April Fool’s Day Cancelled, Citing Coronavirus Concerns
APRIL 1, 2020—HOBOKEN, NEW JERSEY Out of an abundance of caution, hMAG has made the difficult decision to cancel its annual April Fool's Day article,…
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Hoboken Celebrates Staggering Growth in Legal Jobs Sector
(ABOVE: image via Revolver) (BELOW: Satire) APRIL 1, 2019 - HOBOKEN: In the face of ongoing concerns over the city's small business climate, Hoboken is…
HOBOKEN TO PARTNER WITH SIX FLAGS FOR “WASHINGTON STREET: THE RIDE”
(ABOVE: Actual photo of a 21st Century, First World, Main Thoroughfare... not joking—that's a real photo.) (APRIL 1, 2018—HOBOKEN, NJ) The City of Hoboken is…
**WATER MAIN BREAK FORMS SINKHOLE ON OBSERVER HIGHWAY BIKE LANES; ZERO AFFECTED**
(HOBOKEN, NJ—APRIL 1ST, 2017) An overnight water main break seemingly created a sinkhole on Hoboken's Observer Highway bike lanes, affecting absolutely no one. Considered a…
AUTHORITIES: Jimmy Hoffa “Probably Not in Hoboken”
APRIL 1, 2016 — HOBOKEN, NEW JERSEY Following an exhaustive street-by-street search of the city's paved surfaces, officials have concluded that the body of missing…
PASS THE DUTCHIE: Hoboken Considers Legalizing Marijuana in Effort to Become “More Like Amsterdam”
(HOBOKEN, N.J.—APRIL 1, 2015) Hoboken is constantly falling back on its Dutch heritage—our first settlers were Dutch, and of course the Holland-America cruise lines used…
Hoboken Announces Bid for 2022 Winter Olympics
(HOBOKEN, NJ—April 1, 2014) The City of Hoboken has gleefully announced its proposal to host the XXIV Winter Olympic Games in 2022. “We’re a world-class…
Hoboken Unveils Plans for Moat
April 1, 2013—(HOBOKEN, NJ) Citing a need to mitigate flooding and water issues, compounded by increasing concerns over quality of life and public safety issues,…
Italian-Jewish Gay Pride Parade Set to Replace Hoboken St. Patrick’s Day
Citing concerns that last month’s LepreCon and Hoboken Irish Cultural Festival were still “too Irish,” Hoboken has taken steps to introduce an Italian-Jewish Gay Pride…
Hoboken Unveils Plans for Commuter Zip-Line
UPDATED: October 7, 2015 We here at hMAG first ran this article as an April Fool's piece back in 2011—right after Governor Christie shot down…