I'm a tad biased...but everyone seems to enjoy themselves! People bring chairs, blankets, some bring dinner, others snacks, some bring their babies in carriages, others their pets. Free popcorn too!! The movies are on a large screen with 4 speakers surrounding the space where we show them. Even on a hot night there's usually a breeze from our big beautiful trees in the park. There are mosquitos, ambulances roaring by, loud cars occasionally, but if you look up there are stars in the sky and a great mix of your neighbors sitting next to you. Come a little early and share a snack with someone and you could make some new friends!!
Our full schedule is on www.filmsinvanvorst.com or you can send us your email address at vvpanews@gmail.com and I will put you on our email list.

Thanks so much!!

And really we can only do it because of help from so many local businesses! Silverman-Building Neighborhoods, NJ Beer Co, Aire Salon, Jersey City Medical Center, Liberty Park Diner, The Merchant, Me Casa, Thirty Acres, Two Boots Pizza & Yoga Shunya!!

We are really lucky....

So wonderful to see so many people at our film last night!! Great night for a movie too--

Thanks to our volunteers including 2 young women from POLAND!! It's wonderful for us to get a helping hand before the movie! And JEFF from Friends of Van Vorst Park--great job on popcorn duty!!

Join us in 2 weeks, July 24th for "WEST SIDE STORY". Warning: There will be neighbors singing along! In fact, one movie goer last night serenaded us in preparation!!

See you in the Park!!

We are going for it!! The movie is on!! Join us @830.

Keeping our fingers crossed that the weather holds for tonite's Films in Van Vorst's showing of "THE IMPOSSIBLE"

In the meantime...check out a trailer for it at www.filmsinvanvorst.com.. Dramatic, touching, scary and heart warming all at the same time.

We will post here, on Facebook/VanVorstParkAssociation and on twitter @vvpajc if the weather gods do not cooperate!!

THANKS!!

It was a great night again for Films in Van Vorst. Thanks to Parkman for making great popcorn, our volunteers who helped set up and take down our equipment, and to Pamela Pearl who talked with us about the casting process on a major motion picture--we could have talked for hours with her!! She gave us some great scoop on Ben Affleck..."Ben" to her. It's official. He's a nice guy!

Our next film in in 2 weeks July 10th.
"THE IMPOSSIBLE"
A regular family - Maria (Naomi Watts), Henry (Ewan McGregor) and their three kids - travel to Thailand to spend Christmas. They get an upgrade to a villa on the coastline. After settling in and exchanging gifts, they go to the pool, like so many other tourists. A perfect paradise vacation until a distant noise becomes a roar. There is no time to escape from the tsunami; Maria and her eldest are swept one way, Henry and the youngest another. Who will survive, and what will become of them?

Great film--and a true story...

See you in the Park!

We are feeling confident that the weather will hold out for us for tonite's showing of ARGO. If that changes we will post here asap.

Before the movie we will be joined by Pamela Pearl, Associate Casting Director for the film-she's got great stories and inside scoop!! Not to be missed!!

So--8:30 East end of VVP!! Bring a chair, bring a friend-we've got the movie and popcorn!!

Wednesday June 26th

ARGO


Join us before the movie and meet
Pamela Pearl, Associate Casting Director on ARGO
Great inside scoop and stories on the casting process in Hollywood
Q&A to follow
8:30pm
East end of VVP
Bring a Chair-Bring a Friend!
Check out a trailer of the film at http://filmsinvanvorst.com/
Free Popcorn!
Raindate is following Wednesday

This year our films are brought to you by the generous support of Silverman-Building Neighborhoods, NJ Beer Co, Aire Salon, Friends of Van Vorst Park, Jersey City Medical Center, Liberty Park Cafe & Diner, Me Casa Restaurant, The Merchant Bar & Restaurant, Thirty Acres, Two Boots Pizzeria,Yoga Shunya, Van Vorst Park Association and The City of Jersey City.

Had the "Larry Tate" on GF crust Friday night from Two Boots. One word: DELISH!

It reminded me of Amy's Organic Rice crust GF pizza--which by the way is yummy as well.

Films in Van Vorst will be starting it's 9th season next week!! Join us Wednesday June 12th at dusk i(8:30pm or later) in VVP for the Academy Award winning film, Life Of Pi. Once again, we ask you to bring a chair, bring a friend. We provide the free movie and popcorn. For weather issues on the day of the event, check here on JC List, the VVPA FB page, twitter @VVPAJC or at www.filmsinvanvorst.com

This year our films are brought to you by the generous support of Silverman-Building Neighborhoods, NJ Beer Co, Aire Salon, Friends of Van Vorst Park, Jersey City Medical Center, Liberty Park Cafe & Diner, Thirty Acres, Two Boots Pizzeria, Van Vorst Park Association and The City of Jersey City.

See you next week...full schedule coming soon!!

It's OPEN!!!!

A great way to vent proactively is by volunteering to be on the PATH Patron Advisory Committee. They meet a few times a year--I've done it and it was very informative and offered a few perks....

Pathnynj.gov

Check it out!!

This may help (they attended a VVPA meeting)

The Medical Concierge Program is a Complimentary Service of JCMC for Jersey City residents. We help you navigate through healthcare by offering;

Physician referrals
Facilitated Scheduling
Expedited radiology results
Patient focused healthcare
Emergency Liaison
A personal concierge to answer your healthcare needs

We can be reached at 201-915-2815 or 201-915-2897

We've lived on Bright Street for some 10 years and the flooding is continually getting worse with each year. Basement flooded in the past but now its raw sewage pouring in the last few bad storms. Really disgusting.

Downtown flooding is going to continue until there are changes to our ancient sewage system. It doesn't help that our city keeps giving the green light to developers that put yet more stress on an already burdened system citywide.

But that being said...I love Bright Street and I have some of the best neighbors in this town!!

I second Cohens--I was there yesterday and the doctor was great. You pay extra for retina test --but you can option out. The appointment which was for contacts was $99. Call for an appointment.

The ordinance for the amendments to the Bright Street Redevelopment plan was tabled last night. We are hoping to have some dialogue with the Planning Board and developers soon....

If anyone has a question they would liked asked to any of our candidates feel free to email vvpanews@gmail.com. Include your first name and street address and we'll try to get an answer for you!

We hope to see many of our neighbors tomorrow night--We will be there at 7:15 if you care to come early and have a glass of wine beforehand!

Thanks!!
VVPA

VVPA Meeting this Tuesday April 16th 7:30 pm Barrow Mansion 83 Wayne Street.

We've extended invitations to our Mayoral and Ward E & F candidates. Joining us Tuesday are :
For Council:
Fletcher Gensamer- Ward E
Dan Levin- Ward E
Candice Osborne-Ward E
Diane Coleman-Ward F
Chantel Snow-Ward F

For Mayor:
Steve Fulop

Each will be given a few minutes to tell us about themselves and then we open it to the floor to ask questions. An informal non-debate way to get to know who to vote for come May 14th. Wine and snacks will be served.

I've enjoyed Taqueria over the years and am sad to see the destruction caused by Sandy to so many businesses. There is however another Taqueria that my husband and I found a few weeks back on Morris Street btw Van Vorst & Warren called Viva Mexico Kitchen Cafe. Small place, byob- we really enjoyed our food--if you're having a craving...check them out. I do not in any way, shape or form know them or work for them! Just really liked what we had and liked the family run aspect of it--enjoy!!

FYI--we recently had a representative from the JCMC speak at our VVPA January meeting regarding their new medical concierge service...you can reach out to Tom Shields...perhaps he can answer any questions you may have...this is from our newsletter this month:

Tom Shields spoke with us at our last meeting regarding a new service offered at the Jersey City Medical Center--Here's a little more about the program!!

