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NAI Hanson Facilitates $4.6-Million Sale of Jersey City Warehouse and Subsequent Lease Signing

CenterPoint Harbor LCC Acquires Property, Leases 54,000-SF Space to Iron Mountain Information Management

 harbor viewJERSEY CITY, N.J. (May 30, 2014) – NAI James E. Hanson, a leading New Jersey-based commercial real estate firm, today announced the $4.6-million sale of 106 Harbor Drive, a 65,000-square-foot, single-tenant warehouse property in Jersey City, N.J. The NAI team of Senior Vice President Tom Ryan and Vice President Barry Cohorsky represented the property’s seller, a family investor. Continue reading NAI Hanson Facilitates $4.6-Million Sale of Jersey City Warehouse and Subsequent Lease Signing

Hudson County Community College Center for Business & Industry Hosts First Annual ‘Women in Technology’ Symposium

 

hccc-logo300dpiDay-long event for college and high school students showcased opportunities for women in STEM fields and the innovative contributions women are making; high school students also competed in contest.

                       

April 8, 2014, Jersey City, NJ – On Wednesday, March 26, 2014, nearly 200 female students from fourteen high schools in Hudson County and the surrounding area came to Hudson County Community College (HCCC) for the “2014 Women in Technology Symposium.” The first annual event was held at the HCCC Culinary Arts Conference Center in Jersey City.

The day-long symposium, which was developed and hosted by the HCCC Center for Business & Industry (CBI), provided students with information on career opportunities for women in technology and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) related fields. Sponsors for the event included AT&T, Alex Pet Care Boarding, Fidelity Investments, Hudson County Community College Academic Affairs, Enrollment Services and Student Services Divisions and LEAP Program, Liberty Savings Federal Credit Union, New Jersey City University, NYIT, Provident Bank, SILVEREMAN, Singularity, and SoundSense. Continue reading Hudson County Community College Center for Business & Industry Hosts First Annual ‘Women in Technology’ Symposium

LAUGH RIOT Jersey City Comedy Festival – 100 Comics in 7 Days

By Sally Deering

jc comedy festival logoThere’s no doubt the snowstorms of 2014 left Jersey City streets ripped up pretty bad.  How bad? I saw a woman park her Fiat in a pot-hole.  (Rim-shot!)

Everybody could use a good laugh these days and Craig Mahoney of Jersey City, a stand-up comedian and artist has taken it upon himself to help Jersey City reclaim its sense of humor. Starting Sunday, March 30th and running all week through Saturday, April 5th, Dos Equis presents the Jersey City Comedy Festival featuring 100 comedians performing in clubs and other venues all about town. This marks the second year for the “week-long, city-wide celebration of the art of comedy” and Hudsonites are invited to shed their winter blahs with a few belly laughs.

“The schedule is set: over 100 stand–up comedians and we’ve got four sketch comedy groups and one improv comedy group,” Mahoney says. “We’re going to have two art shows as part of the festival, too.” Continue reading LAUGH RIOT Jersey City Comedy Festival – 100 Comics in 7 Days

Oscar Winners Viewed Through a Local Lens

 

By Ricardo Kaulessar

Riverviewobserver.netThe 86th Academy Awards will be held on March 2 to honor excellence in filmmaking during the past year.

But you may be thinking that the Oscars will be handed out in Los Angeles, and I am here in Cliffside Park or Bayonne. What connection does it have to me?

Actually, those towns as well as some others in northern New Jersey have an interesting association with Oscar history.

Bayonne

Whenever Bayonne is mentioned in any sentence regarding the movies, what should come to mind are two things: Tom Cruise and alien invasion.

Anyone who’s a fan of the 2005 blockbuster hit, “War of the Worlds,” will remember that Cruise’s character and his family lived in the Peninsula City before fleeing for their lives. Much of the Bayonne filming for the Steven Spielberg movie that earned three Oscar nominations happened in the area of First Street and Kennedy Boulevard. Continue reading Oscar Winners Viewed Through a Local Lens

Were You Born at the Margaret Hague?

  T-Shirt Design Contest & Reunion for Margaret Hague Maternity Hospital Babies

 By Sally Deering         

 

Where You Born at the Margaret Hague ?
Margaret Hague Hospital
Jersey City

 

 

If you were born in Jersey City from 1931 to 1979, chances are good you greeted the world from one of the many Art Deco delivery rooms at the Margaret Hague Maternity Hospital founded by Jersey City Mayor Frank “Boss” Hague and named for his mother.

