Author: Jay Levin
Intriguing Restaurants in Hackensack
September 22, 2021
One of the best ways to get a feel for the revitalized downtown? Dining out.
Seen in: Eat & Drink, Jersey Living
A downtown revitalization in recent years has spawned a construction boom hitched to an eyebrow-raising nickname: the Sack.
Seen in: Home & Style, Jersey Living
Grand Old Flags Fly in Clifton
September 5, 2018
On Memorial Day, Flag Day, Independence Day, the September 11 anniversary and Veterans Day, volunteers plant flags on the lawns of Clifton's sprawling municipal complex, each bearing a nameplate identifying a local vet, living or deceased.
Seen in: Historic Jersey
Ode to an Obituary Writer, a Dying Breed
February 16, 2018
Jay Levin, New Jersey’s last obit writer, mourns the passing of his breed.
Seen in: Jersey Living
When Jersey Sent Troops to the Front
September 11, 2017
Some 570,000 men, Captain Harry S. Truman among them, passed through Camp Merritt before shipping off to fight in the war.
Seen in: Historic Jersey