VNA Awarded $295,000 Grant Allocation for Village Park Project

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!
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Sign the First Street Park Petition!

The Hudson County Open Space Trust Fund grant application submission deadline is quickly approaching, and we need your support.

Please click on the image above to be redirected to an online petition in support of available HCOS funds being granted to the renovation for the First Street Park in The Village section of downtown Jersey City.

The petition contains all of the background material about the park, so I ask you to please read it over and sign.

Support from the entire downtown Jersey City area is vital, so PLEASE spread the word!

Design Firm Chosen for First Street Park in Jersey City

Entry view of the winning concept rendering for The First Street Park in The Italian Village section of Jersey City, New Jersey by Future Green Studio. First Street Park will be renamed "The Village Park" to better represent and serve the entire Village neighborhood.

Transformation of Long-Abandoned Italian Village Landmark Set to Begin

The Village Neighborhood Association (VNA), in collaboration with GothamWest Development, Jersey City Landmarks Conservancy, Jersey City Parks Coalition, the City of Jersey City, and Ward E Councilman Steven Fulop, is proud to announce the designation of Future Green Studio of Brooklyn as landscape architects of The First Street Park in the Italian Village section of Jersey City.

David Seiter is founding Principal of Future Green Studio – a design-build firm in Brooklyn, New York specializing in landscape architecture and green roof design. His portfolio includes international, high-profile, large-scale urban parks and waterfronts, high-end residential garden and estate planning for celebrity clients, and green roof design and implementation. [Read more]

VNA October Meeting: Design Presentations for First Street Park

The Village Neighborhood Association (VNA), in collaboration with Gotham West Development and the City of Jersey City, invites you to attend 4-FIRST, a presentation showcasing the visionary works of four landscape architecture firms aimed at transforming the long-abandoned and deteriorated First Street Park in the Italian Village. Invited design firms from across the New York metro area will present their design concepts for neighborhood feedback and consideration.

The presentation will be introduced by the First Street Park Restoration Committee, and a brief history of the site – from its civic advocacy origins in the 1940s to its Mayor Paul Jordan-led “Legacy of Parks” construction in the 1970s – will be given by John Gomez of JC Landmarks. [Read more]