Schools

Parents at P.S. 16 have launched an initiative looking to close a playground section of the historic park during weekday school hours as a decision on the matter looms from the city council.

A local educator is taking the city to court looking to toss an upcoming public ballot question about switching to an appointed school board in place of the currently elected one.

A group called Friends of Quality Education has been given the go-ahead to construct a four-building complex in Jersey City that aims to open for the 2025 school year.

A listing shows that a property on the border of Verona and Montclair has been placed on the market and that a 300-unit development could be constructed.

The parcel at 122-136 Seventh Avenue near Newark Broad Street Station is expected to be sold to the highest bidder.

For over a year, Jersey Digs has been following the proposal to turn a Rutgers-owned 18-story building in Downtown Newark into over 200 apartments and more. Now, we’ve gotten our hands on the project’s site plans and renderings.

The $300 million Jersey City project will build a “mini-city” near Liberty Science Center -- see the new renderings here.

The former Maple Avenue Elementary School, which was the subject of a 57-unit adaptive reuse proposal in 2018, might become a charter school instead.

The Jersey City planning board recommended that Hudson County Community College be allowed to move forward with a modern facility that will feature classrooms, a gym, a black box theater, and more.

Pending council approval, a hotel development deal now includes funds to renovate a post office, restore a decaying community center, and create new educational spaces for public use.