Jersey City Contractor Pleads Guilty to Paying 1.5M in Bribes and Kickbacks to County...
A Jersey City contractor has pleaded guilty in federal court to paying $1.5 million in bribes and kickbacks to two Hudson County Parks Department Directors. 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...
After 40 Years, MTA Is Replacing Its Entire 1980s-Era Fleet With 2,390 New Subway...
New York City’s subway system is officially entering a “Golden Age” of investment. Governor Kathy Hochul and the MTA have just pulled the trigger on a record-breaking plan to build up to 2,390 new subway cars , marking the largest single rail car contract in the agency’s history. To put the sheer scale of this move...
Dad of four slapped with $14k bill after ‘automatic driving pass glitch’ & mistakenly...
A PROFESSIONAL driver and father of four has been hit with an unexpected bill of $14,000. Despite having an automatic pass that should’ve paid the fees he owed immediately, a glitch has now left him unable to support his family. Luis Corporan has been a professional driver licensed with...
New York AG Letitia James Issues Alert as New York Enforces Cash Payment Law
Letitia James issued a consumer alert Friday, reminding residents that retail stores and food businesses...
Oil Spill In Verona Park Lake
First, it was dead Canada geese and now this: An oil spill in Verona Park lake. Pedestrians noticed an oily smell to the lake yesterday, and today there are oil-absorbing barriers at several spots on the body of water to facilitate a cleanup. That includes just before the Peckman River enters the park from the...
Chris’ Family Diner Destroyed After Maria Niotis’ Murder
The family of Maria Niotis, the teen girl who was allegedly killed along with Isabella Salas by a 17-year-old boy last fall, is facing yet another tragedy. Chris' Family Diner was destroyed in a fire over the weekend on South Orange Avenue in South Orange, was apparently owned by Maria's family as first reported by...
Community rallying around beloved N.J. diner damaged in fire
An Essex County community is rallying around the owners of a diner damaged in a weekend fire. A GoFundMe established to raise money for Chris’s Family Diner on South Orange Avenue in South Orange has raised more than $4,200 as of Thursday morning. It’s goal is $6,000. The...
Moody’s Casts Doubt on Jersey City’s Aid Request, Praises Solomon Administration
In a report this week, Moody’s applauded Jersey City’s efforts to address its structural budget deficit, while also weighing in on the municipality’s fiscal crisis and emergency state aid request. By sharing your email address with us, you’ll be entitled to view two Jersey City Times articles...
71-Year-Old Doorman Brutalized in Manhattan Lobby After Politely Blocking Intruder
Unwelcome Visitor Turns Violent (Image Credits: Unsplash) New York City – A dedicated 71-year-old doorman sustained severe injuries in the early hours of March 8 ... Read more The post 71-Year-Old Doorman Brutalized in Manhattan Lobby After Politely Blocking Intruder appeared first on Climate Cosmos .
Time for the grown-ups to pull the plug on Mamdani’s fiscal fantasies
I’ve spent enough time in New York City government to know that real fiscal trouble rarely begins with a dramatic collapse. It starts with a warning: a number moved here, an outlook revised there, a signal from the bond market that traders suspect the adults may no longer be in charge. That’s what happened last week...
