow
The new site administrator for the PPG chromium cleanups in Hudson County will host an open house Tuesday night to meet residents and provide updated information on the cleanups. The open house with attorney Ron Riccio, who was appointed by a Hudson County Superior Court judge in early February, will run from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Mary McLeod Bethune Life Center, 140 Martin Luther King Drive in Jersey City. Land on Garfield Avenue where the 111-acre Canal Crossing development is planned was..>> view originalJersey City remains 'attractive market' for corporations, report says
Jersey City remains an appealing place for corporations to send their back offices, but is facing stiff competition from other parts of the state and nation, and even from Canada, a new report says. The report, from the Boyd Company, a location consultant based out of Princeton, says a 125-worker corporation needing 30,000 square feet of office space would pay $11.3 million to operate in Jersey City, compared to $12 million in New York City and $12.5 million in San Francisco, the most expensiv..>> view originalOwner clings to car during Jersey City carjacking, cops say
EdwinFuentes.jpg Edwin A. Fuentes, 23, appears in court in Jersey City today, March 28, 2016, on charges he carjacked a vehicle and was driving it while the owner clung to the truck lid. JERSEY CITY -- A 23-year-old city man was arrested Thursday after police spotted him driving an SUV as a man hung from the trunk of the vehicle. The man hanging from the back of Acura SUV turned out to be its owner, police determined, before char..>> view original'You gonna have to shoot me,' Jersey City man tells cops
KennethJackson.jpg Kenneth D. Jackson, 37, appears in court in Jersey City today, March 28, 2016, on charges he pointed a gun at a man and then told responding officers "You gonna have to shoot me today." Michaelangelo Conte | The Jersey Journal JERSEY CITY -- A 37-year-old Jersey City felon pointed a .43 caliber handgun at a man on Saturday and then told police officers they would have to shoot him, authorities said. Bail was set..>> view originalEaster Bunny brings out hundreds of kids to Jersey City egg hunt
Hundreds of local children stormed the field looking for their chance to pick colorful eggs filled with candy Saturday afternoon at the 31st annual Easter Egg Hunt. The event, sponsored by the South Hudson Civic Association, was held at Lincoln Park. Children got to collect eggs, have treats, get their faces painted and meet the Easter Bunny. "We get bigger and better every year," said Hudson County Freeholder Bill O'Dea. He said he's been organizing the event every year since his election to ..>> view originalWoman struck while crossing Downtown Jersey City street, cops say
JERSEY CITY -- A West New York woman was injured after being struck by a car early yesterday morning in Downtown Jersey City, according to a police report. At about 1:45 a.m., the 25-year-old woman was crossing the street near Newark Avenue and Grove Street. The driver of a Honda Civic said she had a green light when she entered the intersection and struck the victim, police said. Witnesses at the scene told police the victim did not have a cross signal when she was struck, the report states..>> view originalMcKnight opens new office in Jersey City
State Assemblywoman Angela McKnight, D-31, celebrated the opening of her new office Saturday at 2324 Kennedy Blvd., between Lexington and Clendenny avenues, in Jersey City. McKnight's district includes Bayonne and a part of Jersey City. She represents the 31st District along with Nicholas Chiaravalloti. Office hours are from Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. McKnight is the founder of AngelaCares, a nonprofit organization based in Jersey City that advocates for seniors and the city's youth. ..>> view originalMalcolm X, King have a debate in 'The Meeting' in Jersey City
Hudson County Community College (HCCC) will host a professional production of the play, "The Meeting," by Jeff Stetson at 6 p.m.,Thursday in the College's Culinary Conference Center, 161 Newkirk St., Jersey City. "The Meeting" centers on a fictional 1965 meeting between the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and Malcolm X in a hotel room located in Harlem. "The Meeting" highlights their differences on how to advance and improve the lives of African-Americans. Tickets for the free performance ma..>> view originalYouth notes
TODAYJERSEY CITY Chess Club, 4-5:30 p.m., Jersey City Free Public Library, Miller Branch, 489 Bergen Ave. jclibrary.org, 201-547-4551.Name That "Woman" Contest/Celebrating Women's History Month, weekly contest with winner announced every Friday, Jersey City Free Public Library (West Bergen Branch), 476 West Side Ave. jclibrary.org, 201-547-4554.UNION CITY Theater Program Registrations, Grace Theatre Workshop registrations for its professional theater program for children ages 8 and up. To regi..>> view original
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