Share/Save On Nov. 3, New Jerseyans will go to the polls in what is currently a too-close-to-call race for governor. In addition, Jersey City residents will vote on two state representatives to the Assembly in the three districts that make up the city (31st, 32nd and 33rd). If you aren’t currently registered to vote, you [...]
Share/Save- Ward B councilman Phil Kenny officially tendered his resignation yesterday, one day after pleading guilty in federal court to accepting bribes. Meanwhile, Kenny’s campaign treasurer says the dirty money in question has been donated to charity. – A probe into a drug ring operating out of a Varick Street restaurant has led to 17 [...]
Share/Save- The federal corruption sweep got a little bit wider yesterday as Ward B councilman Phil Kenny became the first sitting council member to plead guilty to taking bribes in return for potential political favors. Kenny, who was not among the 44 arrested in July, will be sentenced in January. Meanwhile, Council President Mariano Vega* [...]
Share/Save- In a segment on development and corruption in New Jersey, Ward E councilman Steven Fulop talks about Jersey City’s particular issues with WNYC’s Brian Lehrer. – A suit seeking $10 million has been filed by the Jersey City man who was left fighting for his life after a 19-year-old Bayonne driver allegedly hit him [...]
Share/Save- The city budget is in dire shape, with huge deficits predicted, mandatory furloughs ordered and departmental budget cuts most likely up next. Even so, the administration has hired 53 full-time permanent city employees — mostly cops — since Mayor Healy was re-elected May 12. – In better budget news, the city reportedly stands to [...]
Share/Save- A Journal Square massage parlor was hit with a handful of fire and code violations yesterday and was shut down for now. Although no one was arrested yesterday, there have been a few prostitution-related arrests at the establishment in the past few years. – Hudson County has finally purchased the Annex building at 567 [...]
Share/Save- The nearly 200 security guards in the city’s public school system will vote next Monday on whether to have money deducted from their paychecks in order to be paid over a 12-month period instead of 10. When they were being paid over 10 months, many guards complained about going broke in the summer months, [...]
Share/Save If you thought, with the passing of May’s election, that Jersey City was safe from the bizarre world of Hudson County political advertising, think again. Today’s Jersey Journal features the ad above, paid for by the Jersey City Police Officers Benevolent Association (POBA). Though we think the sketch looks a little more like Bob [...]
Share/Save- A new study by the Garden State Alliance for a New Economy (GANE) finds that most working people in Jersey City are either very poor or very well-off, with most of the wealth concentrated in a relatively small percentage of folks at the top. We’ll bring you more on the report’s findings later this [...]
Share/Save- Homicide detectives say the bullet that killed a man in the Booker T. Washington housing complex over the weekend could have been fired from more than 100 feet away and they are still not sure of the motive for the shooting. – Dozens of workers from three nursing homes in Jersey City and other [...]
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