The New Jersey Attorney General tonight released a troubling 33-minute video of the moments leading up to and including the police shooting of 52-year-old Andrew Washington. The video is unlikely to quell calls for legal action against the officers involved and for changes to the way Jersey City responds to mental health emergencies. The principal […]
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Mayor Cuts the Ribbon on Kindle Public Charter School in Bergen-Lafayette
The mayor, a state assemblywoman and two councilmembers joined administrators, teachers, students and members of the public yesterday to cut the ribbon on Jersey City’s newest public charter school. Just three weeks old, Kindle Education’s first class of 66 sixth graders is, apparently, settling in to their temporary digs at Team Walker Learning Center on […]
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Feds Accuse Sen. Menendez of Taking Gold, Car and Cash for Favors
Federal authorities indicted U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez for the second time Friday, charging him with conspiracy to commit bribery and related offenses over his alleged aid to a North Jersey businessman and an attempt to disrupt criminal probes into allies. Menendez, a Democrat and New Jersey’s senior senator, was charged with one count each of conspiracy […]
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Council Demands Washington Video, Grants Bayfront Abatement
The City Council on Wednesday called for “the immediate release of all video footage and investigative reports” touching on the fatal shooting of Andrew Washington, 52, at his Randolph Avenue home on August 27. A resolution passed by the council stipulated that any such tapes and records “in the possession of the Office of Attorney […]
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Bayonne Man Arrested for 2022 Hit-and-Run of Jersey City Cyclist
A 33-year-old man from Bayonne has been arrested in connection with a 2022 hit-and-run crash that sent a Jersey City man to the hospital with serious injuries. According to Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez, Joseph Emmons was arrested yesterday by members of the Hudson County Regional Collision Investigation Unit and charged with Endangering an Injured […]
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Jersey City Loses One More Time in Cops and Cannabis Fight
Jersey City has lost yet another round in its fight to bar police officers from using cannabis while off-duty. In a decision issued today, the Civil Service Commission upheld an administrative law judge’s holding last month that a police officer in New Jersey may legally use cannabis off-duty. The commission held that federal law doesn’t […]
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Embankment Coalition Asks Public to Attend Crucial Zoom Meeting with Feds
Advocates for turning Downtown’s abandoned Sixth Street Embankment into a greenway including walking and bike trails, are calling on supporters to come out for an important Zoom meeting with the Feds. On September 28 from 5 to 9 p.m. Surface Transportation Board will give locals a chance to weigh in the historic structure’s future. Conrail, […]
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Former JCPD Captain Fired for Racist, Sexist and Homophobic Remarks
A former Jersey City police captain has been fired by the Florida police department where he has worked since 2021. According to reporting by The Daytona Beach News-Journal, the DeLand Florida police department terminated former JCPD captain, Francisco “Frank” Williams, after he allegedly made racist, sexist, and homophobic statements to colleagues. An internal affairs report […]
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Affordable Housing in Journal Square and Beyond Dominates Council Caucus
Affordable housing took up the lion’s share of time during yesterday’s municipal council caucus. Following through on a pledge to narrow the socio-economic shelter gap confronting many residents, Ward C Councilman Richard Boggiano is pushing for a more equitable share of affordable housing in the Journal Square area. To facilitate that goal, Boggiano is seeking […]
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An Aunt Reminisces and Plans March for a Fallen Nephew
Doris Toni Ervin likes to keep busy. It’s only then that she can stop thinking about her nephew, Drew. “Yesterday, I’m frying fish. That’s his favorite food. When I cook…he lives down the street…and I’m like, ‘Hey Drew, I cooked fish. You coming down?’” “‘Yeah, Aunt Toni, I’ll be down there,’” he’d respond. “I can’t […]