Flood walls coming to Jersey City, Hoboken, and Weehawken
New Jersey officials have agreed on a $230 million project to protect Jersey City, Hoboken, and Weehawken from major flooding caused by storms like Superstorm Sandy. The plan calls for the construction of walls to protect flood-prone neighborhoods. The flood barriers will integrate with the landscape of the three cities and include green areas and seating. Construction is slated to start in Q3 of 2019 with a completion date of 2022. —WaPo
Katyn statue vote set for December
The fate of the Katyn monument will be decided by voters on Tuesday, December 11. The special election will decide if the monument stays at its current location or moves a few blocks away. —NJ.com
JC waterfront, West New York, Weehawken are booming
The New York Times has set its eyes on Jersey City once again, this time examining the waterfront. A few interesting quotes/tidbits:
- As of July 2017, Jersey City had 270,753 residents, an increase of 9.3 percent since 2010.
- “Lutze is so busy that we have people coming and getting mad if there’s not room for their strollers at 7:30 p.m. at night.” —Michael J. DeMarco, Mack-Cali CEO
- “By the time we left [downtown], there was this huge influx of new people. It became a much, much more crowded place. Louder and younger. The bars were packed, and the restaurant groups had started coming in and replacing the locally owned places.” —Garrett Moran, ex-downtown resident living in Bergen-Lafayette —NYT
