I was trying to come up with some kind of “Year End” article. I finally decided it was too exhausting to try and re-cap the entire year in a single post.

As always, you can see the heavily discussed and obviously popular items on the bottom of the right sidebar “Most commented posts” for those things. Some of the rare fires in town, see the “Recent Fires” link on the left sidebar. To see capsules of the weekly reviews click the “Week in Review” link, also on the left sidebar. Easy enough, right?

Besides the news events, debacles, politics and crime, we had lots of fun in 2006 as well. The five rounds of “Where is this?” photo quiz (1, 2, 3, 4, 5), the sarcastic “Motivational Hoboken Posters” users sent in HERE and HERE, the wacky Hoboken Hawk, a satirical Hoboken City Magazine and much more! So much happened this year, I just gave up trying to sum it all up. It would just take too long.

Instead, I figured I’d slap together a quick list of all businesses that either left, or are leaving soon, plus all new businesses, either opened or announced in 2006. Since Hoboken411 went live early April 2006, some items may be missing from this list.

Here’s a rough idea of the stats:

• 31 businesses either closed (or closing soon), moved, combined operations or “retired.”
• 58 new businesses were announced or opened in 2006 (10 of which should open in 2007.)

See below for the entire list! Anything that is missing, please let us know! Have a great 2007!

The list.

Opened or announced in 2006

1. Garden of Eden
2. NYSC Uptown
3. Washington Mutual Bank Uptown
4. Mercy Grill
5. Sushi House Uptown
6. MackeyBlue
7. Swift Morris Home
8. Heart Beat Style (2007)
9. Bella Bellies Studio
10. Napoli’s Pizza (2007)
11. Lhea Skin Care
12. Four L’s (2007)
13. Hobokengreetings.com
14. Creative Little Monsters
15. Basement Bar
16. Carpe Diem
17. First St. Bar & Grill
18. Ganache (Hudson Tea)
19. Joey’s BBQ
20. Anthology
21. Turning Point (2007)
22. Hoboken Dance Academy
23. Shades of Hoboken
24. El-Bambi Baby
25. Suit Up (2007)
26. Teak
27. NY Milkshake Company
28. Solid Threads
29. Yapple’s
30. Rubee’s Closet (Moving in 2007)
31. Park Ave. Grill
32. Sedona Jewelry
33. Jessie James
34. Re.Juice.A.Nation (uptown)
35. Rita’s Ice
36. Fetch-It Underground Hoboken (2007)
37. Secret Chef, LLC
38. American Apparel (for the second time)
39. The Cheese Store (2007)
40. Purple Haze (2007)
41. Shipyard Cleaners II
42. Prime Time Convenience
43. Lady Jane’s (again in 2007)
44. Beach Bum Tanning
45. Savvy Nail & Hair Studio (one of the first posts on 411)
46. Mikie Squared
47. Zen Touch
48. Pediatric Center (old Green Man Lounge)
49. Riverside Pediatrics
50. HSBC Bank
51. Bayonne Community Bank (2007)
52. J&V Hair Salon (2007)
53. Jubilee NY (2007)
54. Wells Fargo Home Mortgage
55. Chloe Rose
56. Tiffany Dry Cleaners
57. Wild Noodles (unsure of exact location)
58. Classic Realty

Closed, closing soon or relocated in 2006

1. Echo of Art
2. Happy Nail
3. Cleaner
4. Sleep Cheap
5. Angela’s Beauty Salon (became HSBC bank)
6. Da Nal (becomes Heart Beat)
7. The Jefferson (moving to the old Portofino’s)
8. Dream Castle Day Care
9. Mediterranean Grill
10. Neyra Leather (became El-Bambi Baby)
11. InTouch Wireless (to become J&V Hair Salon)
12. Wireless Depot
13. Ruby Collections (for sale)
14. Juice Zone (to become Jubilee NY)
15. Juice Garden
16. Mayflower Hardware
17. Atomix Computer (became Sedona Jewelry)
18. Carpet Hut (changed names to Chloe Rose)
19. Sports Center (demolished for condos)
20. Riviera Bakery (turned into Wells Fargo Mortgage)
21. Crema Lita (became Classic Realtors)
22. Venue Restaurant
23. Cafe Baron (became Rita’s Ice)
24. Hand Mad (replaced by dry cleaner, but may return to Hoboken one day)
25. Kabloom Flowers (is now Lhea Skincare)
26. Favia Lite (will be Four L’s bar/restaurant in 2007)
27. Cosmo Bakery (is now Joey’s BBQ)
28. J&J Cleaners (is now Anthology)
29. Once in a Blue Moon (sells t-shirts now as Solid Threads)
30. Mr. Wraps (moved in with Park Ave. Grill)
31. Rosario’s Dry Cleaners (replaced by Tiffany Dry Cleaners)

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