If you haven’t been vaccinated, now’s the time. Governor Murphy announced today that any New Jerseyan who gets their first vaccine this month, will be entitled to a free beer at participating breweries.

https://jcitytimes.com/get-free-beer-f ... capacity-limits-loosened/

Led by Karam Thapar, a 30-year-old banker with a high-profile social consciousness and fed up with what they perceive as municipal indifference, a group of Jersey City residents are taking to the streets every weekend.

https://jcitytimes.com/volunteers-join ... ker-to-rid-city-of-trash/

Hundreds of Sindhi Americans marched from New York City to Washington, D.C., recently to draw attention to the kidnappings and human rights violations suffered by Sindhi Hindu girls in Pakistan.

https://jcitytimes.com/student-editori ... -hindu-girls-in-pakistan/

In anointing New Jersey “the best place to eat pizza in the country” yesterday, Food & Wine magazine is citing two local pizzerias, Razza and Bread & Salt, as exhibits A and B.

https://jcitytimes.com/jersey-city-piz ... g-n-j-1-for-pizza-in-u-s/

Should you really want to understand the sheer horror of California ablaze, you’re encouraged to head to MANA Contemporary (888 Newark Avenue) for “Implied Scale: Confronting the Enormity of Climate Change,” which will dominate the first floor of the gallery complex until July 22.

https://jcitytimes.com/five-artists-ta ... ale-at-mana-contemporary/

Community activists and members of the group Blacks In Law Enforcement Servicing the Community are calling the 2020 conviction of former Jersey City police officer Denzel Suitt a miscarriage of justice.

https://jcitytimes.com/activists-and-b ... behind-convicted-officer/

Earlier this month, the super PAC Hispanic American Commerce Association in Jersey City announced that it would be backing longtime resident and banker Elvin Dominici in his run for an at-large seat on the city council. We sat down with Dominici for an in-depth interview.

https://jcitytimes.com/candidate-elvin-dominici-an-interview/

Mayor Steven Fulop’s controversial $6.7 million renovation of the Newark Avenue Pedestrian Mall moved forward today with an official groundbreaking.

https://jcitytimes.com/controversial-p ... renovation-moves-forward/

With its spectacular views of the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island, Liberty State Park (LSP) easily ranks as the crown jewel of New Jersey’s state park system but some people are asking why it can’t offer more in the way of amenities. Questions surrounding food concessions, transportation options and a renovation of the crumbling train shed have been overshadowed by the debates over Caven Point and the restoration of the park interior.

https://jcitytimes.com/could-liberty-s ... park-have-more-amenities/

Leaders of NJ 08 for Progress and Progressive Democrats of Hudson County are not discouraged after local progressive candidates came up short in the 2020 election. The organizers spoke to Jersey City Times about their role in delivering victory for President Joe Biden and their continued steps to position candidates for success in the future and create change at the county level.

https://jcitytimes.com/local-progressives-keep-up-the-fight/

As parents of Jersey City school students grapple with the reality of kids stuck at home tethered to computers for the foreseeable future, a sad spectacle of finger pointing has broken out among the parties responsible for this debacle.

https://jcitytimes.com/editorial-point ... dents-and-parents-suffer/

Assemblyman Nicholas Chiaravalloti, announced today that he will not stand for reelection in November.

https://jcitytimes.com/chiaravalloti-p ... lty-running-off-the-line/

In a surprise announcement last night, Jersey City Public Schools Superintendent Franklin Walker told parents that schools will remain closed until September.

https://jcitytimes.com/superintendents ... ening-criticized-by-many/

Jersey City resident Barbara Hines, a psychologist by profession and a jazz fan by avocation, interviewed Steve Williams, the new CEO of WBGO. Based in Newark, WBGO is the only radio station dedicated to jazz in the New York City metro area.

https://jcitytimes.com/a-talk-with-steve-williams-ceo-of-wbgo/

Last night, in a stunning display of arrogance and negligence, the Jersey City Municipal Council approved the appointments of two judges who may well be ineligible to serve, brushing aside a request from Ward E Councilman James Solomon that the vote be postponed for further investigation.

