Officials and dignitaries gathered this morning to cut the ribbon on the St. Lucy’s Complex, a new 60,000 square foot facility providing housing and supportive services for the homeless. Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin, C.Ss.R., Archbishop of Newark, joined partners Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Newark, Arc Building Partners, Claremont Development, Mayor Fulop, City Council […]
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Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison For Fatal Downtown Car Crash
Under the best of circumstances, negotiating the turn from Christopher Columbus Drive south onto Merseles Street Downtown requires presence of mind. Just after one passes James J. Ferris High School, the road suddenly splits, creating right and left routes circumventing the massive concrete columns supporting the New Jersey Turnpike. Then there’s a hard left turn […]
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Controversial Barrow Street Closure to Remain in Effect through December
The controversial closure of a section of Barrow Street that crosses the Newark Avenue Pedestrian Plaza will remain in effect through the end of the year. According to a notice yesterday from Jersey City Department of Infrastructure, Barrow Street between Christopher Columbus Drive and Bay Street is to remain closed under a “pilot” that went […]
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Florida Man Sentenced in Killing of Jersey City Father of Three
A Florida man has been sentenced in the February, 2021 killing of a Jersey City father of three. Superior Court Judge Carlo Abad sentenced Ariel Dumit, 38, to 30 years in New Jersey State Prison for the shooting death of 34-year-old Christian Parra. According to Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez, at approximately 8:18 p.m. on […]
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Film “The Greatest Beer Run Ever” Returns to Van Vorst Park Wednesday
In the space of one year, Jersey City has provided a setting for all three productions, representing the city’s emergence as a convenient — and apparently affordable — urban movie backdrop.
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Mayor Touts Investment in Youth and Open Space as City Lags Nationally
On Wednesday, Mayor Fulop, department heads, and local officials gathered to cut the ribbon on improvements to Gateway Park downtown. But according to two studies, when it comes to playgrounds and open space investment, more ribbon cuttings will be needed to lift the city from its low national rankings. Standing in the newly renovated playground, […]
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Couple Says They Were Fired For Organizing Union in Downtown Building
Activists from the two-million member Service Employees International Union gathered on a tree-lined street in Paulus Hook yesterday to protest. Their cause: a married couple fired from their jobs in a luxury waterfront building where a one-bedroom apartment rents for $3,500 a month. Nick and Madeline Rivera, said the SEIU, were let go for union […]
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Jersey City Woman Arrested for Theft from Housing Authority
A Jersey City woman has been arrested in connection with missing funds at the Jersey City Housing Authority. According to Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez, yesterday members of the office’s Special Investigations Unit arrested Tyest Bryant, 53, following an investigation into the missing funds. The investigation allegedly found that Bryant, in her capacity as a resident […]
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Man Found Dead on Downtown Street Recently Closed by City
Updated 10:55 a.m. 8.6.23 A man was reportedly found dead this morning on a Downtown street recently closed by the city. According to a witness who arrived as the police were securing the area with yellow tape at approximately 9 a.m., the dead man’s feet could be seen protruding from an alcove of a building […]
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Closure of Downtown Street Has Businesses Seeing Red
The closure of a small piece of Downtown roadway has become the latest flashpoint on the Newark Avenue Pedestrian Plaza, with business owners and some residents squaring off against Mayor Fulop, Ward E Councilman James Solomon, and the Harsimus Cove Association. In June, with Solomon’s support, Mayor Fulop ordered Barrow Street between Christopher Columbus Drive […]