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HOBOKEN - Promising "A New Approach to Traffic Safety in Hoboken," the City’s official Vision Zero website went live today, as a way to facilitate public engagement on traffic safety initiatives.

“Hoboken is committed to eliminating all traffic related injuries and fatalities, and our new website will help us solicit public feedback as we work towards this goal,” ...

HOBOKEN, NJ - Sticking to the script of Hoboken's current municipal operations, contract discussions for Police Chief Kenneth Ferrante appear to have taken on a political scope. While the Bhalla Administration supports a three-year contract, discussions by the City Council favor a shorter two-year deal, citing budget concerns and long-term mayoral discretion.

Ferrante took the reins ...

HOBOKEN, NJ - Late Wednesday afternoon, Hoboken City Council met for a special meeting to address the Mayor's veto of an ordinance they had previously passed regarding bicycle parking in municipal garages. By a vote of 6-3, the Council opted to override the veto.

The ordinance will create a system to allow residents to store their bicycles for $1 a week for a covered parking space in ...

JERSEY CITY and PATERSON, NJ  - Two of his longtime colleagues in the House of Representatives are mourning the loss of Georgia Congressman, and Civil Rights icon, John Lewis. Representative Lewis passed away Friday after a long battle with pancreatic cancer.

Including those celebrating his achievements was Representative Albio Sires (D-NJ-8) who said that it was a privilege to have ...

HOBOKEN, NJ - Last week, Mayor Ravi Bhalla announced his veto of an ordinance put forth by Councilman Michael DeFusco and Councilwoman Tiffanie Fisher to provide sheltered bike parking in Hoboken's municipal garages. In the days that followed, questions have emerged regarding the Mayor's motivation behind the veto, and the process behind developing the ordinance.

Ordinance B-278 was ...

HOBOKEN, NJ  - While bike lanes have become a priority in Hoboken as more and more effort is put into developing safe transportation alternatives along the city's thoroughfares, a recent snafu saw cyclist friendly space recently painted along Clinton Street ripped up last week when the road was completely resurfaced.

According to Hoboken Spokesman Vijay Chaudhuri, ...

JERSEY CITY, NJ – With the nation’s once a decade census count delayed by the COVID-19 public health crisis, Hudson County lawmakers are joining in a call to prepare for a temporary extension of the New Jersey’s redistricting process whereby New Jersey legislative seats are apportioned across the State’s 40 districts. 

“We must have a complete and accurate ...

HOBOKEN, NJ  - The City Council passed a resolution Wednesday urging Hudson County Schools of Technology (HCST) to reconsider its decision to not further address the complaints about the High Tech High School Yearbook, which contains what parents and students maintain to be a symbol of hate.

Among the Class of 2020's Senior quotes in the yearbook, one student included ...

HOBOKEN, NJ – On Monday morning, the Bhalla Administration announced that they were prepared to present their long-anticipated budget for Fiscal Year 2020. Later that afternoon, the specific details of the tentative $118 million budget were disclosed and disseminated to Councilmembers and the media.

Factors weighing heavily in the budget decision process include a pre-existing ...

HOBOKEN, NJ – Following months of anticipation, the Administration of Mayor Ravi Bhalla has outlined its tentative budget for Fiscal Year 2020. Factors weighing heavily in the budget decision process include a pre-existing budget shortfall, a reduction in surplus regeneration, and the unprecedented loss of revenue due to COVID-19—the combination of which represents an estimated ...