Many healthcare professionals are reusing masks due to a shortage of masks. If you have spare medical masks available, please consider donating them to local hospitals and Hackensack University Medical Center, which has been handling many COVID-19 patients and are currently running low on masks. Local Jersey City currently has 85 cases. Hudson County has 38 […]
Local and international COVID-19 updates – March 23, 2020
For all state updates, please visit covid19.nj.gov. Please stay home if you can, and wash your hands! Local Murphy has reported 7 additional deaths. Total casualties for COVID-19 in NJ: 27. Total cases in New Jersey: 2,844 There are currently 190 cases in Hudson County. A testing center in Hudson County will open on March 24th […]
Local and international COVID-19 updates – March 20, 2020
Local Parking regulations in Jersey City are suspended, included meters and residential zone parking. The number of total statewide cases is now 890. There are 2 additional deaths, bringing the total fatalities to 11. The rise is the number of positive cases are a result of more testing and results coming in from private labs. […]
Fulop and healthcare professionals unveil screening system for potential emergency room influx
Mayor Fulop joined Christ Hospital healthcare professionals today to officially open a new system set up in temporary structures outside of the hospital’s emergency room to prescreen walk-ins before they enter the hospital building. This system will help streamline the admitting process by evaluating and identifying those who are infected with the coronavirus to ensure proper […]
Local and international COVID-19 updates – March 18, 2020
Be sure to keep up with any updates from local and national news sources, but don’t forget to take breaks from the overwhelming amount of information being provided on a daily basis. If you think you qualify for testing, find local health centers and call first to see if they have screening and testing available – […]
Jersey City Implements Executive Order To Fight Spread of COVID-19
Mayor Steven Fulop posted on Facebook about an hour ago the following message re-garding fighting the spread of COVID-19. “Yesterday evening we had our 4th positive case and we recognize where this can trend if we don’t get ahead of it. We were the first in the country (last week) to implement any restrictions on […]
City takes proactive steps to minimize the spread of COVID-19
Mayor Fulop along with city health and public safety officials have announced that all nonessential city-sponsored and/or city-involved functions will be cancelled for the next 7 days as part of the proactive measures being put into place by the Administration to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The mandate took effect on Wednesday night. Additional guidance […]
Jersey City Water; What’s the Deal on Safety?
Written by Maria Baab Late last year, residents of Jersey City were struck with panic as a local publication unleashed a headline stating that carcinogenic contaminants are prevalent in Jersey City tap water. Citing data from nonprofit organization the Environmental Working Group (EWG), Daniel Hubbard reports that chromium was detected at 0.0468 ppb for Jersey […]
Mayor Fulop appoints 3 heroic officers to Detective after saving countless lives
Mayor Fulop and Public Safety Director James Shea have appointed three Jersey City police officers to the rank of Detective following their heroic actions during the December 10th shooting. Police Officers Kendric Jackson, Mariela Fernandez, and Raymond Sanchez were appointed to Detective during a ceremony inside City Hall on Wednesday night. “I firmly believe the […]
Joyce Watterman sworn in as Jersey City council president
As of this morning, Councilwoman Joyce Watterman made history as Jersey City’s first African-American woman city council president! Joyce Watterman is a Jersey City native who has been on the city council since 2013 and founded Continuous Flow Christian Center on Monticello Ave. She’s known for her great dedication to the community. She is also […]
What we know about the shooting in Greenville
On December 10th, there was an active shooter alert that sent the city into lockdown mode. Here’s what we know, based on the police scanner and updates from the city: Believed to have started at Bayview Cemetery, where one officer was shot Shooting reported around 12:30 PM on MLK and Bayview Shooters arrived at the […]
Mayor Fulop Unveils Revitalization Efforts along MLK Drive
Mayor Steven Fulop unveiled the first city-run, micro-entrepreneurship venture dubbed “Container Village” which has transformed an unused lot along Martin Luther King Drive into a creative temporary popup venue by converting four shipping containers into a community-centered retail and art hub, at no cost to the small business owner. The entrepreneur incubator is the latest […]
Top Headlines of the Week in Jersey City
Catch up with recent news in Jersey City. Jersey City Residents Now Have Full Access to Obtaining Vital Records The City has been granted the ability to provide those people born in Jersey City with a certified copy of their birth certificates right from the Clerk’s Office (280 Grove Street) without delay or additional costs. […]
Top 6 Headlines of the Week in Jersey City
Here are some headlines and stories from the past week! It’s Pumpkin Spice season again at Starbucks Go nuts and get yourself a PSL. You know you want to. They even have Pumpkin Spice Cold Brew. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Starbucks (@starbucks) Jersey City Reopens Waitlist for Affordable Housing Options […]
Jersey City Moves Forward on Construction for Skate Park at Berry Lane Park
Mayor Fulop and the Jersey City Redevelopment Agency announced the scheduled start of construction on the Berry Lane Skate Park, funded by the Tony Hawk Foundation. It’s scheduled to break ground this fall! The skate park will be the largest in Jersey City at nearly 12,000 square feet, and will be the first poured-in-place concrete […]
Top Headlines in Jersey City
Catch up with news from the past couple of weeks! Cashless tolls coming to GWB and Lincoln + Holland tunnels That’s right – Port Authority commissioners approved $240 million in contracts to bring cashless toll collections in order to prevent traffic delays and crashes. They aim to have this ready and running by 2021. Jersey […]
JCPD Rescue Dolphin by Morris Canal
On Monday, July 15th at approximately 4:53 p.m., the JCPD Emergency Service Unit (ESU) responded to a call for a dolphin in distress within the shore line of the Morris Canal. Upon arrival, the ESU officers were met by State Park Police and a Liberty Humane Society Animal Control Officer (ACO). The ACO was keeping […]
Jersey City Officially Becomes First Large NJ City to Ban Single-Use Plastic Bags on June 28th
Mayor Fulop is distributing reusable bags at several local supermarkets this morning to officially kickoff a city-wide ban on commercial/retail use of disposable plastic bags as part of the city’s effort to decrease litter contamination. At 10:30 a.m., it’s kicking off at the ShopRite located at 400 Marin Boulevard. Starting today, June 28, it is […]
Top Headlines of the Week in Jersey City
Catch up on Jersey City news with headlines of the past week.
Top 8 News Headlines of the Week in Jersey City
Catch up with some news of the week! 3 teens win Teen Mentoring Literacy Contest at Lincoln High School It was announced on June 5th that Carina McClean, Atanasha Thomas, and Jasmine Glean won the Teen Mentoring Literacy Contest by Carepoint Health. Students were asked to write about life experiences and how they were influenced […]
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