Jersey City’s the sky’s the limit policy on marijuana dispensaries is suddenly meeting with resistance in the Heights, where residents are concerned about issues ranging from teen smoking to aesthetics. As of March 13, the city’s Cannabis Control Board has approved 44 marijuana dispensaries including a disproportionate number — 14 — in Ward D. In […]
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St. Paul’s Ave. Traffic and Tonnele Ave. Parking on for Tonight’s Council Meeting
Will Jersey City’s lawmakers detour a proposed traffic change along a heavily-traveled Journal Square artery that many call a menace to the safety of area residents? This puzzler will be parsed at tonight’s City Council session, which begins at 6 p.m. in the Council chambers at City Hall, 280 Grove St. On the first matter, […]
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Longer Trains to Debut Today on Newark-World Trade Center PATH
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has announced that, starting today, PATH will operate nine-car trains on the Newark-World Trade Center line for the first time in its 100-year history. Gradually over the next 12 months, says the interstate agency, PATH will place increasing numbers of nine-car trains in service and, by the beginning of […]
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FOLSP Rips Governor Murphy for Cancellation of Liberty State Park Event
The group Friends of Liberty State Park is blaming Governor Murphy for the sudden cancellation of an event scheduled for tomorrow at which a long-awaited revitalization plan for the park was to be unveiled. Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Shawn M. LaTourette announced the event during a press conference last Thursday. This morning, a spokesperson for the […]
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Unpaid, Overworked and Understaffed, 911 Workers Complain of “Hostile Work Environment”
Despite a rising chorus of complaints from the public, Jersey City’s 911 communications center continues to be mired in dysfunction. This is according to multiple employees of the Jersey City Public Safety Communications Center who, fearing retaliation, spoke to the Jersey City Times on the condition of anonymity. The Jersey City Times also reviewed internal […]
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Driver Flees After Hitting Man on Scooter Downtown
A 33-year-old Jersey City man is in the hospital after being hit while riding an electric scooter Downtown. According to Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez, on Thursday the man was struck by a light-colored car as it made a right turn from Brunswick Street onto Christopher Columbus Drive. The driver did not stop. Police found […]
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Jersey City Awarded $8.1 Million for Traffic Safety Improvements at 33 Intersections along Summit Avenue
Jersey City will receive over $8.1 million in federal funds for safety improvements along Summit Avenue. The improvements will involve 33 intersections from Route 139 to Secaucus Road. The project, funded by the North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority (NJTPA), will include upgraded traffic signals at 19 intersections, pedestrian signal upgrades, high-visibility crosswalks, curb extensions, and […]
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Man Nabbed for Filing False Claim with Auto Insurer
A Jersey City man has been arrested after allegedly filing a false claim with his auto insurer. According to Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez, Issa Almaet, age 41, claimed that damage to a 2014 Jeep Cherokee occurred after an insurance policy with GEICO was purchased. Suarez alleges that Almaet knowingly concealed the fact that the […]
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Ten Connected to Marion Gardens Gang Charged in Drug Trafficking Conspiracy
Ten members of a Jersey City gang associated with the Marion Gardens Housing Complex were charged today for their roles in a drug trafficking conspiracy. According to U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger, Myron Williams, aka “Money,” aka “Tunchi,” 29, and Andre Alomar, aka “Dre8,” 21, both of Newark; and Herbert Thomas, 48; Roger Pickett, aka […]
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DEP to Unveil Plan for Liberty State Park at Open House Next Thursday
The battle over the future of Liberty State Park will enter a new phase next Thursday when the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection unveils its eagerly awaited plan for the 600 acre expanse on the edge of Upper New York Bay. In an virtual press conference yesterday, DEP Commissioner Shawn M. LaTourette hinted at what the public […]