Jersey City

TEDx, the localized spinoff of the popular TED talks, will be returning to Jersey City this December for its fourth year.

Food & Drink news for Jersey City, a new taco joint is coming to downtown, a sneak peak of Atlas Public House which plans to open tomorrow, and Ozu Foods in the Heights begins serving lunch.

Urban Edge Properties announced yesterday that it has entered into a $43.7 million contract to purchase Hudson Mall in Jersey City. The property, located on Route 440, spans 383,000 square feet and contains anchor tenants Marshalls, Toys "R" Us, Staples, and Old Navy.

A new building has been proposed for the tract at 662 Summit Avenue and 165-169 St. Pauls Avenue, on the border of The Heights and Journal Square.

Tucked away in an otherwise quiet residential section of The Heights, the Jersey City Reservoir is flourishing with signs of life despite being decommissioned, a relic that provides some of the best fall foliage views right in the middle of the city.

Voters in New Jersey spoke yesterday, overwhelmingly rejecting the expansion of gaming outside of Atlantic City. Ultimately, stalling any plans for a casino in Jersey City.

In another win for its Mural Arts Program, Jersey City is now home to the latest installment in a series of portrait murals by world-renowned street artist Eduardo Kobra.

Looking towards the future, Crain’s asked leading architects, designers and real estate experts their opinions on what large scale projects NYC could undertake to help accommodate its surging population. One proposal stands out for its inclusion of Northern New Jersey in NYC’s future.

Bergen Hill, in its heyday, was considered “the suburbs” by people who left Downtown, Jersey City for suburban mansions. Today, in the ongoing preservation conversation, we feature three JCLC Historic Homes still standing on Summit Avenue.

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.