THREE-ALARM FIRE ON THIRD STREET
October 24, 2011
An intense fire ripped through the White Rose Linen Supply Co. at 419 Third Street early on Saturday morning. They’re still investigating the cause of the fire, but definitely check out Mike McNamara’s incredible photos on his site here.
Three-alarm fire in Downtown Jersey City sends 1 firefighter to hospital
The article below is from the Jersey Journal.
One firefighter suffered minor injuries while fighting a three-alarm fire that broke on 3rd street around 2 a.m. this morning, said Jersey City Fire Director Armando Roman.
Firefighters were at the scene at 417 3rd St by Merseles Street when one-third of the roof collapsed.
Firefighters were removed from part of the building and continued to fight the blaze until it was contained an hour later.
The injured firefighter was taken from the scene and brought to Jersey City Medical Center for treatment.
GAS PIPELINE: PUBLIC MEETING OCTOBER 19TH @ 7PM
October 4, 2011
This will be the last time for you to voice your opposition regarding the proposed gas pipeline headed our way. Jump on over to nogaspipeline.org to become a member, and to keep yourself up to date on the latest developments.
This is easily the most critical quality of life issue to ever face The Village! Spread the word!
On September 16, 2011, the Federal Energy Regulation Commission (FERC) issued a Draft Environment Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Spectra Energy NJ/NY Expansion Project (Docket No. CP11-56). The public comment deadline is October 31, 2011. FERC will be holding four Public Scoping Meetings during the third week of October 2011.
They will be in Jersey City on:
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
7:00 PM
Ferris High School Auditorium
35 Colgate Street
Jersey City, NJ 07302
8TH ANNUAL 4TH STREET ART & MUSIC FESTIVAL
September 24, 2011
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2011
THE EIGHTH ANNUAL
4TH STREET ART & MUSIC FESTIVAL
Part of the Jersey City Artists Studio Tour
For more information please see
www.4thStreetArts.org or call (224) 444–9615
Come out for a day of Community, Art & Music. The 4th Street Art & Music Festival will take place for the eighth time on Saturday October 1st. 4th Street Arts – Founded in 2004 continues to grow as an organization as does the festival that started it all.
For this years main event the table is full of tantalizing art projects, sizzling musical performances and awe inspiring artists and their work. Some of the confirmed projects are ….
VNA MEETING: MONDAY SEPTEMBER 26TH AT MADAME CLAUDE CAFE
September 22, 2011
VNA 2011-2012 “Season” Starts Monday!
Monday, September 26, 2011
7:30 PM
Madame Claude Cafe
364 1/2 Fourth Street
Jersey City, NJ 07302
On behalf of the The Village Neighborhood Association Board of Directors, I’d like to invite everyone to our first 2011-2012 meeting on Monday, September 26, 2011 at Madame Claude Cafe.
We were thrilled when Alice Troletto and her husband Mattias Gustafsson invited us to have our meeting in their restaurant. The restaurant will be closed to the public, so the VNA will be providing refreshments for our meeting.
To say the summer was quiet is truly an understatement. Hurricane Irene left many Village residents under water, while exposing city-wide problems with our infrastructure. Newark Avenue construction was often difficult to negotiate, and quality of life issues around student lunch hour unexpectedly resurfaced.
So what’s on our agenda for Monday?
VOTE EMBANKMENT!
June 12, 2011
Help the Embankment Preservation Coalition win up to $25,000 in the National Trust for Historic Preservation “This Place Matters” Community Challenge. The Trust selected the Coalition from 250 entrants to compete with 99 others in the challenge.
Now It’s Up to You!
As of this weekend, we rank #10 out of 100 participants. To bring a prize home, The Embankment Coalition needs your vote!
Just click on embankment.org for instructions.
Voting ends June 30, 2011
Anyone with a valid email may vote.
You do not need to be a New Jersey resident.
Please vote and forward to Facebook, Twitter – help the Embankment Coalition
GET OUT THE VOTE!
