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. […]
Aaron Morrill
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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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 […]
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Rob Menendez Slams Helicopter Flights over Liberty State Park
Congressman Rob Menendez has sent a letter to the National Park Service and the Federal Aviation Administration asking them to designate all of Liberty State Park as an avoidance area for helicopter traffic. In so doing, Menendez has aligned himself with several groups, including Friends of Liberty State Park and NYC-based Stop the Chop NY/NJ, […]
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Jersey City Apartments: Getting Slightly Bigger and Much Costlier
While Jersey City’s new apartments are getting bigger, the increase in size isn’t keeping up with the increase in rents. That’s the takeaway from two new studies. Bucking a national trend, Jersey City apartments have been growing. While over the last ten years new apartments shrank by 54 square feet nationally, new apartments in Jersey […]
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Man Gets 20 Years for Killing of Jersey City Political Operative
Updated 2.27.23 A Philadelphia man was sentenced today in federal court to 240 months in prison for conspiring to murder Jersey City political operative Michael Galdieri. Bomani Africa, 62, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, previously pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge John Michael Vazquez to one count of conspiracy to commit murder for hire. According to U.S. Attorney […]
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Mayor Travels in Secret to Paris with Council Members and Department Heads
Mayor Fulop has taken a group, which includes council members and city department heads, to Paris to meet with officials of the Pompidou Museum. In June of 2021, Fulop announced a plan to build a $40 million satellite of the famed museum in the Pathside Building at Journal Square. The mayor has argued that the […]
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Luz Hernandez’s Ex Returned to Jersey and Charged with Murder
The estranged spouse of slain kindergarten teacher Luz Hernandez is back in New Jersey. He has been charged with Murder. According to Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez, Cesar Santana of Jersey City is facing a new set of charges in Hernandez’s death, including Murder, Hindering, Failing to Dispose of Human Remains in a Manner Prescribed […]
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Friends Grieve Downtown Artist Lost in House Fire
Friends of Downtown artist Scot Rienecker have been sharing their memories today following the announcement that Rienecker succumbed to injuries sustained in a house fire on Sunday. Rienecker’s dog died as well, according to Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez. Rienecker, 50, had been moved from Jersey City Medical Center to the burn unit at Cooperman […]
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DeGise Explains Hit-and-Run In Interview
Embattled Councilwoman Amy DeGise sat for an interview last night and answered questions surrounding her July 19, 2022 hit-and-run collision with a cyclist. DeGise told NJ Spotlight’s David Cruz that she was unaware until much later in the day that she had hit bike rider Andrew Black. The crash took place at approximately 8 am. […]