A man from Jersey City and Mumbai operating jewelry companies in New York City’s Diamond District has been charged with spearheading a scheme to illegally evade customs duties on millions of dollars of jewelry imports into the United States and with illegally processing millions of dollars through unlicensed money transmitting businesses. According to U.S. Attorney […]
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Scary Stretch of Coles Street to Get an Upgrade
A dark, wet, garbage and rubble strewn section of Coles Street is getting an upgrade. Mayor Steven Fulop, along with Councilmembers James Solomon and Yusef Saleh, announced today that work on improvements to the Coles Street underpass, running from 10th to 14th Streets will begin in April. On Thursday, the Jersey City Municipal Council approved […]
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Moody’s Upgrades NJCU’s Credit Rating, Citing College’s Improved Internal Controls
Administrators and elected officials hailed this month’s assessment of New Jersey City University’s financial status by Moody’s Investor Service. Moody’s said it based its rating change from negative to stable (Ba2) “reflects meaningful traction on financial turnaround plans, which have allowed NJCU to significantly reduce operating losses and stabilize cash reserves.” It said the new […]
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Kim and Bhalla Take on Party Bosses as Gaza Protesters Filibuster
At an often raucous gathering in Downtown Jersey City last night, Congressman Andy Kim and Hoboken Mayor Ravi Bhalla touted their strikingly similar immigrant roots and anti-establishment bona fides to a largely receptive audience. Kim emotionally recounted how his father survived childhood polio, and his mother an impoverished upbringing by a single mom in rural […]
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Pro-Palestinian Protestors Disrupt to Push Politicians on Gaza
The breakfast at Poppy’s Bagels in Teaneck Tuesday was supposed to be a meet-and-greet with U.S. Rep. Josh Gottheimer, the kind of community glad-handing politicians do to solidify voter support. Organizers who postponed it just hours before the first schmear got spread said too many people registered to come and they’d reschedule at a larger […]
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Saturday Blurbs: Important Little Stories From the Past Week
A Commemoration At 10:30 a.m. Monday, Feb. 26, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey will hold a memorial Mass in Lower Manhattan to commemorate the 31st anniversary of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing. Six people and an unborn child were killed when a truck bomb was detonated in a parking garage […]
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City Council OKs Schools In Powerhouse District, Settles Lawsuits
Even if means they’ll have to pay for it, a number of Downtown Jersey City residents would welcome the opportunity to send their kids to a school in the city’s Powerhouse Arts District. Mindful of that support, the City Council voted unanimously Thursday for an amendment to the district’s redevelopment plan that would allow for […]
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Council Grapples With Food Delivery, Construction Noise, Via and Animals
At the behest of Ward E Councilmember James Solomon, Jersey City has cooked up the ingredients for a new policy that would regulate third-party food delivery services. The governing body was briefed on the proposal at Tuesday’s caucus with an expectation that the measure would get a public hearing March 20. Since Covid struck, many […]
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For Some, City Neglect Bolsters Hurley’s Case for Liberty State Park Plan
To anyone familiar with the ongoing battle over the future of Liberty State Park, there was little new in Bob Hurley’s presentation last night at 902 Brewery. Speaking to a small group of parents and children, the Hall of Fame basketball coach repeated arguments for devoting a large portion of land soon to be restored […]
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State Hits Landlords Discriminating Against Those with Criminal Records
Five Jersey City property owners have been accused of violating a state law forbidding landlords from denying apartments to applicants with prior criminal records. The action stems from the state’s adoption two years ago of the Fair Chance in Housing Act (FCHA), which, according to the N.J. Attorney General’s office, is “the first state law […]