Jersey City unveils locations of 15 new Citi Bike stations
JERSEY CITY — Mary Ford loves Citi Bike Jersey City, but barely uses the bike-share station closest to her home. Ford, 57, who lives on Garfield Avenue, would have to walk to Bayside Park to grab one of the Citi Bike bicycles stationed there and use it to get to the Downtown financial services company where she works. "That's sort of a long, lonely walk past a cemetery," she told The Jersey Journal. "After dark, I don't really want to do that." Ford is in luck. This week Jersey City announce..>> view originalVillage Block Party offers athletics, live music at Jersey City's Mary ...
The second annual Village Block Party, organized by 4th Street Arts and The Village Neighborhood Organization, moves to Mary Benson Park in Downtown Jersey City this year, with a full day of fun including athletic competitions, local vendors, and live music slated for Saturday, July 23. Located at the intersection of Merseles and 3rd Streets, just below the Historic Jersey City And Harsimus Cemetery, Mary Benson Park's recreational areas will be put to good use with an adult kickball tourname..>> view originalFor 28th year, Jersey City clerk delivers same dry budget speech
JERSEY CITY — Today is the day City Clerk Robert Byrne dreads more than any other. The City Council adopted the $571 million city budget at a special meeting tonight, meaning Byrne, by state law, had to read aloud every line of the newest budget amendment: three and one-quarter legal pages of budget items separated into categories with names like "sub-regional studies project" and "reserve for arbitrage." The amendment includes every change city officials have made to specific line items as th..>> view originalFifth man arrested in Jersey City double-shooting that left Bayonne ...
JERSEY CITY -- A fifth man has been charged in connection with a fatal shooting and assault in Jersey City last month, but no one has yet been charged with the homicide. Kawon Robinson, of Jersey City, surrendered yesterday and is charged with aggravated assault on a 25-year-old Roselle man on June 4 in the incident in which 25-year-old Davon Gordon of Bayonne was fatally shot in the torso. Katrell Trent has been accused of shooting at the Roselle man on West Side Avenue near Fairview Avenue t..>> view originalAmy Schumer to promote new book in Jersey City
Comedian Amy Schumer is headed to Jersey City next month to promote her new book, "The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo." Newark Avenue bookstore Word is hosting the event. Word has previously lured master of horror Stephen King and actor Nick Offerman to Jersey City. "The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo" is a collection of personal essays from Schumer, the Emmy Award-winning comedian and actor. Her Comedy Central series, "Inside Amy Schumer," concluded its fourth season in June. Schumer has r..>> view originalMan shot dead in Jersey City early Thursday morning, official says
JERSEY CITY -- A man was fatally shot early this morning on the city's West Side, officials said. The Hudson County Prosecutor's Office confirmed a man was killed on Clinton Avenue between Kennedy Boulevard and West Side Avenue. Unconfirmed reports from a police scanner indicated the man was pronounced dead at the scene with a gunshot wound to his head shortly after 2 a.m. The HCPO has not yet released any additional detail on the shooting. If ruled a homicide, this morning's fatal shooting wo..>> view original20 years young: 3-day St. Anne's Festival in Jersey City Heights this ...
St. Anne's Church on Kennedy Boulevard in the Jersey City Heights will commemorate the feast week of St. Anne this weekend with food, dancing, live music and more. The 20th annual celebration starts Friday, July 22 6-10 p.m. and continues Saturday (4-10 p.m.) and Sunday (2-10 p.m.). The three-day extravaganza raises money for the church and the community. The St. Anne's Festival will feature performances by the WMDs on Friday at 7 p.m., 10-year-old twin DJs Amira and Kayla on Saturday at 8 p.m..>> view originalRentable Wi-Fi hotspots to be available for Jersey City library ...
In today's internet-driven world, having the ability to surf the web while on the go can be something of a necessity. Residents of Jersey City will soon be able to get online whenever and wherever they want, thanks to a new service from the Jersey City Free Public library. The JCFPL will be offering T-Mobile ZTE Falcon portable hotspot devices at all nine of its branches, and at the main library when it reopens in September. The 4G LTE devices create personal Wi-Fi access points, and can be us..>> view original2 cars in the Jersey City Heights broken into: police
Jersey City police are investigating a pair of break-ins of cars overnight in the Heights neighborhood in which $200 worth of property was stolen, according to police. One of the victims told police he parked a rented 2016 Nissan Versa at Hopkins Avenue and Collard Street Tuesday night at 11:50 and discovered the break-in at 7:14 a.m., police said. The victim's front window had been smashed and a $200 pair of Ray-Ban sunglasses were stolen from the vehicle, the police report said. While at the..>> view originalKidz Bop + Crazy 8 Launch Talent Search; Auditions In Jersey City ...
(JERSEY CITY, NJ) -- KIDZ BOP and Crazy 8 are looking for the tri-state area’s most talented kids! Does your kid have a special talent? Can they sing, dance, juggle, or yoyo? Parents or legal guardians of children ages 14 and under can bring their kids to Newport Centre in Jersey City on July 23 to audition live for the KIDZ BOP + Crazy 8 Talent Search. Contestants will receive giveaways and other fun prizes from KIDZ BOP and Crazy 8.The winner of the talent search will fly to Los Angeles to st..>> view original
Thursday, July 21, 2016
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