PFS — "Checking In Newsletter" —April 2016 View this email in your browser arrive. relax. go out. Location Spotlight Events Music premier location spotlight Jersey City, NJ The Pier Property Profile 1 Harborside Place Jersey City, NJ 07302 THE BUILDING This modern low-rise waterfront building is centrally located by restaurants, shopping, public transportation, and the financial center of Jersey City. The Pier provides an array of amenities such as a 24-hour fitness center, concierge and dry cleaning service, club-room and an amazing rooftop deck with panoramic views of New York City. THE NEIGHBORHOOD Jersey City is the second-largest city in New Jersey. The growing popularity of New York City in the 1990s had a significant impact on Jersey City. The waterfront area has become become the site of gleaming new office towers and luxury condominiums. Jersey City now houses the back office functions of many New York City-based companies, earning it the moniker "Wall Street West." Jersey City is served by the PATH train. It offers a convenient and fast commute to Manhattan- taking approximately 15 minutes from most Jersey City locations. Go Back To Top events Tribeca Film Festival Spring, as one of my favorite times of the year; with the blooming of the flowers and the sounds of the sneezing allergenic NY commuter, is the Tribeca Film Festival. Two weeks of events highlighting one of the most popular pastimes, movie going, brings a normal Joe like me, to the world of artistic people. Easily one of the most convenient areas of NYC to explore, take advantage of an event like this and catch a movie or two. After screenings, many of the film crew, including the directors is around for Q&A. If you want to learn about a movie or a particular type of genre, the Festival offers discussions on a wide range to topics. You cannot find a better way to spend a few hours indoors as you avoid pollen by breathing filtered air thru a laugh or cry. To make your April visit to NYC that much better, enter to win 2 matinee tickets by emailing [email protected] – winner will be notified on April 8th. For online info visit: https://tribecafilm.com/festival — Joseph Gurth Vice President Go Back To Top The Music Scene in Jersey City A Quarterly Music Column by Ross Remmel New York City is a trademark location for the arts. When you think of live theater, you think of Broadway. When you think of art galleries, SoHo or Greenwich Village come to mind. However, the live music scene is stretched beyond just one or two neighborhoods. While there is so much history in Manhattan’s music venues, the arts had to outgrow the island and expand into new locations for live music performance. I would like to give a big THANK YOU to gentrification, because places like Jersey City can improve on their old theaters while new ones can open their doors. I’m going to mention a few of these live music spaces so that you can get an idea of what Jersey City has to offer for the listening ears. First stop: The Landmark Loew’s Jersey, located at 54 Journal Square Plaza Located at Journal Square, this historic theater opened its doors in 1929! With so much history of film and opera, the Loew’s Theater has had its ups and downs over the last century. The most recent renovation was in 1996 when the theater was reopened after a 10-year hiatus. Popular music groups to play here at Leow’s include Beck and The Decemberists. The Strokes even shot a music video here! The Strokes are one of the most prominent modern rock bands to call NYC their home and they chose to shoot their music video in Jersey City. The indie rock band and Yoko Ono collaborator, Yo La Tengo, is booked to play the theater this April. Schedule and tickets for Landmark Loew’s Jersey at: http://www.loewsjersey.org/events Moving on: Monty Hall, located at 43 Montgomery Street Turn your radio dial to 91.1FM in the NYC area and there is no predicting what you might hear. WFMU is a non-commercial and privately owned radio station that broadcasts from 43 Montgomery Street in Jersey City. The station that gives radio airway freedom to odd-ball DJ’s and passionate music fans is putting on a very eclectic selection of performers in their downstairs concert hall. Back in February, I jumped at the chance to see the Jersey-renowned indie rock band Screaming Females play at Monty Hall on the coldest night of the year. My first impression of this venue was a good one. Look for the paper portrait in the front window of the old talk show host that the Hall is named after and he’ll point you to the unlabeled entrance. Vinyl records and cheap beers are on sale in the front cavity that feels kind of like a living room. Even more homely was the CARPET flooring that covers the concert area! The performance area is narrow and the stage sits pretty low to the ground, so you may have to crane your neck to see the stage if the audience is packed in. However, large flat-screen TVs line the walls to give good angles of the band on stage. The sound quality was exceptionally loud enough to blast the high energy riffs of Screaming Females over the winter-coat-wearing audience that was jammed in the hall that night. The schedule of upcoming music is staggered over the upcoming months and it includes a great variety of affordably priced concerts ranging from 1970’s rock themed Sheer Mag to country alternatives The Waco Brothers. Schedule and tickets for Monty Hall at: http://www.ticketfly.com/venue/17157-monty-hall/ Last Stop: Funhouse, located at 32 Center Street Here comes the wildcard of the bunch. Funhouse is one of the newest music venues to open in Jersey City since early 2015. It features the no-glam/do-it-yourself attitude of a once vacant auto body shop. Funhouse is founded and operated by the loud and abrasive punk rock group Crazy & The Brains. If you like your live music loud and dark, with the presence of young animals, this could be the place for you. Schedule and tickets for Funhouse at: http://www.crazyandthebrainsfunhouse.com/new-events For my final thought: Jersey City is still being revitalized, particularly near the stations that run along the PATH mass transit system. You can expect to see more cultural arts and entertainment sites as this area gentrifies. As the young professional workforce occupies the freshened neighborhoods of Jersey City, you can expect the musical arts to tag along for the ride. — Ross Remmel Client Relationship Manager Go Back To Top Copyright © 2016 Premier Furnished Solutions, All rights reserved. unsubscribe from this list update subscription preferences .