“We played around with the idea of changing the name [Pompei Pizza], but decided to keep the name because this is a neighborhood… It worked out for the best.”
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“… Her dad actually got in contact with the coach here [at NJCU] and threw me a lifeline and that’s how I ended up here [as Goalkeeper].”
“… This is actually a dream for me to be with my son and my husband while doing the things we love every day [serving Filipino Street Food].”
“Everyone just looks at it like we open and close doors all day. And we do so much more than that, that’s just what the public sees. There’s so much that goes on in the background,” a PATH Train conductor said.
“I try to do this for a lot of inner city [Hudson County] kids who don’t really get a shot [to get into organized basketball],” Villa said.
Walking into the Dr. Hemant Shah Sensory Theater at the St. Joseph’s School for the Blind, you will find different elements like tactile art, a floor projector, music, a ball pit and aromatherapy machine. These objects are intended to stimulate and encourage students to use senses like touch, hearing and
“We really try to accommodate people with that… I’d say that really differentiates us from other restaurants and businesses around here.”
“[Jersey City] is one of our top locations… We love the people. [Despite] different cultures [and] different backgrounds, everyone seems to love pizza,” Starobinsky laughed.
“… [As a kid] nobody wanted to be my partner… so that was really tough. [But] now you’ll have all girls wrestling practices, which is so cool. We’ll just have little girls beating up on the boys anyway, which is awesome too.”
