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Activist Kevin Bing to Challenge Boggiano in Ward C

March 3, 2021/in header, Journal Square, Latest News, Neighborhoods, News /by Jersey City Times Staff

Community activist Kevin Bing announced this morning that he will take on Richard Boggiano to represent Ward C on the city council.  According to his website, Bing “is focused on improving street safety, adding affordable housing, and improving the quality of life” for the ward’s residents.

In taking on Boggiano, a retired police detective first elected in 2013, Bing will also be running against the well-heeled “Team Fulop” which Boggiano joined in December. Before that, Boggiano had been one of the few administration critics on the city council.  He often voted with the late Ward D Councilman Michael Yun, also a frequent critic of administration policies.

In February, following Boggiano’s abstention from a vote condemning the January 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, Bing joined a group of Jersey City Democratic Committee members that asked the Jersey City Democratic Organization and Hudson County Democratic Organization, not to fund Boggiano’s re-election. Boggiano defended his vote, claiming that the resolution went beyond the role of the city council.

Bing is a founding trustee and was President of the Journal Square Community Association. He is a former Bike JC board member. He touts his advocacy for for safe streets and improved transportation options. He says he worked on the campaign that brought Vision Zero to Jersey City and he has advocated for improved PATH service.

Bing works at a manufacturing business that has been operated by his family for 70 years.

Bing won a race for Democratic party committeeman “off the line” and he trumpets his work “with progressive groups to push our local leadership to reform the party and increase transparency.”

“Once on council [Bing] plans to be an independent voice and make city government accountable to the people – not just the powerful and well connected.”

Said Bing in announcing his run on Twitter this morning, “Launching my campaign for Jersey City council today. I think there are a unique set of challenges facing our city and solutions that can only come with new leadership on city council. This is an incredibly humbling opportunity and I plan to work hard to prove myself.”

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Jovina Johnson Elected President of Journal Square Community Association

February 26, 2021/in header, Journal Square, Neighborhoods, News /by Jersey City Times Staff

The Journal Square Community Association has elected Jovina Johnson as its new president. She replaces Kevin Bing, who stepped down after leading the association for the past two years. Johnson, a human resources professional, was first elected to the group’s board of trustees in February 2020.

JSQCA, founded in 2016, has approximately 80 members, who pay annual dues of $25. Most of its events are open to the public, other than its annual members-only meeting, which this year was held on Feb. 13. Like all its meetings since the lockdown began a year ago, the meeting was conducted virtually.

The meeting included a report on a member survey, which asked members to select up to three goals for the association. The top priority was parks/trees/green space, selected by 63% of the respondents. There was a four-way tie for second place, with affordable housing, homelessness, retail/walkability, and arts/culture each selected by 30%.

Speakers at JSQCA meetings over the past year included Mayor Steven Fulop, PATH director Clarelle DeGraffe, School Superintendent Franklin Walker, the Board of Education candidates, and experts on housing and homelessness. Stacey Flanagan, director of Health and Human Services, and Soraya Hebron, the city’s chief diversity and inclusion officer, will be the guest speakers at the next meeting on Saturday, March 13, from 10 am to 12 noon. Flanagan will discuss the city’s vaccination program. Hebron will discuss her work. The meeting will be livestreamed on the group’s Facebook page and Youtube.

Johnson said her priorities will include increasing the group’s diversity to more accurately reflect the population in Journal Square and the city overall, expanding the JSQCA’s relationships with local business, and overseeing a return to in-person meetings and events.

Bing, who was first elected to the Journal Square group’s board in 2017 and who was re-elected to the board this month, called his service as JSQCA president “the highlight of his civic career.” By stepping down after two years as president, Bing noted that he was following the precedent set by Bill Armbruster, the group’s first president, who currently serves as secretary.

Besides Johnson and Armbruster, the group’s other officers are Dario Gutierrez, vice president, and Mia Scanga, treasurer. The at-large trustees are Bing, James Dievler, Sumit Galhotra, Chris Lamm and Tom Zuppa.

The group’s slogan is “Working together to build a better community – Clean, Green and Safe.” Much of the JSQCA’s work is accomplished through its committees, including Clean, Green, Construction and Planning, Safe, History, Transportation, Homeless Outreach,  and Communications and Outreach.

The association is the principal organizer of Bergen Square Day, which will be held this year on Saturday, Oct. 23, in Bergen Square, at the intersection of Bergen Avenue and Academy. The group held its Bergen Square Day in May 2019; last year’s event was canceled due to the pandemic.

The JSQCA is the only community association in the city that belongs to Jersey City Together, a group composed primarily of religious congregations and that focuses on the school funding crisis, criminal justice reform, tenant rights and affordable housing.

The JSQCA  normally meets the second Saturday of the month from 10 am to 12 noon, except during the summer when it meets the second Monday of the month from 7 to 9 pm. Its website is https://www.jsqca.com/.  Its Facebook page is https://www.facebook.com/jsqca.

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Former Jersey City Police Chief Michael Kelly, who retired effective as of February 1st, earned a $282,779.58 payout for unused time, according to public records. Go here for story.

According to a report in the Jersey Journal, a  Jersey City police and fire dispatcher died on Wednesday after being admitted to the hospital with Covid-19. His death, apparently, follows a Covid-19 outbreak at the Jersey City Public Safety Communications Center. A city spokeswoman has confirmed the death but said that it “hasn’t been determined” that it was coronavirus-related.

 

The 2021 tree planting applications are available. Fill out the form and our city arborists will handle it. Apply early! bit.ly/adoptatreespri… @innovatejc @JCmakeitgreen

Mayor Steven Fulop and the Jersey City Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the opening of the City’s sixth vaccination site located near the Marin Boulevard Light Rail Station to vaccinate frontline workers, including all food and restaurant workers, grocery store workers, porters, hospitality workers, warehouse workers, those in the medical supply chain, and more.

Two of the City-run vaccination sites will dedicate 1,000 J&J vaccines for those interested, prioritizing workers who have limited time off: 100 Marin Boulevard and 28 Paterson Street (Connors Center).   Those interested should call (201) 373-2316.

Vaccine-eligible individuals can make an appointment online by visiting hudsoncovidvax.org.

Keep abreast of Jersey City Covid-19 statistics here.

Governor Murphy has launched a “Covid Transparency Website” where New Jerseyans can track state expenditures related to Covid.  Go here.

For info on vaccinations, call Vaccination Call Center. Operators will assist you with scheduling one: 855-568-0545

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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