Event Calendar
Bergen Square Day
Bergen Square Day is just four days away! Join us this Saturday, September 14th, from 12 PM to 6 PM for a celebration of Jersey City's rich heritage and vibrant culture. Here's a quick reminder of what to expect:
Event Highlights
Live music and cultural performances
Local food and merchandise vendors
Kids' activities (face painting, crafts, video game arcade)
Historical tours and exhibits
Main Stage Entertainment
12:00 PM - 6:00 PM: Deejay Khadi (throughout the day)
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM: Rashad Wright and the AfterSchoolActivities
1:00 PM: Welcome speeches
Tom Zuppa, President, Journal Square Community Association
Mayor Steve Fulop
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM: Spektrums Afrikans Dancers
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM: Kids Bike Ride
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM: Joel Chasson Jazz Trio
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM: Brooklyners
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM: Spirit of Life Ensemble
At the Apple Tree House
Open from 12-6 PM
Historical walking ours
Special exhibit: "Jersey City Across the Centuries"
Speranza Theatre Company presents "MARY & ELEANOR" at 6 PM
June Monthly Meeting
Join us this Monday, June 10 from 7:00-9:00 PM.
We have an informative and engaging evening planned, with special guest speakers Joseph Barrow, Jersey City's Director of Code Compliance, and police officials from the West and North Districts. Come discuss your concerns and questions related to safety and quality of life in our neighborhood. Get the latest updates on city initiatives and provide your valuable input.
Mobile Shredding, Lincoln Park (Duncan Ave Parking Lot)
On Saturday, June 1st, 2024, the Hudson County Improvement Authority (HCIA) is hosting a mobile shredding event at Lincoln Park (Duncan Ave Parking Lot) in Jersey City. The event, which runs from 9am to 2pm rain or shine, allows Hudson County residents to safely and privately dispose of up to 40 lbs of documents, which will be shredded by trained, licensed, and bonded specialists.
More details at the HCIA website.
Jersey City Night Market
Jersey City Night Market
Get ready to mark your calendars because the JC Night Market is coming back to Journal Square! 📅✨
When: Every 3rd Saturday of the month, from April to October 2024
Time: 2PM-8PM
Where: Outside the Journal Squared towers, behind the JSQ PATH at the Magnolia Landing Plaza (136 Magnolia Ave)
6th Annual Great Jersey City Cleanup
6th Annual Great Jersey City Cleanup
Calling all Ward C residents! Let's come together for the 6th Annual Great Jersey City Cleanup on Saturday, May 18 from 10AM-2PM. Volunteers are needed at Journal Square Plaza to help keep our neighborhood clean and green. Every helping hand makes a difference! Visit jcnj.org/servejc or call 201-547-5116 to learn more.
May Meeting with Hudson County Executive Craig Guy
Join the JSQCA on May 11 for a Q&A with Hudson County Executive Craig Guy. Topics include Vision Zero, Kennedy Boulevard pedestrian improvements, Courthouse Park, and county schools. Don't miss this opportunity to engage and learn about issues affecting our community!
Bergen Square Day 2023
Join us for a celebration of the rich history and cultural diversity of Bergen Square on Bergen Square Day 2023. The family-friendly event will be an afternoon of music, theater, dance, kids’ activities, food, arts, crafts, merchandise, and community exchange. For more information, please visit the Bergen Square Day website.
If you are a vendor, community group. merchant, or performer and are interested in participating, you can complete this form.
Meeting with Mayor Fulop: July 13th at 7:00pm
Please, join us for our July meeting featuring Mayor Steven Fulop! Police Chief Mike Kelly and Director of Health and Human Services will also be in attendance to answer your questions. Please, submit questions to thenewjsqca@gmail.com by 12pm on Friday, July 10th
Bergen Square Day
The City of Jersey City, the Jersey City Office of Cultural Affairs, the Journal Square SID, the Bergen Square Historic Society and the Journal Square Community Association are excited to present Bergen Square Day – a celebration and revival of the very-historic Bergen Square. Please join us on Saturday, May 18 as we open the square for an afternoon filled with live music and theater, food vendors, children’s activities, educational tours, interactive displays and much more!
Come celebrate the rich history and cultural diversity of Bergen Square! Located at the intersection of Bergen Avenue and Academy Street, Bergen Square is the historical heart of Jersey City and today is a vibrant, bustling community where residents, pedestrians, commuters, shoppers, students, and church-goers come together to form an extraordinary, unique urban enclave.
This event is free and open to the public. For more information, please email bergensquareday@gmail.com.
Open the Arches Fundraiser
The Journal Square Community Association’s "Open the Arches" fundraiser Thursday evening at the Landmark Loews Theater was a tremendous success. The event raised over $30,000 and attracted about 200 attendees, including Mayor Steven Fulop and Council members Richard Boggiano and Mira Prinz-Arey.
The event was designed both to raise funds for the association’s “Open the Arches” initiative and to raise public awareness of the JSQCA’s campaign to convert the Bergen Arches into public green space, with a bike path, walkway, benches and areas for recreation where residents and visitors could enjoy the 17-acre site’s natural beauty. The Bergen Arches is a mile-long rail cut parallel to Route 139. It has not been used for rail service since 1957.
