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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

Weather: Rainy Tuesday May 27, 2008 (Thunderstorm Alert)

The Beacon under thick dark clouds. Taken 6PM today.

BUMP : 615PM
Just updating this post I wrote this morning. Well, the initial forecast early today was inaccurate; we had a nice sunny day today instead of the nasty rain. Anyway, Hudson areas and tri-state are under SEVERE THUNDERSTORM ALERT until 8PM tonight.
The Hour-by-Hour report of National [...]

Weather: Rain All Day? May 16, 2008

Radar map not clickable

Today is the third Friday with a “rain forecast”. The green shade on the radar map above indicates rain showers, and if forecasts are accurate, it’s going to rain ALL DAY. I’ll take it, as long as it doesn’t pour tomorrow, when Jersey City celebrates the first Everything JC Festival.
Temperature is in [...]

Weather: Flood Watch Due To Rain May 09, 2008

Map not clickable. Green spots denote rain.

If the weather forecast is accurate, expect a messy and wet commute tomorrow morning, Friday, May 09, 2008 here in Jersey City. It’s going to rain in the morning, and it’s going to be a cold day, with temperature of mid-50′s, which will continue to drop when the rain [...]

Storms in JC?

Saturday Weather Forecast

I am still awake due to the basketball game I just finished watching. I was supposed to post this earlier, but my internet connection was/is intermittent due to bad weather.
If you slept early Friday night, you probably didn’t realize that Jersey City experienced showers. It started pouring past 11 in the evening, [...]

Weather: Clouds and Chances of Shower March 31, 2008

The Beacon on Montgomery under the JC clouds (645am)

If the forecast is dorrect, it will be a cloudy day today in Jersey City with chances of showers, so if you are going out, do not forget to bring your umbrella with you.
Temperature will be in the mid-40′s, but it can go as high as [...]