Calling all KIDS from 1 to 13 years for The JC Kids Run in Jersey City on Saturday, October 14th, 2023. We are so excited to bring back this event! JC Kids Run is an annual event where kids between the ages of 1-12 participate in a fun and energetic race through a course at […]
Rain or shine artist studios are open! Shuttle tours depart on October 1 and October 2 12:30pm and 3:30pm from JCAST headquarters 50 Dey Street.
The Jersey City Ward Tour takes about 2000 cyclist on an escorted tour through all 6 Wards of Jersey City. The route has rolling closures which means that traffic is not allowed on the road until the riders pass. The Ward Tour starts at City Hall, located at 280 Grove street in downtown Jersey City. […]
Join us for a parade to celebrate ST PETER’S PEACOCKSMEN BASKET BALL TEAM Friday April 2, 2022 at 2pm Gather at Kennedy Blvd/Belmont Ave Lincoln Statue at the entrance to Lincoln Park Or cheer on parade (Kennedy Blvd-Belmont to Glenwood)
The Jersey City Restaurant Association is hosting its annual Restaurant Week January 23rd – February 5th 2022. Experience local restaurants with takeout and contactless delivery as well as in-person promotions- JC Food businesses need your support now more than ever!. We’ve got a host of restaurants offering a wide range of cuisines all over Jersey […]
The Jersey City Art and Studio Tour returns to in-person events in 2021! Please join us for a citywide celebration, featuring art in all corners of Jersey City. The largest art tour in the state of New Jersey will kickoff on September 30 with a party at Nimbus Arts Center. Explore artist studios, gallery exhibitions, […]
Join us on October 3rd to help celebrate the 15oth Anniversary of the Jersey City Fire Department
Jersey City recognizes the achievements and contributions of Hispanic Americans who have inspired others to achieve success, with a month long celebration. Hispanic Heritage Month also commemorates the anniversaries of national independence for a number of Latin American Countries.
Puerto Rican Festival Saturday, 8/14 & Sunday, 8/15 from 12pm to 9pm Christopher Columbus Drive (Between Marin Blvd & Warren Street) Puerto Rican Parade, Sunday August 15, at 12pm Kick Off is in front of Lincoln Statue, Kennedy Blvd.
Kennedy Dancers Professional Repertory Company based in Jersey City, NJ is excited to once again be performing in person! Kennedy Dancers Summer Dancing in the Parks is choreographed by Diane Dragone, Artistic Director, with contributing choreographies by rehearsal director Kathryn Reese. For more information, visit kennedydancers.org or call us at 201-659-2190
Help celebrate Juneteenth with a Unity Ride along MLK Drive in Jersey City, N.J. Juneteenth is a commemoration of when the last slaves in the United States received word that they were free. The ride begins at the Liberty State Park Light Rail Station and ends in Audubon Park , where the Juneteenth Unity Festival […]
Explore Jersey City's new protected bike lanes on Saturday, June 12, 2021. Take a self-directed family bike ride with pop-up tents along the route. The pop up tents have lots of giveaways and surprises. Tag your photo's at #KidsRideJC. For more information please CLICK HERE
The City of Jersey City, Mayor Steven M. Fulop, the Jersey City Municipal Council and the Office of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the Jersey City Parks Coalition are excited to welcome back Movies in the Park. This series offers free, outdoor screenings of popular films in nearly every public park across Jersey City. This […]
The City of Jersey City, Mayor Steven M. Fulop, the Jersey City Municipal Council, the Office of Cultural Affairs were honored to commemorate The Chadian Independence today Friday, August 11, 2023. The Chadian Community of New Jersey has directly contributed to the diversity and positive growth of Jersey City in various fields, including education, entrepreneurship, government as well as all aspects of life throughout the United States and abroad. Today the City of Jersey City and members of the Chadian community commemorate this day August 11, 2023 by proudly displaying the flags of the United States and the Republic of Chad together, high above City Hall in recognition of the socially adopted culture and ethnic diversity of our community of Jersey City.
The Republic of Chad is a landlocked country at the crossroads of North and Central Africa. It is bordered by Libya to the north, Sudan to the east, the Central African Republic to the south, Cameroon to the southwest, Nigeria to the to the southwest (at Lake Chad), and Niger to the west. Chad has a population of 16 million, of which 1.6 million live in the capital and largest city N’Djamena.
Beginning in the 7th millennium BC, human populations moved into the Chadian basin in great numbers. By the end of the 1st millennium AD, a series of states and empires had risen and fallen in Chad’s Sahelian strip, each focused on controlling the trans-Saharan trade routes that passed through the region. France conquered the territory by 1920 and incorporated it as part of French Equatorial Africa. In 1960, Chad obtained independence under the leadership of François Tombalbaye. Resentment towards his policies in the Muslim north culminated in the eruption of a long-lasting civil war in 1965. In 1979 the rebels conquered the capital and put an end to the South’s hegemony. The rebel commanders then fought amongst themselves until Hissène Habré defeated his rivals. The Chadian–Libyan conflict erupted in 1978 by the Libyan invasion which stopped in 1987 with a French military intervention (Operation Épervier). Hissène Habré was overthrown in turn in 1990 by his general Idriss Déby. With French support, a modernization of the Chad National Army was initiated in 1991. From 2003, the Darfur crisis in Sudan spilt over the border and destabilized the nation. While many political parties participated in Chad’s legislature, the National Assembly, power laid firmly in the hands of the Patriotic Salvation Movement during the presidency of Idriss Déby. After President Déby was killed by FACT rebels in April 2021, the Transitional Military Council led by his son Mahamat Déby assumed control of the government and dissolved the Assembly. Chad remains plagued by political violence and recurrent attempted coups d’état.
Today’s flag raising reflects the camaraderie built between the United States and Republic of Chad and our enduring love for freedom, liberty and democracy that today the world is still inspired by.
