JERSEY CITY — Jersey City is asking the City Council to give initial approval to a new set of regulations requiring developers seeking city subsidies to hire local union workers who are women and people of color. The move comes one month after a federal judge ruled that similar regulations the city had been working […]
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TRENTON — The state’s takeover of Jersey City Public Schools is coming to an end nearly 30 years after the city’s school district was deemed a “total educational failure.” The state Board of Education on Wednesday voted to grant the district local control over its instruction and programming, the final administrative category under supervision from […]
JERSEY CITY – The Federal Bureau of Investigation and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for New Jersey is joining the Hudson County Prosecutor’s probe into a fiery crash that critically injured an innocent bystander. The agencies are lending resources to Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez as her office continues to investigate the crash, which has led […]
Should the Mayor of Jersey City, or any city, demand the heads of police officers while an investigation is still ongoing? Is that appropriate? Is it helpful? Steven Fulop (D) clearly believes it’s politically expedient; here’s what the almost gubernatorial candidate tweeted after video surfaced of an alleged bystander being “beaten” by police officers subsequent to a […]
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The Navy Seal who died after his parachute failed to open during a Fleet Week demonstration in Jersey City yesterday has been identified as 27-year-old Remington Peters. Peters was a fiercely loyal role model whose accomplishments “far outweigh his years,” his family said in a statement issued by the Navy. Peters is “painfully missed,” the […]
JERSEY CITY — A municipal ID program intended to help residents who entered the country illegally is ready for final adoption at this week’s City Council meeting. Jersey City would be the latest New Jersey municipality to provide a local ID to residents. Newark, Paterson and Union City are among those who have already established […]
Declaring ‘sanctuary city’ status back in February wasn’t enough for Jersey City. Nope. Next up? On Wednesday night, City Council approved a municipal ID program in a 7-0 vote, mirroring actions taken by other liberal city centers including Newark and Union City. If the plan clears a second upcoming vote, then ANY Jersey City resident age […]
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PILOT (payment in lieu of taxes) remains one of the driving yet popularly unknown forces driving property taxes in New Jersey. One of the prime offenders? Jersey City which is now pledging to share some of its tax abatement revenue with the local school district. The plan is to share 10% of the annual take but does NOT include […]
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Tragic news this morning, Save Jerseyans. Multiple Save Jersey sources have confirmed that Republican State Committeeman from Hudson County Russell “Russ” Maffei succumbed to his injuries earlier this morning after a Sunday night hit-and-run accident at Paterson Plank Road and 10th Street in North Bergen. According to reports, Maffei and a second victim were crossing the road near the Coach House […]
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JERSEY CITY — Hundreds of people filled the City Council chambers tonight as the council mulled whether to approve a transfer of 16 acres of city-owned land for the creation of a $276 million science and technology complex near Liberty Science Center. In one of the most contentious public debates in recent memory, dozens of […]
Earlier today, Save Jerseyans, Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop signed an executive order that his office says will solidify the city’s position on being a “sanctuary city” for immigrants who entered the country illegally: Signed #ExecutiveOrder #jerseycity #sanctuarycity – #resist + change will happen at the local level. We won’t be pushed around. pic.twitter.com/r9LBXEwpk3 — Steven Fulop […]
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JERSEY CITY — A federal corruption probe is expected to land about a dozen Jersey City cops behind bars next month, law-enforcement sources tell The Jersey Journal. The probe is focusing on off-duty, private security work and has already ensnared one former Jersey City police officer. Police officers have been expecting the arrests for months, […]
JERSEY CITY — With Election Day approaching, hundreds of politically connected signs have been popping up on public property citywide while residents are tasked with deciding whether casino expansion should be permitted. The Jersey City Department of Public Works has taken down roughly 1,500 campaigns signs promoting Board of Education candidates and casino expansion, spokeswoman […]
JERSEY CITY — School 34 will be renamed Barack Obama Elementary School after a final vote by the school board last night capped an eight-month effort by a state assemblywoman to name a city school after the nation’s first black president. The board voted 7-0-1 in favor of the move, with Lorenzo Richardson abstaining. John […]
JERSEY CITY — The contract for a Democratic law firm defending the city in the property revaluation breach-of-contract case would reach half a million dollars under a measure up for approval at next week’s City Council meeting. Shain, Schaffer & Rafanello, of Bernardsville, would receive an additional $50,000 on the contract if the measure is […]
JERSEY CITY — Is Mana Contemporary the headquarters for the “Never Trump” movement? The Jersey City art complex, which displayed a naked Donald Trump statue on the roof of one of its buildings near the Holland Tunnel last month, is behind a new billboard with the GOP presidential nominee reimagined as comic-book villain The Joker. […]
