Authorities have arrested a Brooklyn man in a case of sexual assault. According to Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez, members of the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit arrested Raul Pena, 31, yesterday, for committing a sex crime on a woman in Jersey City. The alleged crime occurred on August 20 at a residence […]
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Jersey City Pays a Temporary, Seasonal Laborer $159,000
John Metro is a familiar face to those who follow city council meetings, where week after week he can be heard opining on all manner of municipal finance and operations. Unknown to many, however, is Metro’s other apparent job. According to documents obtained by the Jersey City Times pursuant to an Open Public Records request, […]
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Sen. Menendez Pleads Not Guilty to Corruption, Bribery Charges
Sen. Bob Menendez pleaded not guilty to three bribery and corruption charges in a New York federal courthouse Wednesday morning, days after an unsealed indictment alleged the senator received cash, gold bars, and a luxury car in exchange for his political influence. Menendez, a Democrat, was released on a $100,000 bond and was forced to surrender […]
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Cursing Man Flees After His Dog Bites Woman in Hamilton Park
If there’s one thing Jersey City has a lot of, it’s dogs. Every morning, they and their bleary-eyed owners take to the sidewalks and dog runs, usually without incident. But every now and then there’s a problem. Often it starts in a dog run. Such was the case yesterday for Hanna N. Yesterday, she recounted […]
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NJ Minimum Wage to Hit $15 in January
New Jersey’s statewide minimum wage will increase by $1 to $15.13 per hour for most employees on Jan. 1, 2024, making it one of a small number of states to cross the $15 threshold. The hourly rate exceeds the goal set by legislation signed into law in February 2019 to raise the minimum wage to at least […]
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Schools to Experiment with Restorative Justice in Place of Punishment
Schools are officially back in session across Jersey City. At last night’s Board of Education public caucus meeting, the board approved agreements to resolve a staff shortage affecting its before- and after-school programs and scheduled a vote on a trial restorative justice program. The agreements signed with the Jersey City Paraprofessionals Association and the Jersey […]
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Rent on Two Bedroom Jersey City Apartments up 25% Says Website
Want an apartment in Jersey City? It’ll cost you substantially more this year, says rental website Zumper. According to Zumper’s National Rent Report, the median rent for a two-bedroom apartment clocked in at a whopping $3,780, climbing 25% over the last year. The median rent on a one-bedroom apartment came in at $3,170, climbing 19.6%. […]
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A Defiant Sen. Menendez Says He Will Not Resign From U.S. Senate
Sen. Bob Menendez appeared in Union City Monday to deny federal bribery charges that were unsealed in an indictment Friday and to reiterate that he does not intend to step down from the U.S. Senate, despite pressure from top Democratic leaders. Menendez, a Democrat whose political career launched in this Hudson County city nearly 50 years ago, […]
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Weekend Closings of New Wittpenn Bridge Should End Soon
It took a decade and more than $600 million to finish building by the end of 2021 but the new Wittpenn Bridge and approaches linking Jersey City and Kearny along Rt. 7 but its overseers are still tinkering with it. Adam Ginsburg, a Kearny resident, expressed his frustrations in a recent email to the Jersey […]
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Washington Family Calls for Release of Missing Video
The family of Andrew Washington is calling upon the Attorney General to release missing portions of police body cam video that they say will paint a more accurate picture of the moments leading up to Washington’s death. Washington was shot by members of the Jersey City Police Department’s Emergency Services Unit on August 27 in […]