La Rustique pizzeria has officially opened for business at its new location at Fifth Street and Jersey Avenue. The former Paulus Hook favorite moves to the Harsimus Cove neighborhood, occupying a retail space that once housed GO, a gourmet cheese shop known for selling goods past their sell by dates. The pizza’s thin crust, fresh […]
While New York City in recent years has been quite proactively reclaiming space for pedestrians and bicyclists, the same can not be said in Hudson County. That could change thanks to the efforts of Bike Hoboken, a group working to convince city officials to add bicycle lanes throughout Hoboken. They have a plan.
Liberty Harbor North will be home to a new cafe and bakery by Nobu’s pastry chef Jessica Isaacs. Cocoa Bakery Cafe will open by the year’s end at the latest, though likely sooner. The cafe will feature pastries, cakes and desserts, as well as offering custom made wedding cakes. Cocoa Bakery Cafe joins Edible Arrangements […]
2008 has meant a record number of farmer’s markets providing fresh produce, baked goods, and of course, pickles. But none of the markets operate daily, and they all show up at different times. Grove Street PATH PlazaNewark AvenueMondays4pm to 8pm Hamilton ParkWednesdays2pm to 8pm Journal SquarePATH PlazaWednesdays10:30am to 7:30pm Van Vorst ParkPark entrance at Montgomery […]
The Historic Downtown Special Improvement District has been making some big improvements lately. The organization launched a summer concert series in the plaza at the corner of Grove Street and Newark Avenue. That concert series concluded yesterday with WJ & the Sweet Sacrifice, above. The organization has also launched a farmer’s market on Mondays in […]
213 Newark Avenue is set to pop up above the basement. The developer of this six story residential building has either just finished or is about to finish Ivy House, over at 154 Steuben Street.
An NJN report on the Hudson Bergen Light rail mentions in passing that Donald Trump has “modified” development plans due to the downturn in housing. Likely this means delaying the second tower, which seemed fairly self evident. Peter Mocco, developer of Liberty Harbor North, appeared in the NJN segment, though dodged the question as to […]
Construction permits on “retail 2” at 50 Columbus — a retail location on the northeast corner of the tower — indicate that a Japanese themed restaurant will soon be installed. On one permit, “Tokyo Kitchen” is listed, which also happens to be a restaurant in Montclair, New Jersey. Whether the two are related is undetermined.
Newport’s Aqua tower which recently started getting its exterior cladding is set to amend its final design phase, according to the Jersey Journal. The tower was originally planned as having 16,000 square feet of retail but is bumping that to 34,610 feet. The total residential unit count is going from 358 to 355. The Aqua […]
