Last night the Jersey City Redevelopment Agency unanimously voted to approve the first Bayfront redevelopment agreement, a deal with Bayfront Development Partners LLC, to build a six-story building on Route 440 that has 35 percent affordable housing.
Westside
Mayor’s Spokesperson Confirms that Fireworks Caused West Side Fire
Mayor Fulop’s press secretary, Kimberly Wallace-Scalcione, has confirmed that a fire that torched a West Side home on July 3rd was triggered by fireworks.
Hoboken Man Arrested in Stabbings That Left One Dead and Another Injured
Authorities have made an arrest in connection with Tuesday’s double stabbing that left a man dead and a woman injured.
West Side Stabbings Leave One Dead and Another Injured
Authorities are investigating two stabbings yesterday morning that left a man dead and a woman in the hospital.
Report: Fireworks Suspected in West Side House Fire
Fireworks may be to blame for a fire last night that destroyed the upper floors of a West Side home.
Muralist Raisa Nosova Raises a Distress call for Ukraine
Enter the Oculus on Vesey Street, and you’ll pass it: a twelve by sixteen foot work of crocheted wall art done in the colors of the Ukrainian flag. The team of textile artists behind “Peace for Ukraine” have superimposed an image of a dove, complete with an olive branch, atop the bands of sky blue and […]
NJCU Acting President Kroll Issues a Statement on Social Media
While the challenges we are facing are daunting, NJCU is resilient and I am confident that with us all working together we will see this emergency through, and write a strong next chapter in our history.
NJCU Facing Fiscal Crisis; Campus Awaits Answers in Wake of President’s Departure
The NJCU board of trustees announced that the school was facing a “financial emergency” resulting from carrying a “recently intensified structural deficit” of $20 million.
Transcript of 911 Call from Distraught Woman Fleeing Man Shot by Police
In a dramatic four minute call on May 24, a distraught woman can be heard asking a 911 operator for help as a man with a gun pursues her towards a gas station on Communipaw Avenue.
Attorney General Releases Videos and 911 call in May “Police-Involved” Shooting
The Attorney General’s Office has released video footage and a 911 call related to a fatal police-involved shooting last month.