https://jcitytimes.com/editorial-a-cit ... -waste-deep-in-the-swamp/

The residence of a second administration nominee to the Jersey City Municipal Court is being called into question.

https://jcitytimes.com/residence-of-se ... urt-called-into-question/

Potential marijuana entrepreneurs in Jersey City and elsewhere figure to be a bit more optimistic today now that New Jersey’s brand spanking new Cannabis Regulatory Commission has officially convened–some two years after it was created.

https://jcitytimes.com/marijuana-business-rules-coming-soon/

In a development that could mean trouble for Mayor Steven Fulop, a lawyer at the center of a scheme to route money to candidates and elected officials through “straw donors” in exchange for legal work has pleaded guilty and is now cooperating with prosecutors.

https://jcitytimes.com/lawyers-plea-de ... -spell-trouble-for-fulop/

Mayor Fulop and his running mates received substantial donations from two lawyers and their families before they were chosen to fill vacancies on the Jersey City Municipal Court. One of the nominees may not live in Jersey City as required by the city code.

https://jcitytimes.com/fulop-and-team- ... picks-and-their-families/

Mayor Steven Fulop, the Jersey City Housing Authority (JCHA) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), have announced the expansion of Jersey City’s homeless resident outreach efforts. The effort will include a $2 million commitment to provide more permanent solutions for people experiencing or at-risk of homelessness.

https://jcitytimes.com/city-and-housin ... y-for-homeless-residents/

Hundreds of people assembled in front of City Hall this afternoon to protest an upsurge in violence against Asian Americans across the country. Organized by a coalition of immigrant rights and community activists, along with business and civic leaders, the rally took place amidst rising anxiety in the Asian American community following a series of highly publicized attacks.

https://jcitytimes.com/stop-asian-hate ... ws-hundreds-to-city-hall/

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and Transportation Alternatives, the safe streets and transportation advocacy group, announced yesterday that they will be offering low-cost, secure bicycle parking at the Port Authority Bus Terminal starting April 19 and running through June 18.

https://jcitytimes.com/port-authority- ... -parking-at-bus-terminal/

While we recognize that not all employees can perform their duties from home, where it is possible employees should continue on a work from home with a rotating schedule for onsite work to keep contact and possible transmission to a minimum.

https://jcitytimes.com/letter-mayor-fu ... y-employees-to-worksites/

Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez has announced that an undetermined amount of cash held for safekeeping has gone missing. The cash was reportedly held for “temporary storage in locked safes” and was seized from crime scenes.

https://jcitytimes.com/prosecutor-suar ... missing-crime-scene-cash/

On December 3, Mayor Steven Fulop, local officials, and representatives of environmental groups gathered on a windswept field underneath the Pulaski Skyway to announce the construction of Skyway Park, a thirty-two acre park along the Hackensack River on the former site of the notorious PJP Landfill. Standing quietly among the assembled audience was Mario Verdibello.

https://jcitytimes.com/the-man-who-con ... 0-barrels-of-toxic-waste/

Governor Phil Murphy announced today that all individuals ages 16 and older will be eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccination on April 19 – two weeks ahead of the state’s initial target of May 1.

https://jcitytimes.com/everyone-16-and ... ine-eligible-on-april-19/

Jersey City Board of Education trustees and city council members who met for a joint session on Wednesday are in agreement: to solve the public schools’ funding crisis, they must work together.

https://jcitytimes.com/board-of-ed-cit ... -huddle-on-budget-crisis/

A 16 year-old Jersey City boy was fatally shot last night in the vestibule of a building on Bergen Avenue near Dwight Street.

https://jcitytimes.com/16-year-old-jersey-city-boy-shot-and-killed/

Danielle Freire Announces “100% Grassroots” Candidacy for Ward D Council Seat

https://jcitytimes.com/danielle-freire ... -for-ward-d-council-seat/