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Consulting Firm to Study Hoboken's Parking Problems
City council last week awarded a contract to Arup, a global consulting firm, to design a parking master plan for the Mile Square City.
In late 2008, as Zak was winding down degrees in political science, biology and psychology at the University of Pittsburgh, he recognized that a career in any single one of those areas wouldn’t completely satisfy his curiosity.
Driven by an entrepreneurial spirit, a desire to continue learning new and different things every day, and a passion for providing a service to his community, Zak decided journalism might be the best way for him to square that circle.
After six months of freelancing for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and interning at the Pittsburgh Sports Report, Zak knew he’d found in journalism just what he was looking for.
At the Post-Gazette, Zak covered borough government and wrote weekly features for the neighborhood zone sections. For the Sports Report and its child-centric companion, KidSports, he developed feature stories on local high school, college and professional sports.
In January 2010, Zak enrolled in a yearlong journalism graduate program at Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism.
At Medill, Zak covered education and diversity in the Chicago area, and later health, science and technology out of the school’s Washington, D.C. bureau.
Between Chicago and Washington, Zak produced a collection of print, audio and video stories for clients that included The Wall Street Journal’s MarketWatch, the McClatchy Newspaper chain, AOL Politics Daily and NPR’s WAMU radio.
Aside from journalism, Zak is a die-hard Pittsburgh Pirates fan (yes, we exist), an old-school rap karaoke legend and a craft beer lover.
He’s also working on a book about green burial that focuses on Pennsylvania’s first all-green cemetery — Penn Forest Natural Burial Park in Penn Hills.
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City council last week awarded a contract to Arup, a global consulting firm, to design a parking master plan for the Mile Square City.
A group of special needs professionals are hoping to bridge the gap between people living with disabilities and those without.
City Council voted Monday to reject a settlement with former public safety director Angel Alicea and instead proceed to litigation on Jan. 2, 2014.
The 14th Street Viaduct will be closed for 22 hours.
The city asks residents to note the following holiday hours and schedule changes.
Jersey Cares is holding its annual winter coat drive for needy New Jersey residents through Feb. 7, 2014.
While New Jersey ranks as the second-richest state in the nation, the gap in household incomes is wide and deep.
The week's top stories in Hoboken.
Online gaming operator Betfair will hold two light shows Friday night in Hoboken.
Angel Alicea was awarded $440,000 in back pay after a jury found the city had discriminated against him prior to his resignation in April 2011.
Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ) penned the following op-ed discussing his introduction of the Homeowner's Flood Insurance Affordability Act.
Hoboken, Jersey City and Weehawken are set to enter into a regional bike sharing initiative that will expand upon this summer and fall's bike share trial run.
Present the garage parking attendant with a receipt for at least $20 from a local business and get four hours of free parking.
Weinberg, Wisniewski want structural overhaul of Port Authority; U.S. Senate panel launches inquiry; criminal probe may be next.
State law, based on California clean-air program, sets ambitious sales targets for hybrid vehicles
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Neighbors recollect on Dustin Friedland, the Hoboken resident who was killed Sunday night in a carjacking at the Mall at Short Hills.
The city has installed a first wave of solar-powered, self-compacting trash and recycling bins from Pier A to Pier C to increase the efficiency of sanitation efforts.
Hoboken will hold a parade Wednesday in honor of the Hoboken High School Redwings, back-to-back North Jersey Section 2, Group 1 champions.