Editing Union City, New Jersey (section)

===Development in the 21st century===
[[File:4.25.11ThreadByLuigiNovi.jpg|thumb|The name of the city's first high-rise condominium tower, the Thread, invokes its historical association with the embroidery industry.]]
Since its inception in 2000, the Cuban Day Parade of New Jersey became a major annual event in [[North Hudson, New Jersey|North Hudson]], beginning in North Bergen and traveling south to its end in Union City.<ref>Rosero, Jessica. [https://archive.hudsonreporter.com/2004/06/11/celebrating-cuban-pride-fifth-annual-cuban-day-parade-draws-residents-and-honored-guests-2/ "Celebrating Cuban Pride Fifth annual Cuban Day Parade draws residents and honored guests"], ''[[The Hudson Reporter]]'', June 11, 2004. Accessed November 14, 2019.</ref><ref>Miller, Jonathan. [https://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/31/nyregion/31parade.html "Judge Decides Against a Mayor Who Banned Cuban Parade"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', May 31, 2007. Accessed July 7, 2016.</ref><ref>Rosero, Jessica. [https://archive.hudsonreporter.com/2007/06/17/the-parade-marches-on-eighth-annual-cuban-day-parade-of-new-jersey-keeps-traditional-route/ "The parade marches on Eighth annual Cuban Day Parade of New Jersey keeps traditional route"], ''[[The Hudson Reporter]]'', June 17, 2007. Accessed November 14, 2019. "Superior Court Judge Maurice Gallapoli ruled in favor of the committee and allowed the parade to run its traditional course along Bergenline Avenue, last Sunday, from 79th Street in North Bergen to 31st Street in Union City. In addition, since Union City Mayor Brian Stack had granted an extension through 22nd Street, as an alternate route to the parade, the committee let the parade run nine additional blocks. West New York Mayor Silverio 'Sal' Vega refused to sign the permit for the parade to go through the township, saying that people needed to remember the plight of the Cuban people."</ref> Union City has historically been a family-oriented city predominantly made up of [[brownstone]]s, two-family homes and locally owned businesses.<ref name=NYTimes10.2.05>{{cite web|author=Martin, Antoinette|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/02/realestate/residential-upandcomer-union-city.html|title=Residential Up-and-Comer: Union City|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=October 2, 2005|access-date=February 4, 2020|archive-date=August 29, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170829042038/http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/02/realestate/residential-upandcomer-union-city.html}}</ref> Another wave of modestly sized residences began development approximately in 2003, spurred by similar development in neighboring [[Hoboken, New Jersey|Hoboken]], and the city's attempt to attract developers to what had historically been a town unfriendly to them, according to Mayor [[Brian P. Stack]]. Through approval of varied construction projects to address the needs of residents of different incomes, improved [[rent control]] laws and community input on such issues,<ref name=NYTimes10.2.05/> this "Hobokenization" resulted in positive comparisons with the redeveloped Hoboken of the mid-to-late 1990s, with new restaurants, bars, and art galleries cited as evidence of renewal. The city recorded $192 million in new construction in 2007, and 600 [[Certificate of occupancy|certificates of occupancy]], with 500–700 projected for 2008–2009, compared with previous years, in which 50 certificates was considered a high amount.<ref>Amoroso, Mary. [http://corenyc.com/files/04.20.08-northjersey.com-now-it-27s-union-city-27s-turn.pdf "Now it's Union City's Turn"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103234952/http://corenyc.com/files/04.20.08-northjersey.com-now-it-27s-union-city-27s-turn.pdf |date=2012-11-03 }}, ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', April 20, 2008. Accessed July 6, 2017.</ref> This development continued for several years, reaching a milestone in 2008 with the completion of Union City's first high-rise [[condominium]] tower, The Thread, whose name evokes the city's historical association with the embroidery industry.<ref>''The Union City Reporter''. March 28, 2008. p. 9</ref><ref>Carroll, Timothy J. [https://archive.hudsonreporter.com/2009/03/01/housing-in-hudsonin-slow-economy-smaller-better-spaces-lure-buyers-from-across-the-river/ "Housing in Hudson; In slow economy, smaller, better spaces lure buyers from across the river"], ''The Hudson Reporter'', March 1, 2009. Accessed November 14, 2019.</ref><ref name=HobokenComes>Martin, Antoinette. [https://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/09/realestate/09njzo.html "Hoboken Comes to Union City"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', March 9, 2008. Accessed July 6, 2017.</ref><ref>Martin, Antoinette. [https://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/08/realestate/08njzo.html "Defining the Buyer of the Future"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', February 6, 2009. Accessed July 6, 2017.</ref> Other such buildings followed, such as the Altessa,<ref name=HobokenComes/> Park City Grand,<ref>{{cite web|author=Wright, E. Assata|url=https://archive.hudsonreporter.com/2010/03/07/ups-and-downs-in-residential-real-estate/|title=Ups and downs in residential real estate; Thrifty buyers return to slowly improving housing market|newspaper=The Hudson Reporter|date=March 7, 2010|access-date=February 17, 2020|archive-date=February 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200217010941/https://archive.hudsonreporter.com/2010/03/07/ups-and-downs-in-residential-real-estate/}}</ref> and Hoboken Heights.<ref>{{cite web|author=West, Teri|url=https://www.nj.com/hudson/2020/02/site-work-begins-for-cliffside-luxury-condo-complex-in-union-city.html|title=Site work begins for cliffside luxury condo complex in Union City|newspaper=The Jersey Journal|via=NJ.com|location=Jersey City|language=en|date=February 14, 2020|access-date=February 17, 2020|archive-date=February 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200217010941/https://archive.hudsonreporter.com/2010/03/07/ups-and-downs-in-residential-real-estate/}}</ref>