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The event earlier this month gave community members a wide-ranging look at the systems that can keep Jersey City’s young people in cycles of violence.

Cano minces no words about his reasons for leaving the neighborhood. He blames the condition of the area, which he characterizes as a haven for crime, drugs, and disorderly conduct.

In a case involving an alleged white supremacist, a dead possum, an un-flushed toilet, a Rolling Stones song and claims of racial and pay discrimination, a husband and wife are suing the Jersey City Municipal Utilities Authority, its executive director, and a co-worker.

The brothers’ success is all the more compelling since at an early age both siblings were diagnosed with autism and because the Rosado family lives in a section of Greenville where street violence is not uncommon.

At Wednesday night’s meeting, Jersey City’s Municipal Council members approved a feasibility study of a potential income tax to fund the Jersey City Board of Education.