New Nitpicky Alcohol Rules Squeezing Jersey City Breweries and Small Businesses
A number of nitpicky rules took effect last month that restrict the way New Jersey breweries can run their business, stifling one of the state’s fastest-growing industries.
New Jersey Says It Needs to Build Up to 41,000 Homes a Year
New Jersey says it needs 35,000 to 41,000 new homes every year for the next decade to close its housing gap, a construction pace the state hasn’t approached since the 1970s.
Jersey City Redevelopment Agency Plans to Buy Bergen-Lafayette Property
The JCRA plans to pay $455,000 for 97 Monitor Street near the Liberty State Park Light Rail stop.
Litter in Jersey City: What Locals Want You to Know
From overflowing bins to ignored complaints, Jersey City residents share what they’re seeing and what they want done about it.
Sayreville Passes Redevelopment Plan for Amboy Cinemas Site
The first step has been taken to revitalize a theater in the Raritan Valley town that has been vacant for almost two decades.
Weehawken Bans Short-Term Airbnb-Style Rentals
Weehawken council recently passed an ordinance that prohibits renting out any property for less than 30 days as part of an effort to combat quality of life concerns.
Hoboken Approves Construction of Pop-Up Southwest Park
The city recently acquired about an acre of land next to an existing greenspace and has awarded a contract to add a temporary playground, basketball courts, and community gardens at the space.
Politics Still Shrouds One Journal Square As Kushner Cos. Plans to Move Forward
Financial delays and politics put One Journal Square in limbo. But a new investor and political meetings promise to bring the project back to life.
Two Companies Sue Hoboken, Seeking to Void Hilton Hotel Deal
Landowners near the future hotel site have filed suit against city officials and KMS Development Partners, looking to block an agreement they claim is a “blatant quid pro quo.”
After Multiple Violations, Hoboken’s 1 Republik Permanently Closing
The bar, which still has plans to expand into Jersey City, had its liquor license revoked by the City last week and will close for good in May.
