Data overload caused Jersey City’s municipal payroll system to crash a few pay cycles ago. Slowly but surely, it’s been creeping back to normal, according to city administrators. Quizzed by City Council members at Monday’s caucus, James Carroll, assistant director of Human Resources, said the city is trying to switch all of its more than […]
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Liberty Science Center Resurrects the Musical Laser Show with “Laser Taylor Swift”
Taylor Alison Swift cannot be called psychedelic. She traffics in concrete scenarios and writes and performs with an emphasis on clarity. There’s not a lot of fluff in her songs, nothing is loose, and nobody jams. Everything exists to serve the story and the star. Swift has become world famous by matching tales of young […]
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Nimbus Reimagines “The Nutcracker” for a Jersey Audience
There are three restaurants at the intersection of Grove and Mercer Streets — one Mediterranean, one Pakistani, and one American. Also, there’s City Hall. I mention this because it’s here that “Jersey City Nutcracker,” our version of the seasonal dance favorite, locates a magic manhole that allows its inhabitants a glimpse of the city as […]
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Council Narrowly Approves Construction Agreement for SciTech Scity High School
With only four City Council members in favor, the council on Wednesday approved a resolution authorizing a project development agreement for construction of SciTech Scity, the STEM-focused high school to be built adjacent to Liberty Science Center and run by the Hudson County School of Technology. Parties to the agreement include the city, Hudson County, the […]
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Local Car Dealership Caught Violating Consumer Protection Laws
New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs have announced a settlement with a Jersey City-based car dealership accused of violating consumer protection laws. According to the announcement, Fleet Lease Network, Inc., has agreed to an $8,777.00 settlement to resolve an investigation into allegations that it engaged in deceptive advertising […]
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Local Insurrectionist Hector Vargas Convicted on all Counts
Jersey City resident Hector Vargas, a self-described homeless activist who posted photos from inside the Capitol Building during the January 6, 2021 insurrection, was convicted yesterday after a five day jury trial in the United States District Court in Washington, D.C. The jury found Vargas guilty of Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building; Disorderly […]
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City and County to Receive 1.3 Million From State for Cycling
Governor Murphy has announced $1.3 million in funding to enable Jersey City and Hudson County to promote cycling as an alternate mode of transportation. The monies will come from the $8.4 million Local Bikeway Program. According to today’s announcement, Hudson County will receive $637,000 and Jersey City $670,000. The Local Bikeway Program is one of […]
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Two Newark Men Arrested in 2021 Jersey City Homicide
Two Newark men have been arrested in connection with a fatal shooting in 2021. According to Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez, Khalil Kelley, 23, and Roger Pickett Jr., 22, have been charged in the shooting of 16-year-old Kaheem Taylor in Jersey City on March 29, 2021. That night, just after 10:30 p.m., members of the […]
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Pedestrian Critical After Heights Hit and Run
A pedestrian is in critical condition following a hit-and-run crash in the Heights yesterday. According to Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez, at approximately 4:35 p.m., the Jersey City Police Department was informed that a pedestrian had been struck at the Griffith Street and Sherman Avenue intersection. Responding officers found a 36-year-old Jersey City man with […]
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Jersey City Man Faces 30 Years for Bank Fraud
A Jersey City man has pleaded guilty in connection with a scheme to defraud banks that provided home equity loans. According to U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger, Anthony Garvin, 52, pleaded guilty on Dec. 2 before U.S. District Judge Katharine S. Hayden in Newark federal court to one count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud […]