Jersey City Heights resident Erik-Anders Nilsson (Center), a regular on the FX television drama “Rescue Me,” was thankful that the SID was taking a proactive approach to getting the community involved in Journal Square, Nilsson said, “ I'm really excited about these types of efforts, people need more opportunities to help.”
(L-R) Nidia Lopez, Ward C Council Candidate; Irina Zaki, Supervisor, Community Solutions; Jerry Milsap, President, Magnolia Avenue Block Association; and JaeOck Kim, Magnolia Avenue Block Association. Irina Zaki, Supervisor, Community Solutions, Inc. said, “Our organization really enjoys working with the SID and getting involved in the efforts they sponsor to improve Journal Square.”
(L-R) Chris Bernardo, JSQ Operations Manager; Nidia Lopez, Ward C Council Candidate, and Jerry Milsap, President, Magnolia Avenue Block Association working together to get new flowers into the plaza planters. Milsap, a neighborhood property owner and long time advocate for the improvement of Journal Square said, “We have to come out and support these types of activities if we want to change things for the better, the SID consistently exhibits the leadership that is needed to bring people together and get things done.”
Cityscape workers planting new flowers and laying mulch inside the plaza planter next to the PATH complex as part of the Special Improvement District's 2009 Spring Planting.
Nidia Lopez, Ward C Council Candidate being instructed on how to properly plant pansies by Duke Scofield of Cityscape Landscaping.
Volunteers, residents, property owners and public officials enjoying themselves at the 2009 Spring planting event in Journal Square.
Fun was had by all at Journal Square's 2009 Spring Planting, JaeOck Kim (Second from right), a local property owner and member of the Magnolia Avenue Block Association said, “I look forward each year to these SID sponsored activities, there's a lot of good things happening in Journal Square.”
