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"Site Seeing"

Are You Ready for the Cherry Blossoms?

Spring arrived on Thursday, March 20th, 2025, and with Spring comes cherry Blossom season, which will also arrive in a few weeks.

Typically, in New Jersey, the peak bloom happens between the second and third week of April. But with warmer winters and earlier springs, cherries have been blooming earlier in recent years in New Jersey.

There is nothing prettier than watching Cherry Blossoms pop up. with clusters of these trees in parks, and gardens and lining some streets.

In Hudson County, you can find Cherry Blossom Trees in Bayonne’s Stepehn Gregg Park on Kennedy Boulevard also in Jersey City’s; Liberty State Park off Audrey Zapp Drive, in Historic downtown Jersey City, Hamilton Park, and in Riverview-Fisk Park Palisade Avenue, Jersey City

Cherry Blossoms Bloom around the State of New Jersey

There are also plenty of parks where you can see the Cherry Blossoms bloom:

  • Branch Brook Park, Essex County.
  • New Jersey Botanical Gardens, Passaic County.
  • Chapel Avenue, Cherry Hill.
  • Deep Cut Gardens, Monmouth County.
  • David C. Shaw Arboretum, Monmouth County.
  • Verona Park, Essex County.
  • Frelinghuysen Arboretum, Morristown
  • Reeves-Reed Arboretum, Summit
  • Warinanco Park. Roselle
  • Holmdel Park & David C. Shaw Arboretum, Holmdel
  • Sayen House & Gardens, Hamilton
Events

7th Annual Hamilton Park BBQ Festival Saturday, September 24th, 2016 Noon to 8pm

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Hamilton Park JC BBQ Jersey City, NJ –THE HAMILTON PARK CONSERVANCY presents the 7th Annual Hamilton Park BBQ Festival, Saturday, September 24, 2016, noon to 8 pm, at McWilliams Place, on the east side of Hamilton Park. The BBQ Festival is a fun, end of summer neighborhood event. Proceeds of the Hamilton Park BBQ Festival benefit the Hamilton Park Conservancy (501(c)(3) dedicated to assisting the city in the maintenance, improvement and preservation of the five-acre Victorian-era park in the historic district of Hamilton Park. The Conservancy is responsible for the Lawn Renovation Program, and maintenance of two community tennis courts. The park was named for founding father Alexander Hamilton by his friend and fellow federalist, John B. Coles. Continue reading 7th Annual Hamilton Park BBQ Festival Saturday, September 24th, 2016 Noon to 8pm →

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URBAN SHAKESPEARE  Hudson Shakespeare Company plays The Bard in Hamilton Park, Jersey City

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   Next Up:  Henry IV, Parts 1 & 2

Shakespeare in Hamilton Park Jersey City
Swordplay abounds in EDWARD III put on by Hudson Shakespeare Co.at Hamilton Park in Jersey City. Rachel Matusewicz as Countess of Salisbury clashes swords with Isaac Andrew as King David of Scotland; while Lord Audley (l.), played by Conrad Aurelius battles with Douglas, a Scottish Nobleman played by Keith Hale. 

By Sally Deering

 Never mind getting upstaged by fancy swordplay or an actor taking too long for his death scene. Hudson Shakespeare Company’s adaptable actors must endure teens on skateboards, barking dogs, ambulance sirens, even low-flying helicopters while they project the dense and rhyming lines of The Bard.

Such is the actor’s life when performing with the Hudson Shakespeare Company, now in its 25th year. This summer, the ensemble puts on three Shakespeare plays and will bring Henry IV, Parts 1 and 2 to Hamilton Park on Thurs, Aug. 18 at 7 pm.  Admission is free thanks to support from the Hudson County Office of Cultural Affairs and other supporters of the arts.

On a recent Thursday evening, local park-goers gathered in Hamilton Park for Edward III.

In a quasi-amphitheater setting that turned the steps leading down from the gazebo into audience seating and the circular walkway surrounding the gazebo into the stage for the play, the actors adorned in capes, boots, breastplates and leather accoutrements acted Edward III against a moving backdrop of kids playing ball, people walking their dogs, and commuters heading home from a long day at the office. Continue reading URBAN SHAKESPEARE  Hudson Shakespeare Company plays The Bard in Hamilton Park, Jersey City →

REAL ESTATE PROFILES, River View Observer "Best Picks"

Eric Silverman and Paul Silverman, Founders and Principals of SILVERMAN

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Livingroom at Hamilton Square in Historic Dowtown, Jersey City
Livingroom at Hamilton Square in Historic Dowtown, Jersey City

“River View Observer Best Pick Developers for Jersey City.” 

Brothers Eric Silverman and Paul Silverman have been developing real estate in Jersey City since 1981, but they are not ordinary developers. While others are making a splash building modern skyscrapers and luxury condos on the waterfront, the Silverman brothers have spent the last three decades quietly transforming former warehouses into mixed-use buildings, schools into residences and abandoned storefronts into fashionable shops throughout Jersey City.

The brothers founded SILVERMAN, now the foremost developer of mixed-use residential buildings, historic landmarks and creative retail destinations in Jersey City, and today serve as a major engine behind the city’s revitalization. The company provides affordable and market-rate housing options to the greater community of Jersey City while building family oriented neighborhoods and supporting local retailers. Continue reading Eric Silverman and Paul Silverman, Founders and Principals of SILVERMAN →