A Jersey City property manager has admitted to conspiring with two others in a kickback scheme to defraud Canco Lofts, a condominium complex in Jersey City, of $470,000. According to U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger, Ranaldo Bennett, 56, of Jersey City, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Court Judge Karen M. Williams today in Camden federal […]
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Did a Notorious Landlord Find a Way Around Rent Control?
Emily Hurley had been living in her Monmouth Street apartment for a year when her landlord delivered the bad news. If she wanted to renew the lease, it would cost an additional $1,100 a month. The 31% jump from $3,500 to $4,600 seemed like a lot to Hurley, even for Jersey City’s ever-more-expensive Downtown rental […]
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‘Don’t Close Loew’s Alley,’ Jersey City Residents Urge City Leaders
Close to 100 Jersey City community members turned out in person, joined by an additional 50 virtually, Thursday night to learn more about a planned 2-year shutdown of an alleyway next to the Loew’s Theater in Journal Square. Closing the 10-foot-wide pathway would allow some of the theater restoration work to proceed uninterrupted by foot […]
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Controversial Jersey City Palisades High-Rise Gets Planning Board OK
A cliffside development project opposed by a Jersey City Heights community group and a lawmaker representing the ward can move forward now that the city Planning Board has given its blessing. After a year of deliberations, board members voted unanimously February 20 to approve an application by PF Associates, LLC, of Oradell, to build an […]
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McGreevey Says He Opposes Pompidou x
Mayoral candidate Jim McGreevey has announced his opposition to Pompidou x, the planned Journal Square outpost of Paris’s Centre Pompidou. “Jersey City cannot afford the prospect of the Pompidou satellite location in Jersey City. There are greater and more pressing concerns facing Jersey City, including: property tax and rent stabilization, the reconstruction of the Charlie […]
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State Hits Landlords Discriminating Against Those with Criminal Records
Five Jersey City property owners have been accused of violating a state law forbidding landlords from denying apartments to applicants with prior criminal records. The action stems from the state’s adoption two years ago of the Fair Chance in Housing Act (FCHA), which, according to the N.J. Attorney General’s office, is “the first state law […]
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Saturday Blurbs: Interesting Little Stories From the Past Week
Every week, we learn of stories that may not merit a headline but are, nonetheless, worth telling you about. Here are a few from the last seven days. Food and Drink Cheers and Frasier star, actor Kelsey Grammer served beers from his brewing company Faith American Brewing Company at Liberty Science Center’s “After Dark at […]
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If You Want a Lawn, Don’t Come to Jersey City
“Lawns are indicative of success; they are a physical manifestation of the American Dream of home ownership.” Scientific American It won’t come as a surprise to denizens of Chilltown that the city has precious little private green space. But a new study puts cold, hard numbers to our green grass deprivation. According to the lawn […]
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Finally Some Good News on Jersey City Rents
Mirroring a national trend, it appears that the Jersey City rental market may be cooling. According to a new study by the online rental marketplace Apartment List, the median rent in Jersey City increased in 2023 by a relatively modest 1.7 percent. That compares to 7.8 percent in 2022 and 17.6 percent in 2021. Like […]
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Governor Plans $20 Million Investment in Science Center “Tech Innovation Hub”
Governor Phil Murphy has announced that the state will invest up to $20 million in SciTech Scity, the “tech innovation hub” to be built next to Liberty Science Center. Liberty Science Center is in the planning stages of a $450 million expansion to build what will become the 30-acre Sci Tech Scity “innovation campus.” An […]