With restaurants and hotels throughout New Jersey and Pennsylvania, Frank Cretella already had reason to celebrate. But reaching Landmark Hospitality’s 20th year in Jersey City seemed like a special milestone worthy of a party. And party he did. On August 24, friends, family, staff and local dignitaries, including Senator Sandra Cunningham, Former New Jersey Governor […]
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Income-Based Grant Applications Open for First-Time JC Home Buyers
Jersey City residents can once again apply to the city’s Golden Neighborhood Housing Program, an opportunity for low- and moderate-income residents of the city to receive as much as $150,000 toward the cost of a buying a Jersey City apartment or house.
City to Launch Study to Reduce Food Waste
With technical support from two nonprofit environmental organizations, Jersey City is set to launch a study to identify sources of significant food waste citywide and to recommend strategies for best redistributing large quantities of unused food to the city’s needy.
As NYC Considers Congestion Pricing, Critics Pan Plan to Widen Turnpike
In New Jersey, state officials attempting to ease congestion on the section of the New Jersey Turnpike that leads to the Holland Tunnel are backing the type of plan urban economists worldwide have said encourages more traffic: widening the roadway so more cars can fit on it.
New Jersey will Allow DoorDash and Others to Deliver Alcohol and Cocktails
New Jersey will permit delivery services like DoorDash, Uber Eats, and Instacart to deliver alcohol, including cocktails, from restaurants, bars, and liquor stores under a new rule announced by the Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control Friday.
Analysis: Once its Chief Proponent, Mayor Takes Credit for Curtailing Airbnb
On Monday, seven years after promoting home-sharing, the mayor was celebrating the undoing of his 2015 Airbnb deal.
Jersey City Man Arrested by FBI for Cyberstalking Former Co-workers
A Jersey City man has been arrested by the FBI and charged with cyberstalking four female former co-workers.
Bank of America and Science Center Partner to Offer Ferris HS Grads Tech Jobs
Bank of America is partnering with Liberty Science Center starting this fall to offer students at James J. Ferris High School in Jersey City the opportunity to learn basic cybersecurity skills and immediately upon graduation take entry-level jobs at the bank in “emerging technologies.” Students at Memorial High School in West New York are being made the same offer.
Murphy: EVs Will Cause More Traffic Requiring Turnpike Widening
In an interview on News 12 New Jersey, Murphy explained that the widening would permit a “dramatic increase” in the use of electric vehicles.
More Tenant Protections for Senior Citizens, People with Disabilities Under New Bill
Two recently introduced bills would extend the period certain senior citizen renters and tenants with disabilities are protected from eviction if their homes are converted into condos, and would require more landlords to provide receipts for cash payments.