The Journal Square Community Association, which was founded in 2016 and now has more than 100 dues-paying members, launched its “Open the Arches” initiative in 2018 because of the dire shortage of public green space in the Journal Square area. Association leaders believe the Bergen Arches present a golden opportunity to convert a long-neglected asset into a public treasure that would help meet residents’ desire for open space that could connect with the Embankment in downtown Jersey City and the East Coast Greenway, a 3,000-mile biking and walking route stretching from Maine to Florida.
The JSQCA’s campaign was initiated by two of its members, Vincent Marchetto, a local architect, and Chris Lamm, a transportation planner. The association’s leadership and membership quickly and enthusiastically embraced the idea. Marchetto, Lamm and other JSQCA leaders have met with Mayor Fulop, State Senator Brian Stack, Assemblyman Raj Mukherji, County Executive Tom DeGise and some of their top aides to present their vision.
Bill Armbruster, chairman of the JSQCA’s Bergen Arches Committee, said the group will use the funds raised at the event for research, advocacy and consultancy services. Armbruster thanked the evening’s sponsors, particularly the four title sponsors – C.H. Martin, Connell Foley, KRE and Namdar Group – as well as the Friends of the Loews; Whealth Café, Korai, Modcup, and JSQ Lounge, which donated the food and beverages served at the event; and the members of his committee and the JSQCA board. “It was a team effort,” he said.
He also thanked Eldad Tarmu and the Flying South Latin Jazz ensemble, as well as poet Ben Figueroa, who provided the entertainment at the event.
Kevin Bing, the JSQCA president, served as emcee at the fundraiser.
Armbruster also noted that the JSQCA has met with leaders of other community groups such as the Embankment Coalition, Jersey City Parks Coalition, Sierra Club and Urban Crossroads to discuss the development of a common strategy regarding the Bergen Arches and that it is eager to continue meeting with them and other organizations to pursue a united front.
April Public Monthly Meeting
Speakers: Kate Lawrence, director, Jersey City Office of Sustainability
March Public Monthly Meeting
Speakers:
Tom DeGise, Hudson County Executive
Steve Krinsky, Skyway Park
JSQCA Board Members to Present “Open the Arches” at Sustainable JC's March Meeting
Vincent Marcetto & Chris Lamm from the Journal Square Community Association will present “Open the Arches” at Sustainable JC's March meeting
“Open the Arches is a Journal Square Community Association initiative to open the Bergen Arches as a Highline-style park. In the 62 years since the last train rumbled through the Bergen Arches, and despite numerous studies to evaluate the land’s worth as a transportation corridor, the property has been neglected and all but forgotten. As a result, nature has transformed the once busy railway into a tranquil urban woodland. Opening this area to the public is a rare opportunity to create much needed green space in Journal Square. This presentation will cover the history of the Bergen Arches, current conditions, and build a case for why now is the time to open the Bergen Arches to the people."
Jersey City Together 2019 Annual Meeting
If you plan to attend, please arrive by 7:15. Attached is a flyer for the meeting. Jersey City Together’s priorities are affordable housing, tenant rights, public safety and education. It consists of some 30 religious organizations from all different denominations, as well as non-profits.
We are proud that the Journal Square Community Association is the only neighborhood organization in the city that has joined Jersey City Together so far.
February Public Monthly Meeting
Speaker: Congressman Donald Payne Jr.
We will be electing three people to fill board positions.
If you wish to run for one of these seats, please inform Mark Scullion at markascullion@gmail.com.
In addition, we will be voting on two resolutions:
1.) Changing our name from The New JSQ Community Association to The Journal Square Community Association, which would be simpler and easier to remember.
2.) Resolution regarding the Journal Square Special Improvement District’s proposal to allow food trucks in the Square. Our board has voted to endorse both resolutions, but members will have the final say.
Journal Square Engagement Workshop
The Pathside Building was recently purchased by Jersey City to become a new cultural and arts destination in the heart of #JournalSquare Join us to learn more
New JSQ Community Association Monthly Meeting
Speakers: Alison Cucco, Chair, Jersey City Environmental; Kate Lawrence, Director, Jersey City Office of Sustainability; Laura Piraino, Community Relations Specialist, Jersey City Office of Sustainability; Andrea Rodriguez, Community Compost Co.
Apple Tree House Open Tours
Every Wednesday from 11:00 am - 1:00 pm, the Apple Tree House is open to the public for visiting and free, informational tours. Space for each tour is limited. Contact cbowles@jcnj.org for more information on availability and bookings.
Apple Tree House Presents: Dempsey v. Carpentier: Jersey City’s Million Dollar Fight
It was dubbed the “Fight of the Century.” Jack Dempsey, world heavyweight champion, defending his title against Georges Carpentier, World War I Hero. The prize, $1 million. Henry Hascup, President of the New Jersey Boxing Hall of Fame and Boxing Historian, will chronicle why Jersey City was chosen as the venue for the championship bout, how the fight changed boxing promotion and the fight’s career impact for Jack Dempsey and Georges Carpentier.
Because space is limited, guests must RSVP to this event. Click here to reserve your ticket on Eventbrite.