Jersey City Councilman James Solomon is pledging to fight a landlord-backed lawsuit that seeks to overturn the city’s new “right-to-counsel” law. Under two ordinances passed unanimously in June, the city established a program to provide free access to legal services for Jersey City residents in landlord-tenant court. Brought by the Jersey City Property Owners’ Association, […]
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New Law Aims to Bring Uniformity to Reporting of Election Results
Gov. Phil Murphy signed a bill into law Thursday that will make reporting of election results more uniform statewide. Supporters said they believe the changes will bring clarity to the reporting of election results and restore faith in the elections process that may have been undermined by recent claims of widespread voter fraud nationwide. It won […]
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Bicycle Storage “Pods” Coming to Transit Hubs Around Jersey City
Jersey City cyclists looking for safe and secure places to store their bicycles near mass transit will now have more options. Today Mayor Fulop and the Department of Infrastructure announced that Brooklyn-based Oonee (pronounced ooh-nee, after the Japanese word for sea urchin) will begin installing storage “pods” throughout the city. In cooperation with the Port Authority, Oonee has operated a […]
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City Council Fails to Adopt 2023 Jersey City Municipal Budget
Updated 4:43 p.m. 7.24.23 With two of its members absent, Jersey City’s lawmakers on Monday failed to pass the proposed municipal budget so the city’s spending blueprint will either come back to the governing body for reconsideration or the state may step in. Those were the options presented to the City Council by Steven Wielkotz, […]
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New Jersey Sues to Block New York City’s Congestion Pricing Plan
New Jersey sued the federal government Friday to block New York’s plan to add tolls on Manhattan’s busiest roads, calling it a “misguided scheme” that will reap billions for the city while spiking congestion and air pollution in New Jersey. In a federal complaint filed in Newark, state officials asked the court to vacate the final […]
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Two People Shot Near Popular Bar and Music Venue
Two people were shot last night near the the popular Bergen-Lafayette bar and music venue The Factory on Communipaw Avenue. According to the report, the shooting took place at approximately 5:30 p.m. One of the victims was listed in critical condition. This morning, a Factory employee said they were aware of the incident and that […]
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Jersey City Mayor Who Banned Music and Film Remembered in Library Project
Memories of Bernard Berry, the 33rd mayor of Jersey City, may have dimmed a bit, even for old-timers, but they’re being revived thanks to the efforts of the Jersey City Museum of History and Jersey City Public Library. This week, the museum and library launched the city’s first oral history project designed to capture narratives of […]
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Jersey City Man Arrested for Distribution of Cocaine and Fentanyl
A Jersey City man was arrested with three others and charged in connection with the distribution of cocaine and fentanyl. According to Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez, on Wednesday, Franklin Rodriguez-Liberto, 40, of Jersey City was arrested with three other men on Mill Creek Drive in Secaucus following a months-long investigation by the Hudson County […]
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Four-Alarm Fire Came After Years of Unaddressed Complaints
Rodent infestations, piles of refuse, and tall weeds: These are the unresolved complaints sent to the city in 2020 by neighbors of a building that went up in flames seven weeks ago. On May 30, a four-alarm fire broke out at 234 Montgomery St., a building that had long been vacant, according to records obtained by the […]
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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 […]