River View Observer April 1-April 15, 2024

Mayor Fulop Delivers 11th Annual State of the City Address, Highlighting Critical Progress and Bold Vision for Jersey City’s Future Mayor Steven M. Fulop recently delivered his 11th annual State of the City Address from City Hall Council Chambers to highlight the important progress made throughout his tenure along with his compelling vision for the city’s future. The entire State of the City event was also available via livestream to promote civic engagement.

AFFORDABLE HOUSING & DEVELOPMENT

As a result of our new policies, we have more approved units of affordable housing than ever before in Jersey City’s history. That is proof that the IZO and the Affordable Housing Overlay Zone are a big success.

Last year in a tough economy, we added $1.4 BILLION in new ratables to our tax rolls. This speaks to the health of our city. To

accommodate this growth, we launched an online portal under HEDC to expedite the thousands of permitting forms submitted annually under HEDC and the MUA.

The Bayfront Redevelopment project moved forward last year and will break ground in 2024. The 8,000-unit project is 35% affordable housing, located on the West Side of Jersey City and representing one of the largest projects in the north east United States. We are reimagining outdated public housing and turning it into mixed-income communities such as what we are accomplishing at Holland Gardens, the largest new public housing project in New Jersey. Additionally, we will offer homeownership opportunities to residents who may not otherwise afford their own place to call home. Last year, we opened the doors to Public Safety

Headquarters located on MLK Drive. The fourth and final building completes the vision we initially articulated to establish greater access to critical services and thousands of jobs while driving critical investment into the Bergen-Lafayette neighborhood.

ARTS & CULTURE

Next month, we will break ground on the Loew’s Theatre restoration project to revive the iconic theatre, bringing world-class shows back to Journal Square once again and attracting thousands of visitors from all over the region. That translates to countless people year after year coming into Jersey City, dining at our restaurants, staying at our hotels, and spending at our local businesses.

The Centre Pompidou is the largest collection of modern and contemporary art in Europe, and Jersey City will soon be the only North America location. We deserve the best, we should inspire our children with the best in the world, and that is

what we will be doing here. There is a lot of progress happening in Journal Square, and it will once again represent the heartbeat of our city. With all of this progress, affordability is key to our plans, and Journal Square is a key part of that plan. We are supporting public art and arts education through the Arts and Culture Trust Fund in an unprecedented way. In the first two rounds alone, we awarded $2 million in grants to 200 local artists, and this year’s installment already has a 50% increase in applications submitted. Jersey City’s nonprofit arts and culture sector generates $46 million in economic activity annually while supporting over 500 jobs and $28 million in personal income to city residents.

PUBLIC SAFETY

In 2023, we had the lowest number of homicides in Jersey City’s history. The data shows we had the lowest homicide rate of the top 100 cities along the entire East Coast and everywhere east of Texas. Furthermore, we had

a lower homicide rate than New York City for the first time in decades.

For the first time, we closed out 2023 with a 100% solve rate in homicides - taking the most violent criminals off our streets and putting them behind bars.

In a few weeks, we will open our new De-escalation and Training Center with a simulator to recreate a range of emergency scenarios to provide officers with top-notch training on better protocols in high-stress situations. One of the best parts of the new Training Center is that it will be open to the public to experience firsthand what it’s like to be in a situation where every second counts.

Last year, our firefighters responded to more than 17,000 calls for service. There is no greater responsibility than the safety of our community, and safety leads to investment elsewhere.

Since 2013, we’ve hired 823 police officers and 377 firefighters, and we will continue to make the investment to ensure our public safety personnel have the training and resources they need to stay safe.

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HUDSON HAPPENINGS

Shovels & Rope, the musical duo of Michael Trent and Cary Ann Hearst

Married for a decade, their covenant extends to blood and beyond: as parents, bandmates, and creative collaborators If You Go:

Shovels and Rope and Al Olender

Friday April 5, 2024 at 8pm

Doors: 7:00PM | White Eagle Hall, 337 Newark Ave Jersey City NJ 07302

DO SPRING!

From their haunt high atop the Palisade in Jersey City, Hudson City Rats serve up a healthy dose of primitive, infectious rock ‘n’ roll.

n their own raw, stripped down style Patrick Lally at the helm, Fred Jenkins and Jeff Feinberg provide a big beat behind Robert Boudreau’s blues-tinged guitar.

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Saturday, May 4th,2024 503 Social Club Hoboken NJ Tickets are $15/advance, $20 day-of.

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Bayonne Food Truck Festival

Join us in Bayonne for a fun-filled day of drinks, bands, face painting, and of course 30+ food trucks. Admission is free!

Live Music, Beer

Garden, Food Trucks, Rides and more

Trucks Include:

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Little Sicilian

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Maos Bao

Latin Bites

Eat My Balls

La Rosa Chicken

Cousins Maine Lobster

Chavas

Taste of Poland

House of Cupcakes

El Chilango

Yankee Doodle

Cold Stone Creamery

Jersey Johns House of Dogs

The Steak Truck

Angry Archies

Carnival Concessions

Caribean Soul

T-Bark Foods

Twisted steaks

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HUDSON HAPPENINGS

Bayonne to Hold Earth Day Clean-Up on Saturday, April 20,2024

Bayonne Earth Day Clean-up 2021

Mayor Jimmy Davis announced that he and the Bayonne City Council are inviting community members and groups to take part in a citywide Earth Day clean-up in Bayonne on Saturday, April 20. Mayor Davis said, “Earth Day 2024 will provide residents a great opportunity to come out, clean up, and beautify our city. It’s a day when we can work together building community spirit and a cleaner Bayonne. This year’s theme is ‘Clean where you live!’”

