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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

Watch the Inauguration Event at the City Hall

In a couple of hours we are going to witness an important historical event — the Presidential Inauguration. It seems to me that whenever I turn the television, everyone is excited to see and hear President-Elect Barack Obama’s speech.
If you want to catch it live with other people, the City Hall (280 Grove St., Jersey [...]

Trump as JC Street?

Last week, northbergenreporter.com reported that JC City Council is considering an ordinance to rename a small portion of Morgan Street in Downtown Jersey City to “Trump Plaza”.
Why? Well, the reason behind this is the “Trump Plaza: Jersey City“, the multi-million project on Washington Boulevard named after the celebrity Donald Trump.
The City Council thinks “it is [...]

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 [...]

Polling Locations: Where To Vote

The November 4, 2008 presidential election is less than 24 hours away, and if you still do not know where the polling locations are, you can use Google Maps 2008 US Voter Info by clicking this link. Enter your address to find a voting place near you. For 07306, check out this Journal Square entry [...]

Jersey City Finance Department Abolished

Consider this post “fyi” ….
City Council abolished JC’s Finance Department because of redundancy in some position. However, the 68 employees of the said department will keep their job.
Also, the City Council is also doing some reorganization as they voted to put the Division of Traffic and Transportation under the Division of Engineering.
Read more in [...]