Galeria Café is now open in their new location in the Heights, and it’s better than ever! The café was closed for nearly a year as the owners’ husband and wife Luis Gallo and Luz Valesquez renovated their new space. Now located on 288 Central Avenue, the new location offers a bigger space, extended hours, […]
Recap of the Ward C (Journal Square) Community Meeting
After Mayor Fulop delivered his state of the City address, he announced he would be hosting several smaller “community meetings” for each ward to discuss issues specific to those parts of the city. So far there have been 4 meetings and there will be 2 more. The meetings are open to the public and give a chance […]
Staying Fit in Newport, Jersey City
In Jersey City, there’s a huge fitness and health community. Most places have health-conscious menus, there are farmers markets throughout the city, and there are gyms dispersed in each neighborhood. In Newport, there are events and facilities available, perfect for anyone looking to keep up their fitness routines or challenge themselves! The Newport 10K and […]
Council Candidates
Election season is here. We reached out to everyone running, and we wanted you all to be informed! * While all Candidates and Wards are listed, only those who have gotten back to our team will have their information and responses listed. All other candidates have had short bios included. Thank you and good luck […]
6 Date Ideas in Jersey City
It used to be that you’d go anywhere else but here in Jersey City for your dates. In the last 5+ years, JC has taken off, as well you all know, and there are a lot more options of fun things to do on dates here. I’m not a fan of the standard “dinner date,” […]
Old School JC: As told by Jersey City Natives
I grew up between Union City and Jersey City throughout my entire life, as did most of my family since the 80s. Jersey City was the hangout spot and it was always home. Every time my dad and I are in the car and driving through the city, he tells me stories of the old JC – […]
Let’s Explore: Bergen-Lafayette
Where is Bergen-Lafayette? Bergen-Lafayette is the amoeba of Jersey City neighborhoods. As its name implies, it’s a collection of blocks with a zig-zagging border that sits southwest of Downtown and overlaps with Greenville to the south, Lincoln Park/West Bergen to the west and McGinley Square to the north. It includes Bergen, Beacon, Bergen Hill, Communipaw, […]
Let’s Explore: The Geography of Jersey City
A few weeks ago, the Embankment Preservation Coalition organized a presentation about the geography of Jersey City at Grace Van Vorst church, headed by Luke Schray, an urban planner and board member of the coalition. When his home was flooded in Hurricane Sandy, his interest was piqued into the geography of Jersey City. But “to […]
Let’s Explore: The Powerhouse Arts District
Let’s Explore: The Powerhouse Arts District The Powerhouse Arts District (or “PAD”) is one of the smallest neighborhoods in Jersey City, but it packs a helluva punch. Primarily comprised of manufacturing buildings erected in the 1800s, turned into artist live/work spaces in the later 1990s and early 2000s (and living among the new high rises dotting Jersey City’s […]
Let’s Explore: Greenville
Greenville is one of those neighborhoods in Jersey City that a lot of people don’t know of off the bat. Its south of a lot of the action and development that JC is seeing and like a few other neighborhoods in the area, the 1970s hit it hard. But the Hudson County History Advocates partnered […]
Let’s Explore: Paulus Hook
I’ve set out on a journey to learn a little more about each neighborhood in Jersey City; its history, architectural details, landmarks and any other interesting anecdotes I come across. Let’s start with Paulus Hook, shall we? When I started asking around for a good resource on the neighborhood, all signs pointed to Diane Kaese, […]
The Battle of Paulus Hook
History came alive last night at the Battle of Paulus Hook commemoration as a fife and drummer reenactment group led flag-waving celebrators, young and old, from the corner of Washington and Dudley to Paulus Hook Park, proving that the past is not dead. The march, now in its 10th year and put on by the […]