JERSEY CITY, NJ - Seven members of the Jersey City Municipal Council are co-sponsoring a resolution opposing the New Jersey Turnpike Authority’s proposal to widen the NJ Turnpike through Jersey City to the Holland Tunnel, a statement announced on Thursday.

NJTA’s plan has faced growing opposition from a coalition of community groups, like Safe Streets JC, Bike Hudson County and ...

JERSEY CITY, NJ - The Jersey City Housing Authority will receive $383,278 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Mainstream Vouchers program, a tenant-based housing vouchers for households that include a person with disabilities. 

Mainstream vouchers are administered using the same rules as other housing choice vouchers but are targeted to serve a special population to ...

JERSEY CITY, NJ — St. Peter’s University has filed a lawsuit to overturn approvals issued to a cannabis dispensary and lounge that seeks to open near its Jersey City campus.

Filed Aug. 3 in Hudson County Superior Court, the lawsuit claims that conditional use variances issued to Medusa are in violation of the city’s requirement that dispensaries be located at least 200 feet ...

JERSEY CITY, NJ — As part of a larger effort to make one of New Jersey’s largest cities a cleaner and greener place to live, work and visit, Sustainable Jersey City is continuing to lead a project aimed at making sure trees planted along sidewalks are well cared for.

During a series of clean-up days this past spring, dozens of volunteers with the non-profit took to the streets to ...

JERSEY CITY, NJ - After years of debate, a New Jersey Senate committee advanced a bill sponsored by Senator Brian Stack that will finally provide protection to the wildlife preserve at Liberty State Park, specifically to a portion of Caven Point which has been eyed for possible expansion of a golf course.

This comes after Gov. Phil Murphy signed another bill to open Liberty State Park up ...

JERSEY CITY, NJ - Assemblyman William Sampson is holding a Bookbag Giveaway at Bethune Park on June 21 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Many kids going back to school do not have the supplies they need and the backpacks filled with supplies help them get off to a good start in the new year, organizers noted.

Bethune Park is located across from the Bethune Center on Martin Luther King ...

HUDSON COUNTY, NJ —The New Jersey Council for Humanities (NJCH) has awarded $402,500 in grants to almost three dozen organizations across the state, including two in Hudson County.

After receiving a record number of 83 applications during its spring 2022 grant cycle, NJCH selected 33 groups to receive grants ranging from $2,000 to $20,000 to undertake projects that “reflect the ...

JERSEY CITY, NJ - Vivian Brady-Philips, executive director of the Jersey City Housing Authority joined Karisa Tashjian, director of Programs for Digitunity; Gary Greenberg, executive director of the Bayonne and Girls Clubs of Hudson County; and Arvind Swamy, regional director of External Affairs at AT&T, to distribute laptops to young people who need them for their education, at the ...

JERSEY CITY, NJ - Despite questions about the methodology used to develop the findings, both current and former Jersey City officials are saying that more needs to be done to make affordable housing available in New Jersey’s second-largest city.

Recently website Rent.com claimed that Jersey City has the highest rent in the United States, with the average rent reaching $5,500 per month, ...

BAYONNE, NJ – A 24-year-old man was attacked and robbed by two teens whom he arranged to meet in order to sell a PlayStation 5, police reported. 

According to a statement, the victim told police that he agreed via a social media wesbite to meet one of the males, Nizere Mingo, 19, Willingboro, at the 34th Street Lightrail Station Friday evening to complete the sale.

JERSEY CITY, NJ - A Jersey City man is dead and a second in critical condition following a shooting in the early hours of Sunday.

According to Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez, the Jersey City Police Department was notified of shots fired in the area of Monticello Avenue and Astor Place at approximately 3:02 a.m. Upon arrival officers located two victims, both with gunshot ...

JERSEY CITY, NJ - National Night Out brought cops, kids and the community together at four sites in Jersey City on Aug. 2. 

Inside four parks that corresponded to the four police, hundreds took part as officials from various city departments as well as the police precincts mingled with the public, providing information as well as camaraderie.

The annual National Night Out campaign was ...

HOBOKEN, NJ — Up for a challenge?

Look no further than Pier A Park, where, on July 30, the City Challenge Race will make its return to Hoboken.

Since it debuted nearly a decade ago in the Mile Square City, the race, which turns city streets into an urban obstacle course, has become increasingly popular.

Voted as top obstacle race in the country by Buzzfeed, the City Challenge Race ...

HUDSON COUNTY, NJ — Hudson Regional Hospital’s marketing director is facing charges after authorities say they found a large cache of shotguns and handguns in an unlocked closet at the hospital.

According to Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller, Reuven Alonalayoff, 46, of Elmwood Park, was arrested Sunday at Newark Liberty Airport with assistance from the United States Department of ...

NEWARK, NJ — Hospital-based violence intervention programs (HVIP) across New Jersey that assist crime victims after they’re discharged from the hospital have helped save countless lives by providing crucial follow-up services.