The Medical Concierge Program is a Complimentary Service offered to the residents of Van Vorst Neighborhood. We help you navigate through healthcare by offering;

Physician referrals
Facilitated Scheduling
Expedited radiology results
Patient focused healthcare
Emergency Liaison
A personal concierge to answer your healthcare needs

We can be reached at 201-915-2815 or 201-915-2897

The Van Vorst Park Association will be having our monthly meeting tomorrow (1/15) at 7:30pm at the Barrow Mansion.

Will be having an open discussion regarding the Footbridge, specifically what the past meetings with neighborhood associations, concerned citizens & some city officials have been about. If any of our neighbors would like to voice their thoughts/ideas/concerns before we make a potential formal written plea to the city, we encourage you to come tomorrow evening.

As always our meetings are free, open to everyone and light snacks are served.

You can meet Diane Coleman this Tuesday at 7:30 at the Barrow Mansion. She is on the agenda for the VVPA's monthly meeting--she asked to meet us and get to know the newest Ward F constituents.
Meeting is free, open to all and snacks are served!!

Tuesday October 16th @ 7:30pm Barrow Mansion 83 Wayne Street.

Thanks to all of you who came and enjoyed with us an amazing summer of free movies and popcorn. We had scheduled a movie for the 19th but have decided to save the $$ since our turnout was very low last week...and well, happily, i guess, summer is over! There may be one more movie up our sleeve, if your are on our email list you will hear about it...join our list at vvpanews@gmail.com.

Thanks to all the volunteers, your neighbors, that came early to set up and stayed late to clean up. Thanks to Marc Wesson and Friends of Van Vorst Park for setting up and donating the popcorn this summer. Thank you to the City of Jersey City for giving us permission and insurance to use the park. And a special special thanks to JERSEY CITY MEDICAL CENTER and SILVERMAN-BUILDING NEIGHBORHOODS. Their generous donations were the reason you all enjoyed free films all summer long...

We look forward to our 9th season next summer...

Roll credits.....

The End.

The new owner was at our Van Vorst Park Association meeting last night. He is very enthusiastic about food and making this new restaurant a positive addition to the neighborhood. His wife is from Jersey City--and now they both live here...

Come to our next meeting! It's where you get all the inside scoop!!

We also have just confirmed that 2 new Detectives from the East District will join us as well--If you have questions or concerns that the JCPD should know about, now is the time to let your voice be heard.

TUESDAY March 20th @ 7:30pm--Barrow Mansion 83 Wayne Street. All are welcome!

Tuesday March 20th 7:30pm
Barrow Mansion 83 Wayne Street

March VVPA Meeting
Steve Fulop, Me Casa Restaurant,
East District Police Reps

We are very excited to welcome our Ward E Councilman Steve Fulop to this months meeting. He will be updating us on all the City Council happenings including his thoughts on the upcoming Board Of Education elections, reval process and much more.

ME CASA is a new restaurant on Varick Street. It is taking over the old Hernandez space near the corner of Christopher Columbus. The new owner would like to meet with his neighbors to discuss his plans and get any feedback.

There are 2 new detectives on our East District force, Detectives Doran and Hulings. They will be joining us to take questions and concerns regarding the ongoing issues of safety in our neighboorhood. Now is the time to speak up and be heard!! COME TO THE MEETING!

And...we are now on TWITTER-- @vvpajc Follow Us!!

I was in the car adjacent to the one where the baby was born-- There was a frantic young man running thru our car asking for a doctor nurse ems...soon after we heard the announcement that we were going straight to 33rd street. And believe it or not...a young woman across from me was cursing the fact that we were skipping Christopher Street. I politely told her...you know someone is sick...show a little compassion. She rolled her eyes and kept cursing under her breath. I am so happy it all turned out well! It certainly was an exciting ride into the city for a Monday!!

Had dinner at Abbondanza last night with a group of women. We all agreed it was a really nice evening. Good food, BYOB, great service--and even though we were the last group to leave they graciously waited for us. Will definitely be back--a great addition to our neighborhood!!

"The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated." Ghandi.

Great store!! Really needed in JC--

Their chocolates are fantastic and presented in a lovely box--perfect gift if you need to bring a little something to a party or as a thank you gift.