Hoboken Restricts Some Blocks Thursdays, Weekends To Shop

HOBOKEN, NJ — The Hoboken Business Alliance announced in late July that the Hoboken "Summer Streets" program would kick off for Thursdays and weekends. Various blocks — near the train station, on Washington Street, and on 14th Street — will be closed to vehicles those days so that restaurants and stores can sell items in the street, in coordination with the Hoboken Police Department and the city's Department of Transportation.

• Slow Streets, designed to facilitate more public space for residents to safely jog, walk and bike, will take place around town Saturday and Sunday from 8 a.m. until 8 p.m. Watch the city website or Hoboken Patch for updates.
• Summer Streets, in partnership with the Hoboken Business Alliance, expands space into the street for socially distant dining and shopping, takes place Thursdays and weekends, including portions of Washington Street, Sinatra Drive, and 14th Street.

For more information on Summer Streets through the Hoboken Business Alliance, click here.

Slow Streets and Summer Streets will restrict vehicular traffic on designated streets, with traffic flow permitted on most cross streets. Local deliveries and access to vehicles are permitted along Slow Streets. Vehicles may remain parked on the Slow Streets route, while temporary no parking signs will be posted along the Summer Streets.

Gregory Dell’Aquila, President of Hoboken Business Alliance, said, “We received positive feedback from the businesses who participated in our pilot on First Street that the program drove more customers and increased overall sales.”

Summer Streets is part of #GoBoken, the HBA’s citywide initiative encouraging the community to support Hoboken businesses. See www.hobokenalliance.com for more.

Other recent Hoboken business updates:

• Hoboken recently received almost $1.9 million in funding for small businesses, to be distributed in $20,000 grants. Read more here.
• A number of Hoboken businesses received government PPP loans to help with payroll, rent, and more during the pandemic. Read the list here.
• More than 50 of the city's restaurants opened the week of June 15 for outdoor dining. READ MORE.
• Some of those have added "streateries" for outdoor dining. READ MORE.
• Kings supermarkets updated residents on their sanitizing procedures and on an employee who tested positive last month. READ MORE.
• Two of the city's weekly farmers' markets reopened in June. READ MORE.
• The city and Patch both have directories of businesses that are open and closed. Check them out and add your listing. READ MORE.
• The city will be closing off certain blocks for businesses to expand and draw foot traffic. READ MORE.
• Here's what you need to know about applying for unemployment and other benefits during coronavirus. MORE.
• Read more about unemployment, small business, and other coronavirus regulations and benefits in New Jersey here.
• States around the country have had to pull back on their reopenings, such as Texas, which closed bars and has seen a record number of hospitalizations and deaths.

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