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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

McDonald’s JSQ: Coming Soon and Now Hiring

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JSQ Plaza is undergoing major renovation, and lots of businesses in the same area shut down or relocated to another spot before the old hotel at the corner of Sip Avenue and Bergen Avenue/JFK Boulevard got demolished.
That included McDonald’s.
JCConstruction has a post about the construction going on at 2873 JFK Blvd, and [...]

A Car is Blocking the Driveway, What Should I Do?

Parking is never easy in Jersey City, that’s why some drivers violate some rules as long as they can get away with it.
Yesterday, a Ford mini-van was blocking my driveway. Whenever that happens, I give grace period by running errands (refueling, groceries, etc) hoping that the car is gone when I come back. However, [...]

4th Annual Phil-US Expo

[ May 17, 2008; May 18, 2008; ]

If you are a Filipino, I’m sure you’ve heard of this annual Phil-US Expo this month, as several flyers were posted on the front doors and windows of various stores in JSQ and McGinley Square. For those who are not familiar with this JC Event, read along, you might find this interesting.

What is Phil-US Expo [...]

School Buses Beside Martin Luther King, Jr. School

View facing Summit Avenue

Academy Street is not like some busy streets of Jersey City. It is quiet and peaceful, especially after rush hour. But if this side of the street is blocked by several parked school buses — one has to wonder what’s going on at Martin Luther King, Jr School (PS 11) at around [...]

Raccoons and Possums Invade JSQ?

Raccoons and possums invade Journal Square, Jersey City

Bridgette Hall, a JCRegister reader, emailed me today about her concerns on the increasing number of wildlife animals like possums and raccoons in Journal Square area of Jersey City:
“Hello, I live in JSQ behind the courthouse on summit avenue and I have a major problem with possums and [...]