Affordable housing took up the lion’s share of time during yesterday’s municipal council caucus. Following through on a pledge to narrow the socio-economic shelter gap confronting many residents, Ward C Councilman Richard Boggiano is pushing for a more equitable share of affordable housing in the Journal Square area. To facilitate that goal, Boggiano is seeking […]
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Jersey City Real Estate Investor Sentenced in Home Equity Bank Fraud
A Jersey City man has been sentenced in a scheme to defraud several banks through the use of home equity lines of credit. Anthony Garvin, 53, previously pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud and four counts of bank fraud. Yesterday, Judge Katharine S. Hayden imposed a 24-month sentence in Newark […]
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Jersey City is 12th “Tallest” City in America According to Study
It would seem hard to believe, but in a few short years of breakneck development, Jersey City has become the 12th “tallest” city in America. According to a new study from the heretofore obscure website RoofGnome, the Hudson County seat has more tall buildings than all but 11 American cities. To mark “Skyscraper Day” (who […]
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Couple Says They Were Fired For Organizing Union in Downtown Building
Activists from the two-million member Service Employees International Union gathered on a tree-lined street in Paulus Hook yesterday to protest. Their cause: a married couple fired from their jobs in a luxury waterfront building where a one-bedroom apartment rents for $3,500 a month. Nick and Madeline Rivera, said the SEIU, were let go for union […]
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Fed up With Crime and Official Indifference, a Landlord Gives Up
A Greenville landlord is calling it quits, fed up by crime, official indifference, and pandemic policies that forced her to evict tenants who had fallen years behind on rent. Rhea Stathatos, a managing partner at York Funding, which owns rental properties in New York and New Jersey, isn’t your stereotypical landlord. In June 2021, as […]
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Solomon Slams “Frivolous” Landlord-Backed Lawsuit
Jersey City Councilman James Solomon is pledging to fight a landlord-backed lawsuit that seeks to overturn the city’s new “right-to-counsel” law. Under two ordinances passed unanimously in June, the city established a program to provide free access to legal services for Jersey City residents in landlord-tenant court. Brought by the Jersey City Property Owners’ Association, […]
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Non-Profit Challenges Developer’s Plan for Hudson River Skyscrapers
A developer’s plan to build along the Hudson River is meeting with pushback from a local non-profit. This week The Hudson River Waterfront Conservancy filed objections with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection to oppose the state’s issuing a “waterfront development permit” for the construction of four residential skyscrapers jutting out into the Hudson River […]
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Letter: The City Should Consider the Plight of Small Homeowners
Dear Editor: I read the article on Jersey City’s government passing the “right to counsel law” and the fact the city officials complain about rents being high. Jersey City is only doing this because tenants make up 70% of the city. Many tenants are largely shielded from rent increases. Some are under rent control where […]
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City Council Passes Right-to-Counsel Plan, Implementation is Years Off
After nearly a year of deliberations and internal negotiations, Jersey City has become the latest the city to adopt a tenants’ “Right-to-Counsel” law as the City Council – in a rare move – unanimously adopted the measure Wednesday night. Mayor Steven Fulop joined several council members the following day on the steps of City Hall […]
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Letter: On Right to Counsel, Jersey City Made The Right Choice
I applaud the city council for passing ordinances on Wednesday that establish the Right To Counsel and fees on developers to fund affordable housing and free legal representation for tenants. This is a big step forward, and will contribute to a more humane city and economy. I hope that the city will demonstrate urgency in […]