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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

Online Tour of The Beacon via JCConstruction

The new entrance to the Capital and the Rialto

Almost every morning, I take a snap of the Beacon from my window and feature it in my local Jersey City weather entry for the day. I usually refer to the Beacon as “triple tower” from where I stand — only the 3 front buildings are visible.
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Batting Incident on Montgomery Street

More fields are being shut down in JC, but some people in McGinley Square area love “playing” with their baseball bats! *insert mad emoticon*

Montgomery Street makes the news again.This time a batting incident occured at Montgomery Gardens in McGinley Square area. A 35-year old Jersey Avenue man was beaten with a baseball bat last [...]

JFK Blvd and Montgomery St – Unsafe to Pedestrians?

Green area is the intersection of JFK Blvd and Montgomery St, Jersey City. Map.

The intersection of JFK Boulevard and Montgomery Street is wide. Montgomery Street is 4-way road, as is JFK. It is a busy corner as there are couple of left turns that make it tough to cross the intersection.
As a pedestrian, I [...]

Senseless Killing at Montgomery Gardens

The image map does not depict the actual location of crime scene.

It’s sad and scary when I read a news about senseless killing — like a man shooting another person without any motives. It’s something you don’t wish to happen to you or to your loved ones.
Yesterday (March 30), a man from Montgomery Gardens was [...]

Crime: Teenager Batted 50-Year Old Delivery Man In The Head

Photo does not depict actual sites of events.
Do you recognize this place? It’s near The Beacon, the building formerly known as the Jersey City Medical Center.
In this area last week, a 50-year old Chinese delivery man was batted in the head several times by a teenager for $20 worth of food. A TEENAGER! FOR [...]