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More than 500 middle and high schoolers competed Monday in the 68th Hudson County STEM Showcase, the county’s largest and longest-running science fair. 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...

Newark police are looking for a man dressed in black who entered an Ecuadorian restaurant in the city’s Ironbound section and used Google Translate to announce a robbery. The incident occurred shortly before 8 a.m. on Feb. 20 in the 100 block of South Street, according to police. The...

Phillip A. Orphanidis, who served as deputy chief of staff in the Fulop administration at the time, was arrested after a motor vehicle crash near 8th Street and Marin Boulevard in Jersey City on Sept. 30, 2025, according to Jersey City police reports obtained through an OPRA request and released this week by...

Jersey City’s Newport neighborhood was once an abandoned industrial space along the Hudson River. Where some saw only urban decay, others saw opportunity. Over the past four decades, those derelict 600 acres of neglected land have been transformed into a vibrant city within a city. Today, eight office towers, the...

For decades, men experiencing homelessness across the city have been told to come to one place, the Bellevue building on East 30th Street. It’s the city’s main intake point for single adult men seeking shelter. Now the Mamdani administration says the nearly century-old facility will close by the...

The Newark Bay Bridge will be replaced but not expanded. Critics said the plan backed by former Gov. Phil Murphy would worsen traffic and exacerbate pollution. [ more › ]

The Hyde Park Central School District has shared a follow-up statement regarding a bullet found in a bathroom in February 2026.

Just because renting works in a neighborhood doesn’t mean buying there is the next logical step. See where average wages and mortgage payments don’t add up.

New York maintains some of the strictest knife laws in the U.S., balancing public safety with everyday utility under Penal Law § 265 and local ordinances. Blades under 4 inches are generally legal statewide for those 16+, but NYC imposes tighter rules, banned types exist, and “unlawful intent” can criminalize...

Sweet dreams turn real the moment you enter the Museum of Ice Cream. The headline attraction? Unlimited scoops that make every visit feel like a sugar?coated holiday. Forget ordinary museums; here, the exhibits are delicious and the fun never melts away. Families, friends, and selfie-seekers all gather for the...