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Hoboken and Jersey City launch unified bike share system
Citi Bikes allow for easier travel ×
Hoboken Mayor Ravi Bhalla and Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop officially launched the new unified bike system with a bike ride. Photo by Jen Brown.
Hoboken Mayor Ravi Bhalla and Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop officially launched the Citi Bike bike-share system with a celebratory bike ride from Jersey City Hall to Hoboken’s Pier A.
The five-year agreement for the newly unified system includes 820 bikes across Jersey City and Hoboken making movement between the two neighboring cities easier than before.
“I am incredibly thrilled to officially launch Citi Bike in Hoboken today,” said Bhalla. “Citi Bike is a proven method of alternative transportation that will instantly provide critical first-mile, last-mile options for our residents and visitors, and substantially improve the quality of life in our Mile Square. Bringing Citi Bike to Hoboken reflec
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Hudson County View
The Holland Gardens buildings in Jersey City, part of their housing authority complex. Photo via jcha-gov.us.
By John Heinis/Hudson County View
“The pandemic has taken an economic toll on our communities and has left many families struggling to pay the bills and make ends meet,” Menendez said.
“Thankfully, the American Rescue Plan is delivering this much needed funding so that communities across New Jersey can increase safe and healthy housing options to support individuals and families who’ve found themselves without a home or on the brink of losing their home during the pandemic.”
15 housing authorities received federal funding and Jersey City received the second largest allocation on the list, with the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs receiving the bulk of the allocation: $11,530,452.
Jersey City expands homeless services
Jersey City expands homeless services ×
Jersey City began offering showers to the homeless through mobile units in Journal Square in 2019. Now, permanent facilities will be constructed. (Photo provided by City of Jersey City.)
To help those experiencing or at risk of homelessness, Jersey City will expand outreach efforts with a $2 million commitment.
According to an announcement from Mayor Steven Fulop, the Jersey City Housing Authority (JCHA,) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), these funds will be used to enhance health and social services through community partner and operator of Jersey City’s drop-in site, Garden State Community Development Corporation (GSCDC).