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An aide to Mayor Fulop has made several donations to his sister’s hate filled campaign for Secretary of State of Missouri.
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If you’re wondering why you’re seeing signs saying a pound of coffee is $1.69 and a dozen eggs are .80 cents this morning in Downtown Jersey City we’ve got your answer! . Read the full story below!. #benedictcumberbatch #jerseycitynj #jerseycity.
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Seven members of the Jersey City Municipal Council are co-sponsoring a resolution rejecting a plan to widen a section of the New Jersey Turnpike.
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"For Jersey City residents, already burdened by skyrocketing costs of living, this $9 toll is not a step toward equity—it’s a tollgate to exclusion," writes City Council President @JoyceWatterman .
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Rather than using the allotted $10.6 billion for turnpike expansion, a more cost-effective and emissions-reducing measure per capita would be to expand New Jersey Transit and the Path Train.
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United in anger over last week’s hit-and-run, a group of approximately 75 protesters gathered this afternoon on the Newark Avenue Pedestrian Plaza to call for the resignation of Councilwoman Amy DeGise.
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A former Jersey City building inspector convicted of taking bribes was re-hired by the city as a temporary, seasonal worker and earned $159,000 last year.
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Letter: Keep Barrow Street Closed. Full letter below!.
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As many as five people were shot last night in front of Jersey City’s new $120 million public safety building. Full story below.
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Valentina Gomez lost tonight in her quest to become the Republican candidate for Missouri Secretary of State.
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Op-Ed: Poor Off-Peak Service Threatens PATH’s Post-Covid Comeback. Full piece below!.
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Jersey City has fallen over two years behind in reporting crime data to the state and F.B.I. says a high-ranking official with the New Jersey State Police.
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Lewis Spears made his run for the mayoralty of Jersey City official this afternoon, emerging from City Hall with a box of petitions and a broad smile.
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Today Governor Phil Murphy announced the acquisition of a nine-mile, 135 acre, former rail line which will be converted into a new state park and greenway connecting eight Essex and Hudson County communities.
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Unfortunately, communities of color are severely underrepresented in our county-run COVID-19 vaccination site.
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The New Jersey Supreme Court has handed a major win to Ward F Councilman Frank Gilmore and a coalition of 18 Jersey City organizations in their effort to undo a controversial ward map enacted in 2022.
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John Tichenor, a lion of environmental activism in Jersey City passed away on Tuesday, September 23, 2019. He founded the Friends of Liberty State Park with Sam Pesin and the late Audrey Zapp. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to- the Friends of Liberty State Park.
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Sixty-five years after Morris Pesin set out to turn an abandoned, toxic, rail yard into Liberty State Park, nature has returned with a gentle vengeance.
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In a recent study that compared parks spending amongst the country’s 100 most populous cities, Jersey City came in last. Full story below.
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Wednesday’s City Council vote to grant a $150 million, 30-year tax abatement to Kushner Real Estate (KRE) was just the latest example of Fulop’s cowed underlings rubber stamping legislation inimical to the interests of Jersey City residents.
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the governor said, “When we look back 30 or 40 years from now, this is a top-five accomplishment. This is a big deal that folks will benefit from for a long, long time . this is our High Line moment.”.
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Rapper, singer, songwriter, actress, and producer Queen Latifah was seen today on Jersey Avenue shooting a scene for her upcoming crime drama “The Equalizer.”.
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Guest Columnist: "Today’s war in Ukraine reminds us every day how relevant the unique Katyn Massacre Monument is and its brutal lessons of history." .
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At the December 14th City Council caucus, Debra Kagan, Executive Director of Essex Hudson Greenway, presented a slide show detailing plans for a bike and pedestrian walkway that would run from Jersey City to Montclair.
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The race to make sure Robert Menendez Jr. glides into the House of Representatives as Rep. Albio Sires’ successor is New Jersey politics at its worst.
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It’s time for the mayor to reset his priorities. It’s time to build something large numbers of Jersey City residents want and need.
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Jersey City Together, a coalition of over 100 pastors, faith leaders, and community advocates across Jersey City, endorsed the upcoming Right to Counsel and affordable housing legislation set to be introduced in City Hall this week.
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@KevinRBing announced this morning that he will take on Richard Boggiano to represent Ward C on the city council.
