NJ.com - "This one mile is the most eye-popping walk in Jersey City"
May 4, 2019
Oh the things you see on Central Avenue in Jersey City. Art lives in the street, taking over buildings, traffic boxes, and store windows. In less than a mile walk, there are more than two dozen pieces of art to see, with no admission charge. [Read More]
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Congrats to 2019 Small Business Service Award Winners!
April 30, 2019
Congratulations to all of the 2019 Small Business Service Award winners! The Heights is proud of its Central Avenue representation including Hauptman Floor Covering, Beloved World Yoga, and Griot Cafe. Special thanks to Mayor Steven Fulop, Councilman Michael Yun, and Vanessa Quijano from Jersey City Economic Development Corporation who organized the event to celebrate our small business community. Photo credit: Jennifer Brown.
"Pay by App Parking" Now on Central Ave!
April 2019
Its here! ParkMobile has arrived on Central Ave, Jersey City. Motorists now have the choice of paying for parking the traditional way (drop a coin) or smartphones (credit card). Download the app now to make your next drive to our shopping district that much more convenient. Thanks to Mayor Steven Fulop and Business Administrator Brian Platt for welcoming the technology to our city while maintaining the simplicity of traditional meter parking.
New CASID Annual Report Is Now Available
March 2019
New on Central Avenue, Jersey City
March 2019
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Top 20 New Businesses on Central Avenue by ChicpeaJC
Development and Infrastructure Improvements along Central Avenue
February 2019
- Proposed Parking Garage for Municipal Lot #49
- New North District Police Station on Central Avenue
- Jersey City Revaluation and Real Estate
- New Development at 345 Central Avenue
- New Development at 506 Central Avenue
- Pedestrian Enhancement Plan
- Repaving Central Avenue's roadway (2019)
- Restaurant Row expands to Central Avenue
- Discussion on Central Avenue Redevelopment
Creative Placemaking on Central Avenue
January 2019
CASID has commissioned new traffic box artwork by artist Kirk Seese called "Home 1" and "Candy Anyone?" at the intersection of Central/ Bowers Street and Central/ Franklin Street. Our organization is very excited about this addition to our outdoor art gallery. This is creative placemaking at its best and we thank our partners on this project including the City of Jersey City, and the Hudson County Office of Cultural Affairs.
Creative placemaking has become important to the experience and benefits of shopping local. Public art, in its many forms, can rejuvenate a neighborhood when done correctly. It brings new energy and vibrancy to neighborhoods. It also can make Central Avenue a fun place to visit. CASID’s art initiatives have grown out of the belief that creative placemaking contributes to the economic and cultural vitality of neighborhoods. [Read More]
Recent Events in the District:
- Central Avenue: an Outdoor Art Gallery
- Heights Halloween Window Painting Contest - October 2018
- New Public Artwork by Eddy Rentas Jr. - "Cardinal"
- Public Artwork by Ed "T.DEE" Morris - "Mother's Eternal Light"
- Public Artwork by Sam Pullin - "Earth Person 2"
SID Teams up with CDS to clean-up Central
December 2018
CASID continues to coordinate with Jersey City and Commercial District Services LLC (CDS) to get Central Avenue's streetscape back into shape. The City's limited staff is often busy managing the 43 litter baskets in the district and cannot consistently address the other maintenance needs in the district. As such, Central Avenue businesses and commercial property owners (via their SID program) have hired CDS to help out. CDS will in the district just a few days per month to clean our 133 light poles, remove weeds/ light landscaping, painting our curbs, painting our bus stops, and give our main thoroughfare some much needed TLC. While merchants continue to sweep their own sidewalks, CDS staff will be in the district to do the tough stuff. [See Report]
Jersey City's Ban on Disposable Plastic Bags
December 2018
