Taqueria Reasons to eat at Taqueria in Downtown Jersey City: 1. No fajitas. 2. No nachos. 3. No cute clay or adobe plates to match the cute clay or adobe décor. 4. Crema fresca…not sour cream. 5. No table...
Neighbors Complain About Reliable Recycling Reliable Recycling on 1 Craven Road recycles, among other materials, wood which is sometimes treated with solvents before arriving at the facility. The wood recycling has many of the neighborhood r...
Korean Cultural Event Highlights Talent A Korean Cultural Event at City Hall on November 10 featured Korean cuisine, art and a talent show. One performer played a Haegum, a traditional Korean string instrument resembling a fiddle. The i...
Four K-9 Dogs to Join JCPD Much like their human law enforcement counterparts, K-9 police dogs must pass a rigorous training program and exhibit a certain temperament. Four K-9 dogs are currently being trained before they j...
Wild Fusion A fun fact about Jersey City: In 1609, when Henry Hudson was exploring what is now the northeast coast of New Jersey, he was really looking for an alternate route to East Asia. What a pity that h...
Kenny Charged; David Donnelly Appointed Ward B Councilman Mayor Jerramiah Healy’s special aide David Donnelly, 39, was selected as Ward B Councilman at the October 14th City Council meeting to replace disgraced Councilman Philip Kenny. The term will expi...
Marbella - Not As 'Luxurious' As Expected The Marbella is a rental apartment building near the Pavonia/Newport PATH station at 425 Washington Boulevard. Within the tower’s 412 units, there are studio, 1-, 2-, and 3-bedroom apartment lay...
Pizza, Pizza I’m not sure who coined the phrase “as American as apple pie,” but I’m willing to bet that they never had a slice of pizza. In fact, pizza pie may now be more “American” than apple pie, even thou...
Despite residents’ objections, affordable housing construction and a related tax abatement received approval at the September 23 City Council meeting. The RAV group got the nod through Or...
In 2008 at age 16, Jersey City resident Miles Alexander Johnson died of an infection following a bone marrow transplant and a long battle with a brain tumor. But he accomplished more in his shor...
With her witty, politically, and socially influenced material, comedian Melissa Surach is a favorite at city venues. She was honored by the City Council at the September 23rd meeting. ...
Approximately 24 kittens will be available for adoption at the Kitten Bonanza on Sunday, September 20, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at City Hall, 280 Grove St. Liberty Humane Society and Animal Comp...
In response to the corruption scandal that resulted in more than a dozen city employees’ arrests July 23, the City Council unanimously introduced a redevelopment/rehabilitation “Pay-to-Play” re...
What is ‘soul food’? If you asked 5 different people, you’d probably get 5 different answers. But if you asked Wayne B. Lyons, he’d probably tell you to come to his downtown restaurant, Soul Flavo...
An unidentified 19-year-old Claremont Avenue resident is fighting for his life following a shooting near Pine Street, and a 27-year-old Stegman Street resident was shot to death near Booker T. Wash...
A woman’s estranged ex-boyfriend went her home, strangled her daughter and set fires to cover up the crime, police said. Romulo A. Gregoria, Jr., 38, of Pearsall Avenue, was arrested in the ho...