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With the New Jersey Turnpike as a backdrop, a coalition of activists and local officials gathered yesterday to protest a $4.7 billion plan that would rebuild and widen the turnpike over an 8.1 mile stretch.
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The coalition plans to bring its demands directly to the Port Authority Board during its meeting on December 12.
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An apparent drop in traffic heading into Manhattan on the first weekday day of congestion pricing has transit advocates cheering. Courtesy @NJMonitor .
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The Department of Environmental Protection announced today that it is committing tens of millions of dollars to the ecological restoration of 234 acres of Liberty State Park’s interior.
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We commend Governor Murphy for his strong leadership during this crisis. However, this step — one that not even New York has taken — is going too far. Please governor Murphy, reconsider, and open the parks.
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A rally against the expansion of Liberty National Golf Club drew hundreds to Liberty State Park on an unseasonably warm January morning.
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Since Mayor Fulop took office, crime overall has gone up, in some areas substantially.
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County Commissioner and mayoral candidate Bill O’Dea is calling on the state to dedicate funds previously set aside for the Pompidou x museum to Jersey City’s parks.
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In a shift from her previous position, Council President Joyce Watterman said this morning that she is “working on” implementing hybrid City Council meetings.
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Route 139 Lower is already a highway, yet instead of a green, pleasant street, there is another high-speed roadway on top. The upper deck of 139 should not be a highway.
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Today, the New Jersey Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously approved the Caven Point Protection Act.
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Caven Point has the misfortune of lying next to the most expensive golf course in history.
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A dark, wet, garbage and rubble strewn section of Coles Street is getting an upgrade.
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The Port Authority announced today that the PATH Hoboken station will be closed from late evening January 30, 2025, to early morning February 25, 2025.
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Today, scores of park lovers gathered in Liberty State Park to call for the New Jersey State Senate to pass the Caven Point Protection Act.
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‘Too Unsafe to Live.’ A Mass Shooting on Brinkerhoff Street.
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In anointing New Jersey “the best place to eat pizza in the country” yesterday, Food & Wine magazine featured two local pizzerias, Razza and Bread & Salt, as exhibits A and B.
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In what is being billed as “one of the strongest” such laws in the nation, an unlikely coalition of local officials hopes to enact a “right-to-counsel” for Jersey City tenants facing eviction.
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Ward C City Council Candidate Kevin Bing set out his platform today and made a pledge to forswear developer contributions.
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Governor Murphy has announced $1.3 million in funding to enable Jersey City and Hudson County to promote cycling as an alternate mode of transportation.
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All we want is a single pool fixed, a place for three teams to hold meets, for three teams to practice. Is that too much to ask?.
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Letter: Residents and Businesses Want Barrow Street Reopened. Last week, this letter was sent to Council President Joyce Waterman, the City Council and the Jersey City Department of Traffic and Engineering. Full story below.
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The message appeared on the phones of people around Jersey City yesterday.
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Encouraging people to participate in government encompasses everything from contacting their representatives to canvassing and phone banking to running for office themselves.
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It’s every parent’s nightmare. Your child is hit by a car while crossing the street.
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Three city council members announced their support of a petition calling to make all Division of Planning public meetings, including Planning Board, Zoning Board, and Historic Preservation Commission meetings hybrid.
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I cannot even begin to untangle how restoring habitat, adding scenic trails, and adding 61 acres for outdoor sports is racist.
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Caven Point is a small, ecologically sensitive twenty one-acre piece of land. It is unique, precious and fragile. There isn’t room on it for herons, falcons, seals and golfers.
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"A few days ago, the Jersey City Times published an editorial that declined to endorse either of the two candidates for mayor of Jersey City.".
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Ravi Bhalla has had months to draw a legitimate connection between Menendez and his father’s cases. He’s failed to do that.
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The community organizing group Jersey City Together and the Northern New Jersey Democratic Socialists of America are condemning the owner of a West Side building for failing to provide heat and repairs to its tenants.
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The requirement of an ordinance to authorize certain fringe benefits would be eliminated.
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Said Chris Gadsden, “I found it highly offensive that this summer the conversation about this park shifted to a social justice conversation…we have got to be so focused on keeping this park a people’s park, cleaning it up, and that’s it.
