Community

As Bergen-Lafayette grows in popularity, so does its amenities. New cultural and community focused activities are popping up all around the neighborhood. These 5 provide good reasons to get out and explore the area.

The founders of Rising Tide Capital, two Harvard grads, were recently featured in Forbes as some of the nation's "most promising social entrepreneurs”. Last week, they received one of the Manhattan Institute’s awards for Social Entrepreneurship. Here are two of their success stories.

A firehouse in The Heights is once again listed for sale following rejected revitalization plans, sparking a debate as to how the burgeoning neighborhood should deal with increasing developer interest.

The Jersey Art Exchange, JAX, brings arts and culture to an area that has historically not had many options.

Emotions run strong when it comes to new development. From the planning board to the city council, here's a handy guide to getting your voice heard as the future of Jersey City sprouts up around you.

Downtown pick-up and delivery-only restaurant Ghost Truck Kitchen has transformed Tuesdays into a Day of Giving, feeding the frontline workers at Jersey City Medical Center.

An upstate New York farm is bringing over two months’ worth of veggies down to a Hoboken culinary school in the form of a weekly CSA, marking their first foray into the Hudson County marketplace.

Livability.com recently ranked the New Jersey city as one of the top places for recent college graduates.

La Casa de Don Pedro, an activist group founded in 1972, has revamped a historic Newark building into a mental health center for the community.

For this newly established Hudson County affiliate of the national nonprofit, hospitality is key in helping homeless families find stable housing.