“We could have come up with a trendier name,” says Jeff Favia of the Powerhouse Lounge’s straightforward nomenclature. “But we are committed to supporting and representing the Powerhouse Arts District.” The restaurant and bar will be in the Marin Boulevard building that was once home to the Rascals on the Hudson comedy club.
Hundreds of people flocked to Downtown Jersey City Sunday for the Powerhouse Arts District Neighborhood Association’s (PADNA) 5th annual BBQ & Street Fair, which had been moved from Saturday due to the threat of thunderstorms. They were treated to good food, lots of live music, local wares from artists and artisans, a breakdancing display and a whole lot more. Even the soccer crazed were taken care of, with a screening of the World Cup final match on a big screen in Parlay Studios.
The 5th annual PADNA BBQ & Street Fair, originally slated to happen Saturday, July 10 (in other words, tomorrow), has been moved to its rain date of Sunday, July 11.
Organizers decided last night to make the move, since Sunday looks to be a “perfectly sunny day as opposed to Saturday’s seemingly large bundle of [...]
The Superior Court’s Appellate Division yesterday handed down a ruling rejecting the Powerhouse Neighborhood Association’s (PADNA) appeal of a lower court’s decision upholding the City Council’s April 2008 decision to allow spot zoning in the area covered by the Powerhouse Arts District (PAD) Redevelopment Plan.
PADNA had sued to stop the changes, but in April [...]
As various factions have battled over who should pay to relocate the electrical transformers inside Jersey City’s Powerhouse, the health of the historic structure has become ever more precarious. With this in mind, the Jersey City Redevelopment Agency (JCRA) and the Port Authority today are kicking off a stabilization project for the 100-plus-year-old structure. This [...]
Editor’s note: This story appeared in the Fall/Winter 2008/09 issue of NEW. You can download the entire issue here.
Upon its opening in 1908 the Hudson and Manhattan Powerhouse was heralded by the New York Times as “one of the greatest engineering feats that has ever been accomplished.” Enduring decades of neglect after its closure, local [...]
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