Jersey City NJ

The Hudson County Sheriff’s Office hired a former officer who admitted short sale fraud in May 2023 to a $60,000 civilian role last month and his employer doesn’t want to talk about it. Osbado Hernandez was hired by the Hudson County Sheriff’s Office as a seasonal assistant on...

Late night gunfire outside 435 East 102 Street has NYPD investigators turning to the public for help, after a person fired multiple shots on March 11 at about 11:00 p.m. and then took off. The individual is wanted on a reckless endangerment charge, according to an update shared on March 30 by NYPD Crime Stoppers.

Mary Beth Hurt, who starred in films such as “The World According to Garp” and “Six Degrees of Separation,” has died at the age of 79. Molly Schrader, Hurt’s daughter, announced her mother’s death in a post on social media. She died at an assisted living facility in Jersey City, N.J., according to The Hollywood...

Mayor Zohran Mamdani is making a show of cutting the budget, with videos of him looking for millions under sofa cushions. He’s pretending he’s leaving no stone unturned to close a $5.4 billion budget gap. Don’t buy it. These are token gestures meant to suggest the city has cut all it can, giving Albany cover to...

Police responded at approximately 1 a.m. to The Metropolitan in Edgewater for a report of an active domestic violence incident, according to Edgewater Police Chief Donald Martin. Patrolmen Delgado, Tibus, and Spaccavento arrived and separated the individuals involved before determining that Davian Mercedes, 18, of...

Furious protesters blocked off construction trucks and swarmed the site of a proposed homeless shelter in Brooklyn on Sunday evening — after rumors swirled that workers would break ground at the new facility as early as Monday morning. Several hundred protesters lined multiple blocks in Bensonhurst, calling upon...

At the Jersey City Board of Education’s March meeting Thursday night, the board voted 6-3 to submit the Jersey City Public Schools’ preliminary 2026-2027 budget — which includes a 17% tax levy increase — for county-level approval. By sharing your email address with us, you’ll be...

The Jersey City Public Schools’ annual state-mandated financial audit for the 2024-2025 fiscal year resulted in six fewer findings than the previous year’s, the Jersey City Board of Education heard at its March meeting Thursday night. Moreover, fewer of the findings were considered serious. By sharing your email...

Jersey City is overhauling its 911 Communications Center to improve emergency response times and reliability. Announced by Mayor James Solomon on March 27, 2026, the reforms include new leadership positions, modernized dispatch procedures, and a major technology upgrade launching May 14, 2026.

The American Institute of Architects New Jersey has recognized three Garden State civic buildings among the most beautiful in the country, based on a recent national survey. According to the recent announcement, Somerset County Courthouse claimed the top spot, while Hoboken Public Library secured second place in the...