Ward F Councilman Frank Gilmore and a coalition of local organizations have filed suit to invalidate a controversial map that redrew the boundaries of the Jersey City’s six wards.
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Producer Releases Video Case Study of the Lewis Spears Campaign
A video case study looks back at what a producer believes she and the Lewis Spears campaign were able to accomplish together.
Three Council Members to Forego Pay Raises, Council Advances Controversial 17-Story Project
With scarcely a peep from Jersey City’s taxpayers, a City Council majority voted March 9 to increase each member’s salary from $60,000 to $85,000 and the council president’s pay from $65,000 to $90,000.
Journal Square Community Association Calls on City Council to Conduct Hybrid Meetings
We are publishing a letter sent by the Journal Square Community Association to members of the Jersey City Municipal Council and the city clerk asking that they “immediately implement hybrid in-person/virtual city council meetings.”
Department of Recreation Employee Sentenced to Three Years of Prison
A former payroll clerk for the Jersey City Department of Recreation was sentenced to prison today in connection with a scheme to inflate payroll hours for certain former part-time and seasonal employees who were her relatives or personal associates.
Mayor Declares 2022 “Year of Open Space” in State of the City Address
In his seventh annual State of the City address as mayor—and with the pandemic squarely in his rearview mirror rhetorically—Mayor Steven Fulop declared investing in open space to be his “personal priority” for 2022.
City Council Hears Tale of Seven-Minute Delay in 911 Call Response
At the Feb. 24 City Council meeting, council intern Aleyna Kilic testified about a recent call to the city’s 911 operators that went unacknowledged for seven minutes.
Parking, Via and Trash Bills Dominate Tuesday’s Council Caucus
At Tuesday’s Jersey City Municipal Council caucus meeting, council members vented frustration about public parking in the Heights, poor service offered by the Via transit shuttle, and incorrect billings of residents by the Municipal Utilities Authority.
New Legislative Map Creates Local Headaches
Republicans and Democrats adopted new legislative district boundaries Friday, their bipartisan vote an unprecedented compromise for a commission that has historically relied on a court-appointed tiebreaker to end partisan gridlock.
Jersey City Municipal Utilities Authority to Replace Lead Water Pipes
The MUA has announced a preventive program, “Lead Free JC,” to replace all lead “service lines” in the city over the next decade.