Share/Save – Some residents at Droyers Point have been cited by city fire inspectors for not having working fire sprinklers. A group of homeowners sued the Municipal Utilities Authority and developer K. Hovnanian earlier this year for that very reason, and they say these citations are retalitory. – The Insider says that the biggest loser [...]
Share/Save- A lawyer known for winning lawsuits againt big-name NYC restaurants is representing a former Light Horse Tavern waiter in a suit against the Paulus Hook restaurant. The suit claims the tavern paid Fernando Comas below minimum wage and demanded he share his tips with managers and other non-service staff. An attorney representing the restaurant [...]
Share/Save- All five mayoral candidates gathered for their first all-in debate last night in the Heights. They discussed crime, tax abatements and local tax burdens, the flailing school system, open space, mass transit and criminal justice issues. Some interesting policy ideas came out over the course of the two-hour debate, and we’ll shine a light [...]
Share/Save- Hudson County organizations dealing with homelessness received more than $5 million in federal Housing and Urban Development grants for 13 programs. The biggest chunk — $1.2 million — will go towards the creation of 12 one- and two-bedroom apartments to provide permanent supportive housing to 16 homeless people. The Journal has a list of [...]
Share/Save- The city budget that was introduced last week, already $15.7 less than last year’s budget at $460.2 million, also contains a more than $800,000 shortfall. City business administrator Brian O’Reilly says that gap will be bridged with cuts or increased revenues. As we’ve mentioned before, the shortfall will be nearly $16 million total if [...]
Share/Save- Politicker’s “Wally Edge” does some political prognosticating in the wake of L. Harvey Smith’s announcement that he will run for mayor in May. He seems to think that will force Smith to vacate his state assembly seat (something we’re not sure is correct, since the mayoral election is in May and the assembly election [...]
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