The Coalition works to preserve a massive stone structure, one of the last remnants of the Pennsylvania Railroad Harsimus Branch, for use as a habitat-oriented park and segment of the East Coast Greenway biking and walking trail from Maine to Florida. For more than one hundred years, the Embankment and a predecessor elevated structure carried the PRR’s freightway to the Hudson River, contributing to the growth of the Port of New York and New Jersey. Preservation of the transportation corridor is essential to good public [Read more]
ITALIAN VILLAGE HERITAGE WALKING TOUR WITH PRESERVATIONIST JOSHUA PARKHURST
May 18, 2011
A Walk Through Historic “Little Italy” Section of Jersey City, NJ
Date: Sunday, May 22, 2011 (rain or shine!)
Time: 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Cost: $5 ($3 for seniors and students with school identification)
Meeting Place: Meet in front of Madame Claude Cafe, 364 1/2 4th Street, Jersey City, NJ (at the intersection of Newark Avenue and Brunswick and 4th Streets)
More Information: Contact Joshua Parkhurst at joshuaparkhurst@gmail.com
Preservationist Joshua Parkhurst will take tourists through Downtown Jersey City’s Italian Village district, a late-19th century Italian-American neighborhood that has held on to its cultural roots despite the passage of 140 years. Meet both long-time and newly established merchants who are helping to drive The Village’s resurgence. The walking tour will conclude with a visit to the Lamp Post Bar & Grill at 382 Second Street. [Read more]
Attention Families: Join the Village Helpers for an Historic Cemetery Clean-up!
April 29, 2011
JC Landmarks founder, John Gomez, with Village Helpers founder, Adriana Crow and her sister Elise at the clean-up held last fall at Harsimus Cemetery.
This Saturday, April 30, 2011, join the VILLAGE HELPERS as they help support a huge clean-up at the Historic Harsimus Cemetery.
The Village Helpers had a blast last fall handing out food and drinks to the students from PS #4 as they spruced up the cemetery grounds.
This year proves to be extra special as the clean-up is a prelude to very cool music concert, The 2nd Annual Celebrate MOTHER EARTH CONCERT which starts at 3 pm. Don’t miss it!
Check out all the details below provided by John Gomez, founder of JC Landmarks. [Read more]
VNA honored with Preservation Award and Mayoral Citation!
December 19, 2010
In late May, the Jersey City Landmarks Conservancy proudly presented their tenth annual Preservation Awards Ceremony in honor of those who have significantly contributed to the preservation of Jersey City’s architectural and cultural heritage. Categories include the Excellence in Preservation Award, the Theodore Conrad Preservationist Award, the J. Owen Grundy History Award, the Preservation Initiative Award, and the Jersey City Legend Award. A tour of the historic Loew’s Jersey Theatre followed the ceremony presented by the JC Landmarks Conservancy.
I was thrilled when I learned that The Village Neighborhood won the prestigious Theodore Conrad Preservationist Award “For its spirited grassroots efforts to preserve the cultural and architectural heritage of the Italian Village district of Downtown Jersey City”. On behalf of the VNA Board of Directors, I would like to thank the JC Landmarks Conservancy for this wonder acknowledgement of our efforts, and we look forward to working with the Conservancy on future collaborations such as The Village Historic Walking Tours and other preservation initiatives.
Check out this nice overview of the ceremony from the JC Independent HERE.
The ceremony was excellent, and as an added bonus, the VNA was also presented with a Citation from Mayor Jerramiah Healy in honor of our work supporting The Village. Needless to say, it was a great night!
The Village Tree Initiative – Fall 2010
October 26, 2010
Village Residents:
The Division of Parks and Forestry is holding its annual fall tree planting. The Village Neighborhood Association fully supports this initiative, and urges you to participate. The images below demonstrate the dramatic improvement that tree planting could have on our neighborhood.
The true cost of planting each tree is approximately $500. However, the city has successfully obtained grants which will fund the majority of the project. As a result, the city is offering to plant each tree for a small fee of $100. Additionally, in order to further incentivize plantings and reduce the cost to residents, the VNA is offering a $10 rebate* for the first 50 participants who sign up by Wednesday, November 3rd. This brings the final cost to just $90. [Read more]
VNA Awarded $295,000 Grant Allocation for Village Park Project
September 14, 2010
The Village Neighborhood Association, in collaboration with The Jersey City Parks Coalition, has received the highly sought after recommendation from the Hudson County Open Space Trust Fund Board of Directors and County Executive Tom DeGise for $295,000 of matching funds for the redevelopment of The Village Park on First Street in The Village section of Downtown Jersey City. This is huge!
[Read more]
