Hoboken

Hoboken’s 14th Street Viaduct now sports a new soccer-themed addition that will be given a proper grand opening this afternoon, an event that will have local dignitaries on hand, plus several members of the New York Red Bulls.

Long time local fixture, Grimaldi’s Pizza will close one of its two Hoboken locations at the end of August.

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No street on Hoboken’s west side is a bigger poster child for both the city’s growth and how it’s growing than Jefferson Street, where there are a whopping eleven projects either underway or finishing up in just an eight-block stretch.

Thor Equities announced yesterday its purchase of the historic “The Up-town Bank” building at 1400 Washington Street in Hoboken.

Hoboken’s storefronts don’t seem to stay vacate for long these days and some of them will soon be filled with a wide variety of new establishments, along with the return of an old favorite.

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In a press release yesterday, Trader Joe’s officially announced its plans to open in Hoboken. It will be located in Harlow Hoboken at the southwest corner of Willow Ave. and 14th St. and will be approximately 11,700 square feet. With the announcement came a rough timeline for the new store.

Despite Hoboken’s revitalization over the years, there always seems to be one common complaint about the city from both residents and visitors alike: parking. The lack of available spaces to park on the street, along with somewhat confusing signage, has been a gripe for several decades. But by the end of this year, Hoboken should be close to finishing an overhaul of their street parking system that officials hope betters the situation.

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