Tag: covid-19
With Federal Help Unlikely, Landlords and Tenants Need to Work Together on Rent Relief
We have now been in quarantine for two months - two months that many people have been unemployed and unable to pay their rent and/or mortgages. With no federal assistance in sight, here's how landlords and tenants can work together to ease the burden.
Jersey City Freezes Rent at Most Smaller Buildings Amid COVID-19
The council’s recently passed ordinance outlaws rent increases through at least August at many properties that have four apartments or less and at all rent-controlled units.
New Jersey’s Breweries Lend a Hand Amid COVID-19 Downturn
Dozens of craft beer companies from Little Ferry to Cape May are finding creative ways to give back while keep themselves and the restaurant industry afloat in a tough environment.
Ghost Truck Kitchen is Perfectly Positioned for a Pandemic and to Feed Jersey City’s...
Downtown pick-up and delivery-only restaurant Ghost Truck Kitchen has transformed Tuesdays into a Day of Giving, feeding the frontline workers at Jersey City Medical Center.
Class Action Lawsuit Filed Over Last Week’s Water Main Break in Jersey City
Four Jersey City residents are taking Suez and a contractor to court over the service disruption, which they claim left them without water to wash their hands amid COVID-19 concerns.
Tenants in N.J. Can Pay Their Rent with Security Deposits During COVID-19
A new Executive Order lets renters put funds being held as security deposits towards paying rent as state officials continue to weigh a separate $100 million rent relief bill.
Lawsuit Claims Restaurant’s COVID-19 Rent Relief Request Was Met With Threats, Extortion
The owners of a Joe’s Crab Shack in Clifton claim that after they asked for a rent reduction over COVID-19 restrictions, Briad’s CEO told them he "would rather f***ing burn down the building than have them stay there rent free."
Most Construction in Jersey City Continues Despite COVID-19 Restrictions
Many of the city’s largest towers and biggest developments are still active worksites due to carve-outs in Governor Murphy’s orders halting non-essential construction.
Hudson County Hunger Project: They’ve Got You.
Jersey City restaurants and volunteers organized as fast as you can say bon appetit to feed the community’s seniors affected by Coronavirus social distancing.
Surreal Drone Video Shows an Empty Journal Square Amid Pandemic
A new drone video captures Jersey City’s Journal Square neighborhood as a virtual ghost town.
