“Vision” — Closer to Adoption

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The picture above is how this block in the square looks like from Sip Avenue. The photo was taken last September, but it doesn’t matter since nothing has changed. This is the location where two high-rise buildings will be built as the center of what Mayor Healy terms as the [...]



UPDATE: Teen Accused of Shooting/Terror in Journal Square

[UPDATE: Teen Accused of Shooting Jan. 21, 2009]

According to the Jersey Journal yesterday, a 17-year old was accused of shooting. He was caught at the Jersey City Medical Hospital when police learned that he was asking about the victim

A 17-year-old Jersey City boy with suspected ties to the Bloods street gang has been charged with [...]



Today is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Today we observe an important date in American History — Martin Luther King, Jr Day. Some are probably off from work, schools in Journal Square are closed, and some services in our city are closed as well.

As we all know, MLK, Jr. fought for the equality of people, and said that we should not be [...]



Busted: Shoplifter at Rite Aid West Side

From the police scanner this afternoon (around 3:15 PM): a shoplifter was busted at Rite Aid West Side corner Sip Avenue (bordering Journal Square and Marion Neighborhood). On a cold weather like today, it’s easy to hide anything inside thick clothing.

I wonder what the thief took.



Krishna Cuisine on Newark Avenue

A new vegetarian restaurant opens in India Square on Newark Avenue, according to The Village Voice blog. Should be a nice addition to Journal Square.

…It occupies a rather grand space a few steps up from the colorful hubbub of Newark Avenue, where greengrocers hawk vegetables unfamiliar to Westerners, vendors roll unguent spice combinations into betel [...]