HOBOKEN, NJ - The Hoboken Business Alliance (HBA) announced its Share the Love Gift Card Program that allows residents and visitors to purchase $25-value gift cards for $15 from many local businesses. Discounted gift cards will be available for purchase starting this Sunday, February 14 through February 24, 2021, while supplies last (limit of two per customer at each participating business). As ...

TRENTON, NJ -- Gov. Phil Murphy announced Wednesday that loans received through the federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) will not be subject to state taxes and that all expenses paid through PPP funds will be tax-deductible.

"This is another layer of protection our business owners need to help them get through this pandemic," Murphy said during his press briefing via ...

HOBOKEN, NJ - A $200 reward is being offered to anyone who helps get Leska, missing since Tuesday night, home.

Leska, a nine-month-old brown and white collie, and her owner were near the Hudson Bergen Light Rail Station at 2nd Street and Jackson Street at approximately 7:00 p.m. Leska, frightened by a train horn, escaped from her owner’s grip and ran up the tracks in a ...

HOBOKEN, NJ - After weeks of digging out from snowstorms, officials are now advising residents of a number of construction efforts underway in northern parts of Hoboken.

The City is continuing to move forward with the Northwest Resiliency Park. Being built on 5-acres of former industrial land, the park will have above and below ground infrastructure to withhold up to two million gallons ...

HOBOKEN, NJ - Appointments are still available for a blood drive at Hoboken's Multi-Service Center (124 Grand Street) on Friday, February 12.

Every day, blood donors help patients of all ages: accident and burn victims, heart surgery and organ transplant patients, and those battling cancer. In fact, every two seconds, someone in the U.S. needs blood.

Appointments are ...

HOBOKEN, NJ - It's been one hell of a campaign... but after years and years of aspiring to restore a home base for Hudson County's service veterans, the Bar at Post 107 is now officially open.

After being heavily damaged by Hurricane Sandy, American Legion Post 107 got to work on developing a new building that now operates as a flood-resilient community center—while also serving ...

TRENTON, NJ – Legislation seeking to take confusion out of the ticket validation process when riding NJ light rail was approved by the Assembly Transportation and Independent Authorities Committee on Monday.

“There’s no reason for someone who rightfully bought a light rail ticket but failed to validate it to be penalized equally to a person who did not buy a ticket,” ...

HOBOKEN, NJ - As anywhere between 4-8 inches of snow begins to fall across the region, officials from the City of Hoboken claim their ready for it this time.

"After brining streets last night, 8 plows are currently salting streets to prevent snow accumulation and are in position to clear snow from roadways throughout the storm," said a social media statement from the City Thursday ...

HOBOKEN, NJ - Over a week after its last significant snowfall, the City of Hoboken is still working to clear hard-packed, icy mounds from the streets.

"Street cleaning is in effect on Tuesday to continue with the clearing of snow from identified parking lanes, to create more parking availability," according to a statement from the City. "The removal of large mounds of snow to ...

HOBOKEN, NJ - Police picked up a 52-year-old man near the Hoboken Housing Authority on narcotics charges Sunday evening.

Just after 6:00 p.m. on February 21, the Hoboken Police Department Street Crime Unit—led by Detective Sergeant William Collins, with Detective Mark Mullins, Detective Fabian Quinones, and Detective Connor Milne—arrested Stephen White of Hoboken in the area ...

HOBOKEN, NJ - Just after 3:00 a.m. Sunday morning, Hoboken Police encountered two separate motorists who probably should have gone home a lot earlier.

At 3:14 a.m. on February 21, Officer James Barbro located a vehicle with rear bumper damage near 158 1st Street that was allegedly involved in a hit-and-run in Kearny.

Officer Barbro encountered Eric Sanchez, 42, Hoboken, as he was sleeping ...

BAYONNE, NJ - A Hoboken man found himself on the wrong side of the law again Sunday when he entered The Rock Tavern despite a court order preventing him from being on the premises.

Qiuwen Zhenge, 59, was taken into custody at approximately 6:44 p.m.and placed under arrest for violating the no contact order. Zheng was also processed on an arrest warrant issued out of Bayonne Municipal Court on ...

NEWARK, NJ — A Hudson County corrections officer has been charged in connection to a double homicide that left two women dead, one of whom is believed to be the suspect's lover, authorities said. 

Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens and Newark Public Safety Director Anthony Ambrose announced that John Menendez, a 24-year-old Hudson County Corrections ...

HUDSON COUNTY, NJ - Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez might be the next US Attorney for the State of New Jersey, according to reports.

If appointed by President Joe Biden, Suarez, as she did when she was sworn in to her current position in 2015, would break ground by becoming the first Hispanic to hold the coveted position. 

Popular among Hudson County’s mayors, including ...

NEWARK, NJ -- Valentine’s Day is here, and the FBI's Newark Field Office wants to make the public aware of possible romance scams.

Romance scams occur when a criminal uses a fake online identity to gain a victim’s affection and trust.

These scammers are present on most dating and social media sites. They look to establish a relationship as quickly as possible ...

Long drawn to Hudson County, NJ for its affordable luxury, added space and proximity to Manhattan, urban renters are finding even more reasons to set their sights on Hudson River residential hotspots in the wake of the COVID pandemic. While many news reports have focused on an exodus to suburbia in New Jersey, Long Island or Westchester County, there is still a large pool of renters not ...

One of Hudson County’s most newsworthy rental programs is taking place at 100 House in Jersey City where more than 100 leases have been signed at the 137-home luxury community.  The notable milestone was achieved in large part due to high velocity since the start of 2021, with over 50 leases signed in the past few weeks alone.

The robust activity has pushed the upscale building ...