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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

Jersey City’s First Snow Storm of the season 2011

First Snowstorm of the season in JC! (Greenville section)
Snow in October? Who would have thought? Yesterday’s (Oct. 29) forecast reported that NY-NJ area will see 2-4 inches of snow.
Here in Jersey City, I was at Dunkin Donut (cor. Summit Avenue and Magnolia) when the snow fall started at around 11AM. It started to stick to [...]

Is There School Tomorrow? (2/11/2010)

Looks like students will enjoy another snow day as the Superintendent of Schools Charles Epps announced that there will no school tomorrow (Feb. 11, 2010) in Jersey City public schools due to inclement weather.
Listen to his announcement regarding the school closings:
[Audio clip: view full post to listen]
It would be nice if he can be a [...]

Winter Storm; Jersey City Public Schools Closed 2/10/10

NJ gets two snow storms within a week, but unlike the first, this winter storm will hit Jersey City hard. Weather forecast said we will experience at least a foot of snow accumulations by the time snow ends Wednesday night.
As a result, JC Board of Education announced on their website that all public schools will [...]

Snow Storm: Jersey City School Closings for Monday, March 2, 2009

Radar Map at 9:50PM Mar. 1. Blue indicates snow fall. Look at JC, everything is blue!
The snowfall has started around 8:30PM tonight, the snow is not sticking yet. However, the entire Hudson County is expected to be covered with 8 to 12 inches of snow accumulations by tomorrow. As a result, some Jersey City schools [...]

Snow Storm in Jersey City! February 22, 2008 (with Photos)

The forecast yesterday was accurate. Jersey City residents woke up and saw whiteness all over the place. Take a look at the BEACON on Montgomery Street taken yesterday:

Now, it can not be seen (almost) due to the bad weather.

Forecast today says that snow will become freezing rain in the afternoon. Classes are cancelled, and the [...]