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Downtown Jersey City’s Italian Village 1973

If you know anything about Downtown Jersey City, you know that it has changed dramatically in the last 4 decades. Gone are the broken down piers that once faced New York City, making way for tall residental and commerical buildings with the influence of developers like Donald Trump and Simon LeFrak, the Siverman Brothers; and others.
The footage you are about to see reflects the old Jersey City from the 1970s.
In particular, the Village Section which was primarily made up of Italian Americans.

We don’t know who to credit for this film but it is a wonderful look at a Jersey City long gone and we are happy it was taken.

Pay close attention to the camera angle as the camera pulls close ups on building being offered for sale at the time.
Enjoy and The River View Team thanks the person or persons who took this film.

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Jersey City Posts Storm Warning for March 5th and 6th, 2013

Jersey City Mayor’s Office & OEM Issues Reminders Ahead of Winter Storm Warning

 

JERSEY CITY SEAL LOGOJERSEY CITY  – Mayor Jerramiah T. Healy, and the Jersey City Office of Emergency Management, are asking that the residents of Jersey City take the necessary precautions in the event of dangerous weather conditions.

The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for the New York and New Jersey metropolitan area from tonight at 6 P.M. through 6 P.M. EST Thursday evening, with snow accumulations expected between two to four inches, and an additional one to three inches on Thursday night through Friday evening.

This storm is also expected to produce a heavy mix of rain and snow, which combined with strong winds, could lead to downed tree branches and power lines. Wind gusts can possibly reach up to 50 mph along the immediate coast this evening through Thursday morning.

“We are urging all residents to eliminate all non-essential driving tonight and to avoid double parking and parking close to corners,” said

Mayor Healy. “This will greatly assist us in the clean-up of this storm and the passage of plows, if necessary; as well ensure the safety of other drivers and pedestrians.”

The city snow team, which is comprised of representatives from the

 Mayor’s Office, the Jersey City Incinerator Authority, the Department of Public Works, the Office of Emergency Management, and the Parking Authority, has been meeting regularly in advance of the winter weather to fine tune the city’s snow plan.

Garbage collection has been suspended for this evening, however street sweeping and parking enforcement will remain in effect until further notice.

 

 

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Hudson Then . . . Again- INFLUENZA

by: Maureen Wlodarczyk

 

1918 Spanish Flu Patients
1918 Spanish Flu Patients

When I was five years old, we moved from Jersey City to Union Beach, a place where my parents could afford to purchase a small ranch house with carport. For many years after, I spent two to three weeks each summer back in Jersey City, visiting my maternal grandparents at their apartment on Rose Avenue in Greenville. I loved staying with them and being the center of my grandmother’s attention. My grandparents never owned a car so my grandmother and I would take the bus to Journal Square to shop or see a movie. One summer I unexpectedly came down sick, very sick. My grandmother tucked me in up to my chin in her own bed and called for the family’s faithful physician, Dr. Front. He was what used to be called a (very) “tall drink of water,” and had to duck his head when coming through the doorways of the apartment. When he appeared at my bedside, I am told that my eyes opened wide like saucers. No doubt. Looking up from my sickbed to take in the whole of him was quite an experience. His diagnosis: the grippe.

Today, the word grippe, coming from a French word meaning “seize suddenly,” has been replaced by the modern term “influenza,” the two words being essentially synonymous. For decades before that summer I took sick in Jersey City, Hudson County residents had been stricken by periodic grippe outbreaks including in 1889 and 1892. The most serious of those was the 1918 “Spanish” influenza pandemic that first broke out in Europe and killed thousands of soldiers on the battlefields of World War I before making its way to the United States.    Continue reading Hudson Then . . . Again- INFLUENZA →

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HUDSON COUNTY RESIDENTS: AEREO ANNOUNCES EXPANSION OF CONSUMER ACCESS TO ITS GROUNDBREAKING TECHNOLOGY ACROSS THE NEW YORK CITY GREATER METROPOLITAN AREA INCLUDING HUDSON COUNTY

Aereo’s technology is  now available to more than 19 million people in 29 counties across  the New York City greater metropolitan area, providing consumers increased access  to free-to-air, local broadcast television

 televisonNew York, NY (February 28, 2013) – Aereo, Inc., today  announced that its groundbreaking television technology is now available to the more than 19 million people living in the New York City metropolitan area. The New York City metropolitan region,   commonly referred to as a designated market area (DMA), includes 29 counties across New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Pennsylvania. Previously, Aereo was only available to residents of New York City’s five boroughs. The expansion into the NYC metropolitan area comes less than two months after the company’s announcement in January of its intention to expand to 22 additional markets in 2013.

