At 3pm, Tuesday July 19, 2016, Mayor Steven Fulop hosted a ground breaking ceremony on the site of the new City Hall Annex on Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive. In attendance were city officials, community members, and residents. Assemblyman Raj Mukherji gave a few minutes of his time to describe what an investment like this […]
Forever Young Festival
Chicpea and HayOner have teamed up to bring the Forever Young Festival to Jersey City! It’s an outdoor party meant to celebrate arts and culture by bringing the community together to have fun. It’ll be the perfect place to sit back and relax, or dance around and meet new people! The Forever Young festival is […]
Top Fifteen Things to do This weekend in Jersey City
If you haven’t made any plans for your weekend, then this is a good place to start. Check out this great lineup of events and check mark each one you’re going to! Life is short, but you can make it longer by indulging in memories that will last a lifetime! Can’t find any events you’re […]
Expansion of the HDSID Boundaries!
The Historic Downtown Special Improvement District announced the expansion of the HDSID boundaries and it is official this week! Below is a map of the new district. I caught up with Rachel Sieg, the Executive Director of the HDSID to hear more about the great news. Rachel, how did the plans to expand come about? This […]
Photo Gallery: People of Marion
North of the west side cemetery and east of Journal Square lies The Marion Neighborhood. A quiet, blue collar, charming corner of the city. The type of neighborhood that reminds us multiculturalism is U.S. culture. Live gets us up every morning in the form of the path train whistling out of the tunnel so loud […]
Egyptian Festival 2016
July 9th marks the 11th annual Egyptian Festival in Jersey City. Last year, I dedicated a whole week to the Egyptian community in Jersey City leading up to the festival. I spoke to Ahmed Shedeed, the brains behind the fest and a prominent and positive figure in Jersey City. Since then I’ve seen Ahmed at […]
Photo Gallery: Jersey City Project Eats
Recap of the Jersey City Project Eats event, shot by new ChicpeaJC event photographer Matt Hockenjos.
Love is Love
I am tired, hungry, and my eyes are swollen from crying. It is 11 PM, and I just got home from the candlelight vigil that was held on the Newark Ave. Pedestrian Plaza. This is a very hard post for me to write, please bare with me. I had arrived at the vigil before it […]
H.O.N.E.Y Bees
I’ve known about the Honey Bees for quite some time now, as they are making a real name for the positive work they are doing for the youth in Jersey City. I first saw them in action at the JC Fitness Fair back in May and even joined in on the fun. That is also […]
PS 20 Walk-a-thon!
Yesterday I attended PS 20’s first Annual “B.L.U.E. Dolphin Fit Walk-a-thon”. If you are an avid ChicpeaJC reader you already know what a huge health and fitness advocate we are here! When Erica a member of the school’s PBSIS (Positive Behavior Support in Schools) committee invited me to join I had to go show my support. The kids […]
HDSID Annual Meeting
Every year the Historic Downtown Special Improvement District holds an annual meeting where they talk about topics and issues going on in the Downtown District as well as talk about news, events, plans and more. The meeting will be held next Tuesday, May 17th at 10 AM in the caucus room of City Hall and it’s […]
Myrtle & Flossie
I first met Nia at a Rising Tide Capital event, where I learned more about her business Myrtle & Flossie. Nia has a wealth of knowledge and advice to offer for fashion lovers and moms on the go. I stopped by her boutique at 140 Sip Ave. in the journal square neighborhood of Jersey City to […]
Grassroots Community Space
A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of sitting down with Chelo Mercado, co-owner of Grassroots, a community space in Downtown Jersey City. I’ve strolled past Grassroots a few times in the past, and the colorful murals on the storefront always generated a curiosity in me about what went on inside those beautifully clad […]
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From the Mayor’s Office Ward A Community Meeting Despite Wednesday’s inclement weather, Ward A’s town hall meeting had a high turnout. The town hall style meeting offered residents a unique opportunity to have an informal discussion with the mayor on issues facing their community, and how City Hall could better meet their needs. Residents expressed […]
Michelle Vitale
Michelle Vitale aka Woolpunk is a Jersey City artist who machine-knits fiber installations and embroiders on photos of urban sprawl. This past year she created a special blanket with a tarp for the homeless of Jersey City (which I got to try on, and it’s quite chic actually). I went to meet her at one of […]
Get to know the Central Ave. Special Improvement District
It’s been almost a year since I first met David Diaz, the district manager for the Central Avenue Special Improvement District and since then we’ve made blogging magic. Our Lunches at Noodlefan, Rumba’s, Pizza Masters all pretty much broke the internet! and I had a blast exploring Central Ave with David. It was time for […]
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From the Mayor’s Office Workshop Series on Business Development In another effort to support the small business community, Mayor Fulop announced a new workshop series that will help with the development of small businesses. The courses will be bi-monthly and FREE! Better yet, these workshops will focus on things like social media, city ordinances, and […]
Culinary Arts Institute
Back in June I was invited to the Hudson Community College, Culinary Institute by Dean of Arts Christopher Wahl for a tour of the premises and a lunch at their culinary cafe. There I learned about the Culinary arts program and got to eat a delicious meal with my new friends as well as check […]
“Girl Night Stand”
Let’s be honest fellow Jersey City-zens, we’ve all, or mostly all (I would hate to wrongfully accuse the chaste), have had our fair share of one night stands. You know, that drunken night at the bar which leads to waking up in an unfamiliar bed the next morning, and then that dreaded walk of shame […]
Jersey City Senior Affairs
I recently joined around 500 Seniors and Senior Affairs at their monthly “Seniors at the movies” event a week ago at the Newport Mall Theatre! There I got to meet Joan Eccleston the administrator for Senior Affairs to Jersey City to get the background story on all the amazing work that they do. I also […]
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