Solomon smacks Fulop for $254M Jersey City deficit, $667M in one-shot revenues
Jersey City Mayor James Solomon smacked his predecessor Steven Fulop over a $254 million budget deficit – about 28 percent of the budget – which in part is attributed to $667 million in one-shot revenues since 2019, he announced at a press conference today. “For years, Jersey City...
Mayor to take $1 Salary in 2026
One day after Mayor James Solomon released a report detailing Jersey City’s $255 million budget crisis, which Solomon blamed on the Steve Fulop administration, he announced that he will take a salary of $1 in 2026. By sharing your email address with us, you’ll be entitled to view two...
Zoran Mamdani upstaged by adorable child at his press conference on childcare
NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani has made more childcare announcements with Chancellor Samuels (February 5) on his 36th day in office, but was unexpectedly upstaged by one of his guests. Joining him on stage were children from the District 2 pre-k center to help him announce a survey to expand childcare capacity city-wide, a...
Double fatal 2021 Jersey City shooters get consecutive life sentences, 18 years
The two defendants in a double fatal 2021 Jersey City shooting received consecutive life sentences and 18 years, respectively, yesterday, authorities said. Yesterday, Hudson County Superior Court Judge Nesle Rodriguez imposed consecutive life sentences in New Jersey State Prison against Omire Rios-Williams in...
Lost History: The Book of Negros
NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) — To understand the significance of the Birch Trials and the “Book of Negroes,” it helps to first understand what ultimately amounted to a broken promise made in 1775, at the start of the Revolutionary War, by Lord Dunmore, then Royal Governor of Virginia, to any Black slave or indentured...
We don’t need a warrant, bro: ICE arrests spark firestorm
As immigration officers conduct operations in New Jersey, there are renewed questions about whether they need a judicial warrant. Here is what the law says.
Trash fines are back! Watch out for $100 tickets over how rubbish is separated
TRASH fines are officially back and residents could now face tickets of up to $100 for not separating their rubbish properly. New York City’s Department of Sanitation rolled out a mandatory curbside organics collection scheme in 2024, forcing households to separate food scraps from regular trash in a bid to cut...
Teens trash C-Town, attack employees
On Jan. 28, four teenagers were taken into police custody at the CTown Supermarket on Mosholu Avenue after attacking an employee, the latest in a series of events that have been escalating since last summer. Police told The Press they prepared juvenile reports — a sealed document describing a minor’s...
These Companies Work With ICE. New York City Pays Them Millions.
The escalation of immigration enforcement nationally has put a spotlight on how New York City supports these operations — even indirectly. The post These Companies Work With ICE. New York City Pays Them Millions. appeared first on Documented .
ICE knocks on a door in Brooklyn. A ‘traumatic nightmare’ follows.
ICE agents look for someone at a home on Jan. 28, 2026, in Circle Pines, Minnesota. Questions about ICE detention activities are playing out in courtrooms across the country. Immigration enforcement officers stormed the home without a judicial warrant or the occupants' consent, according to a legal challenge. [ more...