The Margaret Hague – where celebs like Martha Stewart and Frank Sinatra, Jr. were born – was part of a cluster of hospitals known as the Jersey City Medical Center which were turned into condominiums called The Beacon several years ago with a new state-of-the-art medical center built to take its place just a few blocks away on Grand Street.

To celebrate the common bond shared by those who were birthed at Margaret Hague, the LibertyHealth Foundation, the philanthropic arm of JCMC has kicked off a T-Shirt contest with a $250 cash prize for a “Born at the Margaret Hague” logo/design to be used on T-Shirts and other items that will be for sale at the “Born at the Margaret Hague Reunion” held in May. The winning design will be featured on T-shirts and items like baseball caps and coffee mugs. Continue reading Were You Born at the Margaret Hague?

Bambino Chef: Where Kids Learn to Shake ‘N Bake

  Rene Gonzalez Teaches Kids Healthy Cooking is Fun

By Sally Deering

 

Bambino Chef Jersey City
Rene Gonzalez owner of Bambino Chef

Would your children eat a Spinach Brownie?  How about a Mac & Cheese Cupcake with Vegetable Puree or a Cauliflower Pizza?  They might if they made it themselves.

Those crazy concoctions were created by Rene Gonzalez, founder of Bambino Chef, a cooking school for kids in Jersey City. Inside Bambino Chef’s storefront there’s a kitchen with brightly colored utensils where kids don aprons, create food they make themselves and in the process learn to be empowered in the kitchen. At Bambino Chef, Rene creates recipes for cookies, cupcakes, pizza – the sky’s the limit and the dishes she creates help give kids a good attitude toward their taste-buds’ nemesis, the vegetable. Continue reading Bambino Chef: Where Kids Learn to Shake ‘N Bake

Did You Know? Nine of New Jersey’s 20 Largest Office Buildings Are Located in Jersey City

jc skyline courtsey City Data Listed by  NJ BIZ Rankings Based on Square Footage of Office Buildings
Jersey City residents have something else to be proud of according to a NJ BIZ ranking announced today by  Mayor Steven M. Fulop- that  nine of the twenty largest office buildings in New Jersey – based on square footage – are located in Jersey City.
“Jersey City has the largest down town skyline in New Jersey and this list proves the point,” said Mayor Fulop. “Some of our larger new commercial tenants include the Depository, Trust and Clearing Corporation (DTCC) and Fidelity Investments. Our proximity to New York, our lower operating costs, the relative newness of our office buildings, and our diverse and highly-skilled workforce are all factors in why more and more businesses are choosing Jersey City.”
From NJ BIZ:
#2 – Goldman Sachs – 30 Hudson Street
#4 – 101 Hudson Street – 101 Hudson Street
#5 – Newport Office Center 7 – 480 Washington Boulevard
#9 – Newport Tower – 525 Washington Boulevard
#11 – Harborside Plaza 5 – Harborside Plaza 5
#12 – Harborsize Plaza 2 – Harborside Plaza 2
#14 – Harborside Plaza 3 – Harborside Plaza 3
#17 – Newport Office Center 4 – 545 Washington Boulevard
#20 – Newport Office Center 5 – 575 Washington Boulevard
Photo source: City Data

The City of Jersey City Presents Two New Exhibits Featuring:Gaia Studio and the Jersey City Reservoir Preservation Alliance

Opening Tuesday, November 12th from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

JERSEY CITY

–JERSEY CITY SEAL LOGO Mayor Steven M. Fulop and the City of Jersey City are pleased to announce the opening of two new art exhibits at the City Hall Rotunda Art Gallery, 280 Grove Street. The exhibits will feature artwork from Gaia Studio and the Jersey City Reservoir Preservation Alliance, on the second and third floors of City Hall throughout the month of November.

“Jersey City has one of the most vibrant arts communities in Jersey City and we are always pleased to showcase the work of our local artists,” said Mayor Fulop. “The art work on display is a direct reflection of the talented art community that works and lives in our great City.” Continue reading The City of Jersey City Presents Two New Exhibits Featuring:Gaia Studio and the Jersey City Reservoir Preservation Alliance

Jersey City Irish Festival- Exchange Place in Jersey City September 28, 2013

The Jersey City Irish Festival was held on Saturday, September 28th down at Exchange Place  in Jersey City. The festival ran from

11am to 10pm and as in previous years it never disappoints. When our cameras were there everyone was having a great time.

Here are a few photos from today event…