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Local officials and community members will gather tomorrow to protest the planned expansion of the New Jersey Turnpike between Newark and Jersey City.
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Two councilmen have accused a corporate landlord of not meeting the “basic minimum living standards” of its tenants while “gaming the system.”.
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Protesters Confront Liberty National Golf Club’s Fireman.
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In a lawsuit filed in federal court yesterday, the Jersey City Times and its founder, Aaron Morrill, have accused Mayor Steven Fulop and his press secretary, Kimberly Wallace-Scalcione, and Jersey City of violating the news site’s constitutional rights.
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Were charges lodged against Ward E Councilman James Solomon last week political payback? It sure looks that way.
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Today, in a major win for community activists, a Superior Court judge put a halt to the controversial Bergen-Lafayette project known as Morris Canal Park Manor.
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In a lawsuit filed on Friday, two Jersey City police officers are claiming that the city’s policy of firing officers who test positive for cannabis use was enacted by Mayor Fulop to “win over more conservative voters needed for his gubernatorial campaign.”.
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Below are eight walks in and around Jersey City you might want to consider for lifting your spirits the next brisk, sunny winter day.
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Manipulated numbers made it possible for the city to lower property taxes as Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop campaigned for reelection.
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DEP Commissioner Appears to Put Kibosh on Stadium Plan at LSP. Full story below!.
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The danger of riding a bicycle in Jersey City was underscored again tonight as a cyclist was sent to the hospital after being struck by an SUV on Grand Street.
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The family of Andrew Washington is calling upon the Attorney General to release missing portions of police body cam video that they say will will paint a more accurate picture of the moments leading up to Washington’s death. Full story below.
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Ward E Councilman Solomon speaks. “No one is against active recreation”. Now speaking of taking students to Caven Point. Says bill should be amended.
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Standing at a lectern with the Manhattan skyline behind him and 250 supporters looking on, Friends of Liberty State Park President Sam Pesin, did not mince words. “We must once and for all liberate the park from privatization assaults.”.
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Please governor Murphy, reconsider, and open the parks.
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Dina Bruno of Educational Arts and Camp Liberty. “Protect the park from privatization.”
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City to Close Heavily Used Downtown Street Crossing Pedestrian Plaza. Full story below!.
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Jersey City Uniquely Slow in Distributing Federal Rental Assistance.
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We are live this morning at a hearing of the Assembly State and Local Government Committee on the “Liberty State Park Conservation, Recreation, and Community Inclusion Act”. The room is packed with people on both sides of the Paul Fireman backed legislation.
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"That’s worth repeating: The proposed Pompidou museum in Journal Square will cost more money (annually) than Jersey City spends on Health and Human Services and Parks and Recreation combined.".
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Liberty State Park Nature Center Re-Opens After Nine-Year Closure.
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At last night’s City Council meeting, members of the public rallied around an ordinance that imposes a $175 fine on any car that obstructs an established bicycle lane.
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Given the state of public health in Hudson County, there is simply no way that construction should have been allowed to happen anywhere near a water main.
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In less than a year, the administration added an additional $88 million in debt to Jersey City’s balance sheet.
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Jersey City’s progress in fighting crime under Mayor Fulop looks even worse when compared to both New Jersey overall to and Newark specifically.
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"Residents should make their views known at a meeting of the Liberty State Park Design Task Force on May 21 at 6 p.m.".
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Mayor Fulop’s purchase of a $2.4 million home from Dixon Advisory raises serious questions.
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With the sunlight fading and the temperature dropping a group of activists gathered in front of City Hall last night to once again call on embattled Councilwoman Amy DeGise to resign.
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Jersey City is calling a 3.4-acre oasis of greenery envisioned for the site now occupied by the Hudson County Administration Building, “Courthouse Park.”.
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The problem of collecting a payroll tax meant to help fund Jersey City schools has attracted the attention of Hudson County Commissioner and mayoral candidate Bill O’Dea.
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“Michael really cared about people,” Boggiano says. “He was dedicated. He helped seniors. He helped everybody. It’s such a loss for Jersey City.”.
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Authorities announced today that Jersey City will be cracking down on drivers with outstanding parking fines and cars illegally parked in residential areas.
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Op Ed: Mayor Fulop, Can We Please Focus on The Issues?.
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