Posts Tagged ‘Historic Downtown Special Improvement District’

Hungry for Hanukkah? Where to Get Food for the Festival of Lights

By • Dec 19th, 2011 • Category: Featured, Food

This Hanukkah, many Jewish and non-Jewish residents of Jersey City can enjoy traditional Hanukkah fare without leaving their neighborhoods.



Monday Morning News Roundup

By • Dec 19th, 2011 • Category: Blog, News

Jersey City Collects 15,000 Coats for the Homeless: Roughly 15,000 coats were collected in Jersey City as part of a statewide effort to collect 50,000 coat donations through the nonprofit Jersey Cares. Jersey City’s First Female Firefighter Promoted to Captain: Among 21 JCFD firefighters promoted to Capetian last weekwas Capt. Constance Zappella, the city’s first [...]



Monday Morning News Roundup

By • Nov 28th, 2011 • Category: Blog, News

Powerhouse District Mural Rotting Away: Dislocations takes a look at a mural on Marin Boulevard and Bay Street, which was painted by Thomas John Carlson, and appears to be falling to pieces. Financial Experts Speak to High School Students: New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance Commissioner Tom Considine and Provident Bank CEO Chris Martin [...]



Tuesday Morning News Roundup

By • Nov 15th, 2011 • Category: Blog, News

Election Results Finally In: Ward F Councilwoman Viola Richardson and Rolando Lavarro are officially the winners of last week’s Jersey City special election, according to final results posted yesterday by the Hudson County Clerk’s Office. Occupy Movement at NJCU: Roughly 50 faculty teachers, staff members and students of New Jersey City University rallied yesterday outside [...]



Food Trucks, Bands & Vendors to Fill Newark Avenue Saturday for Jersey City’s First-Ever ‘All About Downtown’ Festival

By • Sep 15th, 2011 • Category: Arts, Blog, Food, News

The Historic Downtown Special Improvement District (HDSID) in Jersey City is set to add a new cultural event to its already chock-full repertoire this weekend with the inaugural All About Downtown Street Festival. The festival, which runs from noon to 7 pm on Saturday at the Grove Street PATH plaza and along Newark Avenue west [...]



Jersey City Arts Organizers Come Together to Counter Noise Complaints About Grove Street Events

By • Aug 22nd, 2011 • Category: Arts, Featured, News

While much-needed revisions to the city’s entertainment ordinance continue to be hashed out at City Hall, one of the most consistent options for live music in Jersey City has become the outdoors. But one bustling location, the Grove Street PATH plaza, is facing noise complaints from residents of an adjacent building.



Inaugural ‘All About Downtown’ Festival Slated for September; Call for Vendors Open Through August 7

By • Jul 19th, 2011 • Category: Arts, Blog

This September 17, the Historic Downtown Special Improvement District (HDSID) and the Jersey City Craft Mafia are putting on the first-ever All About Downtown street festival in Jersey City, and they are looking for vendors to participate. The daylong festival, which will run along Newark Avenue between Grove Street and Jersey Avenue, will feature live [...]



Plenty of Special Opportunities to Buy from Local Artists & Shops in Jersey City This Weekend

By • Dec 2nd, 2010 • Category: Arts, Blog

You should be able to find special surprises for anyone left on your gift list at one of the special shopping events going on around Jersey City this weekend. First up is tomorrow’s Holiday Sidewalk Fair from 2 to 6 pm in Downtown Jersey City. The event, which is being put together by the Historic [...]



Attention Artists & Crafters: The Downtown SID Needs Participants for Upcoming JC Fridays Sidewalk Sale

By • Nov 12th, 2010 • Category: Arts, Blog

The Historic Downtown Special Improvement District (HDSID) is organizing a Holiday Sidewalk Fair for artists and crafters to sell their work along major shopping routes in Downtown Jersey City during December 3′s citywide JC Fridays arts celebration. Vendors will be set up along streets including Newark Avenue, Grove Street and Jersey Avenue from 2 to [...]



Programs Inside Jersey City’s UEZ Trying to Make Do with Much Less

By • Sep 2nd, 2010 • Category: Featured, News, Politics

Despite a loss of about $12 million in revenues and program cuts, those managing programs inside Jersey City’s Urban Enterprise Zone (UEZ) say they are forging ahead, doing the best they can in keeping areas viable for businesses.

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