Public Space

Months of delays have ended with Jersey City’s council approving $6.7 million to overhaul a two-block stretch with granite pavers and a variety of improvements including a stage, additional seating areas, and green infrastructure.

Details have emerged about a future car-free zone that’s under construction on the city’s west side, which will connect the Monroe Center to six new storefront spaces tucked under the Palisades.

For all of its history, Jersey City has been a conduit for transport between NYC and the rest of the country. Over time, the logistics of transportation has changed leaving artifacts of a bygone era all over the city. Now the long forgotten Bergen Arches are the subject of a proposed community-based redevelopment project led by local residents and activists.

A joint venture dubbed Bayview aims to transform property along Bayonne’s western waterfront into a four-building complex with new parks and 50,000 square feet of retail space including a rooftop restaurant.

Skyline Development is holding a community meeting tonight to discuss a Jersey City project that includes affordable housing, green space, a minority business incubator, and a fitness facility.

Jersey City Medical Center is slated to add new greenery to their property as a tribute to those impacted by the coronavirus pandemic.

A joint venture has full approvals to build a six-story, 210-unit mixed-income development along the Hackensack River in Jersey City that will also add retail and a public waterfront walkway to the landscape.

A proposal that would transform almost two acres along the city’s western fringe includes 17 units for homeless veterans and $3 million towards the construction of a community center and pool that the city currently lacks.

A 184-foot-tall development with several community givebacks could gain final approvals despite some sudden controversy over the building’s height.

Several dignitaries including Queen Latifah were on hand to unveil the new Harriett Tubman monument in Newark, which celebrates the city's role in the Underground Railroad.