HOBOKEN, NJ — It's been six months since Ravinder Bhalla was sworn-in as Hoboken's mayor. And in his opinion, the city has come a long way in just half a year.

On Monday, Bhalla sent residents an email that cited 25 "tremendous strides" that Hoboken has made since he took office. "I look forward to working on additional priorities including moving our Washington Street Project forward, transportation initiatives, infrastructure upgrades and more in the months ahead," Bhalla wrote.

Check out the mayor's list below. Don't forget to visit the Patch Hoboken Facebook page here. 1 - "Declared Hoboken a Free and Welcoming City" – In his first official act as Hoboken's new mayor, Ravinder Bhalla signed an executive order declaring the municipality to be a "fair and welcoming city" on New Year's Day. The order gained the support of the city's police chief, multiple elected officials and local community activists. (Read more here)

2 - "Secured excellent AA+ credit rating for Hoboken from Standard & Poor's Global Ratings" – In February, municipal officials announced that Standard & Poor's Global Ratings assigned its AA+ long-term rating to the City of Hoboken, the rating agency's second-highest rating. S&P cited Hoboken's "very strong economy," "strong budgetary performance," "very strong budgetary flexibility" and "very strong liquidity." (Read more here) 3 - "Created new office of constituent affairs to address quality of life issues" – In May, the City of Hoboken hired Caroline Caulfield to head the city's newly formed Office of Constituent Affairs, which the mayor said will be "solely dedicated to providing efficient and enhanced constituent services to residents." (Read more here)

4 - "Secured $1,000,000 in transportation funding from State" - Hoboken will receive $1 million from the state Department of Transportation for infrastructure projects, the Hudson Reporter stated. (Read more here)

5 - "Advanced final design options for Hoboken's soon to be Northwest Park" - Hoboken's largest park will provide recreation and public space, developers said. (Read more here)