**Downtown’s first (and only) escape/puzzle room recently opened its doors. Located at 317 Grove Street (above the PNC bank), Puzzle Out Jersey City offers two escape rooms/themes (you’re the bad guy in both). In Grand Theft Jersey City, you must decide between stealing money from a vault or escaping rapidly, whereas in Architect’s Studio, you have to break into a competing architect’s studio and steal their skyscraper plans. —Puzzle Out
**Jersey City is poised to win Curbed’s “Best New York Neighbor” contest after trouncing Prospect Park yesterday and making it to the “final” round. It will now square off against the winner of Downtown Brooklyn vs. Financial District. —Curbed
**For the third consecutive year, LITM is hosting a party in honor of what would have been David Bowie’s 70th birthday. The January 8th party will include a live Bowie cover band, cocktail specials, and more. —LITM
**PS Wine Bar is hosting its first wine class on natural wines. The 2-hour class will be held Thursday, January 5th at PS Wine Bar and will include seven hand-picked wines with food pairings for $50/pp. —PS Wine Bar
**The Exchange Place Alliance Special Improvement District was recently created to make improvements and energize the Jersey City waterfront. —NJ.com
**As many as 10 Jersey City police officers could face federal criminal charges for allegedly running their own private security services and bypassing city rules. —4 New York
**8 Springs Studio is offering a $179 unlimited class special for the month of January. (Five sessions traditionally cost $140). 8 Springs Studio is a gym that specializes in megaformer, TRX suspension training, and fusion pilates workouts. (Click on “Contracts” and select “New Year’s Special” from the drop-down menu to see the offer). —8 Springs Studio
(Photo: Curbed)
