Past District Activities

 

Click Here to Download the 2007-2008 edition  of The Square's Guide to Stores, Restaurants and Events

 


Holiday Music!
Trumpets Blare!

The sounds of music brought holiday tunes to the district .

Click to see photos from 2008

Click to see photos from 2007


Navratri Festival 2008

All were welcome to enjoy the cultural diversity of our county by joining us for Navratri—a festival of dance, music, and community at "India Square."

Click here to see a video from The Star-Ledger.


Free Live Music!
In the Square!

Spring/Summer 2008, every Wednesday, Friday, Saturday 11:30 am - 1:30 pm

Blues! Jazz! Latin! Soul! The sound of music filled the air during our Entertainment Series as local artists provided music for your lunchtime pleasure.

'Hip' music in the Square
Click to read 2008 article

Click to See Photos From Summer 2008 Series.

Click to See Photos From Summer 2007 Series. 

Event Sponsors:


2950 Kennedy Blvd.
201 795-1120
www.Midas.com

Jersey City Asian Merchant
813 Newark Ave.
201 217-1333

Foundation
830 Bergen Ave.
201 333-1000
providentnj.com

1400 Washington St., Hoboken
201 798-7800
www.hudsonreporter.com

 


92 Things to do in Journal Square
Looking for fun, look in Journal Square , where you found 92 things that gave you pleasure in the summer months of 2008.

Click here to see ad placed in the Jersey Journal special section "101 Things to do in Jersey City" published in May, 2008.


'Clean Team' Springs into Action


To keep the Journal Square clean and safe, the JSRC team includes our maintenance workers, district ambassadors and off-duty police officers.

Click Here to read the "Clean and Safe in 2008" Newsletter

Journal Square's May 'Clean and Safe in 2008' programs started off with our Spring into Action activities which included:

Spring Planting - May 3
To see photos and read about the commmunity members who participated. Click here

District Security
Meet & Greet
- May 10
The community was provided with safety information. Click to see photos.


Speer Cemetery
Clean-Up
- May 31
Click to see photos of the "Clean Team" forces at work.

Journal Square Special Improvement District Recognized for Volunteer Clean-Up of Bergen and Speer Cemeteries .
Click here to read the full story.

Journal Square Historic Tour - May 31
Click to see photos of historic sites visited during the tour


Egyptian Festival 2007

>>2007 - Journal Square was the site of the Tapestry of Nations Egyptian Festival on Saturday, June 30 at the PATH Plaza. The all-day festival featured traditional Egyptian music & dance, authentic Egyptian cuisine, children's entertainment, a traditional "Horse Dance", and a Whirling Dervish. Some photos of the event appear below.

 


Journal Square Welcomes West Point Cadets

On a March, 2007 afternoon the JSRC met with the West Point Cadets at the Loews Theater. Patti Giordan, from Loews, spoke about the history of the theater and Chris Bernardo, SID Operations Manager, talked about the revitalization effort and the future of the square. Special thanks to Ahmed and Raju for putting it all together!


Journal Square Continues Sports Joint Venture with Saint Peter's College

In the 2006/2007 basketball season at Saint Peter's College men's and women's home games, the JSRC Board members were invited to distribute the tickets to their favorite charitable organization.

North Fork Bank Promotion at St. Peter's College:  More than 20 guests from Hudson County United Cerebral Palsy and the Boys and Girls Club of Jersey City attended a February game at St. Peter's as guests of North Fork Bank and the Journal Square SID.

Lords Gives Away 100 FREE Basketball tickets: The SID and Lords Children's Clothing gave away 100 free basketball tickets to Friday night's St. Peter's basketball game.

 

 


Holiday Happenings in Journal Square

>>2005 - Journal Square celebrated the holidays with entertainment and decorations at The Fountain in the Square. Holiday music with a Caribbean flavor was performed by Exodus Supreme on December 7th.

Click here for photos.


>>2005 - A Quintet from the Gramercy Brass
Orchestra of New York
John Lambert, Music Director - performed holiday music throughout Journal Square on December 10th & 17th.
For more information about the orchestra, visit:
http://www.GramercyBrass.org


>>On December 10th 2005 the Landmark Loew's Jersey Theatre celebrated the holiday season with an old-fashioned visit from Santa and classic movies for the whole family.

For more about this historic Jersey City venue, visit: http://www.loewsjersey.org


>>2005 - $3,000 in Gift Certificates Won by
Journal Square Shoppers
2005

Click here for Holiday Giveaway winners


2005 - West Point cadets
visit Journal Square
>>The cadets arrived
May 10, 2005 to interview

members of the community,
then prepare a proposal for
an inter-community project.
Click to read more>>


>>2003 - Read Princeton University's Urban & Regional Planning Department report: A Future for Journal Square>>

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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