The group Friends of Liberty State Park is blaming Governor Murphy for the sudden cancellation of an event scheduled for tomorrow at which a long-awaited revitalization plan for the park was to be unveiled. Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Shawn M. LaTourette announced the event during a press conference last Thursday. This morning, a spokesperson for the […]
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Aaron is a writer, musician and lawyer. Aaron attended Berklee College of Music and the State University of New York at Purchase. Aaron served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Ecuador. He received a J.D. from Fordham Law School. As a lawyer, Aaron worked as an assistant district attorney in Kings County and a commercial and criminal litigator. He is the founder of Jersey City Times and is currently working on a musical, Food Fighters.
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Unpaid, Overworked and Understaffed, 911 Workers Complain of “Hostile Work Environment”
Despite a rising chorus of complaints from the public, Jersey City’s 911 communications center continues to be mired in dysfunction. This is according to multiple employees of the Jersey City Public Safety Communications Center who, fearing retaliation, spoke to the Jersey City Times on the condition of anonymity. The Jersey City Times also reviewed internal […]
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DEP to Unveil Plan for Liberty State Park at Open House Next Thursday
The battle over the future of Liberty State Park will enter a new phase next Thursday when the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection unveils its eagerly awaited plan for the 600 acre expanse on the edge of Upper New York Bay. In an virtual press conference yesterday, DEP Commissioner Shawn M. LaTourette hinted at what the public […]
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While Schools Plead for Help, Many Businesses Escape Payroll Tax
Last week, following Governor Murphy’s proposal to cut $51 million in aid to Jersey City Schools, Board of Education President Natalia Ioffe complained that a payroll tax enacted to support the schools was coming up short. “There seem to be no mechanisms in place to ensure proper collection,” she charged. Ioffe is at least partially […]
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Wednesday Program to Celebrate Hudson County Prisoner Reforms and Urge Further Action
On Wednesday afternoon, clergy and community leaders from around the state will gather to celebrate Hudson County’s commitment to help incarcerated people address outstanding warrants, fines, fees, and detainers, by petitioning the courts. Organizers will urge other counties throughout the state to adopt similar reforms. According to Mike Stanley, Lead Organizer of New Jersey Together […]
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Redesign of Controversial Bergen-Lafayette Project Gets a Green Light
In a unanimous vote, the Jersey City Planning Board gave a green light to a controversial luxury apartment complex in Bergen-Lafayette following years of community opposition and litigation. The new plan for the 420-unit building at the corner of Communipaw Avenue and Woodward Street on the site of the former Steel Tech factory represents a […]
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Democratic Organization Endorses McKnight, Stamato and Sampson
The Hudson County Democratic Organization announced its endorsements today for the State Senate and Assembly seats in the 31st Legislative District. The HCDO said it would support Assemblywoman Angela McKnight for the Senate seat currently occupied by the retiring Sandra Cunningham. Cunningham, the widow of former Jersey City mayor Glenn Cunningham, was first elected to […]
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Pedestrian Dies in Year’s Eighth Hit-and-Run Crash
A pedestrian died yesterday after being struck by an automobile that immediately drove away. The crash would represent the year’s eighth hit-and-run involving a pedestrian. According to Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez, Ralph Haynes, 55, of Jersey City was struck at approximately 12:31 a.m. on Sunday in the area of Stegman Avenue and Garfield Avenue. […]
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Mayor Touts $500 Million Holland Gardens Revitalization Project
Calling it a “big deal,” Mayor Steven Fulop hit Twitter and blasted out an email today to tout a $500 million plan to revitalize the Holland Gardens public housing complex. Plans to tear down and replace the 76-year-old, 3.3-acre complex at 15th Street and Jersey Avenue date back to 2019. At a press conference yesterday […]
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Tax Hikes Probable with Cuts to School aid and end to Covid Money
With state aid to Jersey City Schools falling quickly and federal Covid relief to the city ending, further tax hikes are likely. Tucked into Governor Murphy’s $53.1 billion spending plan unveiled on Tuesday was another massive cut in state aid to Jersey City schools. The cuts were not unexpected. “This is close to what I […]