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Thursday, May 10, 2012

Ibby's Falafel Closed for Business

But, worry not, still many more middle eastern food options available in town.

Ibby's falafel has closed its doors in Hoboken after less than a year.  The falafel place on Washington Street, which opened in August 2011, only a block away from its cousin Mamoun's Falafel, is now boarded up.  It had taken the owners about 15 years to come to Hoboken. In a story on Patch in September 2011, the owners said that they "felt that Hoboken needed us." With Ibby's out of the unofficial falafel wars, there are still plenty of options to get your hummus fix on Washington Street; Mamoun's, Pita Grill, the vegetarian only Maoz falafel and Hummus Bar.  

Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Traffic Changes Come to Newark Street

New lights and traffic patterns will go into effect on Monday May 14.

From City Hall:  Residents are advised that on Monday May 14, new traffic signals will be turned on at Newark Street and Monroe Street/Grove Street. The existing traffic signals at this location were retrofitted by Hudson County with new equipment, including a modernized controller, countdown pedestrian signals, and improved visibility vehicle and pedestrian crossing faces. The City of Hoboken coordinated with Hudson County engineering to improve signal coordination with adjacent intersections, reconfigure lane utilization to better manage turning movements, and address pedestrian crossing/safety concerns at this location. Hudson County Engineering prepared the plans and implemented the improvements as part of its annual roadway …

concerned

9:09 pm on Wednesday, May 9, 2012

The center lane has to be repainted and put the arrow pointing left , it is still pointing right turn.   more ›

Thursday, April 26, 2012

What Should Go Here?

What would you like to see in this empty storefront?

Many new bars, restaurants and shops have come to First Street recently, from a kosher style deli to a French bakery.   Now the former Curves Gym is for lease, and we're asking you what you'd like to see on the corner of First and Garden.  Let us know in the comments! 

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p1ywood

10:56 am on Monday, April 30, 2012

Actually William Safire for Spiro Agnew :)   more ›

Monday, April 9, 2012

Drink at this Bar in the 'Chicago' Section of Hoboken

A new commercial for baseball caps doctors a location familiar to Hobokenites.

If you recognize the location of the "Chicago" bar in this commercial for New Era baseball caps starring comedians Nick Offerman and Craig Robinson, let us know in the comments below. You might be able to name a few other nearby shops as well. We thank Patch reader Andrew Brown for letting us know about this piece of Hoboken fun.

Stripped Nuts

10:24 am on Thursday, April 12, 2012

There's a screen grab of the exterior in Ad Week this week and it says the exterior shots are in Chicago and interiors are filmed on a set in LA. Gee, thanks for the misinformation Ad Week. I ripped out the pic from the magazine and matched it up to the location at Sullivans yesterday. So I guess there's now a Big Fun and Fleet Feet in Chicago?   more ›

Monday, February 27, 2012

Reader's Choice: Your Favorite Italian Restaurant in Hoboken is...

Share your opinion with us!

Updated: The readers have spoken. According to our non-scientific poll, your favorite Italian restaurants are Augustino's and Leo's! Results are in the poll below. Do you have another favorite place? Let us know in the comments.  Whether it's a plate of pasta or a slice of pizza, Hoboken is known for excellent Italian food. And now, as part of a new weekly survey, we're asking you what your favorite place is.  Patch is starting a new feature of “Patch Favorites” where you can vote on your favorite local business in Hoboken in a category presented each week. While we came up with an initial list, we encourage you to post any businesses we missed that fit the “Favorite Italian Restaurant” category in the comments below. Voting closes at 9 a.…

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PeoplePlease

10:17 am on Thursday, March 1, 2012

Neither of those places are really an Italian restaurant. A good ziti dish, does not an Italian restaurant make.   more ›

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

POLL: How Are You Celebrating Valentine's Day?

The most romantic day of the year is here! What's your plan?

Whether you're married or single, in love or not, there's no escaping it: Valentine's Day is here. Of course you can go out to dinner to one of Hoboken's many restaurants. Or attend one of the Bar Hopper's approved bars to find love.  But now, we want to hear from you. How are you spending the day of love? And if the romantic atmosphere in Hoboken is just too much—and you don't want to spend the night with Ben & Jerry on the couch—there is always the Board of Education Meeting, where the board will decide whether or not to move their election date to November. Happy Valentine's Day! Any fun, romantic stories to share today? Tell us in the comments!

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Roommate Accused of Stealing in Hoboken Apartment

Police blotter.

After three years of living together, two roommates in Hoboken may have to think about moving out.  According to a police report, a 31-year-old Hoboken resident reported her roommate, claiming that her roommate has been stealing from her since September 2011.  The victim is claiming that her roommate, with whom she shares a two bedroom, two bathroom apartment on uptown Madison St., has been stealing items from her room and selling them back to department stores, police said.  An altercation between the two women took place last week, police said.  No arrests were made.

pattianne pascual

4:07 am on Monday, April 30, 2012

what is the point of this story? no arrests were made.I can't seem to get police to arrest my roommate either, for much worse than stealing my stuff.I am recording as much as possible, and keeping records of every call,text,etc.,to police tip lines.maybe that will inspire them to do their jobs, especially if something happens to me.A good story would be to find out why police ignore everything …   more ›

No Arrests on Super Bowl Sunday in Hoboken

Jubilation, but no arrests.

Eli can be proud of his hometown.  No arrests were made in Hoboken on Super Bowl Sunday, police said.  Unusual for even a regular—football free—weekend, there were few fights and altercations.  The fights that were reported took place on Saturday night, but didn't result in any arrests.  Police said that Super Bowl Sunday could be a barometer for March 3, Hoboken's St. Patrick's Day (or, this year, Leprecon). But it's still unclear what will happen on that day, and how many house parties will be thrown, even though the parade has been canceled.  

Monday, February 6, 2012

About Town

The Agony of Victory and the Thrill of Defeat

About Town covers Hoboken events. Send an invitation to alanskontra@hotmail.com.

The Super Bowl! The one with Roman numbers nobody knows! The battle between the New England Patriots and the New York Giants! About Town thought carefully about where we would watch the game, and we chose... the Chandelier Room.  Unorthodox, yes. Friends wondered why not a sports bar. But we had reasons. The Chandelier Room has lounge furniture rather than hard bar stools. Probably interesting people would be there, like high rollers with wild prop bets like ten grand on which team would win the coin toss. About Town knew the Chandelier Room wouldn't admit more people than necessary. We wanted to avoid being butt-to-butt with three hundred meatheads and hear talk like, “What's up bro, you comin' to Leprecon bro, yeah bro.” Instead the most…

Alan Skontra

6:27 pm on Monday, February 6, 2012

Ha! Horsey I'm okay with your shameless plug as long as everyone reads my article first! And as always I love your Bet Mazin posts! I'm fired? I wouldn't have even guessed I was on the payroll!   more ›

Friday, February 3, 2012

Lautenberg Fights for Planned Parenthood

Senator Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) appeared before a supportive crowd of press and locals at City Hall Friday.

U.S. Senator Frank Lautenberg announced the Susan G. Komen's Foundation decision to restore funding to Planned Parenthood for breast cancer screenings, after having announced last week that it would end its relationship with the organization due to its being under investigation in front of Hoboken City Hall on Friday afternoon.  Last week, Lautenberg lead a group of 26 Senators in a letter calling on the Komen Foundation to reconsider its decision to stop funding cancer screenings at Planned Parenthood. In the letter, the Senators urged the Komen foundation to reconsider their decision on the grounds that "this troubling decision threatens to reduce access to necessary, life saving services.... it would be tragic if any woman—let alone …

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