It was 2017, and Jersey City Forester Ryan Metz had had enough. After only nine months on the job he tendered his resignation, frustrated by the city’s underfunded and dysfunctional forestry program. In an explosive four page resignation memo obtained by the Jersey City Times, Metz catalogued myriad problems and detailed his ideas for addressing […]
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Jersey City School Security Guard Charged with Child Sex Crimes
A Jersey City Public Schools security guard stands accused of multiple sex crimes involving two children. According to Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez, the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit arrested Freddy Salas, 60, of Bayonne, today and charged him with Aggravated Sexual Assault, two counts of Sexual Assault by Contact, and two count […]
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After Hurricane Sandy
Photos taken during and after Sandy show a city knocked back on its heels.
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Jersey City Man Faces Decades in Prison After Conviction
A Jersey City man has been convicted of possessing a loaded firearm and possessing with intent to distribute controlled substances on three different occasions. According to U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger, Clarence Gaffney, 36, was convicted yesterday following a three-day trial before U.S. District Judge Susan D. Wigenton in Newark federal court. Gaffney was convicted […]
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Study: Relatively Few Young People Own Homes in Jersey City
It’s well known that Jersey City is a renter’s town. Fully 70% of the people here pay a landlord and not a bank or mortgage company for the roof over their head. Now, a new study from SmartAsset, a website for financial advisors, is providing more detail on who actually owns their home or condo […]
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Man Sentenced to 20 Years in State Prison for Greenville Homicide
An East Orange man has been sentenced to 20 years in New Jersey State Prison for the 2020 killing of a woman in Greenville. According to Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez, Thaddues Williams, 39, was sentenced on Friday in connection with the shooting death of 36-year-old Aieshia McFadden. On the night of December 4, 2020, […]
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After 15 Years of Litigation, the Embankment May be Ready to Roll
After more than a decade of legal wrangling with Conrail, the Surface Transportation Board, environmental groups, and a private property owner, Jersey City may finally be taking title to the Sixth Street Embankment, a key part of the East Coast Greenway. On Wednesday, the City Council is expected to introduce an ordinance to approve the Sixth […]
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Dysfunctional City
From a distance, the pink bicycle leaning on a signpost at the corner of Barrow and Wayne Streets appears as if it might have an owner. A lock preventing its removal would suggest that the owner intended to return, slide its missing seat back into the seat post, and ride away. But the owner didn’t […]
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New Details Emerge on Woman Shot in Crossfire in Greenville
New details have emerged surrounding a shootout last week that left a female bystander injured. Last week The Jersey City Times reported that on October 12, a woman had been caught in crossfire near the intersection of Garfield and Fulton Avenues. According to a witness who stepped forward today and who asked to remain anonymous, […]
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Council Adopts Late Budget and Tax Hike in Time for the Holidays
With only a little more than two months left in 2022 and the holiday season coming, the City Council voted yesterday to adopt a municipal budget totaling nearly $725 million. As a result, the average homeowner will be facing a municipal tax increase of $1,162 this year, according to Ward E Councilmember James Solomon. The vote was […]