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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

Press Conference: PAFCOM’s 2009 Community Heroes Award

I was invited to the Press Conference of PAFCOM Inc. (Philippine American Friendship Committee) at the Trump Plaza (in downtown, Jersey City) last November 20, 2008 for their 2009 Community Heroes Award. Thanks for the privilege, Mr. Hector Magno (PAFCOM 2009 Overall Chair) and Madam Ludy Corrales (Chair, PAFCOM-CDC).
The Press Conference
The event was three-fold: the [...]

Glimpse of Voters and Voting Places

[UPDATE] November 5, 2008 – There were no long lines in Journal Square yesterday.
[Original Post] November 4, 2008
At 5:58 AM Today, Dan Dickinson posted this photo on this blogpost:

However, he didn’t mention the name of this Jersey City school.
More to come (see inside this entry)….
By the way, If you are looking for the [...]

100 Strangers Project: Tom of JSQ

Guy is in Gee and his wife were in Journal Square a couple of weeks ago when they met Tom. Read his story about Tom below:
“As my wife and I killed time near Journal Square in Jersey City we came across Tom. He had this great big smile on his face. I said “hello’, and [...]

Events Professional Photoblogs Her Evening Walk

View of NYC from Riverview-Fiske Park

Holly – a New York City Events Professional and traveler – photoblogged her evening walk with her German Shepherd dog Othello in the Heights area of Jersey City last Saturday night. The pictures are awesome, and she said she will add more.

Jersey City Dogs

Head over her blogpost and see if [...]

Sequel: Show Me No Money

For illustration purpose only.

Same star, new antagonist.
Last month, our leading man Jersey City fire inspector Matt Barrett rejected a $500 bribe from the owner of the burnt building on St. Paul’s Avenue. Mr. Barrett called the cops and had the owner arrested.
Yesterday, Mr. Barrett was again offered a bribe despite the presence of a cop. [...]