As reported by NJ.com, Jersey City is expecting to bring gender-neutral bathrooms to City Hall. During their Wednesday meeting, City Council authorized a contract with Herbst-Musciano, LLC for non-binary, single-occupancy restrooms. City Hall’s restrooms are currently gender-neutral, but the proposed single-occupancy restrooms provide more accessibility to the community. The architecture firm plans to bring non-binary […]
Changes to Jersey City’s Obscenity Law
Back in May, we published an article discussing the obscenity law in Jersey City and the ban that halted Lillian Bustle from performing her burlesque show. What did change: Restrictions on sex toys, adult films, and performances. What didn’t change: The topless ban. No, you can’t walk around topless if you have breasts. That’s still […]
Black History Month In Jersey City
As many know, February 1st is the start of Black History Month here in America, and Jersey City did not cease to join in on the festivities. The Jersey City Municipal Council as well as The Office of Cultural affairs teamed up to kick off the beginning of the month with a short but very meaningful program […]
Recap of the Second Annual JC Fitness Fair
On May 20th, JC Families and ChicpeaJC held the second annual Jersey City Fitness Fair in front of City Hall. From 11 AM to 2 PM, the public was able to join us for demos, get to know local fitness and health businesses, and try some foods from local vendors. It was a blast!! DJ Bizznice […]
Steven Fulop Announces Plans for 2017
On September 28th, press gathered in front of City Hall as Mayor Steven Fulop announced that he’ll be running for mayor of Jersey City in the 2017 elections. “Over the last couple weeks, I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about what’s in best interest of Jersey City, what’s in the best interest of the state of […]