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Long retired, the Colgate Clock in Jersey City sits in a weedy field by the Morris Canal. Life goes on in Lower Manhattan on a dreary winter day as the World Trade Center grows taller. Feb 2012.Lane For U!Delaware Lackawanna train yards in Hoboken on the right before the terminal was built in 1907. The tracks were elevated then on tall piles. Erie railroad yards and Pavonia Avenue on the left. Jersey City. 1883Daily life on the Morris Canal small and large basins with lots of sailboats, coal barges, horses and wagons, factories, trains entering the Central Railroad of New Jersey Terminal. Jersey City. 1883Lower Manhattan and the new World Trade Center as seen through the railroad yards of Hoboken from Observer Highway. A contrast between old technology and the new. Feb 2012Jersey City

New PATH Cars Official Launching @ JSQ Jersey City

[ July 10, 2009; 12:30 pm; ]

The NEW PATH Cars will be officially launched at 12:30PM today at Journal Square PATH Station, according to a post in New York Times blog. NJ Governor Jon Corzine will join PATH officials in the ceremonial launch and a train of new rail cars will take a 10-minute ride from Journal Square to Hoboken, and [...]

Jersey City Election 2009 Results: Mayor Healy Wins

Mayor Jerramiah Healy is re-elected as Jersey City Mayor after getting more than 52% of the 30,000+ votes from yesterday’s elections. Second in the poll was Lou Manzo, who only garnered 26% of the votes, and was disappointed by the low turnout. Would it make a big difference for Manzo if more people showed up [...]

Jersey City Elections 2009: More Volunteers than Voters?

A Healy volunteer takes a break
According to the Clerk of the Hudson County Board of Elections Michal Harper, the elections turnout this year for Hoboken and Jersey City are somewhat low, after travelling between two towns. Are there more volunteers out there than voters? Have you voted already? If you haven’t cast your vote yet, [...]

Election Week 2009 in Jersey City

[ May 12, 2009; 6:00 am to 8:00 pm. ] May 12 is the election day here in Jersey City, as you probably know. But have you made up your mind as who to vote for? Do you want to re-elect Mayor Healy? Or still pondering on other candidates?

If you’re still having a second or third thoughts about your candidates and you still want to [...]

Low-Flying Planes in Jersey City

Downtown Jersey City residents have witnessed planes/jets flying low across Hudson River, and some even evacuated their buildings. Reports say that these military jets “are part of a Department of Defense photo shoot and that there is no threat to the city.”

According to Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Jim Peters, this event should be finished by 1030AM today.

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