Blvd East Weehawken NJ

Blvd East is one of the most beautiful drives in the area. A lovely
stretch along the Hudson River with incredible views of Manhattan.
Condos and co-ops range from $170,000 up to >$800,000 and homes on
Blvd East range between $900,000 and <$3million

Team Of Educators Working Towards Opening A Charter School - Hoboken

Proposed Science-Themed Charter School Seeks Community Input

A client and friend of mine, and Hoboken resident, is spearheading this project that is near to her heart. Having children of her own, and seeing how Charter Schools help enrich the educational and developmental lives of children in the area, she, with a group of other teachers and parents have started working towards seeking funding and permits to open the school.

Not an easy process by any means but one that they are prepared for.

In 2011, the NJ Department of Education reported that Hoboken Charter schools were outperforming their public counter parts,  showing that "third-graders at Hoboken Charter School and Elysian Charter School in Hoboken had 90% and higher passing rates while the Hoboken school district (67.8%) faltered 10% below the state average (78.8%)." - Reported on NJ.com

  

As part of this process, the group is reaching out to the community to gauge interest and seek input.

The survey is available online at http://davincicharter.wordpress.com/community-survey/.  All Hoboken residents are encouraged to fill it out.

Some brief information about the proposed school:

(1) If approved, DaVinci Charter School of Hoboken will open in September 2013 with Kindergarten - 2nd grade, and will expand to K-5.

(2) DaVinci will be a S.T.E.M.-focused school – Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math. In addition to receiving high-quality instruction in reading and writing and all core subjects, students will participate several times a week in hands-on science experiments and engineering projects.

(3) DaVinci will offer a small, nurturing, and personal community where every child is known.

(4) DaVinci believes in adapting our teaching to the individual child – not the other way around.

(5) The curriculum will be Project Based. This means that students will learn largely through working on real-life-related, engaging, and often interdisciplinary projects that are connected to rigorous academic standards.

More information is available at davincicharter.wordpress.com. Any questions can be directed todavincicharterschool@gmail.com

Hoboken Pulls Together To Help Victims Of Fire At 300 Washington St

If you live in Hoboken then no doubt by now you are aware of the tragic fire that engulfed the building at 300 Washington Street displacing it's residents and taking almost everything they own leaving the building uninhabitable.

You also probably have come across the overwhelming support that residents of the city are pulling together to create for these victims.

Hoboken, sadly, is no stranger to fires. With one this past December at 1st and Jackson streets, a large fire at 12th and Washington Streets, and countless others over the years, unfortunately part of the beauty of our community of historic homes and the walkable streets of the city, probably also contribute to these fires.

Many buildings are of wood construction or framing, and many buildings are attached to each other...

Even knowing this, residents love living here and don't want to live anywhere else... and they also want to help.

Just moments after the blaze, groups and residents started teaming together to create a support web for the victims.

One of them is owner of Midtown Authentic who has arranged for a benefit to take place at Room 84 on Washington and Newark Street, this March 2nd. A donation will be collected at the door to be given to the victims.

In addition, several businesses in town have opened their doors to collect donations and other items.

Party With Purpose, a charity group that arranges events for charity, has announced that the remainder of their ticket sales for their party this Thursday February 23rd will be donated to the victims.

This Thursday, 7-8:30p.m. a meeting will be held at The Village Poorhouse on First Street in Hoboken for anyone interested in learning how they can help.

Hoboken411 wrote today that there are some people that seek opportunities to scam and fraud people in times like this, I truly hope that is not the case, and having been involved in many charity events from different groups including my own office fundraising can say confidently, and thankfully that I have never run into this.

Hoping the city will always continue to be so giving and kind.

Jwoww and Snooki Set To Start Filming Tomorrow

The Jersey Shore spinoff series starring reality stars Jwoww and Snooki will being taping tomorrow for their six week run in downtown Jersey City New Jersey. Apparently, so far, it seems the film crews are well received by some residents being quoted as saying that they have been respectful so far, but they aren't sure what to expect once filming actually starts. The crew themselves have been quoted as saying that they love Jersey City and are having a great time.

The crew will provide the city's residents with a taping schedule according to NJ.com and Hudson Now.

Meanwhile, neighboring Hoboken New Jersey, was given an award on February 15th, by the Italian-American One Voice Coalition for Mayor Zimmer's decision to decline all filming permits for the same show to shoot in Hoboken.

The President of the Coalition, Andre DiMino, presented the Mayor with the award at a city council meeting and was quoted saying that she should be commended for making the right decision.

How do you think the filming in Jersey City will affect residents and businesses? Many think it will help bring a spot light to the city, benefitting local businesses, while some residents continue to worry that it will bring a bad stereo type to their neighborhood continuing with the themes of shows like Jersey Shore and Jersey-licious which actually star people that do not live in New Jersey.

First Irish Cultural Festival To Kick Off This March

It looks like Hoboken will be green after all on March 14th - even if the St Patricks Day Parade was cancelled!!

The city of Hoboken reported today that on March 14th, 2012 starting at 4p.m., the city will host the first of what is to be an annual Irish Cultural Festival.

In a press release it was cited that after the cancellation of the parade, a number of residents contacted the city to volunteer and organize a grassroots celebration of Irish culture while providing entertainment for the entire community to enjoy.

The Irish Cultural Festival is free and will be held from 4p.m.-10p.m. at Frank Sinatra Park. There will be music performances and food plus sports and dance and it is open to all ages.

Proceeds will benefit the Hoboken Shelter for the Homeless and the Hoboken American Legion which delivers care packages to our armed forces overseas via the Adopt A Soldier Program.

The schedule is below:
4p.m. Little League Field - Gaelic Hurling and scrimmage
6p.m. Performance by the Traditional Irish Step Dancers
Music Guests: Will O'Connor, George Murphy and Paddy and the Pale Boys