The Jersey City Independent "

Gov. Chris Christie yesterday signed into law a bill that appropriates more than $1 million in historic preservation funding to four Jersey City projects. The bill appropriates a total of $10,850,780 from Historic Preservation Funds in order to provide grants awarded by the New Jersey Historic Trust. Two local sites will receive capital preservation grants: [...]

The Board of Trustees of the New Jersey Historic Trust yesterday recommended four historic preservation projects in Jersey City for more than $1 million in state aid. Two sites are were recommended for capital preservation grants; the historic Brennan Courthouse (seen at right) is in line for $750,000 and the Powerhouse is slated to get [...]

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 [...]

- Melissa Surach has some photos and stories from her recent trip to what she calls “the secret beach” in Liberty State Park. She’s also got a mighty cute dog. – Curbed casts its gaze to our side of the river, posting some nice-looking renderings of nARCHITECTS’ proposed design for Paulus Hook Park. – Jersey [...]