Mayor Davis continued, “Hundreds of volunteers throughout the community have come out each year for our previous Earth Day clean-ups. I look forward to a continuation of that great effort in 2024.”

City officials are inviting individuals, community organizations, and other groups of volunteers to sign up to clean a specific area of Bayonne on Saturday, April 20, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. Interested organizations and individuals are invited to register as a team. People can either form a team to participate, or the organizers can place individuals on a team near where they live. In recent years, various teams, local businesses, and community groups have taken part. Mayor Davis said, “We would like to encourage all of them to sign up again for the 2024 clean-up.

We would also welcome new groups and individuals to join in the Earth Day clean-up activities.” Interested groups and individuals are encouraged to register as soon as possible, in order to claim or be assigned a designated clean-up area. The Department of Public Works is coordinating the cleanup. Participation forms are available on the homepage of the City of Bayonne website, which is www. bayonnenj.org. You can email your interest to CleanBayonne@ BayNJ.org. For information, please call 201-858-6070.

Teams will be asked to take photos of the garbage bags collected, so that they can be displayed on Facebook. The group with the most garbage bags will win a pizza party with Mayor Davis.

After taking part in the citywide clean-up, all participating teams and individuals will be invited to a post-clean-up event. Volunteers will be informed of details about that event.

Mayor Davis concluded, “We should all help our community and our planet on Earth Day and throughout the year. Let’s have a successful, citywide clean-up on Saturday, April 20.”

“On the Waterfront” is a classic film directed by Elia Kazan and starring Marlon Brando. Released in 1954, the movie tells the story of Terry Malloy, a dockworker who becomes entangled in the corrupt and violent world of the waterfront docks. As Terry begins to question his loyalty to the corrupt union boss, Johnny Friendly, he finds himself torn between doing what is right and staying silent to protect himself.

Marlon Brando delivers a powerful performance as Terry Malloy, showcasing his talent as one of the greatest actors of his generation. The film also features memorable performances from

Eva Marie Saint, Rod Steiger,Karl Malden, and Lee J. Cobb.

“On the Waterfront” was a critical and commercial success, winning multiple Academy Awards in 1955. The film won eight Oscars, including Best Picture, Best Director for Elia Kazan, Best Actor for Marlon Brando, Best

Supporting Actress for Eva Marie Saint, and Best Screenplay for Budd Schulberg.

The movie’s powerful storytelling, memorable performances, and exploration of themes such as corruption, loyalty, and redemption have cemented its status as a classic of American

a timeless piece of filmmaking.

2024 marks the 70th Anniversary of this Iconic film.

This celebrated movie filmed in Hoboken depicting the men who worked the Hoboken docks.

The Hoboken Historical Museum invites the public to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the release of the iconic Academy Award winning film On the Waterfront with a 2-day festival. For the first part of the festival, HHM will be screening On the Waterfront on Friday, April 12, 2024 at 7pm at the Museum. HHM is located at 1301 Hudson Street. Admission is free. The Littleman Parking-Independence

Garage (Shipyard Lane, at 12th St.) offers 3 hours of free parking with Museum validation. Please bring your ticket with you to get stamped at the Museum.

For the second part of the festival, HHM will be screening a special documentary entitled On the Waterfront Walking Tour, which features Official City Historian and born and raised legend Lenny Luizzi and the late OTW screenwriter Budd Schulberg. This event will take place on Sunday, April 14, 2024 at 4pm at the Museum, and will include a talkback with Lenny. Admission is free.

Directed by Jim Garamone, On the Waterfront Walking Tour pays tribute to the powerful film, as well as its extraordinary setting – our beloved Hoboken.

Footage includes Lenny and Budd with a walking tour in Hoboken from April 2003, and provides behind the scenes info about the making of the film. Lenny asserts that On the Waterfront is a proud triumph in both cinematic and Hoboken history alike. .

Please join the Hoboken Historical Musem to commemorate this very special anniversary.

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Healing sounds of Michael Fitzpatrick’s Golden Cello and the timeless wisdom of Leah Guy, the Modern Sage

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Go deep into the meditative silence, guided imagery, and sound. Feel the awakening in your cells as the combined sounds fill the space within you and around you. Be illumined and transformed.

If You Go:

Tuesday, April 23rd Arrive 6:30-7pm. Music and meditation begin at 7pm.

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In an effort to accommodate all those wishing to participate, please limit your documents to no more than 40 lbs. For further information, contact the HCIA’s Environmental Hotline: (201) 324-6222 ext. 3225 or visit www.hcia. org. Businesses are not eligible to participate.

If You Go:

HCIA Spring Shredding

Day-Bayonne

Stephen Gregg Park Parking Lot 1

Parkview Drive & Kennedy Blvd. Saturday, April 6 9am-2pm

MAKING MUSIC

COMING

DECEMBER 24, 2024

SMOKEY

ROBINSON

RETURNS FOR AN INTIMATE EVENING

PERFORMING HIS MOTOWN HITS AT NJPAC

Smokey Robinson’s “Really Got a Hold on” NJPAC! The miraculous Motown star returns for another performance filled with hit after

soulful hit, like “Shop Around,” “Tears of a Clown,” “I Second That Emotion,” “The Way You Do the Things You Do,” “My Girl” and “Just to See Her.” With his smooth voice, natural charisma and thousands of classic songs to his name, it’s no wonder he was declared a GRAMMY® Living Legend and a Kennedy Center Honoree. So, “Get Ready,” because you’ll be singing and swaying long after the final encore.

If You Go:

Friday, December 6, 2024 at 8:00 p.m. $49.50 - $169.50

NJPAC

Prudential Hall

Betty Wold Johnson Stage

One Center Street Newark, New Jersey 07102

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