For its fifth year, Art Fair 14C has a new home. The rapidly expanding fair, which ran at the waterfront Hyatt in 2020, the Glass Gallery at Mana Contemporary in 2021, and the Jersey City Armory in 2022, moves to another picturesque setting in 2023: the CRRNJ Terminal in Liberty State Park. If you follow the […]
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This Weekend
St. Patrick’s Day is in full swing this weekend, with Jersey City’s One Block Parade on Friday, and 902 Brewing Co.’s event on Saturday. Also, Speranza Theatre Company will be celebrating Women’s History Month at City Hall, and Jersey City Restaurant Week will be wrapping up. There’s also live music, a drag brunch fundraiser, and […]
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While Schools Plead for Help, Many Businesses Escape Payroll Tax
Last week, following Governor Murphy’s proposal to cut $51 million in aid to Jersey City Schools, Board of Education President Natalia Ioffe complained that a payroll tax enacted to support the schools was coming up short. “There seem to be no mechanisms in place to ensure proper collection,” she charged. Ioffe is at least partially […]
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Jersey City Couple Charged with Smuggling Contraband into Prison
A Jersey City couple has been charged in a scheme to smuggle contraband into an Essex County prison. According to U.S. Attorney Philip Sellinger, an Essex County corrections officer, Efrin Wade, 34, and his girlfriend, Yairisa Lizardo, 29, were arrested today for conspiring to smuggle contraband to be resold to prisoners into Essex County Correctional Facility […]
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Faculty Union Rallies to Press State for Additional Aid for NJCU
They all came: students, teachers, union leaders, politicians from across the board, and, of course, the interim president of New Jersey City University. All of them came Monday to a union-sponsored “Fund NJCU” campus rally to plead the case for the survival of NJCU, to demand that Gov. Phil Murphy and state legislators come to […]
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Man Convicted of Assaulting Stepdaughter
A Jersey City man has been convicted of all charges relating to the sexual assault of his stepdaughter. According to Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez, on Friday, the 39-year-old man was convicted by a jury of Aggravated Sexual Assault, Sexual Assault by Contact, and Endangering the Welfare of a Child. The crimes occurred in Jersey […]
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Wednesday Program to Celebrate Hudson County Prisoner Reforms and Urge Further Action
On Wednesday afternoon, clergy and community leaders from around the state will gather to celebrate Hudson County’s commitment to help incarcerated people address outstanding warrants, fines, fees, and detainers, by petitioning the courts. Organizers will urge other counties throughout the state to adopt similar reforms. According to Mike Stanley, Lead Organizer of New Jersey Together […]
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Fugitive Charged in Death of BelovED Kindergarten Teacher
Murder charges have been lodged against a second man, who remains at large, in the death of a kindergarten teacher at BelovED Community Charter School. The 33-year-old teacher and mother of three, Luz Hernandez, was found in a shallow grave in Kearny on February 7 after she was reported missing. Previously, Hernandez’s estranged spouse, Cesar […]
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Six Rewarding Gallery Shows on View in Jersey City
If you attended JC Fridays, you know: we’re currently in a time of riches. There are rewarding shows on view all over town. It won’t always be this way. So in the interest of getting you out on the town while the offerings are hot, I’m breaking this down as simply as I can. Why are these […]
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Jersey City Man Arrested in Virginia for Recent Homicide
A Jersey City man has been charged in connection with a fatal shooting in Greenville. According to Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez, Brandon Montague, 24, was arrested today in Newport News, Virginia by the United States Marshals Service. Montague is charged in the March 4 death of Tyreef Robinson, 34, of Jersey City. Shortly after […]