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VISION ZERO: Amid Growing Challenges of Multi-Modal Transportation, Hoboken Mayor Proclaims Pledge for Safety

With pedestrians, strollers, cycles, skateboards, scooters, automobiles, Ubers and mass transit scraping their way through relatively narrow thoroughfares among an ever-expanding populace, there has been…

LIME WEDGE: Divided Over Scooters, Hoboken Needs To Get It Together — EDITORIAL

July 10, 2019

by Christopher Halleron In Hoboken, we're consistently reminded that we can't have nice things. Whether it's something as simple as clean sidewalks or something as…

HOBOKEN HALLOWEEN 2018: Trick-Or-Treat Info, Plus the Ragamuffin Parade — Wednesday, October 31st

October 30, 2018

(ABOVE: Trick-Or-Treat with Hoboken Daycare 100) It's nearly Halloween in Hoboken—which means the city's celebrated Ragamuffin Parade is coming to Washington Street!!! The Ragamuffin Parade…

OPINION: NEVER ASSUME RIGHT OF WAY

June 25, 2018

by Christopher M. Halleron You see that headline, and you've already mentally crafted your counterpoint. I know this, because I've had this mind-numbing conversation far…

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WALK SAFE HOBOKEN: Police Department Receives Grant for Pedestrian Safety Program

October 17, 2016

(via City of Hoboken) The Hoboken Police Department has received a $16,000 grant from the N.J. Division of Highway Traffic Safety aimed at enhancing pedestrian…

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NEWARK STREET PLAZA: A Sliver of Peace in Hoboken’s Busy Downtown

June 17, 2016

Local dignitaries—Hoboken Mayor Dawn Zimmer, Hudson County Freeholder Anthony Romano, Council President Jen Giattino, other members of the City Council, local business owners, and of…

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LEAD SAFETY: Hoboken Announces Free Screenings for Children

April 18, 2016

Lead is weighing heavily as a safety concern in the wake of the findings in Flint, Michigan. Meanwhile, the alarm continues to sound closer to…

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FIXING STUPID??? — New Jersey Legislature Ponders Penalties for Distracted Pedestrians

March 22, 2016

Pedestrian safety goes both ways... As we frantically install bump-outs and bollards to protect our citizens from the sinister menace of the automobile, Hoboken's upwardly…