Hoboken And Other Towns Get Funds To Help Businesses Pay Rent

Caren Lissner
·2 min read

HOBOKEN, NJ — Gov. Phil Murphy announced Thursday that 64 towns, including Hoboken, will get federal funds to help local businesses pay their rent.

The towns will divide up a total of $6 million from the new Small Business Lease Emergency Assistance Program, funded by the federal CARES act.

In Hudson County, several towns qualified for the funds: Bayonne, Hoboken, Jersey City, North Bergen, Weehawken, and West New York.

Each small business or local redevelopment authority can get up to $10,000 to help with rent.

"We're fighting every day to protect public health but we're fighting just as hard to protect our economic health," Murphy said.

To see the list of towns and more information: Gov. Phil Murphy Announces Aid To Small Businesses In 64 NJ Towns.

Here is other recent business and dining news in Hoboken:

  • Part of Sinatra Drive will close on weekends for expanded outdoor dining, starting in August. READ MORE.

  • The Hoboken Business Alliance recently announced that various blocks will be closed to vehicles Thursdays and Sundays for "Summer Streets" business initiatives. READ MORE.

  • Hoboken recently received almost $1.9 million in funding for small businesses, to be distributed in $20,000 grants. Read more here.

  • More than 50 of the city's restaurants opened the week of June 15 for outdoor dining. READ MORE.

  • Some of those have added "streateries" for outdoor dining. READ MORE.

  • Hoboken businesses received government PPP loans to help with payroll, rent, and more during the pandemic. Read the list here.

  • Kings supermarkets updated residents on their sanitizing procedures and on an employee who tested positive last month. READ MORE.

  • Two of the city's weekly farmers' markets reopened in June. READ MORE.

  • The city and Patch both have directories of businesses that are open and closed. Check them out and add your listing. READ MORE.

  • Here's what you need to know about applying for unemployment and other benefits during coronavirus. MORE.

  • Read more about unemployment, small business, and other coronavirus regulations and benefits in New Jersey here.

  • States around the country have had to pull back on their reopenings, such as Texas, which closed bars and has seen a record number of hospitalizations and deaths.

Read about Hoboken's recent coronavirus statistics and trends here.

Tom Davis contributed to this story. Got news? Email caren.lissner@patch.com. To keep up with breaking news in Hoboken as soon as it happens, or to get a free local newsletter each morning, sign up for Patch breaking news alerts and daily newsletters.


This article originally appeared on the Hoboken Patch