Jersey City NJ

Mayor James Solomon found a city native and resident to serve as director of the Recreation and Youth Development Department. By sharing your email address with us, you’ll be entitled to view two Jersey City Times articles each month. In addition, you’ll be signed up for the daily email “Jersey City Today, ” the weekly “This Weekend” events email, and our Sunday news roundup email...

Jersey City is a town of participant-organizers. Most gallerists are artists themselves. Choreographers oversee the dance studios and cooks own many of the most creative restaurants. Even the live music venues are mostly operated by musicians. The Statuary (53 Congress St.), the town’s quintessential jazz club, was founded almost two decades ago by trumpeter Ted Chubb and music producer Rachel Ryall. They’ve run...

Curtis Sliwa has been the embodiment of public service since he founded the Guardia Angels. He recounted on 710 WOR's Curtis Sliwa and Larry Mendte in the Morning program a recent trip he had on the Staten Island Ferry, and how the MTA could do more to help. @iheartradio.com

If these walls could talk, they’d probably ask for a raise after everything they’ve seen since the 1700s. The Old ’76 House in Tappan, New York, isn’t just old by restaurant standards; it’s older than the country itself, serving meals since before America decided being a British colony wasn’t really working out.

NEW YORK CITY, NY — State police are searching for a missing woman last seen in November. Jessica L. Lord, 39, of Plattsburgh, New York, was last physically seen on Nov. 6 in the presence of the NYPD and Port Authority, according to New York State Police. Her last...

This is Eater’s guide to all the New York City restaurants, bars, and cafes that closed in May 2026. This list will be updated weekly (see: April, March, February, January), serving as a round-up of the dining and drinking places that have shuttered around the city. If a restaurant or bar has closed in your neighborhood, let us know at [email protected].

International Shoppes, a Valley Stream-based, family-owned retail operator, has been awarded a duty-free storefront at John F. Kennedy International Airport’s Terminal 4, marking a significant expansion for one of the few Long Island companies operating in the airport. The company, founded by two immigrant families and now in its...

Jersey City Mayor James Solomon announced he’s appointing Peter Vincent as the director of the Department of Recreation and Youth Development. Vincent, a born and raised Jersey City resident and athletics administrator with more than two decades of experience in youth development and collegiate athletics, will report to Deputy Mayor of Education Dia Bryant.

The West New York Police Department held a promotional ceremony recognizing officers moving up in rank and welcoming new recruits to the force. Six sergeants were promoted to lieutenant: Yousef Awadallah, Julian Porras, Daniel Leon, Aida Miranda, Nedal Saadeh, and Robert Cirri. Three officers were promoted to sergeant: Det. Orli...

New Jersey City University (NJCU) has issued additional layoff notices after previously laying off 151 employees, The Jersey Vindicator reported Wednesday. The move came just four days after an accreditation organization advanced the university’s pending merger with Union-based Kean University. By sharing your email address with us, you’ll be...