Jersey City to host grand opening of $38 million Berry Lane Park ...
Jersey City is pulling out all the stops tomorrow when it unveils the $38 million Berry Lane Park, a 17-acre spread that was 10 years in the making. Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop, joined by county, state and federal officials, will cut the ribbon on the city's largest, most ambitious park at 11 a.m. and a full day of free activities for kids and adults is planned afterward. TIME LAPSE OF THE PARK CONSTRUCTION The park, on Garfield Avenue in the Bergen-Lafayette neighborhood, is built on the fo..>> view originalMother of man killed crossing Jersey City street demands action to ...
JERSEY CITY — More than three years after her son was killed while crossing Kennedy Boulevard, Tracey Clifford is urging county and city officials to take action to slow motorists down on the busy roadway. "Do the 25 and people won't die," Clifford, referring to the often-ignored speed limit on Kennedy Boulevard, said to 55 residents gathered for a community meeting last night. Clifford's son, Stephen, was struck by a pickup truck at Kennedy and Fairmount Avenue on April 19, 2013. He was 24 ..>> view originalMaking Jersey City's park system world class | Opinion
An east-t0-west greenway would connect the city's parks. By WILLIAM MATSIKOUDIS Crowned by the jewels of county-administered Lincoln Park on our western shore of the Hackensack River and Liberty State Park on our eastern waterfront, and with many beautiful municipal parks in between, from Columbia Park near our southern edge to Washington Park on our northern border, Jersey City is blessed with a top-notch park system that the Trust For Public Lands recently ranked the 37th best park system o..>> view originalBullets strike woman's windshield while she drives in Jersey City ...
Jersey City police are investigating a shots fired incident from early this morning in which a woman's car windshield was struck while she was driving, authorities said. Jersey City spokeswoman Jennifer Morrill said the shooting was reported just before 1:30 a.m. on Martin Luther King Drive between Union and Forrest streets. No one was injury in the incident, but a 34-year-old Greenville Avenue woman driving in the area reported bullets striking her windshield, Morrill said. Police recovere..>> view originalVillage People to headline 4th of July bash in Jersey City
JERSEY CITY — Get ready, disco lovers, the Village People are coming back to Jersey City. The legendary macho men behind hits "Y.M.C.A." and "In the Navy" are scheduled to headline the city's annual Fourth of July festival at Liberty State Park. The group is famous for its members' campy costumes: there's a cop, a biker, a cowboy, a construction worker, a soldier and a Native American. The City Council is expected to finalize the deal next week. The city is paying the group $20,000. The band ..>> view original'Speeding kills:' Jersey City residents plead for traffic safety on JFK ...
The Duncan Avenue Neighborhood Association (DANA), along with other concerned Jersey City residents, pleaded with law enforcement to aid with pedestrian safety and chronic speeding on John F. Kennedy Boulevard at a public meeting last night. “Speeding kills all over. It’s not just on the boulevard, up and down the blocks. I work for the school system. I sit in front of the school every day. There is a police officer that sits by Danforth Avenue,” stated Jermaine Woodward, a Jersey City resident..>> view originalNJ Transit to offer 24-hour bus service to NYC from Jersey City Heights
Residents of the Jersey City Heights are getting their long-awaited 24-hour access to New York City, thanks to expanded NJ Transit bus service. Mayor Steve Fulop and NJ Transit officials announced today that beginning Saturday, the No. 119 bus line will operate on a 24-hour schedule on weekdays and Saturdays. Previously, the No. 119 bus stopped service between 9 and 10 p.m. making it difficult for residents of the Heights who worked overnight or late night shifts in New York City to return h..>> view originalAs Primary Approaches, Can Fulop Crack South Jersey?
Jersey City mayor Steve Fulop could have an opening against Senate President Steve Sweeney in 2017 if he continues to criticize Sweeney’s ties to power broker George Norcross As the nominating contest approaches for New Jersey Democrats’ 2017 gubernatorial candidate, the most high-profile rivalry on the shortlist has been between Senate President Steve Sweeney (D-3) and Jersey City mayor Steve Fulop. With that contest widely expected to determine Governor Chris Christie’s successor in the thoro..>> view originalStarbucks headed to Journal Square PATH station
JERSEY CITY — Starbucks lovers may soon be able to get their Frapuccino fix at the Journal Square PATH station. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is scheduled to finalize a lease with the gourmet coffee giant at the agency's commissioners meeting next week, a deal that would give Starbucks its first proper Jersey City location outside of the Downtown. The move is another signal of the changes coming to the center of the city, which city officials for decades have attempted to rev..>> view originalFirst time an LGBT flag will fly at Clifton City Hall
Pictured, the American flag and the rainbow flag fly above city hall in Jersey City.Jersey Journal file photo CLIFTON — The first-ever rainbow flag will be raised at city hall Saturday afternoon with a ceremony marking the monumental moment for the city's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community — the second largest in Passaic County. The ceremony comes in the wake of the mass shooting in Orlando, Fla., in which 49 people were killed by a lone gunman at a gay bar earlier this month. So..>> view original
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