Now, the lack of a long-term funding solution for these programs could put more people put at-risk without help from the state.

“Our goal is trying ...

JERSEY CITY, NJ — Authorities are searching for the driver of a hit-and-run collision in Jersey City that left a 63-year-old bicyclist seriously injured.

According to Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez, the incident occurred around 12:30 a.m. on July 24 in the area of John F. Kennedy Boulevard and Terhune Avenue, where Jersey City police found a man with “multiple injuries that ...

JERSEY CITY, NJ — A 19-year-old Jersey City man gunned down is being credited with helping more than three dozen other people live healthier lives through the gift of organ donations.

Back in July 2019, an unthinkable tragedy occurred as senseless street violence claimed the life of Jordan Herron, a teen who was in the wrong place at the wrong time.

A silver lining in this horrific ...

JERSEY CITY, NJ — Tickets are still available for Jersey City-based non-profit Whole Spectrum Autism’s flagship fundraising event next month.

Scheduled for Sept. 8 from 6 to 10 p.m. at The Ashford, the 7th annual Autism Acceptance Gala will include food, drinks, dancing and raffles, as well as an awards ceremony to recognize those who have significantly contributed or represented ...

JERSEY CITY, NJ — As the end of summer nears, efforts are underway help families that may be struggling get their children prepared for a new school year.

As part of its mission to assist women and their families, Jersey City-based non-profit Women Rising is hosting its annual drive to collect back to school supplies.

According to Women Rising’s director of fund development ...

JERSEY CITY, NJ - Art House Gallery in partnership with Mana Contemporary and the Jersey City Office of Cultural Affairs is presenting "not the end of the world...yet", a solo exhibition of new work by Donna Kessinger until August 28 at Mana Contemporary, 888 Newark Avenue, Studio 351, 3rd Floor. 

Curated by Andrea McKenna, viewings will be by appointment on Tuesdays, ...

JERSEY CITY, NJ —The city’s Movies in the Park series continues this week with “Respect” at Berry Lane Park on Tuesday and "Tinkerbell" at Boyd McGuiness Park on Thursday.

Screenings will begin at 7:30 p.m., however check JerseyCityCulture.org for updates on any weather-related cancellations.

The series is part of the “Summer in the City 2022” ...

JERSEY CITY, NJ — This year’s class of inductees into the New Jersey Hall of Fame includes two honorees with Jersey City roots: the founders of Goya Foods and a critically acclaimed author.

The honorees span a number of well-known entertainers, athletes, political figures and business leaders, demonstrating the wide range of talent within the Garden State, the New Jersey Hall of ...

NEWARK, NJ - The New Jersey Coalition of Latino Pastors and Ministers’ Vice President Rev. Bolivar Flores will host a book signing and presentation about civic engagement in the Latinx community and the Black Lives Matter movement at the Newark Museum of Art on Thursday, August 4 at 4:30 p.m.

Rev. Flores will discuss “Hispanic Religious Leaders and Civic ...

HUDSON COUNTY, NJ — In celebration of Hudson County LGBTQIA+ Pride Month, several events are planned leading up to the Annual Hudson Pride Festival on Aug 27.

Now in its 22nd year, the festival typically draws 10,000-plus people into downtown Jersey City to celebrate the diversity of the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender communities of not only Hudson County, but the greater ...

HUDSON COUNTY, NJ – Hudson County is among the 17 counties in New Jersey that will be under a heat advisory from 11 a.m. Thursday through 8 p.m. Friday, according to the National Weather Service (NWS).

According to the latest forecasts, conditions may become “dangerously hot” while the advisory is in effect, with temperatures in the upper 90s and a heat index above 100.

A ...

JERSEY CITY, NJ — In celebration of Hudson County LGBTQIA+ Pride Month, several events are planned throughout August in Jersey City.

The festivities begin Monday, with a flag-raising ceremony on City Hall Balcony (280 Grove Street) at 12 noon.

Jersey City will also host its 21st annual Pride Festival on Aug. 27 from 1 to 9 p.m. at the Grove Street Path Plaza and Newark Avenue.

PARAMUS, NJ — Sen. Joseph Lagana has three main inspirations for wanting to keep New Jersey's children safe at school.

"I try to use my real-life experience and apply it to my job as a legislator," Lagana (D - District 38) told TAPinto. "And part of (that) is being a father and having three kids."

When he takes his daughters — who are headed into ...

TRENTON, NJ — New Jersey's hospital-based violence intervention programs (HVIPs) are getting a big financial boost.

Gov. Phil Murphy and Acting Attorney General Matthew Platkin announced Monday the programs, which help and support victims of violence, will receive $10 million in federal American Recovery Plan (ARP) funds.

“The Paterson Healing Collective is pleased to ...

TRENTON, NJ — New Jersey's State Parole Board is teaming up with Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care to help offenders struggling with substance use disorder, both before and after their release.

"We're confident that this is something that could be life-changing to a lot of people," State Parole Board Chairman Samuel J. Plumeri, Jr. told TAPinto.