Bergen Square Wayfinding Sign: Moved

The sign has been relocated a few feet away from its original spot.

The sign/direction map on Bergen Square has been moved away from Hudson County Community College’s Cundari Center on Bergen Avenue. The “wayfinding” sign is now erected by the benches of the square, closer to the corner of Academy Street.

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Finally Open: Taj Mahal Restaurant Jersey City

Taj Mahal - Newark Avenue Entrance (taken May 9, 2010)

Taj Mahal Restaurant on Newark Avenue (just off of Five Corners) finally opens in Journal Square after more than 2 years of construction. What took them so long, I don’t know. The Indian Cuisine has two entrances: one on Newark Avenue (main) and another on Summit Avenue.

Taj Mahal Restaurant – Romance in Dining
Description: Restaurant, Fine Dining, Indian Cuisine
Address: 663 Newark Avenue, Jersey City 07306
Phone: (201)963-9100



Bally and Ashley Stewart - Still Closed After the Fire

Photo taken May 9, 2010

Last month, Bally Total Fitness Gym on Bergen Avenue closed due to fire. The adjacent business – Ashley Stewart Clothing Store for Womens – was affected. Both of them still remain shut down more than a month after the incident.

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New Plan: The Journal Square 2060 Redevelopment Plan

The Journal Square Redevelopment Plan has been revised last Friday. From the sources that I’ve read, (NJ.com, JC Independent, and JC City Planning Division), there will be some changes in the plan which include: zonings (nine zones in the JSQ including the Beacon area), and more open spaces (city will build decks over the open PATH tracks).

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Now Open: Apna Bazaar Cash and Carry in Jersey City


APNA BAZAAR Cash and Carry finally opened yesterday (May 6, 2010) after what seems an eternity of  building construction. This Apna Bazaar is different from the one on Newark Avenue, just a couple of blocks north of Indian Square.

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