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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

Holland Tunnel Closure Due To Motorcycles

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Just a heads-up if you are going to NY this evening: Holland Tunnel will be congested as it will be used by at least 1,500 motorcyclists headed to Little Italy in the big city.
Read the rest for the traffic advisory…

TRAFFIC ADVISORY – HOLLAND TUNNEL TO ACCOMMODATE CHARITY MOTORCYCLE RUN THIS WEDNESDAY
Date: June 18, [...]

Jitney Bus on Fire!

They say Friday the 13th means bad luck. Well, this Jitney Bus in Downtown Jersey City (Marin Boulevard) can attest to that! It looked to me that the the bus overheated last Friday (June 13th). If I see a vehicle on fire, I would not go anywhere near it.
Photos captured by: jag9889. So if [...]

Philippine-American Friendship Day 18th Grand Parade

[ June 29, 2008; 8:00 am to 7:00 pm. ]
Mark your calendar and save the date for the Philippine-American Friendship Day Grand Parade on June 29, 2008. This event is one of the big annual Philippine festivals in Jersey City as it symbolizes the friendship between America and the Philippines. In New York, they celebrate this sooner — as early as first day of [...]

JCLGO LBGT 8th Annual Pride Festival

[ August 23, 2008; 12:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ] JCLGO will be hosting its 8th Annual Pride Festival two months from now.

The theme for this year is “Keeping the Vision Alive”. This event sounds like fun, based on the press release (see below) that I had read and cool photos that I saw from last year’s event.

The event will include rally, entertainment, and [...]

Jersey City Powerhouse Redevelopment

Powerhouse photo from Steve Kelley. Original picture here.

Powerhouse is a familiar landmark to all Jersey city residents, especially to those who are from Downtown. The structure is a hot topic today (at least in the blogosphere and fora) because of its redevelopment planned by the city.
As a matter of fact, there was a two-page read [...]