Posts Tagged ‘parks’

Your Input is Needed on Paulus Hook Park Redesign Plans

By Jon Whiten • Feb 5th, 2010 • Category: Blog, News

Paulus Hook Park, which is located at all four corners of the Washington/Grand intersection in Downtown Jersey City, is going to be revamped, and the Historic Paulus Hook Association (HPHA) is seeking input from all Jersey City residents on the redesign, including what type of activities the park should support, whether or not there should [...]



Hudson County Planning Office Brings Park(ing) Day to Jersey City

By Jon Whiten • Sep 16th, 2009 • Category: Blog, News

The original Park(ing) Day in San Francisco. Photo: Rebar/Andrea Scher
Originally created by a San Francisco art and design collective in 2005, Park(ing) Day has grown into an annual global event where artists, activists, and citizens collaborate to temporarily transform metered parking spots into temporary public parks. Last year, there were nearly 60 such temporary parks [...]



Public Meeting on Hudson River Walkway Slated for Monday

By Jon Whiten • May 15th, 2009 • Category: Blog, News

The state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is holding a public meeting on Monday on its plans to construct the final section of the Hudson River Walkway in Jersey City. The plan calls for a 1600-foot walkway along the northern shore of the Little Basin of the Morris Canal between the Goldman Sachs building and [...]



Friday Morning News Roundup

By Jon Whiten • Apr 24th, 2009 • Category: Blog

- A Jersey City man was arrested on weapons charges yesterday; he is accused of handing the alleged shooter a gun that was used to shoot and kill a 17-year-old boy in Greenville earlier this week.
- The National Parks Service will spend more than $37 million on projects around the New York Harbor area, including [...]



Council Report: The Budget, Cutting a Deal on Affordable Housing and Lyndon LaRouche

By Jon Whiten • Mar 13th, 2009 • Category: Featured, News, Politics

At Wednesday night’s City Council meeting, the main topic on the agenda was the city’s Fiscal Year 2009 budget, but there were also eight ordinances signed into law, four ordinances introduced, a bunch of resolutions passed and … a couple of Lyndon LaRouche supporters.