This year, Kearny residents have a great reason to get started on their spring cleaning as the annual Kearny Urban Enterprise ZoneTown- Wide Yard and Sidewalk Sale switches seasons and moves from the fall to Saturday and Sunday, May 3 and 4, from 9 to 4 p.m. Participants will, as always, have an entire weekend to turn their seldom-used or long forgotten goods into some extra cash as part of the rain-or-shine event.
“The Kearny Town Wide Yard Sale continues to grow each year,” said KUEZ coordinator John Peneda. “There is no question that this is among the most popular KUEZ-sponsored events that we host.” Peneda said that each year the KUEZ has received more and more requests to move the sale to the spring.
Peneda is confident the event will continue to energize the town and bring new visitors and shoppers to Kearny. “We are also always working on creative new ways our KUEZ member businesses can jump on board, benefit from the sale, and take advantage of the influx of visitors and shoppers to our town.”
Here’s how it works: Any Kearny resident can host a yard sale that weekend at their home. There is no fee to register, no permits to obtain. Those who register before the deadline of April 16 will be identified on a special Yard Sale printed map that will be distributed to thousands of shoppers. The KUEZ will be aggressively promoting and advertising the sale throughout the area.
Peneda reminds registrants that Yard Sale entry forms must be legible. “We have a lot of registration forms that we simply cannot read; we will not be able to include these sellers in our materials,” he said.
In addition to producing a special yard sale map, the KUEZ will once again provide a special interactive Google Map, which will list not only the sellers’ addresses, but also some of the items they will have for sale.
There is no charge to participate, but participation as a seller is open only to residents and homes in Kearny. Registration forms can be obtained at the KUEZ offices, at Town Hall, or may be downloaded from the Town of Kearny website at www. kearnynj.org. Completed forms may be dropped off at or mailed to the KUEZ Office, 410 Kearny Ave., Kearny N.J. 07032, faxed to 201-955-1827, or emailed to kearnyyardsale@ kearnynj.org no later than April 16. For more information call 201-955-7981.
