Politics

Newark officials are looking to buy $61 million worth of property from the Essex County Improvement Authority.

Landowners near the future hotel site have filed suit against city officials and KMS Development Partners, looking to block an agreement they claim is a “blatant quid pro quo.”

The state’s Assembly advanced a bill that would create two new types of licenses for restaurants without bar areas, which would give eateries cheaper booze-serving options.

The city council is about to take a step forward that would acquire the building.

The city will require affordable housing developers to advertise in newspapers and on radio or TV, according to a new resolution.

Jersey City could follow in Newark’s footsteps and enact an ordinance requiring a certain percentage of units in some new buildings to be designated as “affordable.”

The New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs is studying the feasibility of tearing down the armory in Newark’s Roseville neighborhood.

In preparation for the state possibly legalizing the drug, the city council is looking to limit neighborhoods where pot shops could open in Hoboken.

While “Joker” is taping in Journal Square, the city considers increasing the cost to produce a major film in Jersey City.

Tonight, Senator Menendez is bringing former Secretary of State and presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton to Jersey City for a fundraising event.