Jersey City Power Outage: Portions of Journal Square Area

There’s a power outage in some portions of Journal Square today. On Tuers Avenue, a short power interruption was experienced, and it was restored after 5 to 10 minutes.

The reason?

DMV/MVC Building at 438 Summit Avenue corner Sip Avenue lost power.The state building was evacuated at 830AM this morning and people were standing outside as officials [...]



For Jersey City Ward C, Jersey Journal Endorsed JSQ’s Jimmy King

As you are probably aware of, May 12, 2009 is Jersey City mayoral elections. The other day, the Jersey Journal announced their endorsements for the city’s mayor and councilmen. Journal Square resident Jimmy King made the list.

Jimmy King is pretty popular here. He has his own civic association named after him (Jimmy King Civic Association) [...]



Journal Square Jersey City: Live Music!

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I finally got the chance to check out the Live Music (hosted by Journal Square Restoration Corporation) on the Square this afternoon. The FREE event features musicals artists and bands entertaining residents every Wednesday and Friday (plus weekend) from [...]



Jersey City Crime: Stabbed to Death in Journal Square

Here’s another murder in Jersey City: A man (Manuel Reyes, Sr) was stabbed to death in front of his apartment, news said. This happened Wednesday (May 6, 2009) and he was pronounced dead at 9:40PM at his place at Pavonia Avenue and Van Wagenen Avenue.

If my count is correct, Jersey City has already reached the [...]



Jersey City’s Journal Square: Spring Clean-Up/Planting

This coming Saturday, there will be a clean-up and planting here in Journal Square. Community groups, along with district volunteers will clean the square and plant some flowers. Hopefully, the weather forecast is correct in saying that it will be a good day. (This week is sloppy!)

If you’d like to join, [...]