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LETTER: Solomon breaks campaign pledge by supporting embankment abatement

In a letter to the editor, Jersey City resident Tricia Cuthbertson argues that Ward E Councilman James Solomon broke a campaign pledge by supporting a long-term tax abatement for the 6th Street Embankment. Earlier this month the downtown Embankment park project passed with city council member James Solomon voting...
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Bayonne BOE settles suit with family of 2 bros. who drowned in school pool...

The Bayonne Board of Education has settled the lawsuit with the family of two brothers who drowned in the Lincoln Community School pool on June 9th, 2022 for $26 million, according to attorneys for their estate. “The enormity of this tragedy is inestimable and it is certainly understandable why this...
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Zohran Mamdani defends request for resignations from City Hall employees

"My message to each and every New Yorker is that we will make our assessments on the basis of the work that is done, not on the basis of who appoints people, and that is an assessment that we will apply to the entirety of city government," Mamdani said.
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9 injured as displaced residents left out in cold after fire in top floor...

Residents were left looking for shelter on a near-freezing night.
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Shocked New Yorkers Discover New, Unsafe Emergency Exit Doors in Subway: ‘Completely Negating the...

One of the most important aspects of any commercial or residential building is its emergency exits. If there is a fire or other disaster, able-bodied people should be able to safely escape through these doors. However, in New York City, New York, the emergency exit doors have allegedly made doing just that far more...
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Stephen A. Smith Rips Mamdani on Rapper Fat Joe’s Podcast: ‘Free Ain’t Reality… That’s...

ESPN Sports commentator Stephen A. Smith blasted newly-elected socialist Mayor Zohran Mamdani for his lofty claims that everything will be “free” in New York City when he takes office. Appearing on the Joe and Jada podcast, Smith explained why he thinks Mamdani is going to become a major...
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NYC serial spitter bloodied in street-style justice during epic beatdown: ‘Worse than jail’

Anthony Caines — the sicko busted by the NYPD for allegedly spitting in the faces of white women who passed him in Williamsburg — has apparently been on the receiving end of some street-style justice. Video footage shared on social media showed two men beating and kicking a man who appeared to be accused spitter...
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3 DSA members battling for Mamdani’s Albany seat are even more to the left...

Whoever succeeds Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani in the state Assembly seat representing the People’s Republic of Astoria might be even more left than he is. The three women lining up for the job are all members of the Democratic Socialists of America and angling to get the party’s endorsement — which has proven a...
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Two injured after Turnpike crash in Cranford

CRANBURY – Two people were injured in a two-vehicle crash on the New Jersey Turnpike on Nov. 28. State troopers responded around 12:39 a.m. on Black Friday to reports of a crash on the New Jersey Turnpike north inner roadway, State Police Trooper Christopher Postorino said. A preliminary investigation found that a...
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$200M Deal Backs 34-Story High-Rise Bringing Affordable Housing To Jersey City

The roughly $200 million structured capitalization supports Homestead Gateway, a 34-story high-rise that will bring new affordable units to the neighborhood, according to a JLL news release. The project, led by Lions Group, includes a forward commitment from Freddie Mac and a capital solution provided by the Urban...

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