Could the Newark National Guard Armory be Demolished?
The New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs is studying the feasibility of tearing down the armory in Newark’s Roseville neighborhood.
Newark Plans to Launch Homelessness Commission
The proposed task force in New Jersey’s largest city would be among the first of its kind in a state where homelessness remains a crisis.
Demystifying Jersey City’s Reval with Civic Parent’s Brigid D’Souza
Jersey City’s long overdue tax revaluation will be completed by mid-2018. Financial literacy blogger Brigid D’Souza, who runs the website Civic Parent, provides residents with tools to become self-advocates for fair taxes during the reval process.
Union City Adopts New Marketing Plan for Affordable Housing
The city will require affordable housing developers to advertise in newspapers and on radio or TV, according to a new resolution.
Ward C Councilman Rich Boggiano on the Future of Journal Square
In part six of Jersey Digs' ongoing interview series with Jersey City's council members, Ward C Councilman Rich Boggiano addresses the next wave of development coming to Journal Square.
Tug of War Over Sixth Street Embankment Enters Its Eleventh Year
Two relics of Jersey City’s industrial past that are only four blocks from each other are presently worlds apart, with one undergoing a building...
Zoning Changes in the Works for Parts of Downtown
Jersey City’s senior planner has put together a proposal that would change zoning on the western edge of downtown, although the plan’s implementation may not come as quickly as thought.
Money for a Marketplace: Why Did Newark Give $2 Million to ShopRite?
The ShopRite of Newark received a $2 million grant from the City of Newark more than a year after the store opened.
Newark Sues NYC Over a Program That Has Relocated 1,198 Homeless Families to the...
Newark filed a lawsuit saying that New York City is violating interstate commerce rules by coercing families to sign leases for illegal and uninhabitable apartments.
Jersey City’s Property Tax Rate Finalized at 1.48%
Following the city’s first revaluation in almost three decades, their certified tax rate came in lower than expected.