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Jersey City Business and Economics
Jersey City Continues to Star in Major Film Productions
In the space of one year, Jersey City has provided a setting for all three productions, representing the city’s emergence as a convenient — and apparently affordable — urban movie backdrop.
How the Mayor Stuck Wards A, B, C and D With $143 Million In Taxes
According to a new analysis, from 2014 to 2017, homeowners in Jersey City’s Wards A, B, C, and D paid $143 million more in property taxes than they would have had Mayor Fulop allowed the 2014 revaluation to go forward.
Jersey City Residents and Businesses Now Eligible for Federal Ida Disaster Relief
After weeks of lobbying by city and county officials, Hudson County has been included in the Major Disaster Declaration in the wake of Tropical Storm Ida.
Jersey City Uniquely Slow in Distributing Federal Rental Assistance
Jersey City has been uniquely slow in distributing money under a federally funded rental assistance program, according to an article published today in HuffPost.
Courts Begin To Hear Long-Stalled Eviction Cases
New Jersey’s eviction moratorium for middle-income renters ended Wednesday, with courts starting to hear some of the 83,800-plus residential eviction cases landlords have filed since the start of the pandemic.
State Won’t Extend Expiring Unemployment Benefits
Roughly half-a-million jobless New Jerseyans will see their unemployment benefits lapse next week, and the state doesn’t plan to extend them, Gov. Phil Murphy announced Monday.
New Jersey’s Unemployed Fret About Federal Benefits Expiring
Since the start of the pandemic, the state Labor Department has doled out more than $33 billion in state and federal benefits. The unemployment trust fund is already depleted.
A Movie Studio Opens in Jersey City
Governor Phil Murphy cut the proverbial ribbon today on Cinelease Studios at Caven Point in Jersey City. It is the largest film studio in New Jersey and the first purpose-built facility of its kind in the state.
Five Local Princeton Sophomores Launch Business to Help Online Grocery Shoppers
A new Jersey City-based student startup wants to help ease the pains of the online grocery shopper, while promoting community health and wellness.