Jersey City

Join Jersey City’s bravest and finest for an afternoon of eats, drinks and community! The 1st Annual Jersey City First Responders Charity Cook-Off at The Beacon will feature several different food dishes to taste and vote on alongside local and celebrity judges.

Earlier this week, officials from Claremont Companies, Circle Squared Alternative Investments, and the Hampshire Companies came together for the official groundbreaking of the New Jersey City University’s University Place project.

The Embankment Preservation Coalition is hosting a fundraising happy hour at Barcade tonight, Thursday, September 15th. Drop by from 6:30 to 10:30 pm to talk about the community's hopes for the historic Harsimus Branch and its much-loved Embankment.

The award-winning m650 Flats has a new condo available for sale. Featuring slightly more than 1,000 square feet, this 1-bedroom, 1-bath home is energy-efficient with modern luxuries throughout.

Come and see why this is truly a rare find: Three luxury rental units in an exquisitely restored brownstone building from the 1880s. Everything is brand new, and has been transformed and completely renovated from top to bottom with today's modern elements.

Plans that would have approved a new nine-story mixed-use building in Bergen Hill were tabled by the Planning Board at last week’s meeting, but the battle for what replaces a vacant medical facility might continue to wage on in the coming months.

Joel Maffei, co-founder/director of Pacific Flea, brings quality vendors, artists and musical acts to the Bergen-Lafayette neighborhood on second Saturdays, April-October. The next market is September 10 and the final market October 8.

Union Republic will be closing for good this Saturday. The restaurant announced the closure via a Facebook post.

The question of why the Loew's Journal Square has been unable to undergo a Kings Theater (Brooklyn) style full renovation under the Fulop administration (or prior administrations) and become a cultural destination with more jobs and year-round programming, is a complex one. We caught up with Friends of Loew's to get the scoop.

Our weekly news roundup of New Jersey stories you may have missed. This week, 'Orange is the New Black' author to appear in Jersey City, Marylin Monroe's dress on display at Mana Contemporary before heading to auction, Newark venture capital fund looking for start-ups, and more.