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Tackle Sickle Cell Blood Drive 2025 at NJCU
February 23, @ 10:00 am-4:00 pm
Join Jason and Devin McCourty and the Jersey City Police Officers Benevolent Association (JCPOBA) to raise awareness about sickle cell disease during this blood drive on February 23rd from 10AM to 4PM.
15th Street in Hoboken Reopening on 1/30
The City of Hoboken announced upcoming traffic detours regarding the ongoing construction of the Rebuild by Design project back in August 2024, with street closures starting on Monday, September 16th. 15th Street from Park Avenue to Bloomfield Street has been closed to vehicular traffic since then for the construction of the Rebuild by Design Resist structure. School pick-up and drop-off was also be affected, and a community meeting was held last year to discuss the ongoing construction ahead of the closures. Now, 15th Street will reopen to Hudson County locals in the afternoon of Thursday, January 30th, 2025. Read on for more about this Hoboken street closure.
About the Street Closure
Per a Nixle alert from the City back in August 2024, 15th Street from Park Avenue to Bloomfield Street is closed to vehicular through-traffic 24 hours a day for approximately three months to facilitate the construction of the Rebuild by Design Resist structure at the intersection of 15th Street and Garden Street. The closure started on Monday, September 16th, 2024.
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Garden Street from 14th Street to 15th Street, as well as the alleyway between Garden Street and Bloomfield Street, remain closed. Sidewalks remain open on the south side of 15th Street between Park Avenue and Garden Street, between Garden Street and Bloomfield Street, as well as on the west side of Garden Street from 14th Street to 15th Street. Garage access is being maintained.
Hoboken police officers are on-site to help manage traffic flow as needed, and detour signage and variable message sign boards have been placed placed in key locations to provide traffic and pedestrian safety advisories.
Per Hoboken Councilwoman Tiffanie Fisher's newsletter sent out on Tuesday, January 28th, 2025, work will be completed at 15th and Garden Streets by COB (close of business) on Thursday, January 30th. Councilwoman Fisher noted that workers will need to return to the location in the future to install the gate itself, but that will not happen for a while. This post will be updated with any further details as they become available.
School Pick-Up + Drop-Off Changes
Starting Tuesday, September 3rd, the City designated both sides of Bloomfield Street and the north side of 14th Street for school pick up and drop off Monday through Friday from 7AM to 7PM. Temporary No Parking Signs are posted. Residents are encouraged to walk, bike, or use mass transit, including the HOP shuttle.
Other Important Updates
Designated loading zones for deliveries and resident shuttle pick-up and drop-off continued to be provided on the north side of 14th Street between Garden Street and Park Avenue.
Emergency access for police and EMS vehicles has been provided on 15th Street, while fire trucks use the cobblestone area of Garden Street north of 14th Street. To facilitate emergency access, bollards on Garden Street at 14th Street have been temporarily removed.
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For weekly construction schedules of the Rebuild by Design construction, visit the City's construction updates page.
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