Hoboken Sells Hospital to Keep it Open
The Hoboken University Medical Center may be under new management by the end of the week. New Jersey's Department of Health is expected to approve a sale that would transfer nearly $52 million in...
View ArticleControlling Rent in Hoboken
Tuesday is election day — and in Hoboken, N.J., there's a referendum on the ballot regarding a new rent control ordinance that has yet to go into effect.It would allow landlords to raise rent on a...
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New Orchestra Seeks Hip Young Audience in New Jersey
New Jersey has, in recent times, been mostly a backwater when it comes to start-up orchestras that specialize in contemporary programming and offbeat formats. But no longer: Gary Schneider, a conductor...
View ArticleTiny Museums: Hoboken Historical Museum
Robert Foster, executive director, talks about what visitors can learn from the collection in Hoboken, including a new exhibit on the Holland and Lincoln tunnels.
View ArticleScene Study: Yo La Tengo & Hoboken, NJ
Hoboken, NJ is less than 5 miles from Manhattan -- but its main street couldn’t be more different from Wall Street. This quiet town with a population of 50,000 or so has served as the birthplace of...
View ArticleIn Hoboken, Neighbors Helping Neighbors Pull Through
As Hoboken, New Jersey, continues to dry out from Sandy, a sense of community is emerging from this city in crisis. Throughout the city, National Guard soldiers make the rounds, assisting with...
View ArticleSandy Community Check-Ins
Mark Harrington, reporter for Newsday, talks about the resignation of LIPA's COO and recovery on Long IslandDawn Zimmer, mayor of Hoboken, on how the hard-hit city is recoveringDomenic Recchia, city...
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PATH Officials: Several More Weeks Before Hoboken Service Is Back
Path train service in and out of Hoboken, New Jersey, remains suspended leaving commuters with options like pricier ferry trips or longer bus rides to get into Manhattan. Nearly a month after Sandy,...
View ArticleHoboken Mayor Seeks Aid from Congress
Sandy caused more than $100 million in damages to Hoboken, according to the city's mayor, Dawn Zimmer. She presented her case for federal assistance before the U.S. Senate Committee on Small Businesses...
View ArticleNY and NJ Town Hall: Using Sandy Aid
We will be checking in with local communities and discussing how the FEMA aid should be distributed throughout their neighborhoods. Domenic Recchia, City Councilman for the 47th district, Dawn Zimmer,...
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Hoboken Slowly Getting Back to Normal
Three months after Sandy sent floodwaters streaming through the streets of Hoboken, things look mostly back to normal. But behind the scenes, the recovery continues.More than half of the workers of...
View ArticleHoboken Mayor Wants to Wall In Her City
For people who thought barriers around cities became unfashionable when the Berlin Wall fell two decades ago, consider this: The mayor of Hoboken, N.J., thinks walls may be the best way to protect this...
View ArticleYo La Tengo: In-Studio on Valentine's Day
If you dread Valentine's Day -- the gooey candy, the cheap champagne, the skyrocketing cost of flowers -- take solace in today's delicate in-studio performance from Yo La Tengo. The veteran indie rock...
View ArticleHoboken Mayor; They Might Be Giants; Oscars Recap
Hoboken Mayor Dawn Zimmer talks about how to protect the city from future disasters similar to Superstorm Sandy. Plus: Steven Dennis from Roll Call on the latest from Washington; They Might Be Giants...
View ArticleProtecting Hoboken
Will walling in Hoboken prevent the next Sandy? Dawn Zimmer, mayor of Hoboken, discusses her ideas for protecting the city against future storms, including building two walls to protect from flooding.
View ArticleOld Water Pipes, New Development...Big Problem
A string of water main breaks in Hoboken last week is causing the city to take a closer look at its aging drinking water system.The city has had to repair anywhere from 12 to 37 water mains each year....
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TN MOVING STORIES: Senate Transpo Bill Moving Forward, Ron Paul Challenges...
Top stories on TN: a Chinatown bus company that ignored a shut down order in December now has a restraining order to prevent it from operating. A new Chevy Volt ad conveys the message 'it's morning in...
View ArticlePHOTOS: Hurricane Damage Devastates NJ Transit
The totality of the damage done to New Jersey Transit by Hurricane Sandy can't be fully ascertained at this point, but the list on the agency's website is daunting.Rail lines have suffered...
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PATH Officials: Several More Weeks Before Hoboken Service Is Back
Closed Hoboken PATH train station (Brigid Bergin/WNYC)(Brigid Bergin - New York, NY, WNYC) PATH train service in and out of Hoboken, New Jersey, remains suspended leaving commuters with options like...
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PATH Service To Hoboken To Resume Wednesday
Security camera footage captures flooding in the Hoboken PATH station, 10/29/12One of the longest running service outages caused by storm Sandy is about to end.PATH train commuter service is about to...
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