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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

PATH Service Restored, Trains Running

Good news for Jersey City commuters …. PATH Service is now back after the smoky conditions yesterday that annoyed thousands of passengers:
PATH service between 33rd Street and the Journal Square and Hoboken stations has been restored in both directions following a service disruption due to power cable damage caused by a track fire between [...]

Gas Price = Milk Price?

I was at C-Town this afternoon buying stuff, and I was reminded of gas prices when I saw the price of milk per gallon. So I brought out my cellphone and took a snapshot:

Milk Prices at C-Town, Bergen Avenue, Jersey City

A gallon of milk = $4.29.
Well, a gallon of gas is not far off. See [...]

Slashed Tire in JC

Slashed Tire original photo from kirstography

A year ago, my car tires were slashed twice in a week. Couple of days after, I learned that there’s a group of people roaming the area (JSQ, Jersey City) during the night and punctured random tires. Unfortunately, my car was one of them.
I can’t put in words how [...]

Subway Train Derailed in Midtown Manhattan

Not the actual train. Photo for illustration purposes only. Photo credit: chosun.com

Just saw on the news that subway train (N Train) got derailed near 57th Street and 7th Street in New York. No passengers were reportedly injured, but paramedics still arrived quickly. CBS News said that train services appear to resume its normal schedule.
Hope [...]

Jersey City Gas Prices As of May 02, 2008

Gas Price Comparison in Jersey City

We all know that NJ is one of the states with cheap gas price in the nation. From being the cheapest, we fall to only the 5th, according to this website. (As of this writing, Wyoming – $3.437, Arizona – $3.447, Missouri – $3.465, Oklahoma – $3.474, New Jersey – [...]