If all goes according to schedule, a high-end cannabis dispensary will open next spring on a rowdy section of Christopher Columbus Drive downtown.

https://jcitytimes.com/upscale-cannabis-comes-to-jersey-city/

A new plan that would allow builders to increase the number of apartments in a development in exchange for including affordable units is getting a mixed reception.

https://jcitytimes.com/as-city-unveils ... sing-plan-critics-emerge/

Jersey City school crossing guards will vote on a tentative agreement tomorrow settling their long-standing contract dispute with the city.

https://jcitytimes.com/crossing-guards ... e-30-million-in-back-pay/

A bill making its way through the legislature and on for a hearing in the state Assembly tomorrow would open the park up to commercial development and forever damage the storied urban oasis.

https://jcitytimes.com/editorial-resid ... -save-liberty-state-park/

Tomorrow the Environment and Energy Committee of the New Jersey State Senate will vote on a bill that environmental and civic groups fear would lead to the large-scale commercialization of Liberty State Park.

https://jcitytimes.com/bill-promoting- ... efore-committee-tomorrow/

Two iconic buildings that have stood in downtown’s Paulus Hook neighborhood since Civil War times were once again spared demolition after a six-hour meeting of the Jersey City Historic Preservation Commission on Tuesday.

https://jcitytimes.com/historic-preser ... dings-from-wrecking-ball/

The on again, off again federal court case of Tom Bertoli, former advisor to Mayor Steven Fulop, is now headed to trial.

https://jcitytimes.com/former-fulop-in ... toli-now-headed-to-trial/

Winning Events Group has announced that York Street Project would be this year’s beneficiary of the Exchange Place Corporate Challenge 5K race slated for Thursday, June 16 at 6 p.m. in Liberty State Park.

https://jcitytimes.com/june-16-liberty ... efit-york-street-project/

A man is dead and a woman is fighting for her life following a shooting last night on the West Side.

https://jcitytimes.com/one-dead-anothe ... fficer-involved-shooting/

In a bizarre case, a Hudson County jury found a Jersey City man guilty yesterday of assaulting his Airbnb guest on Christmas day.

https://jcitytimes.com/jersey-city-air ... lty-of-biting-guests-ear/

Authorities have arrested a 22-year-old Jersey City man in connection with a fatal 2021 hit-and-run crash on Route 440.

https://jcitytimes.com/jersey-city-man ... n-fatal-2021-hit-and-run/

The harsh reality is that the mayor does not explain to residents that our city government is underpaying, hence undervaluing, members of our police force.

https://jcitytimes.com/op-ed-jersey-ci ... nd-a-high-cost-of-living/

At yesterday’s caucus, the City Council mulled over the building of a new shooting range and the hiring of outside counsel to defend against a lawsuit over a controversial ward map believed by some to have been a textbook case of “gerrymandering.”

https://jcitytimes.com/city-council-mu ... d-gerrymandered-ward-map/

Two of Jersey City’s finest were feted recently by the American Legion’s Beacon Post 419 for their role in saving the life of an infant in the city’s Greenville section last fall.

https://jcitytimes.com/american-legion ... licemen-who-saved-infant/

Thanks to Jersey City resident and avid runner Steve Lipski, on April 23 next year, Jersey City will get its own marathon.

https://jcitytimes.com/jersey-city-to-get-its-own-marathon/

Authorities are investigating the death last night of a pedestrian near the intersection of Sip Avenue and Routes 1 and 9.

https://jcitytimes.com/pedestrian-dies ... by-two-cars-on-west-side/

The data suggests that the mayor has misrepresented and, in some cases, made false claims about the budget and the state of the Jersey City Schools.

https://jcitytimes.com/the-mayor-says- ... failing-critics-disagree/

There are great things to do this weekend!
https://jcitytimes.com/this-weekend-47/

Three Jersey City men have been arrested in connection with a scheme to defraud Uber and Lyft.

https://jcitytimes.com/totaled-tesla-u ... to-defraud-uber-and-lyft/

A Jersey City man pleaded guilty yesterday to charges arising from a 2020 shooting death in Bergen-Lafayette.

https://jcitytimes.com/man-pleads-guil ... ergen-lafayette-homicide/

Myles makes over struggling mom and pop cannabis dispensaries for Discovery Plus.

https://jcitytimes.com/heights-woman-r ... saries-on-discovery-plus/

Cano minces no words about his reasons for leaving the neighborhood. He blames the condition of the area, which he characterizes as a haven for crime, drugs, and disorderly conduct.

https://jcitytimes.com/crime-and-drugs-force-an-art-gallerys-move/

In a case involving an alleged white supremacist, a dead possum, an un-flushed toilet, a Rolling Stones song and claims of racial and pay discrimination, a husband and wife are suing the Jersey City Municipal Utilities Authority, its executive director, and a co-worker.

https://jcitytimes.com/alleged-white-s ... ompt-lawsuit-against-mua/

A new report claims that Jersey City took 8th place in a national ranking of last year’s “renter hotspots.”

https://jcitytimes.com/new-study-jerse ... ket-ranks-8th-nationally/

The brothers’ success is all the more compelling since at an early age both siblings were diagnosed with autism and because the Rosado family lives in Greenville, where violence can be a challenge for kids.

https://jcitytimes.com/greenville-twin ... d-a-singing-act-together/

At Wednesday night’s meeting, Jersey City’s Municipal Council members approved a feasibility study of a potential income tax to fund the Jersey City Board of Education.

https://jcitytimes.com/council-approve ... ax-to-fund-citys-schools/

A multinational tree care consulting company recommends that Jersey City nearly double its spending on trees and prioritize all forms of tree maintenance over tree planting.

https://jcitytimes.com/consultant-to-c ... -up-for-tree-maintenance/

In a twenty minute verbal torrent, the teacher berated the children, frequently employing racial stereotypes, yet imploring them to get along with one another and study.

https://jcitytimes.com/middle-school-t ... -for-race-based-diatribe/

Brett and Alexa partnered to collect backpacks and fill them with water bottles, toiletries, a bedroll, and info on services for homeless veterans.

https://jcitytimes.com/jersey-city-bas ... -veterans-a-path-forward/

Early this morning the music stopped for JC Studios when a fire destroyed much of the five story building the business has called home.

https://jcitytimes.com/early-morning-f ... io-and-jiu-jitsu-academy/