After weeks of lobbying by city and county officials, Hudson County has been included in the Major Disaster Declaration in the wake of Tropical Storm Ida.
September 2021
Canco Park to Host Native Plant Sale and Gardening Event
The Native Plant Society of New Jersey (Hudson County Chapter) is having its first native plant sale Sunday, Sept 26th from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Canco Park in Jersey City.
Police Catch Baby Thrown from Balcony
This morning a deranged man threw a one month old baby off of a second floor balcony. There to catch the baby and bring it to safety were two Jersey City police officers.
Jersey City Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Charge That He Traveled to Atlantic City to Sexually Assault Underage Girls
A Jersey City Police officer pleaded guilty today to a charge that he traveled to Atlantic City in order to sexually assault two underage girls, according to Acting Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck.
Jersey City Uniquely Slow in Distributing Federal Rental Assistance
Jersey City has been uniquely slow in distributing money under a federally funded rental assistance program, according to an article published today in HuffPost.
Workmen on Pedestrian Mall Upgrade Rush for This Weekend’s Street Fair
Workers on the the $6.7 million upgrade to the Newark Avenue Pedestrian Mall have been working furiously to ready the street for this weekend’s 10th Annual All About Downtown Jersey City Street Fair.
The Sidewalk SeeClickFix Couldn’t Fix: A Personal History
It was the winter of 2017 and I had had enough, enough of the puddle of water straddling a piece of sidewalk just down the street from my home, enough of homeowners who didn’t give a sh** about their neighbors.
Man Accused of Attempted Robbery Plucked from Water Near Bridge to Liberty State Park
Jersey City police are in the process of rescuing a man from the water near the Jersey Avenue bridge leading to Liberty State Park.
Two Wounded in Bergen-Lafayette Shooting
Two people were shot this afternoon in the vicinity of Crescent Avenue and Harmon Street.
City Breaks Ground on New Downtown Homeless Shelter
Today, Mayor Fulop was joined by Cardinal Joseph Tobin, Bishop of the Archdiocese of Newark, dignitaries and the site’s developers to officially begin construction on the brand new, 60,000 square foot homeless services facility located along Grove Street, between 15th and 16th Streets.