After closing down several streets in Hoboken the last few weeks as part of an “open streets” pilot, Mayor Ravi S. Bhalla announced the continuation of Hoboken’s open streets pilot this weekend on a variety of Hoboken blocks — 17 to be exact.
In a Nixle alert to subscribers, the continuation of the open streets was announced. The open streets will start Saturday and will continue to run Sunday from 8:00AM-8:00PM, on the following blocks:
- – Jackson Street between 2nd Street and 7th Streets
- – 7th Street between Grand Street and Jackson Streets
- – Jefferson Street between 6th and 8th Streets
- – Adams Street between 6th and 9th Streets
- – Grand Street between 7th and 9th Streets
Similarly to the Jefferson Street, Park Avenue, and Adam Street closures during the open street pilot, walking, jogging, and biking are permitted on the open street, while “congregating” is prohibited. Face masks should be worn at all times, according to the Mayor.
“The purpose of the open streets pilot is to provide additional space for social distancing for residents outdoors and alleviate overcrowding in City parks and other public spaces” he shared in a press release previously.
Here is a map of the streets that will be closed:
In addition to the street closures, traffic control officers (TCOs) will be on hand to assist residents in vehicles who need access to enter or exit their garages. Residents do not need to move their vehicles parked on Adams Street in advance of the weekend and can exit the streets in their vehicles on Saturday or Sunday.
This comes on the heels of reopening dog parks this Saturday, May 30th, in Hoboken as well — which you can read more about here.
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Pariwaar Delights Opens 2nd Location in Hoboken in Former Mikie Squared Space
A Jersey City-based Indian food restaurant has officially put down roots in the Mile Square. Pariwaar Delights, which currently resides at 827 Newark Avenue in Jersey City, recently opened up a second location in Hoboken in the former Mikie Squared space at 616 Washington Street. An eagle-eyed Hoboken Girl reader first noticed signage up at the new outpost on Tuesday, July 30th, 2024 — and the Pariwaar Delights team shared with HG that its newest store is open in Hoboken as of Wednesday, January 22nd, 2025. Read on for what we know about the Mile Square expansion, and more on what we love about Pariwaar Delights in Hudson County, New Jersey.
^ The new location at 616 Washington Street in Hoboken.
The Expansion
On the evening of Tuesday, July 30th, 2024, a The Hoboken Girl reader spotted signage for Pariwaar Delights in the former Mikie Squared space at 616 Washington Street in Hoboken — hitting that the popular Indian food restaurant was taking steps towards opening its second location in Hudson County.
Photo Credit: @britt.heiden
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A member of the HG team also noticed the signage when we walked by the next day. The space used to be home to Mikie Squared — a restaurant and bar known for its burgers and brunch, among other things. The spot officially closed in January 2024.
The Pariwaar Delights team shared with HG that its new Hoboken outpost is officially open as of Wednesday, January 22nd, 2025.
About Pariwaar Delights
Owners Mohammed Al Ghulam “Mag” and his wife Hina Afreen came to the United States almost ten years ago from Southern India. Mag, who has a degree in project management, worked in IT. Hina, now head chef at Pariwaar Delights, worked at a local restaurant. Confident in her own cooking, which she learned from her mother growing up in India, she dreamed of running her own kitchen — then in 2019, the couple took the leap of faith and opened Pariwaar Delights.
Self-proclaimed as "The King of Biryani's", Pariwaar Delights serves up crowd-pleasing dishes familiar to American diners in downtown Jersey City — including samosas and chicken tikka masala, among other dishes.
Hence the nickname "The King of Biryani's", the Jersey City eatery takes pride in just that. The biryani's are made of rice layered with meat and/or vegetables, and uses eighteen different spices, some shipped by the owner's family directly from India. A cook is dedicated full time to the biryani station, attending to three huge biryani pots, each big enough to cook for tens, if not a hundred people. It is cooked in the traditional Hyderabadi dum style. The ingredients are layered in a clay pot and steamed together with the lid sealed, so the fragrance of the spices and the flavors of the meat get fully infused into the rice.
When served, the biryani is festively heaped on a big plate, cheerfully garnished with herbs and a hard-boiled egg, as the tradition dictates. Each spoonful is an astounding saturation of flavors, the fragrance and subtle heat of the spices, the umami of the meat, and the sweet, buttery aroma of the rice.
Besides biryani, there are a variety of other Indian dishes to try at Pariwaar Delights — featuring everything from street snacks (such as pakora, a spiced fritter), home-style curries (a lot of spicy, coconut-y South Indian options), to Indian fusion, covering regional specialties all the way from Punjab to Tamil Nadu.
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