New Red Light Cameras Expected to Make the City Millions: Jersey City has quietly installed a new set of cameras at Jersey Avenue and 18th Street that will catch motorists blowing through red lights, part of an initiative officials hope will net the city $7 million annually. Richardson and Lavarro to be Sworn in Today: [...]
Three Councilmembers Absent at Election Forum: At last night’s forum for candidates in next week’s Jersey City special election for at-large council seats, the at-large incumbents Kalimah Ahmad and Ray Velazquez were both absent, as was Ward F councilwoman Viola Richardson. Meanwhile, Gov. Chris Christie and Mayor Jerramiah Healy received strong criticism from the candidates [...]
City Council Reconsiders Tow Pound Bill: Faced with a less than enthusiastic reception from tow-truck operators, Jersey City officials have decided to revise the ordinance that would privatize the city car pound. Beldini Seeks Prison Term Delay: Former Jersey City Deputy Mayor Leona Beldini should have her prison sentence delayed because the federal prison system [...]
- The Powerhouse: Under a plan recently authorized by the Port Authority, the agency will deed its 55-percent stake in the Powerhouse to Jersey City, the building’s co-owner. Along with a private partner, the Cordish Company of Baltimore, the city plans to redevelop the building into a retail, entertainment and gallery space anchoring the city’s [...]
- Empty Sky Memorial Dedicated: More than 1,000 people flocked to Liberty State Park on Saturday to witness the dedication of the Empty Sky Memorial, the state’s memorial to the 746 New Jersey residents killed in the 9/11 attacks. – More 9/11: The Ledger has a look at how 9/11 brought more financial firms to [...]
- ACLU Seeks Cellphone Tracking Data from JC, Others: Information on how and when New Jersey police departments use cellphone data to track citizens is being sought by the American Civil Liberties Union, with the group saying it wants to learn if the government provides appropriate protection when the data is accessed. Open records requests [...]
- UBS Gets Tax Break to Keep Jobs in JC: New Jersey has awarded a $27 million tax break to UBS Financial Services Inc. to keep the company from moving 2,000 employees in Weehawken and Jersey City out of state. – Aid to Cities: Negotiations between Gov. Christie and legislators on restoring up to $139 [...]
- Kids Home Alone: Two Jersey City teenagers took matters into their own hands Tuesday when a tenant left her six children, ages 2 to 14, home alone, according to police, neighbors, and the two teens. Three of the abandoned children were running naked in the street and one nearly got hit by cars, according [...]
- School Funding: The cost for the state to comply with the Supreme Court’s latest Abbott v. Burke ruling may have just come down $50 million or so, as the Office of Legislative Services (OLS) sent a letter yesterday to the Senate and Assembly budget committees that revised its original estimate from just shy of [...]
- Layoffs: Jersey City plans to lay off 108 employees in June in an effort to downsize city government and save roughly $6 million annually. – NAACP: Former Jersey City detective Calvin Hart was elected president of the NAACP Jersey City chapter Monday night. MORE from Earl Morgan. – Spectra Pipeline: The Jersey City Police [...]
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