New Restaurants, Rallies, A Hit-And-Run: Here's The 4 Latest Stories In Jersey City

Happy Monday, Jersey City! Here's everything worth knowing today in town.

First, upcoming weather:

• Monday: Clear throughout the day. High: 79 Low: 66.
• Tuesday: Possible light rain in the afternoon and evening. High: 77 Low: 55.

Here are the top stories in Jersey City today:

1. New Owners Plan to Reopen Jersey City's Golden Cicada as a Mexican Restaurant (Jersey Digs)
2. Jersey City Hit-and-Run Under Investigation (Jersey City Patch)
3. Rent relief in NJ: Eligible Jersey City residents can apply for up to $10K (WPIX 11 New York)
4. Rally goers gather to urge protection of Liberty State Park (The Hudson Reporter)

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Coming up in Jersey City:

Monday, September 27

• Parent Series: Transition Coordinators (12:00 AM)
• Mother Goose Story Time - Weehawken Public Library (10:00 AM)
• Girls Volleyball vs. St. Dominic Academy (H) (Events) (4:30 PM)
• Girls Soccer vs. Hoboken High School (A) (Events) (4:30 PM)
• Girls Tennis vs. Union City High School (A) (Events) (4:30 PM)
• Boys Soccer vs. Passaic Charter HS (H) (Events) (4:30 PM)
• 9th & 10th Grade Parent/Guardian Info Session (6:00 PM)
• Concert In The Park Night - Kearny Farmers Market (7:00 PM)
• Teen Scene Book Talks - Weehawken Public Library (7:00 PM)

Tuesday, September 28

• Board Mtg-6:30pm - Elysian Charter School District (12:00 AM)
• Girls Volleyball vs. Hackensack High School (A) (Events) (4:30 PM)
• Curriculum Night MS-Special Education (5:00 PM)
• Planning Board Meeting - City of Jersey City (5:30 PM)
• Curriculum Night 6th Grade - The Learning Community Charter School (6:00 PM)
• Curriculum Night 7th Grade - The Learning Community Charter School (7:00 PM)
• 8th Grade Curriculum Night - The Learning Community Charter School (8:00 PM)

Jersey City Patch Notebook

• New Jersey State Police: "Today we remember... September 25, 1982 Trooper John P. McCarthy #3265 John P. McCarthy was born on July 4, 1955 in Newark, N.J. and resided in Irvington, Essex County. He attended Sacred Heart and Seton Hall Prep schools. Prior to..." (Instagram)
• New Jersey State Police: "Earlier today, the New Jersey State Police Communications Bureau welcomed nine new Public Safety Telecommunicators to the State Police family. The 60th NJSP PST Class graduation ceremony was held at Division Headquarters in West Trenton..." (Instagram)

• Jersey City Girl: "Boycemode is a local plant-based meal prep delivery service 🌱 that will soon be opening up a cafe in #JerseyCity — all the details on TheHobokenGirl.com 📲 Link in bio" (Instagram)
• Jersey City: "JC Murals Come to Life with New Augmented Reality Video App! For the first time, Jersey City’s Mural Arts Program (JCMAP) will incorporate augmented reality into some of the over 200 murals citywide. Using app-based technology, StraxAR™ ..." (Instagram)
• City of Jersey City Official Government Page: "Today marked the official opening of Jersey City's Public School 16 Annex. The new public grade school, also named Cornelia F. Bradford School, will alleviate overcrowding at the original location a few blocks away in Paulus Hook. The ci..." (Facebook)
• Jersey City: "⚡𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗘𝗩 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗔𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘁🔌 We’re excited to announce that we have added three new public electric vehicle charging stations: one at Berry Lane Park, one at Enos Jones Park, and the third at Leonard Gordon Park!⠀ ⠀ To view..." (Instagram)
• Jersey City: "Recycling matters! ♻️ #JerseyCity accepts NUMBER 5 Plastics in our recycling program! Please add plastics with resin code #5 into your regular recycling along with numbers 1 and 2. Please do not place recyclables into a bagI👌🏾🙏🌍⠀ ⠀ F..." (Instagram)
• Jersey City: "Free vaccines if you live, work or go to school in #JerseyCity. Moderna and Johnson & Johnson are available to those 18+ at the sites listed here. For all vaccine sites including Pfizer locations for ages 12+ visit: JCNJ.ORG/VACCINES⠀ ⠀..." (Instagram)
• New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC): "The talented Gregory Porter returned to our stage tonight with his GRAMMY winning bass vocals. Magic filled our theater from the powerful music and the buzz of our audience coming back home to us. Visit us soon for another TD jazz series..." (Facebook)
• Jersey City: "For those affected by Hurricane Ida, FEMA will be hosting three community meetings on damage relief:⠀ ⠀ Monday 9/27, 6 - 8pm⠀ City Hall Annex 4, Kearny Ave⠀ ⠀ Wednesday 9/29, 6 - 8pm⠀ City Hall Caucus Room, 280 Grove St.⠀ ⠀ Monday 10/4, ..." (Instagram)
• New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC): "The 2021 Gubernatorial Debate will be held in our theater on Tues, 9/28! Watch live from the New Jersey Performing Arts Center on ABC7 7 and 6ABC plus streaming options: Fire TV, Android TV, Apple TV, Roku, Hulu and NJ.com. Sponsored by ..." (Facebook)
• Jersey City Theater Center: "“We are very excited to announce that we have partnered with Prudential Center! This will allow us to focus on producing, presenting cutting-edge arts as we have intended to do at the inception of WEH and take Jersey City Theater Center ..." (Instagram)
• Jersey City Art & Culture: "Holi Hai & Color Walk today at City of Jersey City Official Government Page with Surati for Performing Arts and Education" (Facebook)
• New Jersey City University Galleries: "Free art making workshops! Join us Saturday, October 2nd for our EcoArt Maker’s workshop with Maggie Ens. Draw, cut, fold, weave and glue all while working with found paper materials! All materials included free with event. 2-4 p.m. Satu..." (Facebook)
• The Mills at Jersey Gardens: "Let your shoes do the talking this season. Upgrade your shoe collection today at @windsorstore. #windsorstore" (Facebook)
• Jersey City Theater Center: ""The Immigration Arts Summit is a natural extension of Voices International Theatre Festival and a meaningful way to approach our theme of art and democracy," says Olga Levina, JCTC's co-founder and artistic director and an immigrant fro..." (Instagram)
• New Jersey City University Galleries: "Free art making workshops! Join us Saturday, October 2nd to learn how to create paper pulp drawings with Amanda Thackray. All materials included free with event. 1-3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 2 Location: Patio outside the back entrance of Hepb..." (Facebook)
• Jersey City Theater Center: ""The Immigration Arts Summit is a natural extension of Voices International Theatre Festival and a meaningful way to approach our theme of art and democracy," says Olga Levina, JCTC's co-founder and artistic director and an immigrant fro..." (Facebook)

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