Though the city budget expects to bring in $15 million from the sale of city-owned land behind the Jersey City Medical Center, there was plenty of skepticism regarding both the figure and the process of the sale — skepticism that led to the discovery of what one council member calls “hidden” money in the budget.
Editor’s Note: The Jersey City Redevelopment Agency is responding to last week’s story about Raphael D’Angelis’ proposal for a floating marina complex. Mr. D’Angelis’ view of both the Jersey City Redevelopment Agency’s development process and Request for Proposals (RFP) regarding the Marina site is not only troubling but totally inaccurate. Due to considerable interest from [...]
Two weeks ago we reported that a redevelopment project in Ward F and traffic-flow improvements all over Hudson and Bergen Counties were at risk of losing more than $12 million in federal funding because of Congressional Republicans’ budget plans. According to Sens. Frank Lautenberg and Bob Menendez, that risk has been averted, with the money [...]
Raphael D’Angelis and his team have completed a design package to create a floating marina complex on 30 acres of land located between the Harborside Financial Center and the Newport Pier, jutting out approximately 100 feet from the coastline.
A redevelopment project in Ward F and traffic-flow improvements all over Hudson and Bergen Counties are at risk of losing more than $12 million in federal funding, according to Sen. Frank Lautenberg. New Jersey’s senior senator today criticized Congressional Republicans for these and other cuts included in the House’s version of the “Continuing Resolution” to [...]
The law governing Jersey City’s murals has created some confusion between city agencies about the approval process, leading to what critics say is overzealous enforcement. In an effort to clear things up, the City Council is currently considering a change to the law.
As we reported last month, the formerly vacant Burger King location at the MLK HUB shopping center has been replaced by a nearly 4,000-square-foot McDonald’s franchise. City officials will descend on the location Thursday afternoon at 2 pm for the fast-food spot’s official ribbon-cutting. The HUB McDonald’s was opened by Celeste Quintana, who has owned [...]
The MLK HUB’s newest tenant has officially opened its doors, marking another milestone in what city officials hope is the continued revitalization of the Jersey City shopping plaza long plagued by vacancies. A nearly 4,000-square-foot McDonald’s franchise has opened in the former Burger King space, one of several vacancies at the shopping center that on-site [...]
Local elected officials accept the DOT/HUD grant check on Garfield Avenue The federal Department of Transportation (DOT) today announced that two major projects in the Jersey City area will receive a total of $12,281,426 in TIGER II grant funding, as part of nearly $600 million being allocated to 75 infrastructure projects nationwide. The larger of [...]
Jersey City is awash in mural projects these days, from the Jersey City Mural Arts Program to the Walls That Talk Mural Arts Program. Most recently, the city’s Cultural Affairs division and the Jersey City Redevelopment Agency (JCRA) are also shepherding a citywide mural project, the Jersey City Street Art Initiative, and they are looking [...]
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