The time change, election, and Halloween celebrations are behind us, which means it’s full speed ahead toward Thanksgiving and the end of the year. It’s been another busy week here in Hoboken + Jersey City and we’ve got all the headlines to get you up to speed. Among the highlights: several new businesses are opening in Hoboken; Jersey City Police launched a new traffic enforcement division; and NJ officials broke ground on a new bridge connecting Newark and Bayonne.
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–Aspen Marketplace’s former space at 226-228 Washington Street in Hoboken is slated to be demolished and replaced with a mixed-use development featuring residential apartments, commercial space, a courtyard, rooftop terraces, green roofs, and bicycle storage (The Hoboken Girl).
–Hoboken Athletic, a members-only strength and conditioning club from Club Athletic, is opening at 95 Hudson Street on November 16th with small-group training, fitness classes, a run club, and social events (The Hoboken Girl).
–Golden Ritual, a new professional body piercing studio specializing in high-end gold and titanium jewelry, is targeting a December opening at 132 Washington Street in Hoboken (The Hoboken Girl).
–Kissa Matcha, a new café concept from Madd Hatter owner Mike Khoury featuring matcha and onigiri, is coming soon to 235 Hudson Street in Hoboken (The Hoboken Girl).
–Savage Breakers Club, a trading card shop and lounge that began as an online card-breaking community, is opening its first brick-and-mortar location in the former Green Room space at 109 14th Street in Hoboken (The Hoboken Girl).
–Washington Pet Supplies is coming soon to the former Maroons Creamery space at 1122 Washington Street in Hoboken, although an opening date and details about its products and services have not yet been announced (The Hoboken Girl).
–At least 10 businesses were recently spotted making plans to open in Hoboken, including Asana Soul Practice, Cuban Pete’s, Falchetta, and several other new food, fitness, and retail concepts (The Hoboken Girl).
–Hoboken Restaurant Week starts on Monday, November 9th (The Hoboken Girl).
–Saigon Cafe at 188 Newark Avenue in Jersey City will permanently close on November 22nd after 27 years of serving Vietnamese cuisine (The Hoboken Girl).
–New Jersey-born fast-casual chain Salad House is expanding with a new location at 15 Exchange Place in Jersey City (The Hoboken Girl).
–Washington General has officially reopened at 312 Washington Street in Hoboken after relocating from its longtime storefront at 509 Washington Street (The Hoboken Girl).
–Jersey City police issued 1,495 summonses during the first week of an expanded traffic enforcement crackdown, an 81% increase from the 824 issued the previous week (NJ.com).
–A new restaurant and bar from Paper Mache Ballerina LLC is in the works for the former Fox & Crow space at 594 Palisade Avenue in Jersey City Heights after the property’s dormant liquor license was transferred (Jersey Digs).
-The Hoboken High School football team is going to the NJSIAA sectional final after Friday night’s defeat of Bernards High School (@hoboken_football via Instagram).
-London-based biotechnology company Compass Pathways has opened a 6,327-square-foot U.S. office at 30 Montgomery Street in Jersey City as it advances its investigational psilocybin treatment program for depression (Jersey Digs).
-London-based biotechnology company Compass Pathways has opened a 6,327-square-foot U.S. office at 30 Montgomery Street in Jersey City
–A 27-year-old Secaucus man was arrested following a nearly year-long investigation and charged in connection with possessing and distributing child sexual abuse material, according to police (Hudson County View).
– Hoboken residents (and HG team members!) Jordan and Joelle Hernandez, the bakers behind Double Dough, will be on the Today show next week baking their family’s sweet potato casserole (@double_dough via Instagram).
–Guttenberg residents voted in favor of establishing a free public library, giving the town a path to create its own system if its shared library arrangement with North Bergen changes (Hudson County View).
–Guttenberg residents voted in favor of establishing a free public library, giving the town a path to create its own system if its shared library arrangement with North Bergen changes (
–New Jersey officials broke ground on a major $6.8 billion Turnpike project that includes replacing the Newark Bay bridge connecting Newark and Bayonne, with the new span expected to be completed in 2031 or 2032 (NJ.com).
-The City of Hoboken announced changes to Grand Street following the pilot program studying a protected bike lane (City of Hoboken).
–Jersey City more than doubled its police Traffic Enforcement Division by adding 10 officers, a move that led to an immediate jump in traffic summonses during the expanded unit’s first week (City of Jersey City).
– Hoboken resident Rich Festa is organizing his 21st Toys for Tots drive, collecting new + unwrapped toys for the U.S. Marines to donate. Toys can be donated at 10 Church Street in Hoboken.
–JPMorgan Chase is planning another 91 layoffs at its Jersey City office, bringing the total number of job cuts disclosed there in 2026 to 632 (NJ.com).
–Hoboken is celebrating the 45th anniversary of its Artist Studio Tour with a City Hall exhibit featuring 16 original tour posters, ahead of the free citywide event taking place November 7th + 8th from 12PM to 6PM (City of Hoboken).
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