Midnight Market is hosting city’s 4th of July food festival
The Jersey City 4th of July Fireworks show is on for 2021 and Jersey City’s own Midnight Market is organizing the 4th of July food festival. The fest will take place at Exchange Place (right outside the PATH station) on Sunday, July 4th from 12pm to 10pm. The market is free to attend and will include al fresco dining, artisanal crafts, and live music.
Construction begins at 144 First Street
Construction will soon start at 144 First Street in Jersey City’s Powerhouse Arts District. The site will house an 84-unit luxury development. Nest Seekers International, Manhattan developer EPIRE, and Mayor Steven Fulop will be present at the groundbreaking, which will take place on Thursday (June 17) at 12:30pm.
Liberty State Park to get new spaces for recreation
Approximately 61 acres of new active recreation space are coming to Liberty State Park, according to Hudson Reporter. The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection is planning for a multi-million-dollar environmental restoration and remediation of the park’s contaminated interior. As part of the plan, 50 acres in the park’s southwestern interior will be dedicated as active recreation space. Meanwhile, three parcels of land outside the interior — totaling 11 acres — will also be active recreation space. But don’t get your hopes up yet. It could take two years before the state puts the project up for public bidding and construction begins.
NJ ranks best state to live in
The Garden State has been named the best state to live in, according to a study by Wallet Hub. The study compared all 50 states based on 52 key indicators of livability. They ranged from housing costs and income growth to education rate and quality of hospitals. New Jersey came in top place followed by Massachusetts and New York. Jersey ranked highest for safety, quality of life, and education & health, but was next-to-last for affordability.