 Aereo’s innovative remote (cloud-based) antenna/DVR technology makes watching television simple and user friendly.  Using Aereo’s technology, consumers can pause, rewind and fast-forward any program that they are watching live, or save a program for future viewing. Continue reading HUDSON COUNTY RESIDENTS: AEREO ANNOUNCES EXPANSION OF CONSUMER ACCESS TO ITS GROUNDBREAKING TECHNOLOGY ACROSS THE NEW YORK CITY GREATER METROPOLITAN AREA INCLUDING HUDSON COUNTY →

Art Views, Education, General

Noted American Artist Mark Beard to Appear at Hudson County Community College Foundation’s Next Arts Talk Series Presentation

Mark Beard Self Portrait
Mark Beard
Self Portrait

The illustrious and multitalented Mr. Beard will discuss his multidimensional career and works on Friday morning, March 1

 

 JERSEY CITY, N.J. / February 26, 2013 — Hudson County Community College Foundation will present another segment in “Arts Talk Series” on Friday morning, March 1, 2013 when the very accomplished and productive artist Mark Beard appears. The event will take place at 11:00 a.m. in the Follett Room of the College’s Culinary Arts Institute/Conference Center at 161 Newkirk Street in Jersey City — just two blocks from the Journal Square PATH Station. The event is FREE and open to the entire community.

 Born in Salt Lake City, Utah in 1956, Mr. Beard has worked in many media. His prints, paintings, sculptures and handcrafted books have been exhibited throughout the world and are included in collections at the Museum of Fine Arts (Boston, MA), the Wadsworth Atheneum (Hartford, CT), The Whitney Museum of American Art (New York City), The Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York City), the Museum of Modern Art (New York City), Staatliche Graphische Sammlung München (Munich, Germany), Albertina (Vienna, Austria), at Harvard, Princeton and Yale Universities, and at Hudson County Community College (NJ). Continue reading Noted American Artist Mark Beard to Appear at Hudson County Community College Foundation’s Next Arts Talk Series Presentation →

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Fabulous Uptown Music presents Rock and Blues bands for JC Fridays Production Group continues to showcase local talent on Monticello Avenue in Jersey City

Fabulous Uptown Music (FUM: https://www.facebook.com/FabulousUptownMusic) is presenting a rock and blues showcase for JC Fridays this coming Friday, March 1, at Moore’s Lounge (aka Bill + Ruths), 189 Monticello Avenue, in Jersey City. This is the ninth JC Fridays that FUM has brought live music by artists with Jersey City roots to Moore’s.

Singer-songwriter Malcolm Marsden (https://www.facebook.com/malcolm.marsden.3) opens the evening with a set of original songs.

Up next are The Sensational Country Blues Wonders (https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Sensational-Country-Blues-Wonders/404169299642111?fref=ts) who play Amercana, roots rock, with a bit of gospel thrown in.

Next on the bill are Sea of Otters (http://www.frigginfabulousradio.com/seaofotters.html, https://www.facebook.com/seaofotters) with great lyrics, lyrics, vocals and all-around high-octane rock.

Last up are AMINAL (https://www.facebook.com/AminalMusic), a progressive rock combo that offers long-form jams and solid rock and roll.

All of these bands are from Jersey City and most of the musicians are too. Fabulous Uptown Music (Nicholas Ciavatta, Trish Szymanski and Neva Wartell) strive to create entertaining live music opportunities for both artists and audiences. They have been producing showcases at Moore’s Lounge since March 2011, and all three producers create other arts events around NJ and NY, including theater and educational programming.

