Free PATH Rides MondayThe Port Authority will provide free rides on Monday celebrating 100 years of service, strange smells. Transformer Explodes at Grove StreetA transformer reportedly blew up on Grove Street around 1pm today.
Renting Beats Buying (Or Not)The Times wants you to buy an apartment because its super cheap. Cops Smell Leak Diesel leaks from a tank at the Marina in Newport.
As noted yesterday, union members have erected a giant rat in protest of non-union labor at 213 Newark Avenue, a Fields Development property. Construction equipment was in the lot today while union members and a giant rat looked on. 213 Newark Avenue is a 6 story building that broke ground a few months ago. Excavation […]
A post on JCList mentions a somewhat famous union rat may have hopped on the PATH for a bit fun in the sixth borough. The work site in question is almost certainly 213 Newark Avenue. UPDATE: New York rats are black, New Jersey Rats are Yellow
Two weeks after AXA Insurance announced leasing 245,000 square feet at Newport Tower in Newport, the Jersey Journal reminds us once again why newsprint is so last century. Next week, Dewey defeats Truman.
110 First Street made a sudden appearance last month with pre-construction and a rushed approval from the planning board. The Jersey City reporter has a rendering online of the proposed tower. The building includes a tall “L” shaped tower to the west of the lot along Warren Street and a midrise portion along the park […]
Hamilton Square, the redevelopment of the old Saint Francis Hospital adjacent to Hamilton Park is “selling well” according to a press release from Exeter Property, the developer, with twenty percent of units sold. The most interesting bit of information though is that the 28,000 square feet of retail space is nearly leased out. While specific […]
Winds Rip RoofHudson Now reports high winds blew off the roof of a warehouse in the powerhouse district. Art Developers, Now Hear ThisThe Times cries about how much it sucks to be a unsuccessful hip artist priced out of a neighborhood that was gentrified by artists.
Hoboken Now is reporting that NJ Transit will officially break ground on the long overdue connection between Hoboken and Jersey City waterfront. The walkway, a grand park along the Hudson River that one day could theoretically connect Bayonne to the foot of the George Washington Bridge is being built in pieces. Private developers are compelled […]
New Bar On Newark AvenueA post on JCList points to construction permits issued for 284 First Street. The retail space, which essentially faces Newark Avenue, “has a permit in it’s retail window for construction of a new bar/restaurant.” Good news for local foodies, alcoholics. Fiber Optics Creeping SouthVerizon crews have been scurrying around the Hamilton […]
