While the housing market seems to have picked itself up off the canvas from the doldrums of the recession that affected the economy from 2006-2010, New Jersey suffered a crippling knockout from Superstorm Sandy, a hurricane that hit the…
New Jersey is known for having some of the very best urban opportunities in the world—among the best colleges and schools, museums and libraries, as well as some of the finest parks, the most interesting architecture, the most intriguin…
Concern over health, the environment, and an evolving legal landscape has prompted a number of condo and co-op boards in communities across New Jersey to ban cigarette smoking not only in common outdoor areas but in individual units. T…
In some densely-populated New Jersey cities and townships, parking is a big deal—it’s hard to find exactly the right space when you need it and when you do find it, it’s usually very expensive. Since parking spaces are such a hot commodi…
Water, water everywhere, and not a drop to drink,” goes the old saying. When there’s a water shortage, that saying takes on new meaning—not only is there not a drop to drink, but not a drop to water the lawns. And what is the Garden State…
It’s no secret that New Jerseyans love their dogs. Colin Campbell, New Jersey’s deputy state public health veterinarian estimates that there are 500,000 dogs in the Garden State, so it’s no wonder businesses and city dwellings are jumpin…
According to the most recent U.S. Census in 2010, an estimated 1.08 million people—or roughly 13.5 percent—of New Jersey’s population is over the age of 65. Older New Jerseyans probably live in longtime neighborhoods or in senior-only 5…
Citizens over the age of 65 comprise nearly 13 percent of the U.S. population—just under 40 million seniors. By 2030, it is estimated that 72 million Americans will be over the age of 65, nearly doubling those numbers. Where this volume…
The economy cratered—to use a term in popular parlance at that time—in September, 2008, with the collapse of too-big-to-fail Lehman Brothers. While the measures undertaken by the federal government and the Federal Reserve averted complet…