Not a year old and The Mercy House Jersey City is making its presence known in Greenville. On Monday, staff and volunteers handed out 250 free turkeys with sides to boot. Despite the cold weather, visitors waited in a long line to receive a turkey along with stuffing, mashed potatoes, and cranberry sauce. According to […]
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Fed up With Crime and Official Indifference, a Landlord Gives Up
A Greenville landlord is calling it quits, fed up by crime, official indifference, and pandemic policies that forced her to evict tenants who had fallen years behind on rent. Rhea Stathatos, a managing partner at York Funding, which owns rental properties in New York and New Jersey, isn’t your stereotypical landlord. In June 2021, as […]
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Two Shootings Reported in Greenville
Two shootings were reported at approximately 10:40 p.m tonight in Greenville. A person was shot in the vicinity of 8 Rose Ave. The victim was taken to Jersey City Medical Center with a graze wound to the calf. In another incident, three people dressed in black and riding bicycles, fired as many as nine shots […]
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City Announces Revival of Port Liberté Ferry Service to Manhattan
Jersey City has announced the revival of ferry service from Port Liberté to Manhattan at a discounted price and with free transportation to the terminal. Mayor Steven Fulop partnered with City Council members, the Department of Infrastructure, and New York Waterway to re-open the Port Liberté Ferry Terminal, which had been closed since the start of the […]
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Man Shot During Interaction with Bayonne Police Arrested
A man who was shot on Thursday during an interaction with Bayonne police has now been arrested. According to Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez, her office’s Major Crimes Unit has charged 35-year-old Kelvin Oritz in connection with an incident that began in Bayonne and ended in Jersey City’s Greenville neighborhood. Just after 6:45 a.m. on […]
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Jersey City Man Arrested in Fatal Smoke Shop Shooting
A Jersey City man has been arrested in a fatal shooting at a smoke shop in Greenville. According to Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez, yesterday members of the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide Unit arrested 28-year-old Anton Mair, of Jersey City, in connection with the fatal shooting of Khalil King on April 23, 2023. King, […]
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Authorities Investigating this Morning’s Shooting by Police
Authorities are investigating a shooting in Bayonne this morning that ended with a suspect’s apprehension in Jersey City. According to Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez, just after 6:45 a.m., the Bayonne Police Department received a report of a theft from a gas station on 53rd Street near Avenue E. Responding officers found a “person of […]
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Report: Man Shot by Bayonne Police Flees to Jersey City
Notice: this story has been updated here. This morning Emergency Medical Services were attending to a man reportedly shot by a Bayonne police officer. According to radio reports, at approximately 7 a.m. the wounded man apparently made his way from Bayonne to Linden Avenue and Scott Street in Greenville. The man, who was reportedly shot […]
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Fatal Greenville Fire Under Investigation
Authorities are investigating yesterday’s fatal Greenville house fire. According to Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez, firefighters pulled Christopher Williams, 54, of Jersey City, from the house at 269 Stegman Street during fire suppression efforts. Williams died a short time later at Jersey City Medical Center. A 41-year-old woman was injured while escaping the fire through […]
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Greenville Man Arrested for Gun and Cannabis
 A Greenville man was arrested yesterday and charged with possession of a gun and cannabis. According to Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez, members of the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Gang Task Force arrested Farrakhan Williams, 43, of Jersey City, following a months-long investigation. Williams was arrested at his residence in the early yesterday morning […]