CONTACT:

[email protected]

917-536-2682

 

 

 

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And the winners were….Oscar 2013

A very short list on who won…

And the Oscar went to... for best pciture, best actor in a lead role and supporting role
And the Oscar went to… for best pciture, best actor in a lead role and supporting role

BEST PICTURE Argo Grant Heslov, Ben Affleck and George Clooney, Producers

ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE Christoph Waltz, Django Unchained

ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE Anne Hathaway, Les Misérables

ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln

ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook

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    WHO WILL WIN THE OSCAR FOR BEST PICTURE AND ACTOR IN A LEAD ROLE AND SUPPORTING ROLE?

    And the Oscar goes to...
    And the Oscar goes to…

    Best Picture “Amour”  “Argo”   “Beasts of the Southern Wild” “Django Unchained”  “Les Miserables” “Life of Pi”  “Lincoln” “Silver Linings Playbook””   “Zero Dark Thirty”

    Actor in a Leading Role Bradley Cooper – “Silver Linings Playbook“ Daniel Day-Lewis – “Lincoln” Denzel Washington – “Flight” Hugh Jackman – “Les Miserables” Joaquin Phoenix – “The Master”

    Actor in a Supporting Role Christoph Waltz – “Django Unchained” Philip Seymour Hoffman – “The Master” Robert De Niro – Silver Linings Playbook” Alan Arkin – “Argo” Tommy Lee Jones – “Lincoln”

    Actress in a Leading Role Naomi Watts – “The Impossible” Jessica Chastain – “Zero Dark Thirty” Jennifer Lawrence – “Silver Linings Playbook” Emmanuelle Riva – “Amour” Quvenzhane Wallis – “Beasts of the Southern Wild”

    Actress in a Supporting Role Sally Field – “Lincoln” Anne Hathaway – “Les Miserables” Jacki Weaver – “Silver Linings Playbook” Helen Hunt – “The Sessions” Amy Adams – “The Master”

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    Source ABC News

     

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    Tackle Sickle Cell with the McCourty Twins
    NFL Players
    Devin and Jason McCourty

    NFL Players and Twins Devin and Jason McCourty, Devin plays for the New England Patriots and Jason for  the Tennessee Titans were in Jersey City City Hall yesterday as sponsors along with the City of Jersey City for the Tackle Sickle Cell Blood Drive. The blood Drive was held between the hours of 10:30 am -4:30 pm.

     

     

     

    NFL PLAYERS THE MC COURTY TWINS IN JERSEY CITY FOR TACKLE SICKLE CELL from River View Observer on Vimeo.

    A group of Hudson County residents give blood on Saturday February 23, 2013 for the Tackle Sickle Cell blood drive sponsored by NFL Players and twins Devin and Jason McCourty and the City of Jersey City

     

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    Habitat for Humanity of Hudson County Partners with West Hudson Arts & Theater Company for a Jazz Benefit in Kearny

    Kearny, NJ – Mark Griffith, a jazz drummer with twenty successful years on the New York and New Jersey music scene, will join bassist Calvin Hill and saxophonist Bob Ackerman in a tribute to jazz  great Joe Henderson to benefit Habitat for Humanity of Hudson County (HFHHC) and the West Hudson Arts and Theater Company (W.H.A.T).  The tribute will be held at the W.H.A.T. theater, 131 Midland Avenue, Kearny, on Friday, March 8, 2013. The show will also feature local jazz saxophonist Jake Thibault, who will perform with Joel M. Condon, Kurt Moreton and Matt Olsson. The show will be emceed by local jazz aficionado Jack Silbert, a local jazz aficionado, will emcee the show. Doors will open at 7pm, with the first performance starting at 7:30pm. Tickets are $20 and are available through W.H.A.T.’s website www.whatco.org, by phone: 201-467-8624, and at the door on the night of the show. Proceeds from ticket sales will be divided between HFHHC and W.H.A.T. Light refreshments and hors d’oeuvres will be served. Continue reading Habitat for Humanity of Hudson County Partners with West Hudson Arts & Theater Company for a Jazz Benefit in Kearny →