Jersey City is not the 'new Brooklyn,' new deputy mayor says
By Terrence T. McDonald | The Jersey Journal
on April 12, 2015 at 8:30 AM, updated April 12, 2015 at 8:31 AM
Marcos D. Vigil, deputy mayor of Jersey City, speaks on the topic 'The Future of Jersey City: The City's Vision for Development and Economic Growth' during The Third Annual New Jersey Gold Coast & Spring Multifamily Summit at Maritime Parc in Jersey City on March 5, 2015. Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal
JERSEY CITY -- The "uniqueness" of Jersey City is what makes it a more attractive place for former Brooklynites than other places along the Hudson County Waterfront, according to the city's new deputy mayor.
Marcos Vigil, speaking to a group of investors and developers at a recent real-estate summit at Maritime Parc, said the distinctive neighborhoods found in Jersey City make it a more attractive place for New York expats than, say, Hoboken.
A federal judge in 2011 ordered the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which runs the PATH system, to make the Downtown Jersey City station accessible to the disabled. The decision came as the result of a lawsuit filed against the bi-state agency by two nonprofits 10 years ago.
Hudson's colleges plan additions to transform neighborhoods and lives
By Rose Duger | For The Jersey Journal
on March 20, 2015 at 7:30 AM, updated March 20, 2015 at 7:33 AM
Hudson County Community College will soon begin renovating the Joseph Cundari Center, on Bergen Avenue near Academy Street in Jersey City, to accommodate the relocation of the cooperative allied health registered nursing and radiography programs from CarePoint Health-Christ Hospital to the college. Photo taken on Tuesday, March 17, 2015. Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal
With the economy steadily improving, Hudson County's institutions of higher education are embarking on capital projects and expanding academic programs that promise to transform neighborhoods and expand educational horizons.
Near Journal Square, Hudson County Community College is contributing to the area's ongoing renaissance with the groundbreaking of a $16.7 million STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) building on Bergen Avenue this spring. The six-story structure will include classrooms, science and computer labs, offices, student lounges, exhibit space and a coffee shop.
Next door, HCCC will soon begin renovating the Joseph Cundari Center to accommodate the relocation of the cooperative allied health registered nursing and radiography programs from CarePoint Health-Christ Hospital to the college. The renovated building will also house new two- and four-year associate's and baccalaureate nursing degree programs that will be offered in conjunction with Saint Peter's University.
So much construction! But...where are all the people?
Lots of residents work in NYC. In terms of pedestrian nodes, downtown is one of them, and so is Journal Square, but for the most part, during a workday, the streets are kinda of empty. Even in nearby Hoboken (side streets, but Washington is usually very busy). Weekends are better for pedestrian crowds, but even then, everybody usually goes to the city.
Hudson County Community College breaks ground on STEM building
By Erika Solorzano | The Jersey Journal
on May 19, 2015 at 3:25 PM
Members of Hudson County Community College gathered in celebrating the ground breaking of the colleges' newest STEM building on Journal Square Campus.
JERSEY CITY -- "Another opening, another show," Hudson County County Executive Tom DeGise said at the ground-breaking ceremony for a new Hudson County Community College building today.
Members of the college gathered on the Journal Square campus to mark the start of construction for a six-story, 74,000-square-foot STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) school building.
The future STEM building, located at 282 Academy St., is currently a parking lot across the street from Jersey City's School 11.
"We're growing, we're going to continue to grow, we're going to continue to succeed because of what we have, the human resource, the personnel and our student body," Hudson County Freeholder Anthony Romano said. "We're going to keep building."